Show EDUCATION ill I lecture by br county supt bupt if fl apperley is As delivered lit in scy critt places bilth J slilla I 1 in our community there are arc quite a number vilio think ill abit it school questions are an inter esting to 1 av wha nrc engaged if fill 4 mailing McI ling fir lit some idt her a it Y c bi gilb I 1 tile alie sidio oli this inay be one reason 0 G are arc sop so poorly a etc cdcil I a abul lid vilty our schools are so lilous li loui i visited by parents 1 I 1 we may expect a 1 I change ullen lien I 1 we choll under understand that the me general 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 le a a apply I 1 3 in school gov pt erill ys in figini government tit taic cin diore ore vc bearn cari of at ilia one tin the more tte c k know now of the other oilier consequently an all and elio anve the care ami lid training I 1 of 0 reit rei should lie decal in questions question A of A acs ics I 1 aliat liat nill mill viii mablea na blea feather to govern covern in the s i chool 1061 11 will vill enable 1 a I parent to in the nil lid tile qualifications 04 so far is as I 1 shall speak shirb lie be tile t tio bolls lolls iliof of everli fallica falli fatu cr ar antl mother hoping j cil 1 j atiat bullat ti aliat liat I 1 iq efti y bayl insy of interest to all I 1 will continence anith the of if niia i J the chi coln in cl I 1 c C to Ini itale very farl yin bifi le s anxious de be fiat bis parents or teachers leathers are arc I 1 lyca t li loru jis his tea sonin faculties facilities I 1 nrc fire level aped for 1 or ibis rellon reason what n 1 I teacher is is of enoth unit more importance than what lie knows file first loll and 1011 most imbor can putto put to filid hia la 11 ri 1 I igind nil kind nasf then is ii the alic 4 first inherent fida quality lity a i teacher should possess ile he c ille very vent kind in il ly IV i 1 if I annily asior eions in every cud act liia ilia parents anc hancl brothers and in usters should lioi ild see bilat liil to li ia 8 no prompted by pip kives hut but this alis his kindness it must extend to the neigh iu I 1 to tie brute creati lundh to adl allf f pods cods creation should be the rule of ha EN f tile the next ackt quality that thai should exist lit in tho ilia is a loung disposition fill this no 1 en teacher e i c r can call lie ile truly successful first Kirit lie lic should lot lore c god and andal HIis work s t is fis li elf I 1 ui use word alei neighbor cibor tile ii dianing aning that I 1 ahin our savior in ili thatis aliat is toi to include the human f family atilt ly of pecry ciary creed nud and color the next that a 1 to teacher t acher possess sess Is honesty very cry few inen fit n this orm orld are arc strictly honest lion cst Shak shakespeare speare this wll alien H lien lie said to be sit an holie annii is isto to be diio pike dout out 0 of f ten tell th thousand omand in ili all our 55 relations etli attilli our fillow man mail C e mattli ly itch ourselves deiy losely closely iu ili this particular gs a we may be able to a COIL iiii extent to cultivate this desirable quality finality yet A lii toiv cler iier may lie lj kind loving lavinn and honest but in ill order to slie succeed mcd in ii tile the young lie be must finist be industrious intelli glint and ami of berv alit aug Aft irn few fe 3 carat oara experience ill one has ial the above qualities combined I 1 trilb ith hit will and IS to learn will be able to assist to pi ern ti ill chis 1 6 is tin tile highest nun aini in ili school or family governments there is not bilue this evening to aspea k in i it I 1 detail on oil these items so ve rv ailt paa pass on oil to the pa of there are arc a few lit in our community who say sav that our teachers are arc over majd d arbut I 1 do 10 not think tile they have ditc dij itc eai 11 r subject due consideration and sonic may be prompt cil ll 11 in acl I motives to a 1 liis his salary should not be the firby consideration yet I 1 think lie he should be paid liberally for good nork vi ork T ll 11 kiib thit front froin the llie teacher noll and I 1 think 3 04 will admit that lie should liv lit justly recompensed for liis his se en rices ices I 1 but ut tile llie laejer er the doctor or UK the teacher who I 1 ito inarea in k es this ill 13 his first con coil will not be true to his tiro pro 1 CA can say that in ill bly personal experience of 17 in ili tile school dooni dooin that thai I 1 did well veil fatigued ith ahat I 1 have received mciver for roy my labors I 1 commenced teaching fur for 20 it ii and I 1 hiher asked for un till increase of ithary i it blary lary I 1 ahme never wore ali irilan aai 75 A i month I 1 think our school liw law should be sit ended that pur our teachers be compelled to grivelli civo ali vir cir best thoughts to tho subject of teaching te achin and to devote almost their entire linio finlo to alic profession then rhen they should ilic 5 lie cri engaged by car with a lib liberal r at salary nut but I 1 think that if te teachers ahers litile hac tiny just cause of complaint for receiving a low wages the trustees as it rule have mori more cause fo for r complaint in my iny opinion nono none but hueu of in i telli mellea and ability should be elected trustees when such me men I 1 are arc elected if they are arc deeply interested in ili education they will perform