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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1895)
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. Manatrd bjr lh. folk ttinly Tcacb.r'B At orinUuii, and rt.voUHl U lit advancement uf tho Publk- 8kouta, KDlftU Bt PROS. T. A. HAY EH, lBdpDdBc. Oregon. All (oMniiatortliiu fwfeUnf to M. ofk Mul b. ililfmiil la UM odllor g thla fmnaMua. Te 10,000 lit Tsar. y Rufl. J. M. OfWtw4, Kaoaa. Ctty, Vo. Children are . usually not ad tnittcd to the public school before they are. five year old; some of the states keep them out until they are six, and a few exclude them, in sum cases, till they are seven. In general a ehild should not be started to school before the sixth .r. At that rear the brain has attained about 85 per cent of its adult rite, and the cnild Is aite w use it with as much precision as he controls bis hands and feet. With out pursuing this remark further, t wish to call stiention to what an average child from six to eight of aire will do in numbers the first year he atteuds school, if a "A 1 I. . he attends scnooi, u no u chance; and it is the chance that I am contending for at this time. If any one's toes are tramped, he can obtain ample redreas by pitching into me. I assert that the educational doctors, big-pill, little-pill, foreign, or native, from Missouri, Massa chusetts, or the Sandwich Islands, who prescribe ,"10," or "100," as the maximum dose which the thild should Uke the first year he Is in school, should be "bored with it dull gimlet for the simples." Such an educator is a fhter subject to lead the "Alliance Folks" to a . haystack than to outline number ," work for little children. ' P There are crimes of a more virulent nature than others. It is - more hutoane to kill fellow crea ; t ure by one blow with a bludgeou than it is to flay him alive, or to t starve him in a noisome dungeou, or to press him to a pulp by a : slowly descending heavy mass of !: wood or iron. " But what arc these ; method of torture, compsred to the person who sets himself upas s teacher, and then," in the name o? education, starves the mind to ' a mental death?. Who will say it is not a more heuious crime? It . m'ay lack the "element of intent, and,- therefore, save the culprit from hanging or electrocution, but the effect is the same. - If such an instructor should be arrested for mental murder, what plea could he make that would hold good st the Bar of High Heaven? Ignorance by appealing to mercy might save him, but outraged justice never! ' How long does it lake the aver age child to learn his letters? How long, reader, were you at that job? This question was put to 165 teachers at an institute in Iowa by the writer, and only one person of that number remembered when no did learn his ''a, b, c'b," and yet a noted educator had spent forty-five minutes in showing what a hercu lean task it is for children to learn their, letters. How long will it take for the child to learn from KJ to 9?" Should it take more than a day for this job, even if it Be let 6y contract? , , In a week a child will read num bers up to 100. if the teacher will first let him learn 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100. A little practice each day and the job is completed. If the child cannot count to a hundred, have him Jeslro to do so at once. Children at first Usually count away from the objects to be counted, if they are'put to counting tbem. That is, they like to exercise their imagina tions in counting as well as in other matters. It is a good thing for tbem to de so, irrespective of objects or previous conditions oi of mental, moral, or educational servitude. Let the fancy caper, is an: excellent motto. The next step is to have them read 11, 21. 