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81.50 a Year -81.25 in Advance.
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who spends less in udvertisen!i than ho does rat
rent. 1 A. 'r. Srt:waaT, the uu Bonaire merchant
of Neto York,
Wednesday. Jute 12th 1889
WEST IIURON THACt3ERS' CON-
VENTION.
The semi-annual meeting of the
West Huron 'Teachers, Association
met in the Public school, Exeter, on
the 'land of May at 10 o'clock a. w.,
according to notice, Mr. J. E. 'tom,
4).S. L. iu the chair.
Devotional exercises were conduct-
ed by Mr. 'I'. Gregory. The minutes
of last meeLitt;were road and ap-
proved.
The following committee were
then appointed, viz: 7i{'rsiness.—W.
II. Johnston, Mies McCallum, W. 11.
Baker, Alex Sheppard,and 111iss Blair.
Resolutions.—J. Dolga t ty,'T, G t egory,
R. Park, 'Diss. Murray and Miss
Levelle.
A discussion then followed with
reference:to the advisability of hold-
ing an entertainment or evening
session.
Moved by R. E. Brown, sec. by '1'.
Gregory that no session of the
Association be held this evening in'
view of the tact that Revs. Crossley
and Hunter art at present engaged
in evangelical servic :s in the village.
—Carried.
The secretalsy then explained the
action of the E:Lcutive Committee in
appointing Inspector Tom as Presid-
ent vice Mr. A. Embury removed
from the division.
Moved by G. W. Holman, sec. by
W. II. Johnston that the action of
the committee be confirmed.—Car-
ried.
1'he Inspector thanked tho Associa-
tion for the honor shown him and
addressed a few words of encourage•
ment to teachers with reference to
taking an active part in the business
of the Association, and urged upon
all the importance of energetic co-
oreration in making our Institute
meetings a success.
The roll call showed 51 teachers to
bo in attendance.
Mr. R. E. Brown then introduced
a discussion on "ilow to teach IIis-
tory." IIe said -that Ilistory and
Geography were almost inseparable
subis, and that Ilistory should be
tauto induce thought and re-
seaon the of the u il.
partpupil.
Mr. R. Park t rged the necessity of
teaching Literature, said that great
care should be taken to prevent
memorizing facts without a proper
understanding of the subject matter
of the text.
The Association on ,motion of Dlr.
Gregory, sec. by Dir. Johnston ad-
journed till I:3iJ p. m.
AFTEr•NnON SISSSIO\.
The Association re -assembled at
1:45 p. in. President .J. E. 'Tom in
tate chair. Minutes of the previous
bession were read and approved.
Mr. W. McKay men resumed., the
discussion on "How to teach His-
tory."
The discussion on thus 'subject was
ftirtlier carried on by Messrs J. E.
Tom, W. ILJ ohuston, .1. T. Wren and
'1', Gregory.
re
art, and illustrating by ptrantical
drawings on the board. This proved
very interesting and instructive and
many intricate points were brought
out and clearly explained.
Mr. S. J. Latta, who bad prepared
a paper on this subject, then showed
by charts and blackboard illustra-
tions, his method of teaching per•
epective drawing. Mr. Latta's method
of introducing the subject to begin-
ners was highly commended for its
originality and practical utility.
Moved by G. W. Holman, sec. by
R. E. Brown, that Mr. Latta's paper
become the property of the associa-
tion in order that it may be printed.
--Carried ;
The programme was then varied
by a beautiful and well rendered
-recitation entitled "The Last Hymn,"
by Maggie McLean, a little pupil of
Miss Murray's at IlIensall. also a well
rendered [Iarmonica solo by Mr.
Hey accompanied by Miss Gill.
