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THE POSSIBLE DANGERS
Of School Teacher While Instruct
luff Pupils or Different Capacities
for l,earnlnr The Duller Shnld
jlnre the Advantage.
It being clear to every teacher
that no child can be taught faster
than it can learn, great care must
be taken to see that, for its own
sake, it gets a chance to learn as
fast as it can, always keeping in
jnind the important fact that the
best interests of the whole school
must be served. The teacher
cVinnld never overlook the fact
t?uw
that the interests of all the pupils
must be protected. The bright
pupil must not be allowed to mon
opolize his attention. The dull
pupils must be attended to with
the same or even more zeal than
the bright ones,
Teaching a bright pupil is such
an agreeable part of the work
that the teacher is oftentimes
tempted by the very pleasantness
of the duty to give the brighter
pupils more than their just share
of attention. "Where that is done
the teacher commits an error.
The publio school is tor all the
pupils. All should receive their
proper share of attention. The
teacher wliose will and perceptive
power permit him to perform this
work as it should, be done will
hardly prove a failure in the
school house.
Another fact deserving notice
ia this connection is that the ap
pearance of dullness is not always
j sign of dullness. T A pupil -maj
appear to be very dull and not be
dull. The real dullness may be
in the teacher and not in the
pupil. If the teacher blunders
along in an uninteresting manner
the quick mind of the apparently
dull boy miiy wander from the
lesson, and while the slow teacher
may be trying to give an explana
tion, the boy's mind has run
ahead, and is thinking of somer
thing else. It is like the atten
tion given to a dull speaker. The
people who compose the audience
finding other subjects more con
genial to their notions, give their
attention to them while the speak
er goe3 on, with the belief that he
is making an impression on his
It is the hnsinpfln nl tVia faanliA. (
w- w uv vvuuilOi
to find out the really dull and the
really bright pupils, and then give
each that part of attention that
ought to be given. The bright
pupils will require less and the
dull pupils more than the average
of time given to all the pupils.
The faithful teacher will consider
the interests of all the children,
and endeayor to advance them
with the view of promoting those
interests. He will guard against
advancing any faster than they
can go. and at the same time be
careful not to hold any back- more
than may be necessary for the in
terests of all.
But how to do this is the ques
tion with the conscientious teach
er. The answer is that it depends
upon the ability of the teacher to
to see what ought to be done, and
the.prpper time of doing it, ; In.
the absence of this power of per
ceivingwhat to do and when to do
it, the teacher may blunder on the
right way but the chance is that
he will fail. His school may be
tolerated but it will not accom
plish the purpose for which it was
intended. -
In order to work to the best ad
vantage to himself and for the
greatest t benefit of the pupils, in
the particular line of work referred
to above, the teacher must te
something of a student. His
study, ho weyer, must not be con
fined too closely to reading, which
is no doubt of very great import
ance. Alargfr share of it mnat. be
devoted to the study of the pupils.
Each child is in itself a subject of
study. It is in fact a little
psychology where all the phenom
ena of child mind may be found
unabridged, presented as leals
and not as ideals for profitable
study. It is the duty of the
teacher to study the subjects
placed before him. But in doing
this the teacher should not place
too much reliance upon what the
books give. The books say a
great deal about child life, but the
child described then may differ as
much from the child the teacher
has to study as a Hottentot differs
from a Laplander.
The writer may have described
a Roman, whilst the teacher may
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. C L Smith, of Charlotte,
spent yesterday here.
Mr. Jno, Yorke made his visit
here yesterday from Charlotte.
Dr. Jesse Hamilton is at homo
today. He says the road agrees with
him as he has lost iorty pounds of
superfluous flesh. Ii
Prof: P E Wright and sister,
Mrs. Deaton, were here from China
Grove today. . j :
Misses Souder and Hentz,
teachers at Mont Amceaa seminary,
spent today here shopping.
Mr. Frank Garrett, of Charlotte,
who formerly worked in the office
of the Odell .Manufacturing Co.,
spent yesterday here.
FRENCH PEAS,
KORKLET
and
ITALIAN PASTE
at
Ervin & Morrison-
OROCER5
nearers.
It is related of Sir Isaac New-1 have to teach a Goth. It is not so
ton that he was a dull boy while
attending the primary and second
ary schools. His teachers did not
tavo a high opinion ot his aptness
fit learning. The sequel, however,
fhovrcd that what had been
considered a dull bov became an
' at
unusually bright one. So it is
ith many pupils that are con
quered dull in the primary
-schools.- They display much tal
ent in the higher schools. The.
'act is that the school oftentimes
ay not be big enough to engage
tte whole attention of the pupil,
ad nothing is so trying to the pa
tience of a quick mind as being
held back by the sluggish methods
a&d explanations of a slow teach-er-
Nothing is so unpleasant to
a& apt boy as to be required to sit
daily to be trained by a slow" mind
J&d a dull teacher, and "in case of
the boys and girls who attend the
common schools they will not sub
mit to it cheerfully, but are likely
tS of something else while
toe teacher is giving explanations.
mucH a question of what the
writers say as it is what does the
teacher know ? The ideaL child,
in a writer's mind, does not neces
sarily resemble the real child be
fore, the teacher's eye. To re
member what the one says, and
not to see what-the other is, would
hardly qualify 4 the teacher to in
struct the child.
