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IDAY, OCT. 21. k81.
TEACHERS TALKING . !able sled, Wed stimulate to greater dill- imasw p„rtthat the parent should marti-
genoe in study. Change places in clam* feet the must lively interest in the work
West Htlroln Tsaob/ira' Aa000ia- j according to
tuumber the standing rit of uf its each 1 grthe eater hild, assidui y thus in his
st die. The
him to
tion I S tetieher, on uue of his fr y visits,
one at the class. of each recitation, be-
at raper Mead--t.Ipeeil"41lalaeaotnbae be at the s-fobo Record these puct-
_M sad siest a et i n to the class -bunk after the respect-
-noels
ire names to which they belong,giving
naught to the absentees, that is, pacing
a naught after the Warnes of absentees.
Add your numbers at the chose of the
day or at the end of the week, and an -
n tune to the school the best scholar in
the class for that clay or that week, at
'seat the uue who stood the highest. The
Huron Teachers' Association. writer has found this pian to operate
very beneficially, not only stimulating to
The business titeetings were held in greater assiduity in study, but inducing
the High School, and at every session scholars to be present to engage in the
the large room was packed by enthusias- , mutat. Ii Send a boys )ourney alone
tic educators of both sexes. None of the and he sill moat likely find the aced very
long, send one or two along with him to
ladies, however, availed thettuelves t I contend for tint arrival at the destine -
their right to take the fluor, although we I tion, and he will not find the journey
understand that not a few are fully coir half so long and, in all probaoility, will
patent to discuss professional subjects in ac",nuplish it in half the time. Thesame
tray of character is tusnifest in study,
fair style. Many of the members of the : and should be taken advantage of. Set
association made copious notes of~ the up an honorable conpetition among the
pointe made by the speakers, which were scholars,and I sin persuaded that the re -
frequent and good. `silt will he satisfactory.
Tits Stoner. made a special arrange- act eg 1, e
The population Ooderich was con-
siderably increased during the latter part
of last week by the ac+vent of teachers,
from Amberley to Orand Bend, to attend
the senii-annual conference of the West
Let us now suppo,e that the pupil. are
x1011* to attend school r uLrl • the
should intimate to the Mate their
duty in this particular, and suggest
them that their co-operation iso essenti
ally necessary to the advancement u
their little ones.
Literary taste is
borhooda; and
destitute of education
not be expected to give
much assistance in their
anting in moat neigh -
at., oomparstively
melees, can -
heir children
ume studies;
but, irrespective of this, a healthy stimu-
lus may be given to the child by the par-
ents proposing the following and similar
questions, "Have you been head of your
class to -day f" "How many questions did
you miss !' "Did you get a new lesson,
and what lessons did you recite 1"
"What are your prospects of promotion
at the end of the term (" Such quer
tions, it is true, are very simple in thew
selves, yet the proposing of them would
manifest that the parent feels an interest
in the work in which the child u engag-
ed and would nut fail in stimulating the
child to greater efforts and assiduity,
that he may be able to return satisfac-
tory answers. Teachers ou visiting the
homes of the parents should recommend
mane with the authors of the various in- • nest step is to secure the williugness of this course to them, and I am satisfied
pers to print them, entire or condensed parents to dispense with their labor at I their advice would be acted upon. It
as the nature of the subjects call for, and home and Bead them steadily. T( se-
eure this end, I admit, is a very difficult
we take pleasure in re -producing &omen( task, het before dealing with the caw of
them this week. The others will appear the parents permit me to observe that
in our next issue. very young ,upils are not likely to be
may be urged in opposition to what I
have written that I'm imposing labor
upon the teacher beyond what his duty
demands; but it should be borne in
mind that he who desires to excel in his
The first session was held on Friday influenced ,y the representations just profession, do* the greatest amount of
m(xnditgsuggested. To induce such to attend, good to his charge, and elevate his own
the teacher should make the school -room
The chair was occupied by Mr. H. I. as attractive as possible, keep it scrupu-
Strang, President of the Association. lously clean, adorn it with pictures, and
The minutes of the last meeting were above all let him manifest sincerekind-
rcad and confirmed nese and be cheerful and pleasant in his
mte.•course with them, as often as duty
A committee consisting of Inspector I allows.
