The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-08-07
SCHOOL ENTHUSIASM
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where they had learned so many
things. ooh, in school," was the
reply.
A special sale Of pictures at low
price provided some with frames and
some with mats not needing frames,
but easily protected by a glass placed
over them. the edge bound with a
strip of paper of suitable color glued
on. These pictures were chosen not
only for pretty coloring and design,
but to illustrate the work Of some
well known artist, a scene in for
eign country or a story that was
worth while. When scholar looked
up from work for minutes rest, 1t
suggested something aside from the
routine Of study and yet Of value.
A paper was taken from which a
weekly summary of current events
was given by the children.
The Citizen would be excellent for
this purpose and its short nature
stories, farm notes and illustrated
sketches of noted people would be
fine for supplementary reading and
essay material.
The teacher may also be a help to
his neighborhood by gathering from
his friends in the nearest town good
illustrated magazines. which many
would be glad to give away after
reading, and letting the children take
them home. Good farm journals
would be especially valuable. The
town minister would be glad 10 an
nounce TO his congregation this OPP
portunity for service.
To return to the teacher before
mentioned. dealer in musical instru-
ments offered a plain but good organ
at a special price of thirty-four dol
lars.
A social was planned at the home
of a pupil. The girls made cakes
and the boys went to the woods for
decorations II was well advertised
and was named after some we'll
known gold fields. This aroused
curiosity. The special feature was
the digging in large tree embowered
box of sand for buried treasure.
Each guest was allowed to dig with
a toy spade until he found the treas
ure in his claim which was staked
off and marked with cord. These
treasures" came from bazaar
store. This made considerable fun.
The social brought in twenty-five
dollars. A kind friend, interested
in the school made a gift Of five dol
lars and another whose daughter was
a pupil did the same. The teacher
put in two dollars and the organ was
bought.
Then the enthusiasm reminded
one Of veterans reunion. In the
morning, at recess, at noon that or
gan was pealing out "Dixie." "Old
Folks at Home" MY Old Kentucky
Home" and many another good old
song with chorus of boys and girls
voices.
These things tended to draw the
school together and made better feel
ing and order. The expense in money
was small; the work and planning
pleasant. II interested the parents
and made place in the community
for the teacher, SO that, when some
years later he resigned the position,
he was gratified to receive a most
cordial letter of recommendation
from the secretary of the school
board and to hear the kind words OF
the superintendent, 1--WE are glad to
have had you with US; your influence
has been good" Best of all posi-
bly, was the greeting on the street OF
a small group of boys of a lower
grade, "Oh, Mr.. - what made you
resign? We thought we were going
TO be in your grade"
So the teacher with little thought
and planning, at a small expense in
money, can create that enthusiasm
and good feeling in the school which
make better work, better order and
better boys and girls. 1t also gives
him an influence outside and causes
the pleasant feeling when he leaves
that he has done a good and usefu
work and that he will be missed.