lit in many mail cases wore than the law requires and they should be well paid for their services A few words here on the duties of trustees irus cc may illy not bo be dutot place cut 1 I do 10 not lot inake them I 1 lec object of in ill strutting ting the trustees they arp supposed to lo lie be informed jn in reg regard gard to their duties but I 1 to present tile the matter before lie he public so that they may be induced to 10 judge judg c flud and reward thein more liberally they are required to keep A record of their official actions and a correct account of all moneys received and expended Ven ded they are arc also required LO 10 take tak a census of tile children it in their districts once a year anti report the mine in ii writing to the county superintendent willi will a stu ilis report including the fol following loNing items of bhoola sho ola number ot of teachers employed number 0 of children childr ru lit in district between six to C dl feet number at U boys enrolled number of girls enrolled aera e daily atte li dance pr vent cent ol of population attending school number of days das schools are arc tau ta glit tight number not of 0 school affe age and alid the lilo italy pay ot of teachers wr e not little to enumerate all thelt but vie me ill refer briefly to ono one sentence in ili the chool law lan it is as n follows tile trustees shill shall pi ovidii i qui holljes and keep cp the lie saino lit in repair employ teachers and furnish furni sl fuel maps I 1 charts cliartt and ami other oilier articles lor for purposes in ili order to lo assist yolk yoi to understand liow how much fuld and r cure ire ire arc required to ea enable table trustees to lo per perform forin these labors I 1 nill ft ill call lour hotly tot to lit ail unwritten liw law that hint every good fallier fathel binl nii ire arc trying to CP ep 16 is shall profile pr ovile suitable oiling ling houses alad keep tile in repair employ servants anti lip nish I 1 flo lbs provision pio vision ami 0 olier ii necessaries far i or fnnnk v aise 41 so 1 bk ti aln it aj law of love lok parents p fire are supposed to do about is much for their luicir th ildi tile hie truIt ces uc q oll ileeta Ile cUMy eti ely yet yd you yon tile lie care sad ami attend imi buelt A law asli As A li invents it a ve all ill they aln y uin ca 1 justly van V laro after linying to in ili gang tit us but liati hale lia hal ti e I 1 lo 10 dapell I 1 I 1 upon carity bandt I 1 hat 3 ion oil fire arc p pleased I 1 ase I 1 IAO to iota ole them at the tax ta meetings they call for your benefit fit the question here very lyo 11 c not give the trustees the suppo support rt they lice heed t pl alln t they may inay be enabled to alvo ne our oil clail dren the llie proper inoval mental rood food while we lye ire arc working for their bread mitt ami cloths claths we may tray ully pully p know the lie condition of our oar front from lite following foll ivill st we allt hac c children of sello cir age GM were enrolled last year which IN aich leaves 2922 that ed not I 1 see tile in ill sid I 1 of 0 4 district Ji strict school linol li ool list last year As only SO 36 ier cont c of ar ell I 1 gitlic cai it actually attended school many of 0 those enrolled attended attend pd but ashert asli orl ume adding e 3 per cent for cumbe numbe r mission schools icalas gl GI per cent of the children in in cache county thit that are growing up tip tit in c average Ave rAffe monthly pay males of teachers r 6 compensation compe of trustees IN 11 tees for tile the year ending june 1885 14 As there ire arc 51 trustees trustee sin in the county each one received on til fill average avera gc about slaw 1460 for one years school work the following Is is the value of our school pr property labul la fill build 11 D gs 1500 fur littlie lie apparatus 8 I 1 I 1 cotil otal 1 1 6 nuil the taxable i lie 6 2 00 some say that times sire ire money is scarce ile c aguot atford afford to our children not waiting 0 to answer these objections in 1 detail a il we can say in general ln aln alint we are arujo atia ps lian aver NV e lt lar ite ello enough figh to ait tind vear the finot laiK fi i with bountiful harvests fat catt cattle le and fill horse hodwi are feeding ly by upon our i rich tell it wr we III iiri b grateful to quil w lor for nil all these ble gs ive we will give iye of then hem to tile lie cause of wi is liberally lluc rally xi we anve have received alid and school should be willing wil iiii P to take a 1 large irac of their pay ia ft cleir thinya things chit with am i ill all fill tins prosperity there dc ial bingly prior pool yim cannot canare iare not Ci educate lucate chilmark it alne should liv be cared for ilia educated in lit what way ivall can W LM dolfl iet the lie fru trustees appeal iiii eil to those men alen in ill out community ajio heart 1114 jou p a ke es q lh la luj auy there re are plenty of uch such elleu in ill cache eq co who voiad willingly a 1 l aluc te ilie children I 1 of tile hie poor ioor if the matter were properly to ruthvin theu vin let us its now giov pass to windier very very important subject for our considers consi cons dern tion mie ilic imatt its sur stir ro gi why ilo do so io of our rolt Ji ildren attell cil ivi 1 beatti atho bocon rooms and el groenil gro urnis unil ire arii not inviting ri I 1 would rather my