Year: 1879

regard as amply sufficient Tor them dur
ing life. Bat as civilization advances
thereby increasing the demands OF So
cietv and discovering human wants,
previously unthOught Of in COnse-
quence OF which a division OF labor be-
comes necessary. Parents are no longer
able 10 perform for their families all
that is required 10 meet the demands Of
advancing civilization. Hence, many
skilled trades and professions have
sprung into existence, verifying the
trite saving, "That necessity Is the
mother OF invention The parent Is
now Obliged to delegate a part OF
the mental instruction OF the
child to other persons - es-
pecially must the higher branches
be given 10 others, even If the parent
should possess the requisite scientific
qualifications 10 instruct their children
other and conflicting claims upon the
parent are required to meet the demands
OF civilized society. Therefore, the en-
plOyment of a teacher becomes rs ueces-
sarv as the employment OF a shoemaker,
carpenter, blacksmith, taylor &c, &c.
The responsibility OF a parent as a
parent cannot be delegated TO the teach
or; hence the responsibility of parent
and teacher differ widely. The one
is the employer and the other the
employe; the responsibility of the
one is continual, whilst the other
is only temporary. Should the
teacher he ever SO scholarly, patient and
pure, the parent cannot be discharged
from the responsibility OF the advance
ment of the child. The success of the
child depends very much indeed upon
the conduct of the parent And in this
connection, | would most urgently call
the attention OF parents to their very
great responsibility. In the first place
the child should never get the idea that
the school house is u prison or the
school a penal institution. Cniortu-
natcly many parents, even in Martins
Ferry, prejudice the minds OF their
children against the school by threaten
ing 10 send them to school to keep them
oil the street, TO have their rudeness
and vulgar manners corrected, all 10 he
done too by the teacher. The mind Of
the child thus menaccd, the school
house becomes 4 prison indeed and the
teacher a tvrant; the child becomes re-
belliOus and uncomfortable. The parent
piOusly meditatcs upon the depraylty OF
youth, or perhaps both parent and
child enters into crusade against the
teacher. and the general management Of
the school. In approaching the school
age, the mind OF the child should be
filled with pleasant, and not with repul-
sivc, ideas of school life, "ior attraction
and not rcpulsion is the main spring Of
mental expansion and growth" The
parent should accompany the child TO
school at least the first day of the term,
and as often thereafter as possible. The
parent should also make it point to
visit when the child is advanced into
higher class, or higher room. Ii the
parents OF Martins Ferry could properly
appreciate the happy effects Of such
visits upon the child, we think they
would oilpncr visit the school. It is a
matter OF much regret that the parents
OF Martins Ferry do not visit their
school as often rs they should, but re-
main away, and in many instances are
ready to find fault with the teacher or
the management of the school.


After the signing by Miss Flora Will
liams of solo, the chorus 10y the school,
"The Marvellous Work" from the oratO-
rio Of 'Thc Creation" the bencdlction
was pronounced and the audience re-
tired, well pleased with the exercise Of
the evening, and glad to know that the
school was in such thriving condition.
Mr.. Shrevc and Miss Coffin have reason
for scli-gritula,ion in the success Of the
pupils who have come up TO graduation
under their care. Theyoung ladies' and
gentlemen must feel that their lines are
cast in pleasant places, and that they
enter upon the ordoals of life under ia
Vorable auspices.