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Our Si hoolsLa-t I U'-dny attenionn, a, lt;mpanvwith i*i .* t i!i* did (*s .ii «Mjr city nr ilt;!) **l K *‘iit v .** ta n *,! dnto'hhrw«* paid a -h«»rt viit t *#'jr **lt; Ih*oIs\\ »• first vi-uted Prof. lt;» 1 *^ \ftrooinand won* relt; rived in that cordial nunm*r *u» charu« tenlir of him, ami whoexpr **«»*,, »d both Mirpr,.*# ami pleasure atour call lur ng tho tunc ot oiir lt;all alt; iass »n \rithni**tic was re. ituc It*x n- hv nlt; ii!'‘ani an advanced cla**hut lt;i *!fi tin* i';inc ami facility x\ thwhii h t In v sol vcti tin* examples allottoil tlmm ami the fluency* with whichthey explained the same, we j ml ye thatthey have been tntmh further in thu—.work than tin or les^oii'* lt;»t yesterdayWe had been informed that the ordermaintained in Prof. d’Kr\ft room vravery poor indeed, but it what we' nawof it vestt rlt;lav i** a fair criterion bywhirh to j lid ire of the whole, we Inifh ave to comet the err *r, tor vx e oh«er\e«i that the order kept in his roomwas exceptionally good, tar above thatusually maintained by teachers. Thereare some scholar* from a distance attending our school, ami among thesewo noticed Mi**s Hmhf.rts and Miss lt;\\Ton, of Hm-kltt), who expressed themiselves as being highly pleased with theschool, and who, we undcratumi, areattentive ami diligent scholars.\\ r tln*n called upon Prof. II ohm:vy ho greeted us witii that uave courtesy t hat so naturally* belongs to him, andremarked that as he had l ut one chair,we would have to determine amongourselves who should occupy it, butnone ot us wen* disposed to do so, andand we accord inglv sat on lie* benches.’iM a.s wlt; did when we were scholarsoiifsrlvlt; - Prof. IIokm was hearing ae*.via sin Latin at the tune of our call.whilt; h made a very creditable effortHigh: lo re w e w ii! s,a\ there i- ru* mnnimportant study than Latin. The prevalen; impression is that the study ot alead language is a lame ?(table was to of•line, hut those who advocate siieh anidea simply expos,* their ignoram o.Latin, more ti.an any other dead Ian(flage is I ef filial ly important. To tinproh siona* man it is alni-*-j it)di**pi-naide, while to 1 he gem ral s, holar it i-a eohstant and never failing source opleasure and profit, fhirstay in ProtIfoitNf- s room was also neeessarihbrief, hut we we were well pleasewith bun as a teacher as tar as we I.ann oppoi tunit\ ot judginglt; ur r.ext : t xx as to the room neciitied hv Miss P»\KKHl. Miss HxKKF.KVwas hearing a class in Spelling at thI.me oj our visit,.which did very* xvell.lie* order in M ■* Hmikku's room wavery go.. 1 and shlt; nts disposed todo her duty in tie.* fullest sense of tinxv o rd.We then call d upon the'departmenttinder the snperv is,on of Mrs. Ioi.eh art..-sin* has hv far tie* most difficult andtlio m*»st responsible position in tinschool. Her duty Is to train up ticyoung mind in tiiu wav it should go slt;that when it i' old it will notHerefrom, to properly cultivate the hud) that the blossom will be all the moreperfect. To deal properly with suchtender plants requires a skillful horticulturist, hut such a one we believeMrs. lor,Eft A rt to he. She is attentiveand kind, yet sufficiently firm. SheIiischargea the duties of her position inthat cohfit'tt'ntfous manner which showsthat she desires to execute the spirit aswell a.s the letter of her position. Yetshe is pursuing one method of teaching which we think is injudicious. Shewill, for instance, call out according tothe Homan method of notation, one I,one, two I s, two, and so on, when allthe scholars will join in the chorus witha shriek that is actually frightful. Withscholars o small as hers this systemwill not avail any good at all. Theyfollow the tea. her in a mere mechanicalmanner and no impression at ali is made 'on their minds.I hiring our visit we saxv many goodthings and some very hud ones. Hutdecidediv the most censurable one wesaw was the uncleanly condition of theschool house. The walls are markedand defaced, the floors are shamefullydirty and the seats are groaning withtheir heavy’ loads of dust. In shortwe need a Hercules to ( lean out thisan house. Are the scholars soibly unclean ? Are the teachers soiffcrent as to the appearance ofr rooms or is the janitor remiss induties? We went over therewith■Sunday go to-meecting clothes '% *and the ladies accompanying us had*ir fine things on and upon leavinglooked as though vve had been vis-ga mill or been run through aeshing machine. This should notbo thus.i
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Linneus Weekly Bulletin
Linneus, Missouri, US
Fri, Oct 22, 1875
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