Mr. Thos. Gregory then very.point-
edly introduced adiscussion on i•'l'he
'T'eacher's responsibility with refer-
ence to the School House and
grounds," and read from the School
Law to show that Teachers were both
by law and contract responsible for
the proper keeping of school furni..
ture and all other matters that per-
tain to school equipment.
eaiseeseesesesees
The Teaeiters' iteresaviell,:i1;tl se the teach r why ttussia and England
so zealously watched Qoustantinople,
A month hence and in over 1,000 how merit could answer him truly ?
homes iu this county, and that nu Upon the surface. at as events, does
ber multiplied by 100 iu titi, Pro• it not se ut to be as necessary to
vinoe, light hearted boys and girls, know who is tete present Prime Min•
youths and maidens, will i e heard eater of Engl:owl as to learn that
whispering to one toroth r about, the Wulslt•y was a Minister of State in
fact approaching holidays and the the reign "I ''eery VIII ? 1fttooca-
pleasures and pastimes which are L • sion require.(' a rete ence to the story
tt ake that long interval pass sp edily of 0at•ibal+li, and an enquiring
Tey. In a proporLio.t of these hot .s, scholar asked " who leads the
so large that we scarcely (tare make ( !Wiwi people now ?' Wbat would
a computation, other voices will be be the answer? If your pointer
travels over rhe Pacific until the site
of Samoa is reached, and No. 4 says
I read in the papers about a great
disaster there a few days ago tell us
all about it, or another asks what
certain men wero 8 nt to Berlin to
do about Samoa, what replies would
he make Y I veritur very timidly to
vd•tgn+, ilia: the 1 •.idler a nuld be
q 'st es well It' 'Hy belts• • ff if he
knew inure ahem. B int cid Dis-aeli,
and II SS about (tie: o and Deeusiheuee,
more aho : 'Ils;ne emit Macdonald` and
Iles about Wash!ngten a id Richelieu
when knowledge of the latter hes been
gained et the eseeuse ir being isuorant
of the forme:.
'l'he discussion on this subject was
adjourned until the afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Martin was then Intro-
duced and spoke of the necessity of
a proper understanding between
Teachers and parents with reference
to the moral and intellectual welfare
of the pupils. Rev. Mr. Wilson who
was also present, spoke of the ad•
vancement in methods of teaching as
compared with those of a few years
ago.
After remarks by Messrs. 'I'. Greg
ory, R. Parke and the President, the
Association adjourned to meet at
1:30'p. in.
AFT CILNOON 5E8s1oN.
Institute met at 1:30 p. m., Presi-
dent in the chair.
Mr. G. Baird then resumed the ad•
journed discussion on "The Teach-
er's responsibility with referenc , to
the School Ilouse and grounds," con
fining his remarks chiefly to the
importance of ventilation, and urged
upon the teachers the necessity of
attending to this matter. The
following also took part in the dis•i
cussion. viz :—Messrs. J. E. Tom, G.
W. Holman and T. Gregory.
In answer to a question from Mr.
J. T. Wren the Inspector explained
that undor the Promotion Examina-
tion scheme to be soon introduced,
Teachers will examine the papers of
the pupils of their own schools.
The Resolution Committee then
presented the following report,
which, on niotion of G. W. Holman,
seconded by G. Baird, was adopted,
viz :-
1 That in the opinion of this
Committee it would by unwise 'o
adopt the suggestion to, hold the
meeting of the West Riding Associa
Lion in Clinton once a year, but we
favor the idea of a joint , meeting of
the 'two County Associations in Clin-
ton once a year, and would suggest
that the Executive of this association
h'ntnmunicate with that of East
Iluron concerning the matter.
Moved by T. Gregory sec. by W.
11.Jt,huston that the paper prepared
by Mr. R. Park on "flow to teach
History" become the property of this
Association in order that it may be
printed.— Carried.
The next subject on the pro.
gramrnerCompositor for Juniors"
was then inteoduced by W.11. John•
son who fully explained his method.
The following tu:Lclters discussed the
subject further: R.E. Brown, .1. Del,
Baty, D. Mc•I'avislh, Ross, Gregory,
Park and Inspector 'tom, all agree-
ing that the work should be as prac-
ticla as possible.
Mr. J.T. Wren was the next speak-
er, introducing the question "Friday
afternoon Reviews and Exercises."
The question was further discussed
by Messrs. 11. E. Brown, J. Delgaty,
R. B. IIenderson, D. Mc'Tayish, J. E.
Tom, W. IL Johnston and Jentes
1Vestman.