Miller, and Messrs Hall and R. Q . In order, then, to reach the parents of
Miller were appointed to arrange the or. thaw who attend irreRttlarly, iso the
g I teacher pay them a visit at their rupee -
der of business. tive houses, explain to them in a friendly
Mr. H. E. Huston, delegate to the I manner
from thethis luesHtheir
hchildrenowdesirablaroe it is
suffer -
I utuse
Prov, Teachers Association gars, a very It
q
pure an education when young how
full and interesting report of the deliber- other children, of &ss natural capacit
position, must go beyond the limits
which the law literally requires of him.
In conclusion, permit me to observe that
the teacher o a power in the section in
which he may be located, and by a pro-
per exercise of his power can mould the
minds of pupils and even impart a heal-
thy tone to those who are not directly
under his instructions. He exerts a
most powerful influence in shaping the
destiny of the Dominion, and the social
condition of its people.
Let teachers, then, fully realize the im-
portance and dignity of their vocation,
y impress them on others,and indifference,
ations of that body. After some discus- perhaps, are surpassing his or hers, as the great enemy to educational progress,
• sion, it was resolved that a hearty vote the caw may be, by the parent's in- , will disappear.
of thanks be rendered Mr. Huston, and Justice to the child in causing his ab- For the sake of brevity, I have invar-
iably employed the masculine gender in
the foregoing remarks, but the sugges-
tions are equally applicable to the ladies
that his expenses be db this Associs• Bence from school, how incapabie the
pal y youth will be in after years to manage
tion. their affairs, transact business, or guard
A short discussion on the advise- I against imposition without the aid of ed- Of the profession.
ucation. Let the teacher bring to the
balite of raising the standard for entrance
ratepayer' s mind the tory important fact The paper was well received, and drew
i
general opinion being. that such change ;school, year after year, brings him no the sub1 ect of teachers' visits, in which
- H. McPttaa.
to High Schools then took place,the that ail his s outlay in supporting the forth a lively disctuaion, especially upon
should not be made. A resolution cpm- direct return unless he sends his chi ld-
mitten, consisting of Messrs McPhee, I ren to school, and that regularly. Fre- the following gentlemen took part: In -
Huston and C. L Crassweller were a quent intercourse with the parents has I spect n Miller, Connelly, Elliott, Weir
p- often renewed misappreheeeions,and has Cameron and Lane
pointed, after which the meeting ad- led parents to understand the teacher's
[CONTINUED ON EIGHTY PAIL 1
journed.
The Association met again at 1.30,
when an excellent address on "Composi-
tion" was given by Mr. A. J. Moore, of
Goderich High School_ It will be found
on the eighth page, amongst our other
Association matter, having been received
aims and motives and their own true in-
terest It is true that the teacher, in
following the course now s•iggcsted, will
incur the risk of vioLsting the rules of
etiquette, and nifty find himself an un-
invited guest at the homes of the patrons
of the school; but I'm persuaded that
such violation will never redound to his
disadvantage, and may be the means of
by us too late for its place in the order doing a deal of good by adding to his at -
of reading, tendanoe. Myresent limits do not
The following interesting paper permit me to dwell longer upon this ob-
stacle to school progress and its remedy;
was read by Mr. Hugh McPhee: suffice it to say that experience has.
Nladersare ae rrrgres. in Brae.( weak, taught me to believe that if teachers
ree.Uarttles et Anthers.
Like other people, authors have their
peculiarities. Walter Scott was an ab-
&temioua eater ; Dr. Parr had weakness
for hot boiled lobster ; Pope was a great
epicure ; Dryden was passionately fond
of bacon, and Charles Lamb of roast pig ;
Shelly utterly despised the pleasure of
the table ; Newton lived on the simplest
food ; Aristotle dieted upon acorns ; Ho -
The obstacles in the way of progress in would approach parents in a suitable mer was a beggar ; Plautus turned a
manner, discuss the benefits of edu t o
myresent our I'll confine • m re- the amts of the teacher, fic., a [treat 1 y amount of good would be accomplished, died of hunger. The "Vicar of Wak
school work are very numerous but forca t n, hand mill Terence was a slave • Otway
e
mars to xwu, which, in my opinion' Home influence is the second great . field" was sold for a trifle to save its au -
stand hprominently in the way of the los-hindrance to progress. In many fam- thor from being sent to prison ; Savage
best
char's est efforts. The first and most iliea eve conceivable kind of work
potent of thew ohs' (cies to progress is ir- I every died in jail ;Chatterton committed sui-
r (aril of attauolance on the ,nrt.of stands higher in the estimation of par-
regularity
1 cide : and Keats died of a broken heart ! I
scholars. The conduct of :savoy achu.ar. encs than school work. This want of
attending our public schools is so strong-
appreciation on the part
Et s •
Cities Swarm— Mr Robert Lug, of
Rodgereitle, showed at $h. Exeter fair
the other day a very fine sample ut syrup
made from ceder, by some proems known
onlyto hi t. The syrup is a. clear
and bright the best golden syrup, and
equally t 'to the taste It is
mrd. entirely from the juice .1 the ap-
ple, and a better substitute for syrup
could not be got. It is yet destined, we
believe, to largely sapwoods syrup as an
article of colaatplption, as it can b. pro
duped very much cheaper, and is quite
as table and more wholssom.. We
wish Mr. Lang every success in his en
terprise. --(Expositor.
