The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10

given as an example illustrating educa-
tlonal work. All must work in harmony
or the result is failure. A good supe1in-
tendent will watch a teacher to see
whether she regards the school as a
mass or as individuals. Children must
grow from where they are to what they
should be. knowledge must be adapted
to the children and to the positions they
are to occupy. Not raw facts are need
ed, but they must be related to personal
and social conditions. The teacher needs
every possible help from those above
and those below. The curriculum maker
shows no embarrassment in making a
curriculum for $780, 900 pupils. Some de-
test music, some detest drawing, but all
must take the same dose, whether it
kills or cures. The curriculum is made
to tit an average school, but it fits no
one IN particular. The teacher does not
add to the minimum because it would
make her more work. An enthusiastic
young teacher appeals to higher officers
for permission to do the right thing.
The whole scheme is based on the poor
teacher and tends to make all teachers
poor. The curriculum should be made
in the schoolroom and adapted to that
particular school.
The school officials of Boise, Idaho,
have building superintendent who has
taken the contract 10 construct fifteen
buildings in that city. This work, in
Guiding the designing, has been done by
the pupils They are paid for their labor
and receive credit on their school work
The pupils are also employed in a similar
manner as craftsmen on S., 900, coo
government dam, now in process of con-
c oh 4ho
laboratory is in the field of useful produc-
ton. Boys work in packing houses or
selling farm machinery and are given
credit i'll school work. The school runs a
forty acre farm and has paid SIG. 900 for
playground. Under this system much
larger proportion enter High school.
They arouse the people to the importance
of the work by having many public
speeches on the subject. Those who
care nothing for education in itself are
enthusiastic to have an industrial CITY
college because it pays from a business
standpoint.
Mr.. Alderman of Oregon told of girl
who got her education mostly about
town and was rot interested in books
Her mother was in despair. The speak
er asked one morning how many helped
to get supper or did other work. He
sad that every boy will look, when such
question IS asked, to see what girl
raises her hand. He assigned five out of
ten problems outside the book. The idle
girl got so much interested solving the
outside problems that she not only solved
the book problems assigned but actually
did advance work. When right home re,
| iations are established everything works
right The speaker even gives credit in
school for staying at home nights. think
ing thereby they will become exposed to
their books. He went around telling the
story of Mary the idle girl and was told
that he was breaking the commandments
to give credit in school for work done
outside the school room. PEOPLE are
worried about what will become of alge-
bra. One man objected to uniting two
school districts because his district owned
a graveyard and he didn't know what
would become of the graveyard if the
district lost its Identity. A little girl in
letter said, among other things, that
she was going to marry lawyer Have
not the schools task to show that ag-
rlculture is as honorable as law?
A home-loving spirit can not be taught,
but must be caught, says Supt Condor
of Cincinnati. He would have the teach
er take class to some home and have
them imbibe the influence of some good
home-maker The city of Providence
has established a home school for girls
who are working. Mr.. Condor was there
and planned the home so that the girls
might learn through study and work
closely related. One hundred and fifty
girls were accepted and long list was
placed in waiting. Here industry, thrift
and spiritual ideals are taught alongside
of household duties. This neighborhood
center belongs to the people. Some
mothers are gatherings groups to be
trained in the arts of peace and content
ment. The same wind drives one ship
east and another west IT'S not the
wind but set of sail. IT'S ours to give
set of soul. Supt. Francis of Los Ange-
les thought the school should be doubled
in efficiency. The best school is in the
business world, making it do for him by
personal influence what the old system
of apprenticeship did for the boy. There
is reason for vacation on the farm, but
not in the city. 1t takes the rest of the
year to overcome the vices learned dur
ing vacation. If school work is wearing
on nerves of teacher or pupil, it is time
to sit down and study the problem. Edu-
cation should be natural, healthy growth.
The amusements should be taken under
the supervision Of the school, The social
instincts can not be swept back. The
superintendent of Louisville thought
school should be managed the same as
factory, by securing efficient help, and
was cautioned by teacher not to use
himself as standard in measuring eff
ticiency. The story was told of lady