The general opinion as expressed
by nearly all who spoke being tent
reviews were of the utmost import-
ance, in fact indispensable to sneees-.
ful school work. .Friday afternoon
entertainments were also highly
commended as an excellent method
of relieveing the monotony of the
usual routine of school work. In-
spector Tom, for a few moments,
addressed the Association on the inn-
portance of sending in t•orrect yearly
and half -yearly returns, as attend-
ance to small particnh►rs would avoid
a -great deal of trouble and delay.
2 That the next meeting ofithie
Association be held at Godertch
durinir the fair week in that town,
and Chet no paid outside help be
engaged for the occasion ,
:i That the secretary be instruct-
ed to apply to the Educational
Department for the grant of $25.0'",
in lieu of the services of the Direc,
tor who was to have attended this
meeting, etc., etc.
Mr. R. R. Ross then introduced a
discussion on "'. eography to 3rd and
4tlt classed" uy reading a well pre-
paredtpaper on this sut':ject, dealing
with it in the tnost practical manner.
After• comments and cowplimentar,f
remarks' by others the paper was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. H. E. Strang, P. A., who was
expected to take up "Written
Examinations" thought it not pru-
dent, considering the lateness of the
hour, to enter into the discussion of
the subject, but gave an excellent
address on the Teachers' work in
general, and related some interest-
ing events in his own experience.
Mr. Strang concluded his int::rest-
ing address by urging all to do their
duty, for after all the best reward
was in the approval of the consci-
ice.
beard expressing opinions of the
holiday provisions of the law very
materially different from those of the
bouyaut captivss about to be re-
leased. A mother, Most amia le to
the afternoon saber, wonders " how
she can po:,sibly induce having that
boy home fo: two whole months." A
sgeewn up sister, very captivating is
nner and speech when occasion
rtands, test.ly declares " that the
house will be unbearable with these
kids in it all day Lang for eight
w.hole•weeks." Big brothers, surly
fathers, cross-grained stepmothers}
and other relatives even to the
thirty-seventh degree of consangui
nity join in the sante hue and cry,
and all vote these holiday periods
very horrid and great nuisances in•
deed. What do such words and con-
duct mean ? Is there somethiug
beneath the surface ? Do these ex•
pressious really convey their true
meaning? Do these guardians cate
nothing for their wards ? Yes they
do for there is abundant evidence of
that. Let the little head be feverish
and the mouth parched, and in great
haste the physician is summoned.
Let the slender arm be broken or the
ankle sprained, and no lightning
flash can bring the surgeon fast
enough to satisfy the mother's heart.
Well then why these words ? Why
this conduct ? Because it hos come
to pass that parental responsibility in
nine hones out of len has been and is
be.'ng hair red ore,' to the Pub/:e School
antt I-f.gh School teacher. Given up
for ten out of the twelve months it is
of little value
w
e the other two. The
e
v t for
Mosaic order " thou shalt teach them
ditigeutly unto thy children has
been revised, and the new revision is
"'Thou shalt elect school trustees to
engage school teachers to teawh them
diligently or otherwise'not only the
A. B. C., but obedience, courtesy,
loyality, patriotism, and the honoring
of father and mother," and a great
many other things too numerous t•,
mention, but laid down most fully in
the regulations of the Department of
Education for Ontario." With neither
apology for nor censure of such
parents I turn my attention to an
imperfect consideration of this
tremendous responsibility placed
upon the teachers of thecou:,try, and
to a friendly criticism of the manner
in which they assume and carry this,
loa
'1'dn,e Stitte expects same return
from the trust placed in the hands of
those who educate the youths of the
land. Not only a return in educa-
tion, but a return iu realization of
state duties, and of Suture require.