iny children play in the lie open fichel nal bild lu cadoS anti and listen to ilic babbling bab liling of tile Aro brook cik anil binl tho song of fit llie lite birds all day lom log 0 llan be cooped up tip for ili the e hours in ill 1 n t ricket old 61 lfonsi lion si with willi their feet dangling a front from a rude hench let niell nicu and 1 lid women of c til ill turc atilt ami lie be compelled to leave their sunny rooms where ia bright pictures and beautiful mottos adorn adora the walls ani sit by their children one day in a cold or smoky school roon the they will understand iby their children are fund fond of playing g the truant lint but the private retia resi defice and nn d th 4 school houses in ciche C co today to day ure lire models of reality Licati ty compared with those w occupied aupied in alia ceily lii story ory of our terri territory torr about years au agn tile majority majo rily of the people in our ar county lied in ill 10 log 0 cabins these were ivere poorly furnished and the surroundings surround round roun dings a with but few exceptions vi mere e IL quite the people were poor and tit alic children neglected ne elect lect poor ten teachers chers taught poor three months it ilie year for T salary of 20 n month rul but n thadgis has come bedsteads cou coo of kiwall poles driven into the sides bof of tile wall tables made of rough slabs slid and crooked brush fences fen ces are arc things of tile past many cleg elegant 2 nt buildings have been cod cou t tell and still others arii nrc in course of erection they y ire arc adorned with useful and costly furniture books paintings nod ind music now make inake our homes attractive our youth willi will the present advantages are arc more refined cultured and i tell igent A marked improve invent anent is olio also noticed in roaby of our pill public lie bui buildings id inor but insul still man ol 01 our school rooms ire arc left sadly neff lecter no ko orn ornaments amenta il I 1 trees no grass plots no loner gardens no pleasant but very often the ilic contrast ran fit I 1 le ile I 1 plainly seen broken down linfors in a ills R camul condition I 1 walls of the lie 1 tit adino disfigured with indecent pictures anti balgar v elsar Nl Mii itin ting ft yet innocent i hildren ire are sent froni from happy aiuppy homes to lo stith places where th eyale likely to rc ceiva unni oral impressions that rony lead to the first steps stepi ili ii I 1 ice ic c our school rooms ire aro alo so conly ven that tile alio teacher becomes he coines iier sous hiis aej lid cibas anil and the pupils in ill cacis become sickly and al tin but nc ile have some good school in ill tha ilia county ille the outlook Is ia enco iligir influential roen inen file aie rising binin the s subject attention the will soon soo I 1 I 1 demand better school houses still brighter r s the trustees tees rill kilell aci flina ciul ic C I a e cosy ual ta I 1 tp la nedy tho esi I 1 now iov vish to call boue jour attention to a 1 r liaa ia of bf our subject tile periods of tho 0 e fit A kanom a of this ii of as etim it importance to tho the pir par cut ti as to tile the tc ather set 1001 life may be divided into three periods alic objective object pe cont com quite early ili life generally MO t c ti tho I 1 c cl thila I 1 it 1 I attends school during an this his I 1 acri cr 3 I 1 fat acci tit ties should lio be wil ivi e by object I 1 I 1 lessons ess 0 n i the ti should IMS be carly taught to obieree the forin sw size cilc or Il lotion k sc or of alij ets it should also be luule iyall maily odthe iu ill nature after aftic r lite hit leiis 1 lican eli taught to ilutice the sweet llo blower tl ower werI pretty iiii anria clit abtil areus and ami tise fill bead aca t 4 and call by their banit iia ints s short adries could lie be told toad anil ami picture lessons le lojis introduced li I litile tile the perceptive ire are being bein thus cultivated lessons lesson 4 in indu industry str lioi ill lie Q V by as assigning iguina liblit anti and loll 1011 i for tile to per fonn forill this is IA 1 t wry very part of the lie child s ll it it is neglected seeds of idleness and nili vill vil take such deep root in the ganten of the child s mind eliat years of toil may be bic act to pre the soil boil for better seed the file next nest may ilia be termed the transition period A change is H now bow gradually made mad from efrom tile the objective to the subjective period but objects should not lie be during tiia this period the imagination should bo be carefully cultivated and the memory astren strength th cited composition con position on oil it stil jec ts H is one on c of tile the lest be devices devices that I 1 have found to cultivate the imagination the average child can write quite nicey nicely on oil such subjects III IM ts tile the man in the moon A ride adu in a balloon bd loon etc loll 1011 long IK ic fore lie he alai a ledge of spit syntax C a N it are properly present ill a literature will I 1 be e eaily caily created to cultivate the DIcu memory lOfY choice gema cuts of prose and poetry poet ry should be committed com P f 1 1 had 1111 1 l t af 2 tell recited while t the i le 1 e tc attile faculties irp 1 I 1 re L lessons in ill elementary aciel i ciance i lee should xi te gi given veil t 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