31, 41, b ts 71,81, 9lr 101, Only he figure changes at each step. Some fellow from the rural district, or the city percentage district will hop up and say, "Mr. Speaker, it can't be did!" Hold on, my worthy friend. Where is the child that ever went to school for a week, unless it be a school for the deaf and dumb, that did not learn: 'Ten, ten, double-ten, forty-five, and fifteen," and have these separ ate things creep up through his thiaking apparatus as fixed forms for all time eh? But now let us reconstruct To dejtroy the foundation of belief, aud not to give something better in its place, is wrong. i Teachers, one more sacrifice! Throw awav ill your shoe-pegs, tooth picks, beans, grains of corn, and seldom or never use them ex cept to illustrate some point Put your children to working with number, If you want them to pull ahead. If you give concrete ex ample, follow it by an abstract one. If one is to be solved on the slate or blackboard, give the next one at a mental problem to ho solved in the head. I can take a class of average children of the age mentioned, and I will give no more time to num bers than I give to other subjects proportionally, and in one year's time, they will write numbers cor rectly to 1.000.000: add columns of figures up to 100, like a streak of greased lightning; subtract readily, multiply by three or four figures, and divide numbers by any one of the 9 digits, and not hurt or strain or tire their thinkers the least bit Try it Some years ago, I took charge of a class of a dozen little boys and girls, and I heard them for forty minutes each day recite their number lessons. The first rule was, that no one would ever copy or look at another's work till he had fiuished his own. All their written work was put on the black board during the recitation. During the year, no one ever copied from another. Honest failure was meritorious, and they so regarded it. This class not ouly read ana wrote numbers to trillions rapidly, but thev could work by "long division," as well ss by short, and thev had learned all the simpler cases of fractions as well ss nearly all the tables, by doing them in reduction. They neglected no other work, bnt thev were always a little ahead of time in getting into my recitation room. Instead of having children copy 'nonsense" on their slates, and calling it "little stories in num bers" nut the children to the blackboard, give problems either to the entire class, or to each in dividual member, or to sections of the class, and put them to work and let them work with a will, not ream and snore, and grow lazy and dull, doing a little very laboriously. We want teachers ho know how to net children to do rapid, intelligent, sensible work. Method in general is worth some thing, but that which cannot be tint into Dractice. and does not charge the pupils with enthusiasm, is not worth raising a disturbance over. Throw away the things about numbers, and let the children work with numbers, if you wish to succeed and quiet your conscience. This is getting at the subject in downright earnest. Teachers Take Notice. After consultation with the county school superintendent, I think best to change time of the next teachers meeting to the second Saturday in May on account of the conflict in dates, between this and the Polk County Union 8. S. Association, which meets on the first Saturday in May. As many would like to attend both meetings, andsoraeare on both pro grams I make the change. W. I. Reynolds, Pres. EEP0ET3. BL'ESA VISTA PUBLIC SCHOOL. For year ending April 19, 1895: Number days ttendance.. 8120)i " abeence 6.'Wi " Urdies " enrolled 8" Average number belonging 63 " daily attendance 69 Per cent ot attendance. 03.8 Number caees corporal punishment 0 This year's graduating class con sists of seven members. Their work, for the past two years was above the average for public school pupils. Their average grades are: Robt. Emmons, 92 2-11; Grace White man, 91 6-11; Owen Powell, 90 10 11; Edna Culver, 90 8-11; Williard McClain,90 Ml; Clarence Culver, 84 2-11; Charley McClain 82. J. W. Stobms, Prin. MOXMOCTH PUBLIC SCHOOL. For the month ending April 19, 1895: Number davs attendance... KbMncs 175 " trdv 88 136 133 125 93 4o enrolled. Avenge number belonging.. Average daily attendance Percent of ttendam Roll of honor F. Lojio, Prin. PAKKEK PUBLIC SCHOOL. For the month ending April 5, 1895: so :t Number days tanitht Number tUvs iienilmc. .. i abifuo. UnW - " enrolled ..-.- i .till atlmwunee . 1 Those neither absent nor tardy during the month are, I11 Orig- by, Belle and Tommie Calbreath, Nannie ChsmWrs and Jennie Tom. Nsttik Chosbv, Teacher. BRinOXPOHT PfBMO SCHOOL. "Vor the month ending April f, .Number enroll!..-....