ments. Surely no teacher will take
the position to the French master
who said, "We do not , prepare our
pupils for life, but for examinations.°
The ,teacher who is only a teacher,
and nothing but a teacher, will hard-
ly be a good teacher ; nor will the
teacher who is only a teacher i r„
tem, and a great deal of something
else most of the titne he anytnore
successful. The teacher who feels
that whilst bending his chief energies
to the professi n of his choice has
also the status of a citizen, and the
honor of a clturcritoau to uphold,
will prove the idea' instructor and
the best exemplar, Sucli a teacher
will realize that the scholars before
him require for the future something
more than a drink or two at the
fountain of knowledge. In return
for the state ten -t hit will teach the
scholars mauliuess or womanliness,
morality, patriotism, courtesy, obedi-
ence and usefuluess. Thia work ho
will accompl'sh by his oral instruct
tions, but partly aisle by his daily
conduct. if you neglect your duties
as citizens can you expect your
scholars tb become loyalists? If you
•
care nothing for Lhe uplifting of your
neighbors by every righteous means
carr you expect theca to bear the
fruit of unselfishness ? If you are
brusque and impatient why should
they be polite? If you are listless
and only anxious to reach the end of
the lesson why look for interest in
chose around you? But one says if
1 take any pert its my country's
ailairs T become a politician, to be-
come a poliLiciari'Aiiecessarily means
to become a party man, to become a
party uran means in a great many
cases to offend some members of my
board and a large number of the
people whose servant I am. Let me
say just here that the meanest men
to whom Providence loans the breath
of Ileaven are those trustees and
tax payers who grumble and murmur
and threaten because the teacher
they have engaged exercises the
privileges of his citizenship different-
ly Isom them, and refuses to barter
his manhood far their " mesa of
pottage," Be sure of this, however,
that the keen eyed boys will discover
your manliness and benefit by it if
you courageously exercise your
rights just as readily as they will
your recreancy and eewar,lice in bow-
ing your heads to Haman, In yuur
agreement with the it uetee.t you may
barter away purl of your body, luta
t.. ere is no clause whir.. calls for a deli-
very of your aunt ur 'least. Would you
then, says nnothet•,have the teachers
partisans ? 1r you give to partizan-
ship its proper meaning —yes; but
if you give to it the meaning it is
W. II. Baker next introduced
"School Gawee and Amusements."
entering a strung plea for genes and
amusements in connection with
school work, but said that each
teacher was the best judge of what
-games were suitable.
Discussion on this subject by In-
spector Tom, It. E Brown, It. R.
'toss, W. la, John.eton and R. Paike,
All adding tea' itnony the import-
ance of these things in aiding discip-
line and as a Means of health.
Rev. Mr. Crossley also made a few
remarks commendatory of bealthf ll
exert iso as an invigorn'or of both
mind and body.
On motion the Association ad
journed to moot again in the morn
ing at 0 hi in.
The Institute met according to
adjournment at 9 o'clock a. in., the
president in the chair.
Mr. H. f Strang B, A., was appoint
ed on the Resolution Comrhittee.
The roll call showed 57 members
in attendance.'
Inspector Tom then intro Noel a
discussion en " Perspective and
nictation Drawing," denting mc,o
particularly with the first principles
involved in teaching this important
'Phe Association then adjourned to
meet at the call of the Executive.•
(1. W. IIOL)rAN
Sec. Treasurer.
r. elttlfon r, the chief secrelery
for unison:t, has introduced in the
house of commons bills for the drain•
age and improvement of the Shan-
non and other Irish rivers and
loughs, also for the construction of
railroads in Ireland.
--A. .1. i\Ictiillan, the Ontario
agent of the Manitoba government,
has received the following tale•
gram from Premier Greenway re-
gartli..J !h•' r•:,i,,s'in thtt province:
"Crop reputes are coming into the
department from all points of the
province. There is no word of
damage of any kind. Hear nothing
of the effects of the frost, and the
reports ars all that could be desired,
A very large area is under crop."
—'!'ho condition of the remains
found at Tlorsi:ley Down, England,
shows that the womau had recently
given birth to a child. It is be-
lieved alto was the victim of an
abortion, and that the persons con-
ttectetl with the operation cut the
body up to escape discovery, The
doctors declare the remains could
not have been in the water over
twenty-four hours. They think the
woman was about twenty-five years
ctrl.
In conversation with some tentless
tbey hese said to me we have no time
fns these things '''here 18 1 am con-
vinced some u•w.h in tae rens:oh. By
etetu'e and regulates t t e seated hours
are crowded with a arcises and the
home hours with preitaratioe. (Jur
Legislature and the Department of Edu-
cation wigu, have condensed their
ata Utes and regulations into one gen
era' act to be entitled " An act to sup-
press all prig natity and spontaneity on
the part of the teacher,' and "the ap•
puiutment o; Inspec or; to seg that the
sam is must effectually do_e." Our
schools are being eysLematiz el to death ;
the teacher hi becoming en automaton ;
the cleld:'eu machinery moved by Act of
Parliament or Departmental Regulation.