ATTENTION!
RESTAURANT
t J. Li BOGER, Proprietor.
. ;I am still, in the ring, feeding the
hungry at my old stand in the Brick
Bow near the post office, where you
can get a good meal any time. Oysters
stewed, fried4 or by the quart. Birds
on ' toast. Jj snll have my same old
cook: Wils MoMote and; his wife, the
best restyurant cooks in the city. When
you want anything in my line call and
I guarantee you will be politely treated.
Any one wishing oysters for Christmas
will please leave their orders with me
or at the restaurant. I hope to receive a
part of your patronage. ,
TUe Commissioners Assign offices.
Before going to press this af-
... V
ternoon the county commission
ers made the following assignment
of officers to perform the county's
work:
Superintendent of chain gang
Robt. 0 Benfield.
Keeper Of County Home Jas.
TSapp.
The superintendent of the chain
aug will secure his guards, which
will be found out later.
? to' 1 i -.
We hove on Tiarid one
lot of JEine' Capes that we
are closing out. 8. 00 Cams
for 6 50. 1 : 25 Capes for 85 e
lor the MOLIDd X Trade
we haveS anker chief s by
vie viousanas -
Beautilul line of childrens
Handkerchiefs, 8 in box.
fancy boxes, just the thing
or Christmas presents
Pillow Tops, Pin Cushions
and fancy work
Closing out
capes
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
cheap
l Conspicuous
Feature
Of our Shirts is the
bosom. They are right
in style, and the make
up of the shirt is 01
the best. We shew
today what we be
lieve to be the hand
somest line ot Fancy
Shirts that have been
made to sell for 75 cts.
They are made of high
grade Percals in beau
tilul patterns, the
stripes running across,
the bosom in the sti
lish way. They have
the new round cuffs.
Boys' sizes 12 1-2 to
14 , only 48c. We are
showing a very hand
spme line of neckwear
v&x Puflfev Bows, and
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WOT
- BE -
HAPPY
r
aiarriasre at 91 1.
A Knnday Sforuius
Pleasant.
At 8 oclock Sunday mornins: at
the hDme of Mr. Wm. H Fisher,
at Mt. Pleasant, his daughter Miss
Sallie Fisher, was married to Mr.
Jno. W Thompson, of Franklin,
in Rowan county. Tne'people of
the town knew nothing about the
affair until it was over. Eev. J A
Linn, the bride's pastor, performed
the ceremony. After the marriage
the bride and groom drove to
To:know his pupil., to keep thelpowan couuty, to Mr, Thomason's
one3 mterestea, ana iu
stimulate and encourage the dull
GET INTO THE SWIxki THE ELECTION IS OYER THANKSGIVING IS
PAST AND IN A FEW MORE DAYSJWE WILL HAVE
CHRISTMAS AGAIN.
bright
ones, should be the
teacher's con-
Npecial Rates.
Christmas Excursion Holiday Rates,
1QOQ 00 On orprnnt. nf fthnrfi nf.rftSirTi
stant aim, and deserves his closest !tlie Southern Railway Co. will sell
attention. To accomplish this part j p tt ffttl
of the work with success requires Ohio and Potomac Rivers at rate of one
, ot-nATCT Tt ,a a ' and- one-third first-class standard one
the most patient .study. It is aft f d tnp Tickets on
stndv in the Droiecution oi wnicn sale uec aa, vd, 24,.&. o,
- j.
30
also Dec.
And 31. 1898. Jan. 1, 2. 1899. with final
limit Jan. 4, 1899. Tickets may be sold
to students and teachers upon presenta-
He must be as independent and j ,ntnderit. Piincipal or President of
the teacher can not imitate even
with a small chance of success.
original in his thought as the chil
dren it is his duty to study.
H T JLudwig.
A T ache and Rheumatism relieves
Y 'mias Brnre Plaster 1
schools and colleges, under the forego
ing conditions on Dec. 16 to 2-5, 1898, in
clusive, with final limit Jan. 4, 1899, ex
cept that tickets for students must not
be sold to points on. the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railway, Macon,
Dublin & Savannah R. R. or Richmond,
Nicholasyille, Iryine & Beattyville R'y.
PRESENTS! Oh, Yes! You must have presents for
Christmas times. We don't know 6f any better place in the
State of North' Carolina to buy a useful as well as an orna
mental PRESENT than the .
FURNITURE HOUSE BELL HARRIS & CQ.
SEE Run over the list and see if we are not correct, One
Hundred Bed Room Suits in all the fancy woods. Parlor
good, medium and best. Wardrobes, Side Boards, China
Closets, Office Desks, Book Cases, Hall Racks, Rocking
Chairs, Dining Chairs and all kinds of children Chairs, Bis
sels Carpet Sweepers, Cook Stoves, Mattress and Spring Baby
Tenders, Boy Wagons, Go Carts, Coasters, Trycicles, Yeloso-
peds, etc.
Our line of Pictures and Frames, Mirrors, Lamp9, etc,
musi be seen to be appreciated. We haye bought largely.
We have bought at right prices. We have bought to sell if
you will favor us with a call we will conyince you that we
mean just what we say. Come and see us. With best wishes,
for a merry Christmas we are
Youra
Bell, Harris. Coinnipany.