The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 20, 1907, Page 7, Image 7
ed, will help the ehildre
^|a/ neat. Receptacles for
large enough to hold m
long-stemmed bouquets,
vines, branches of autuir
es, water grasses, can be
in any country store in t
of the neutral tinted c
jars in which housewives
preserves and jams. Ha>
in the windows, on she
the corners of the room; ii
and fall, hide the rustj
wifh vi naa *
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The children will vie o
another in bringing b<
things to put in them.
Bend your energies
getting a library. Chil
the rural districts see 1
books beside those they
texts. Begin with a diet
do not rest until you hav
W for the dictionary habit
that pupils must acquire,
a shelf for this dictionary
the right height; put
jeans cover on the boo!
above it on the wall a
that it be handled witl
hands and closed after
and then see that every <
school learns to consult i
and intelligently. Buy
books at a time; select
carefully?story books,
phies, travels, some w
science, some tamiliar t
farming subjects, and rc
books as you can obtaii
The Book Supply Com]
Chicago will send you,
quest, a large catalogue of
well classified, from whi
may select almost any boo
ed at moderate price. Ti
ing to your pupils a little
every day. For nature i
microscope is invaluable;
small, cheap magnifyin
will be useful, and will s
furnish busy work tor
restless child. One can
for the price of fifty cc
Blackboards, of course, yc
g have ; slating can be ap;
r canvas cloth, or even to he
^ per, and with care will li
I ' "
tjrai years, u stretched
smooth surface. Over tlx
boards belong your pictui
scattered about, but arra
groups. Frame thorn if y<
if not, mount them on
card-b >ard and fasten to t
neatly with tacks. But tr
one or two really good p
and frame them if posdbl
are e Ideational. I have r
bought some pictures for f
19 x 25 inches, at Iwe
cents each, that are good,
ed in plain oak, 1 expec
to give pleasure where t
hung for a long time. T1
colored pictures of our wil
flowers, trees, and anima
had for two cents each,
beautiful series of Hoi
life ol Christ, iu the P
Cosmos pictures, never
be a source of interest t
and old. The Prang Kdt
al Company also presen'
tiful bird charts, at arm
Of course the nchool rot
have its basin and towe
for wraps, mat for mud
and mirror for growth i
ness. All these things m
insignificant, but one i
\ gin with the little things,
* the way to great ones.
A good idea, in begins
improvement of ground*
work out carefully a
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N
n to be plan. In doing this one
flowers, have in mind the ultimat
aBses of pearance of the yard at Hi
trailing ot five or six years. Do not
in leav- just anything or anywhere
, 4.I.. 4: 4- '
r &vuiiu v?M3 llUlO lO IQ1DK Ot Wbftl
he form be the resole of your planti
rockery after yeavs. Do uot be hae
i tie up cutting dc?vn tree?, but dec
re these to what you want to put in
jives in keep out, and then put
a spring plan on paper, like a map
r stove it up where it can be seen
n one. talk it over with the ache
ne with the community. Their in
eautiful will be excited at once. Do
discouraged if your yard
toward not grow beautiful imraedi
dren of Plants, like children, must
but few time to develop. Have a
use as receptacle ouo of doors
iionary; hide your wood pile, if on!
e that, hind a screen of wire coyere<
i is one wild honey-suckle; have hit
Have posts to eavoyour trees; ins
' of just "yard cleaning day" for an
a stout once a week; try to linve i
t, tack benches, painted dark |
request lastenea to a tree or the si
1 clean the house ; buy a rake, hot
using, spade, and beep tbera
fliild in shelter when not in use ;
t freely the kind of flowers to plar
a few as ?o obtain good effects, a
t them every pupiJ of the schoo
biogra- and plant, and water, uni
orbs on learns how to do it well. T
,alks on part of his education. A
tference woman who|has hadexperie
l them, these things has told me tl
pany of rainy days she would instil
on re- general "cleaning up" a
books, dinner hour ; desks wert
ch you fully cleaned out, tiniest i
>k need- of paper cleared away, an
y read- children found exercise
while pleasure in spending their
study a recess in making the school
even a dainty and attractive. This
g glass teacher used to substitut
erve to "keeping in," a task cf t
many a the school grounds, the \
be had who had merited^uch punisl
>nts up. being sent out to pick up
>u must thing, however small, that
piled to disfigure the yard. Being t
avy pa- woman, perhaps she had in
??fc sev- the effect that fresh air
over a have on nerves and temp
3 black- know another wise teacher,
res; not rewards good conduct 1
nged in hour's work with rake and
ju can, el in the flowerbeds. H
heavv that I9 H certain method of <
he wall badness.