Given the sante state o.' af'atry and
Brh son Aleott's story of h;$ school
never would have been old, Had our
system then been in exiitence no one
could now write with pr:de that they
bad gone to school to Daliel Webster
or 111 r,iet t.eeches Stowe. surely i. is
ni'81 a
,•' L was made 9
e u est
thee sum If,
system w•:':oh leaves no moment for the
esper:trent of natural methods by a
te+tche•, for a particular child or class.
These experiments ruled out, by what
merles ore improvements Lobe discovered?
Must they be brought fro t• ate:r 10 the
undeserved discredit of our owe educ--
tion,ilists? A practical Minister of
Educaiios, such as the present one,
should be able Lo remedy this ev !. This
overcrowd' g wit studies and : objects
affects the scholars as web as the
teachers. It eatteuches sill further
upon the domain of the home. D . S,
E,Flate, iu 1,o North Amerles 't
'or 1884, gives ih:se sledge hammer
blows at what he styles "the n,ecbine
system," : •' A few years ago be 'ore the
introduction of what is termed the tette
system it Bas unde,stnod that a boy oe a
gin, had m•,ny things to learn bcsiees
reading, wririug amu srithmettc. Thus
it was untie •stood that a bay must know
something about his hands and tic.. be
must know what a bushel of 'the •t was
when he saw it, a el how a blech.sneth
shod a horse. He must' know the
methods ofa town meeting. He mast
know how to mirk, how to plow, how to
cradle oars, how to drive, how to har-
ness a horse, bow to take e a wheel,
hew to iereaee an axle, '[here were
ten tbonsand other things that be most
know- of use•' i importauee, not one of
wb ch is ever taught in school. For a
g;rl it was understood that in aveenge
li'e sue must know h•,w to make and
mend her clothes, and her brother's; and
her fathet's. how to knead, to bake, to
stew, to boil and to roast, how to wash,
how to iron, send how to starch. how to
tear a bandage and how to put one on.
These things omelet be taught in the
sehool. rico the present system decrees
that were shehld be no time to teach
them at home There are so many teats
en 1 ..aercises, so much crowciieg and
cramming that what follows t:c.0 the
new system is the discovery nate :n fair
triol that the children educated 'seder it.
have n•. experience with ton's, and no
ability with their hands, and bet very
little knowledge of practical lie. The'
state paying fur the education or i.s
ebildreu docs not receive whet it pa;'s
for."
building. Fewer s bl..•:t or: ' more flume
training. a ••e ?Von 14' • 1 ,7 00,0a
0„
Du the teachers as a rule honor their
professions as smothers of the other pro-
feusious h: nor thdirs? 11 Lett p• ,ponio•a.
of inose who e..ee the pe ragugie • asks
intend to r'mala thete? No vote • mai
studies Incr 'cite or pass s in atm to be-
come a teacher, but tithe are 8ceses o:
teachers tv ,o a.e only t. oche^•s for a
time until the- can e=etne ''l" taw,
pbyeies or wieislry. Are tuey wriole
hearted? Can a p°n';ass:o., so used be-
come as s'. :is or bon irable as the
•- - .•
A-� .rata
IS THE EARTII IN DANGER
FROM THE DRILL 1
Prof, Juioph F. Junes answers,
iu n recent issue of the Popular
Science I41uid/tly, the question,
" Is it sato to drill the earth too
much t" The professor assumes the
earth to be a hollow sphere filled with
a gaseous ettbslauee, called by ue
natural gas, and he thiuks that tap-
ping these reservoirs will cause dis-
others ? rs there net bete to be found antrums explosions, resulting from
in part at lust n reason for the g.ea' tits lighted gas comiug in contact
dispc icy 'n reuiune'•at on. Due ca"not wjth that which is este ,ini� lie
w Ike a success of (bat which 's si•npty 1 a•
assumed for a time, like an old gni-meet compares the earth to a balloon
soon to tie cost aside. 'Poe teaching 1 floated and kept distended by the
p:ofeasioa shocln be e•:oscn i t the same I .p,eta iu the interior, which, if ex -
manner (tat coy other 1i=e work is Laken 1 Itausted, will cause the crust to col -
up. 'roe teacher to whose te••,' i•'en• iu iso affect the motion of the earth
ments may be disceroed the ea 41 stick I l ,
and the anter, or ole e•+gi•0 ur the In its orbit, eunso it to ]use Ila place
sba,;ieg
ca
tee
the plough oe the ur�ow unwng the hetveuly bullies, and tall.