- -- Uirls 1 Average atteudnueo .. - - Number Urdv.... Names of those on roll of honor are, Willie Shepherd and Uverue Burns. C. J. Graham, Teacher. THKPOLK COUNTY I 11 ESS. ws Items ami Editorial Ex lr e union. (Transcript) It is a source of satisfaction to know that Dallas has three men who are "sound on republicanism." It is said the South Methodists of Dallas will this year build a new edifice in which to worship. Eight or ten of our wheelman took a spin around Monmouth and Independence, Sunday. Itev. Ross, tho evaugelUt, who stirred things from center to cir cumference in Dallas two years ago. is expected here to open out a meeting about the first of May. Sheriff Hummer has an indus trious set of "bees" in the comity hive. They complained of having nothing to do, so the sheriff got s lot of wood, some buck-saws and put them to work. A capital idea. W. E. Clark, of Rickreall, was up to see ns last Friday. He say that Messrs. Gibson, Burvh and Foreman have bought of Messrs. Kuykeudall, and KirklanJ the the Dixie dryer and that it is in tended the institution will bo run by ladies. Church street, through which runs the railroad track, is a dis urncfl tr the town, as it will mire a saddle-blanket almost its entire length. If there is no way in which this street can be improved, it should be fenced up to the track and abandoned to travel. One of the greatest sources of revenue that could come to Dallas ..1,1 l.n tUa nnoninir 11 n nfthfl stone quarry three miles southwest of town. We haye seen samples of rock taken from the Yaquina quarry, which is rated as high grade rock; but it doesn't begin to compare in fineness of texture and and firmness with that from the Dallas quarry (Observer.) "Uncle Cage" Morrison is still very poorly. Polk county's tax has been roll ing in for the past few weeks at a pretty good rate. At present there has been 125,153.41 collected. The meeting at the Baptist church under the management of Rev. Swackhammcr closed oa last Sundy evening. Thero were not so many converts at this meeting, but the congregation was wonder fully revived. Rev. Swackhamtner, who is a forcible and entertaining speaker, will talk to this church each Sunday. Sheriff Plummer, on complaint of W. Waterhouse of Monmouth, brought ncnry itinmger weiure iuc , ' .r County Judge on the charge of .. - i i r . l - insanity, Wednesday. The com plaint was not sustained, and Mr. Kidlnger was set at liberty, The following officers were elect ed to serve the Dallas Hook & Lad der Company: H. B. Grant, president; E. D. Co;per, secretary; T. A. Riggs, financial secretary; II. C. Dale, treasurer; Al Dray, foreman; B. H. Grant, 1st asst. foreman; Geo. Richmond, 2nd asst. foreman, Geo. Bowles, janitor. Dallas baa many natural advan tages to be a prosperous little city. All she needs is to develop these resources, and keep going the en terprises she has already under taken. (.Itemizer.) Loren Bailey, of Bethel, is a warden at the insane axylum. Iu the schools of this county there are not now one case of cor poral punishment where there were five a few years ago, nor does it necessarily imply less firmness oi government. It is a fact that the best disciplinarians have the least friction in school. A few ex tra toogb hove or girls may have to be handled roughly a time or I two until Ihej are nwde to roalue .i .... .i. . i,..r U master of the i u'""""" " : wi i-w 0 occasion and tnsi ".-j ""- have. Whsre one find, mat she cannot irovern a school without continuously rating to harsh means, U U evidence that the per son was not cut out Rr ,"'r and ought to cngg" In www other calling. Some chicken steslers have bven plying their vocation In the north ern part of the county. All of our older residents know Ed CaysUl as a Dallas raised boy. A number of his former school mates and playmates have Ix-cn invited to attend his wedding at Vacaville, California, next Wednes day. From Willamina we understand that Messrs. Stone, Savage, Camp bell arJ Lanison hare driven their ealtle tb the mountains to remain until fall and that the Lost named has about 400 head of cattle. Ross and Henry Tigg and Charlie jRlchardson will ;sUrt for (hiatemala. In Central America, next week. The boys will travel in a light wagon s far a San Francisco, where they expect to dispose of their traveling outfit, uml Pit hv water tho rest ol their journey. McCoy Cor. Miss Ellen Sykes started th 31st of March ou a trip to England via San Francisco, Now Orleans and Pennsylvania. Popcorn Cor. C. I(. Barberow and Mr. Chileot, of I-fwlsvillc, have