Our politios swarm with pestiferous in-
sects of °uitase class— ways pestifer-
ous and sometimes, as we now know,
deadly—they have been quickened into
activity by the smiles of party leaders
who, wanting all sorts of work, deem it
only prudent to keep on good terms even
with the very spawn of the slime.—
[Springfield Republican.
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RESTORING GREY HAIR
TO ITS NATURAL COLOR.
Try It bossy .using any other. Sold by as
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For Sale byl J. WILSON. Druggist,
JOHN PASMORE,
Manufacturer of
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Sic., Etc.,
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Agent for the Celebrated
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7094m AIMS nonionic
SEEDS FOR 1881.
Thanking the public for past favors, I take
pleasure in stating that I have on band a
better stock than ever before of choice
Wheat, Barley, Peas Black and White hats.
Tares. Clover, and 'Timothy: also Pea Vine
Clover, Alsike, Lucerne and Lawn Gress,
A Ant class assortment of
FIELD. GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS,
selected with great care frau the best seed
boars in the country. Call and see. We
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purchase.
COMPTON'S SURPRISE CORN,
The best field corn yet Introduced. Ground
oil cake kept constantly on hand.
1779,
JAMES MCNAIR•
Hamilton St.
of the parents is !1Ir. 31.iud is a shrewd than at answer «'
AIRS. AKN OC
lymarked by irregularity that they should communicated to the child, who soon
he designated r,.,t r.. and not acholnrs conies to regard school -work as a use- ! in; questions. hat do you think of
Though these nominal scholars attend I less task im;x,sed upon him by some ill- the present system of training in out+
natured snot crust t er. ate
h I h
.only a (lay or two in the week, yet they known cases in which a eu li s fondues.;
and their friends espreu great surplices
of study was ascribed to laziness.
at their of pr(0kress• Indeed, I Johnny asks, "Can I go to school to -day.
,.f
parents of those children who attend ma 1" The indulgent ms replies, "If
most irregularly are the loudest in de-
nouncing the te,•tcher'a professional in you have nothing else to do you may;
capacity, to which they attribute the end t sure to he home in time to ato
-
your doses.'
little progress their children are making. t Is it any wonder taca that .Iohnnr
What would be thought of a moan whoi •
had a large piece of work to perform
within a limited titne and would devote
himself tot it only two days in each week?
Evidently the work would belong of ac-
complishment. The work of education
is tedious under favorable circumstances
but such irregularity of attendance as I
witness year after year in our public
sehools, renders progress very slow in-
deed. The conclusion that long exper-
ience in teaching has forced upon niy
mind is the following :—That two days
starts to school with the expression on
his lips, "I'm going to school to -day to
have some fun is it a wonder then
that the school and its objects stand's°
low in Johnny 'sestimation, and that the
Instruction intended to be conve d and
the teacher's counsels, aro regarded by
him with the coolest indifference ? Many
parents instead of speaking respectfully
of the teacher and his work, instead of
raising both in the estimation of their
children, speak disparagingly of them to
attendance each week confers little or no
the great injury of their own children.
benefit upon the scholar so attending. The child readily and naturally imbibes
Besides, there is • positive injury arising
from his or her example which affects the
whole school in a greater or leu degree.