'y prose a suets -s. He 's con jp pintos,
Another tvt•iLir thinks that drill-
ing should he prohibited by string-
ent laws. Ile, too, thinks there is
a possibility of au explosion, though
from another cause. Should such a
disaster occur, "the country along
the gas bolt from Toledo through
Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky will:
bo ripped up to the depth of 1,200
ft. or 1,500 ft., and clopped over
like a pancake, lo.tviug a chasm
through which the welters of Lake
Erie will mune clown, tilling the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and
blotting them out forever."
g against nature and will almost
certain y sit. ' Emerson put3 1' the
crowning fortune of a man i•3 to be born
with a bias to some pnesait which fi-tds
Val in employment aid happiness. It
is an etteentroverted fact that no roan
ever made au ill figure who understood
his own tttteets, nor a good one who
mistook the u." Can anything he more
reasonable than to suppose that he who
in attending to the dut'es of his p:o es-
sion can grati'-v the pret;nminent faculty,
the reigniug passion of hie mind who can
strike " the master string that makes
most harmony as dee;rad in him," will he
mr at successful. lire very fact that be
has an original uias or fondn"ss and a
preditec.ion for a certain pursuit is the
byst possible guaranty that he will
faithfully fol,ow it. His love fur it
aside from all other motives will e!surre
the inteneest application to it as a mat-
ter of course. To put the teaching pro-
fession upon its- pope level the same
rules that govern other prof ssio:is most
be followed. It must assume also the
Pauline direction " fats oar" ih:•lit ! do,"
The noble catling of ';i) teacher is
wt rthy of some better usage than to be
merely the stepniog atom" to someteitg
erroneously styled blgher. Exalt it by
C into i..
devotion you iafus
the of down
spirity
(Boswell )
Once mime, you teachers, should nut
forget that you are the custodians of pure
English and chaste language. if you nt-
dulge in louse expressions you will look
in vain for propriety is language front
your scholars. If you neo slang you may
expect to hear frequently daring the (lay
—"awful and terrible," and even "chest-
nuts and rats." Our ge.ueral style of con-
versation is becoming much corrupted,
nearly every seutenee is interlarded
with some slangy expression until there is
very little pure ani undefiled Eitglid, left.
Teachers, you must work the remedy. Let
no scholar walking behind you in the.
street hear you use phrases coined iu the
1111111 of impurity. Amidst your duties be
careful of the phrases which fall 11'001
your lit,,. Give no opportunity to the
littlo imitator before you to stow away in
some chamber of the mind tho unproper
word m• the distorted sentence you use
when occasion presents, ane? perhu;i., when
its use may brim; the blush to your own
chuck.
Aril now to close. i• 1'•eobou, a
Grec'ao, afterwa• da of g•ee:t dist'erli t,
said one day to his precepts : I sho Ill
like to go to De+phi to consult t mast°[
respecting my fetnre d•as.•uy. I think
then [ would be able to ego ti' v life
much bet er sad to choose w t , er::.ter
certainty the path of wisdom. if sech
be thy notion raid the ereceetot I
w'.11 accompaay thee. i hey proceed-
ed on their way and arced at Dein i.
With a peculiar feeling of awe the youth
traversed the groodd thea( surrounded
the east ary. 'they apprised be ate
the temple door and ores the entrance,
Strephon observed the words i 1 nue/
thyself," Wlset mean tt. wo ds he
se id. They ere easy p' Air d rep ii+d
the preceptor. " Consider who thou
art and for what purpo-e thou haat re-
ceived 1;foe A man snit •'d first leave
to know eimself before be can fathom
the counsels of the De'.ty.—" who nut
I then" said Steechoy. ' Thou , rt
Strephon" rep ied h;s erect etos 'tete
eon of the virtuous t garble, Li',o 1
the essence which thioles w't: i l thee,
sadwhich is abcat to le.: r its fate from
the life of the priest, teat essence is
thyself, that invisible sl' 't is des•ineil
to govern thine actions and to mold. thy
whole lite eat" nue harmonious sterile.