y to get Students might be orgi
uctures 1"*? improvement clubs,
le; they clubs could be sub-divided
ecently worning com ran tees, with
raining, pupil a member of one comn
nty-five One boy knows every In
Frain- sight?make him chairman
st tliom free planting committee ; \
hey are little encouragement he hi
lere are committee will not only fin
d birds, plant trees, but will cai
Is to be them lovingly, and will
and the trouble upon any one who
fmann's injure one of them. Anothe
erry or mittee might have charge
fails to walks, another the fences, t
o young er the vines trained to cov<
ncation- porch'or house, another the
ts beau- beds and decorations fo
ill cost, room ; there is no end to th
>m must which the skillful teacher
1, hooks find from the enthusiastic
dy feet, about her, eager to
n neat- service if only given an irr
ay seem the right direction,
nust be- As you know, WinthropC
, to lead has but one object in viewof
training ? teachers for
ing the schools of the state. We hai
i, is to local organization, the 1
definite Johnson School Improvi
ThtE LiA?NOAol'ifi tt NMVs. Al'itI
must
e apte
end
plant
>, but /
' w,u *
tching
titute GgSh
i hour 1**^ "* ??.
a few
ide of _
m A
under ?
study ^
it, so %
nd let
!ud? Make
"hat. is
bright
no? in
lat on Stylish
tu,e a men in all
it the *i*i
> care- V1CI Kid, g
scraps and 4.00.
d the 1 t
and .Ladies
uoon 1.25 the p
room
same One lot
shaPes. sP
Jrchin Imperia
hment ? * .
every style and i
could at 2.00, 2.
1 wise
mind J USt ret
ma^ Slippers fc
er. 1 _
, who Pes and
?y ?" blucher tie
trow , . .
This is gi\
e 9ays shoes on the m
curing you've seen the
mized
These
, Lancaster
of the
vilh a
t?d his Association. This organizatior
id and has for its purpose not only th
re for improvement of Winlhrop Col
bring lege, but, since so many of it
dares members expect to (each in th
rcom country, it is also particular!
of the anxious to he of assistance tolh
moth- rural schools.Each member stand
Br the ready, therefore, to pass toother
flower tfhat she has gained from th
r the college, and will be glad to giv
e help to anyone who may desire, an;
' may information gained in the recita
young tions and lectures at Winthrop
be of aU loaflrvn nlani ?
.VOMWM J UVIC3 U
ipetus certain points in pedagogy, clas
work in special subjects
ollege such as History, Mathematics
?that English, or Geography. Th
the president of Winthrop also, wil
re our he glad to give his aid, not onh
). B. to any county organization, bu
ameot alto to any individual teache
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Yours respectfully,
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1 who may wish his counsel or claiir
e I assistance. all bi
.1 One more point. One reason the
,s for ihe insufficiency of our rural 'ead i
e school is the constant change of kind
y teacher. Life, at best, is never the e
e easy; the life of a teacher, no coun
lg matter where her work may lie, work
a means hard work. Try to remain build
e in a school just as long as you Hon i
e can; learn to know your pupils, 8ens<
y your patrons, the community at time,
r largo ; let thorn become acquaint labor
ed with you ; become one with n
the people among whom you pj
is work, and who intrust to you
i( their deareBt treasures, the chil
dren; love your work, down to JJpJJ
e the slightest detail, and your you i
11 school will move on toward the
p light. w
t In all these thing* of which I
r have spoken, for which I do not fc
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county organization must
; upon you, depends the
of teaching, of buildings,
ducational sentiment of the
ty, and the association that
s steadily toward the uping
of high ideals for educa,n
its deepest and broadest
) is sure, in the fullness of
, to reap the reward of its
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