split a week prospecting over in the Sileta region and found some good vacant land and lota of fino timber. When they came out last Saturday the snow was throe feet deep at the upper un bark camp. rri:.ns of intkkiwi' Gathered from our Various Exchanges Throughout tba State. Tho city of Tillamook id out if debt, has money in the treasury, and levied no tax this year. Dougla9 county's debt is $124, 520.51, less by 19,340 than that or a year ago. Sixteen carloads of sheep, about 3000 head left The Dalles yester day for the East. Win. Levens, who is working a cluini on Tennesce Gulch, has one of tho beat paying mines in So.ilh- Mil OrPffOn. DO llOU liti JlOWaSlll) ..... 'Canyonville recently with ?7U) or 800 in gold dust taken out of two or three sluice boxes. D. S. Bales, of Trk, Tillamook county, has a mental affection which has alarmrd Iiib family, and hichmay result ?crinily. About two weeks as0 he bj-yaii complain ing of a pain in his head and since that time eetms to haye lest his memory entirely. He talks ration ally at times, but with difliculy remember anything which happen ed in the past, no mutter how recently. The 16-year old son of Mr. Ken ney, residing three miles above Holly, on the Calapooia, a few day ago ran upon an oll cougar anil three yearling cub3. Tho boy only j had a 22-caliber rifle; but he faced the music, and beforo he wns through with tho cougars every! one "bit the dust." Four in on day is a good record, and the boy ! has the scalps to testify to his prowess. The accidental shooting of Mrs. - Pratt of Whiteson which occured 4 ,ov . tl.a Oth mat wan a tiMMiliar on the via inst., was a peculiar accident. The ball left the Win chester rifle in the hands of her husband, passed through an over eoat, then a partition, striking the lady on the hip, glance I downward around the femur born- and passed through the fleshy wtion of the opposite thigh, missed by a few inches the thorax of a small hoy, passed through another partition and was picked up outside of the house. The lady is recovering. We have from good but unofficial authority, saya the Yamhill County Reporter, that the engineer has filed his report and estimate of the Lafayette locks project with the department in Washington. Our infomant states that the report is favorable and the estimate of cost below what was generally expected, being somewhere below 170,000. With such a favorable report, in view of other circumstances sur rounding, there is every reason to anticipate favorable action from coiigresj at the coming session. It is indeed probablo that the appro priation will be made and the work nlcid under contract inside of r twelve months. A WJ f 1 1 -J I I -J W ' for infantfl and uniiarcn. Thirty .fctrjr.H.wH j.r?? WaH ,mr ti..MPtta.irit...r.. Children Cry for we sen Seised, HOWS. A Garden Cultivator 1 nn implement y.m cannot get along without. They coat July a trtllo when loiil.t at our st.re. SA Sweat Pad Will i.rotict Vftir j rcrvice. We've ju-t FRA7FR & SON. Monmouth. Alexander-Cooper Drug Co Alivays uim to pleaee and keep on band Perfumes, Stationery, Taint, OUh, Varnishes, Brtisher, Combs, f-'O0)H, Syringes, Prescriptions :-: Carefully -:- Compounded Day or Nig lit. Nceil C'lcnr Ilcnd-. Working people need clear hwid, sound deep and j.'i.od digcsliun; for if sickricfs cnies, what lin n' It is cheajier to keep well. That "cjueer feeling" springs from in digention. First you ''pooh pooh!" Then you grow ularmed and send for the doctor. No need of that. A box of Hipans Tabules will set you right and keep you right; so yon can eat, sleep and work. Aide the druggmt for them. Tired, Weak, Nervous Could Not Sleep. Prof. L. D. Edwards, of Preston, Idaho, says: was all run down, weak. Di-rvous and Irritable through overwork. I suffered from brain (a tlfrue, mental depression, etc I be came so weak and nervous that I could not sleep. I would arie tired, discouraged and blue. 1 begau taking Dr. Miles Nervine and now everything Is changed I sleep soundly, I feel bright, active and ambitious. I can do more In one any now than I n-d to do In a week. J or this great pood I pive Vr. Miles' Restorative Jierviue the sole credit, It Cures." Ir. Mll' Kerrlne ta Bold oa a mrltlvo rnmrantni thai t ba rt b.tl will U-ni-Bt. b u. ir. k.ic. kiwucni ti.nan. lad. 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