Thus wit thou become like the Deity
and contented wit • thyse'i ; £.r the L.Au
iu whom the spirit predominates may tee
compared to a well tuned lire whet.,
produe s only melodious tones, t• sever
then is ti+.oroughly sees'ble ,,f his des-
tination and examines how 1':t' le 1. .s
advanced towards the goer u, deviated
teem it—s,ich an one trill^ knows him•
self."
The youth made eo reply. The, piece -
tor theta said : "Let us DOW 0.rtcr the
sacred lane." But Strepbon replied : "No
my master, Lite inscription is enough, Rh•
me ; I ant ashamed of nay foolish 1'l,si1,
and have too much to du with myself
and with the present to couce+n myself
about the future." "Reprint -not thy
journey," said the preceptor, "thou hest
attained thine aim, and heard the volt:" of
the God. Thou art on the rued u. itis'lmw;
thou hast gatherest the first, hair of,e,f
knowledge."
Teachers of this association, "knew
yonrselwes, know you powers, kubw yetis
responsibilities, know your profession."
Stand before the altar of a nobler Deity
than the Delphian oracle and then Conse-
crate you'• talents to what should be and
may bo the erandost profession amongst
the callings of tete world.
A sacred burden is the life you bear,
Look on it, lift it, bear it solemnly,
Stsftd up and walk beneath it attaulfastly,
Fail not foe sorrow, falter not for sin,
But onward, upward, till the goal ye win.
A per.,sal of many of the regulations
of the Department ahno;i. justifies the
opinion becoming very cur Cot that they
hoye not been prepared by met whose
practical experience would eetitie them
to perform ouch a task but by some
theorist whose vanity is only attisfied
by seeing his speculations in Oriel drily
stamped with the seat cf ,he eduea.•on
Department, anu thrust upon t e over-
pees3ed teacher and scholars. Some of
these tegulations too have been 'arced
into effect by unthinking trustees and
parents. One subject after aaotter has
been c'amored for until the curt icu um
is crowded end every moment is taken
up. To the simple coarse of what used
to consist of the three It's this, that,
and another Wag has been at the insti-
gation of Tom, Dick end Har' added
and still the e is more to teethes. Ia
church some Sunday the choir fade and
a precocior's parent commences an agita-
tion for the teaching of music io the
school. A boy makes a mistake in the
miller's office about ,t hand.'.•( of wheat,
and forthwith it is eq,tested that
"agriculture" shell be put on the
course, Some uot'dy ci•izes neglects
his yard fur 'mesons, hie family sut;er
from typhoid, and ac once there is a cry
for byg elle. Our Legislatures refuse to
do the r.ght thing with the liquor traffic,
and our -well meaning temperance
women knock at the door of the Depart-
ment anis imperatively demand that tee
over t.tsed little minds shrill further re-
cei.e lessons on temperance. is the
home these matters could have been
deelt with in a more satisfactory man-
ner than in the school if the ?Allister had
relegated them to that place. It surely
re•quiree no argument to prove tient such
things belong to the home domain. The
best primary lessons in hygiene for the
boys are clean yards and pure wells.
fast obtaining—the subordination of Givo the girls an organ or n, piens and
every right iirinciple to party ends—
no. The opportunity teas never
grander, the times never more pro-
pitious to exhibit the qualities of the
patriot and to free the mind from
the fetters of prejudice.
In my humble opinion the teacher
should bestow more attention than
is usually given to the attainment of
at least a general knowledge of pass-
ing events in the world. If some
quick witted scholar were to travel.
outside the routine lesson and with
the map of Turkey before his class ask
d •
tii�l,�arW"
they will take up music. Show the
children the benefits of total absti linea
by personal conduct, and they will not
require lessons nn the nature of alcohol.
By the introduction of these extra
studies the theory of education is wholly
transformed, and the fundameuted idea
of a good school is "orgotten. Children
surely are ready sent to school, not to
learn facts, but to learn how to learn
them. in our present system, however,
the teacher is compelled to pour in
agalancho after evidencreo of facts this
he knowire h it they destroy in their pro-
gress the careful roadways he has been
Still another theorist has investi-
gated the gas molly with telephones
and delicate thermometers, and -he
announces startling discoveries.