The class of which these occasional visit-
ors ars member, suffers particularly ;
they, as it were, forming a sort of diad
weight and materially retarding its pro-
gress, proving a source of irritation to
ambitious scholars and teachers. What
is to be done? How ere thew eisifors to
be disposed of and still maintain a good
organisation of the school? The forma-
tion of view classes for the special accom-
modation of ehesenoainal scholars would
be attended with great disadvantage to
the rest of tho,achool—that of too many
classes. The question Nen that presents
the ideas of the parent on most subjects,
:.specially on those relating to the teach- THE
ere The parent, from some mistaken
notion, expresses some injudicious opin- °font°
ion in the hears of his family respect-
ing oducation, teachers and school man
agement m general, and thus sinks them
in the estimation of his hearers. The
youthful members of that family in the
course of time make their appearance in
the school room, and their conduct, at
might be naturally expected, is charac-
terised by listlessness and even dis-
obedience.
But how, it may be asked, can the
teacher combat this evil, and disseminate
s healthier tons in his section 1 I admit
itself to our mind is, how is this evil to the task is rather a difficult one; still
be remedied/ He is a poor doctor who the prudent timber by a little efort; can
points out and nacres a disease but ase- reduce this evil to a minimum. The
not prescribe a remedy. I am of opin- teacher and his work are closely sasoei-
ion, however, that every teacher can di- ated in the minds of both parents sad
miiish the evil, though he may not be pupils, sr nisch so, that the one cannot
be regarded with respect and the other
with indifference. If the teacher is re.
smiled with favor and respect, full enn-
8denoe placed in kis probity, his work
will accordingly rise in the estimation of
parents and pupils. in short, he ant
u
raise himself bead and shoulders above
the people by his superior intelligence,
his exemplary conduct, and, above all,
his Christian demesnour,with all that the
latter term intpliw; and thus bring such
moral force to bear nn his patrons as will
oblige them to respect him and his work,
and deter than from uttering indifferent
language towards a noble profession, and
a man fitted for his pneition. The teach-
er then is not omly the instructor
jndictntis teacher to mate ice the minds of the youth of the section, het
of his scholars a dein to attend school also an instructor of the parents, at least
regularly. Comppeettition Tn the different as far as their duty in educational
elegem tends to, luring "brut this desir- matters is ontsseroed. It is of the first
theological seminaries ?" asked somebody
at one of his utcetins:s. "I have no ,,,in-
ion about it," was the sensible reply. "I
never went through a theological semin-
ary. and I never talk about anything I
know nothing about.
NS e cannot help noticing the liberal
otter made to all invalids and sufferers
by Dr. King's New Discovery for Con-
sumption. You are requested to call at
any dm,: store. and get a Trial Bottle
foe ..f o•,.+`. if you are suffering with
Consumption, severe Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Lou
of Voice, Hoarseness, or any affection of
the Throat or Lungs. It will positively
cure yc u.
ALL THE NEWS FOR A CENT.
able to whop seediest* it. to effect
Geis purpose, t is, to Unlace echolan
to attend more regularly, the timber
must employ all means within his reach
to impress on the ainds of his suholsrs
the impertas ss and gest value of edu-
cation, the lifelong disadvantages the
wast of it will impose on then, in a
learned community : how every office of
importance in the State is unattainable
to the illiterate; how dull and compara-
tively unprofitable must their lives ne
daroid of allocation. These and similar
repunNstinns will not fail to make an
tmpreseion on the mends of pupils old
enoegk to understand their force. Se-
ery opportunity should be seised by tie
Daffy ¶or1d
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Mr. 1). Rnnciman ir the only man authorised
M cnlleet payments and give re'Mpes en be-
half of the late firs, et Rnnelmaw,! C.'.. and
all persons Indebted are requested to go,era
thctneeltea accordtacii .
S. SILCGMiLLER.
Preptieter.
lx,rr to remind her numerous cuttnmers, in
and around Ooderieh that she has opened out
her new stock on
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THE
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and solicits a continuance of their patronage.
as she can with confidence recommend her
goods as being first class in every partiratar.
The aid of MISS CAMERON. an accom-
plished milliner, has been secured as as-
sistant.
A CALL I3 RESPECTFCLLY INCITED.
Wanted immediately, a number of appren-
tices to learn millinery.
t3•Hamilton street. nest door to W. Mit-
chell's Grocery. 1761.
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CABINS Eta to $113. EExxcursion at Reduced
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Passengers booked at lowest rates to or front
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