He distinguished sounds like the
boiling of rocks, and estimated that
a utile and one-half or so hcneeth
the Ohio and Indiana gas field the
toulperature of the earth is 3,5000
The scientist says an itiltueuse
cavity exists, and that Here the as•
is stored, that a utile below the
bottom of the cavity is a class ot
roariug, seething Ileum, which is
gradually eating lulu the ruck floor
of rho cavern aid tltilllting it..
Eventually the flames will reach thin
gas, and a terrific explosion will
ensue.
i:N'1'ER1':5'1'ING .NEWS ['PENIS.
•-Abotlt seven years ago a sow
strayed away from the farm of Col.
Shuwfert of Georgia, A few days
ago Jim Deese shot the same ani-
mal. Sho had become perfectly
wild, had tusks fully three inches
long, anti meat:used i feet end 6
inches,: from her snout to her • tail,
was 3 foot 4 inches high and weighed
235 pounds,
—Mr. Harrig:ut,•, it geutlernau
from Kansas, went out over Delora-
Ine branch of the 0. 1', R last'woek
for the purpose of spying out land
in Southern Mauit•oba. Mr. Harri-
gan is here in the interests of fifty
or sexy fatuities who aro anxious to
remove from Kansas to sotno more
desirable locality, having suffered
for tate past Iwo years front poor
crops. 'Prom all that can he learn-
ed at the present time it is quite
probable that Mi. Harrigan will
present a favorable report concern-
ing this country to the peuple who
are ensjouss to move from Kansas.
Delegates from the German, Milk-
ers' committee aro nlaking.a tour of
the chief towns of Spain in an en•
doavor to induce Spanish workmen
to co-operate with them.
—Francois Laurent, a jealous
brute who fired three revolver eltots
at his wife five weeks ago, iu Mon-
treal, one of the bullets taking effect
in her thigh, was sentenced to a life
term in St. Vincent De Paul Peni-
tentiary.
—Rev. W. F, Wilson has receiv-
ed from the 'Drente City Treasurer a
cheque for $255, the amount of the
expenses in the appeal case against
tho decision of Police Magiet.rete
Denison in the celebrated "move -
on" case.
—Samuel and John Wise, of
Philadelphia, who are believed to
he the oldest. pair of twins in the
United States, if not in the world,.
have reached their 81st birthday.
Tho two brothers resemble each
other very closely, and even their
relatives have got " Uut:lo Satinet: "
and " iUncle John." badly mixed
up, Both are widowers, both were
twice married, both have the sante
number of descendants, anti both
are very deaf. Their physical
health is good, and they are two as
jolly ala guutiomen as one will
meet iu a day's ride in a stage
coach.
' —There is a growing opinion
in Port Huron that the negro Mar-
tin, brutally lyncbod there Monday,
was not the assailtno .,f Mese Gilles.
When the crime was first made
known tho womau deeeribed tete
fellow as a dark complexioned Men,
but said nothing of his being a
negro. A tramp was arrestel, anti:
wee identified by Mrs. Gilles as the
guilty nutu. Subsequently Martin
was caught, white hiding iu the
woods item' town, and it was int-
meditttely assumed that he trust be
tlo, man, The first suspect was
smut to the Detroit House of Cor•
rection as a vagrant. Martin was
beaten and dragged to death, amt
his bones aro now in the pickling
vat at Ann Arbor. Still the authori-
ties refuse to investigate the lynch-
ing, as Meotin was " only a negro "
—A few, days ago little Bell Hart,
a bright, intelligent little Georgia
girl, in company with some other
little girls, was out playing when
they canto across a largo ooachwltip
snake, Bell determined to stand
her grouud, seized a stick, and when
in the act of striking a blow her
attention became fixed on hie snake -
ship, she being utterly powerless
to strike ur even to move or change
her position until rer•cued by her
mother, who was compelled to take
her away by force. Boll whys she
could not get away or even withdraw
her oyes from tho snako. She says
she felt just like she imagines a
sinner feele when the devil has him
in possession and is staring him
right in the face. Was this a case
of snake charming.
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