THE NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY SCHOOL The following sketch of a Country School in New England—“as it was,” is copied from the “ Columbian Muse, a selection of American Poetry, from various authors--published by Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, 1794,"—where it is credited to the New Hampshire Spy. THE COUNTRY SCHOOL “The grammar read. Tell where the place is." “ C sounds like K in cat and cases. “My book is torn.” “The next.” “ Here not" " E final makes it long-say note. What are the stops and marks, Susannab?” “Small points, Sir.”—“And how many, Hannah ?" Four, Sir.” “How many, George? You look :" “Here's more than fifty in my book.” “How's this? Just come, Sam?” Why I've been—" “Who knocks ?” “I don't know, Sir.” “Come in." “ Your most obedient, Sir ?" “And yours." “Sit down, Sir.” “Sam, put to the doors." • What do you bring to tell that's new !" "Nothing, that's either strange or true. What a prodigious school! I'm sure You've got a hundred here, or more. A word, Sir, if you please." "I will You girls, till I come in be still.” “Come, we can dance to night-so you Dismiss your brain distracting crew, And come–For all the girls are there. We'll have a fiddle and a player.” “Well, mind and have the sleigh-bells sent, I'll soon dismiss my regiment.” “Silence! The second class must read As quick as possible-proceed.. Not found your book yet? Stand-be fix'dThe next read, stop—the next-the next. You need not read again, 'tis well." “ Come Tom and Dick, chuse sides to spell. " Will this word do ?” Yes, Tom spell dunce. Sit still there all you little ones.' “I've got a word,” “Well, name it." “Gizzard." You spell it Sampson." “G, I, Z.” "Spell conscience, Jack." “K, O, N,S, H, U, N, T, S.” “Well done!" “Put out the next"--"mine is folks." “ Tim, spell it"_"P, H, O, U, X.” "O shocking! Have you all try'd ?" "No." “Say Master, but no matter, gom Lay by your books—and you, Josiah, Help Jed to make the morning fire.” INDEX TO ENGLISI PEDAGOGY. A-B-C., how taught, 417, 306. Authority in Studies; 111. Aversion to Study, 292. Aylmer, 28, 32. Bachelor of Arts, 173. Bacon, F., Memoir, 77. Raumer's Estimate of Philosophy, 77, 84, 93 Estimate of Antiquity, 85. Goethe, Criticism on, 89. Opinion of Schools of the Jesuits, 91. Genetic Method, 90. Methods should vary, 90. Public and Private Schools, 91. Acting of Plays, 93. Essay on Custoin and Education, 95 Studies, 103. Annotations on, 96, 104. Bacon, R., 80. Barrow, I., Idea of Education, 13. Beating, 55, 170. Anselm, 55. Ascham, 55, 64. Locke, 243, 260. Socrates, 62. Spencer, 369. Beds for children, 236. Behavior, formed by Practice, not by lectures, 25% Bent, Dutural, 91, 107. Bible on Education, 308, 309, 330. Biology, 392. Birch, scholastic uses of, 422. Blood, quantity and quality, 354. Bodies of Children, 347. Bond R., teacher of Aschum, 23, 405. Book-keeping, 339. Studies, 104. Bolany, 183, 190. Bowling, as Recreation, 44. Bristol Diamonds, 404. Brain, Influence on Bodily Functions, 354. Bully, the School, 440, 461. Burleigh, Memoir, 51. Advices to his Son, 51. See Advices, Burke, E., Education of Mankind, 17. Burton, W., My First Teacher, 416. Butler, Bishop, 16. Butler, S , 425. Byron, Lord, 425. Caeser, 70. Callimachus, 43. Calling, or Natural Inclination to Pursuit, 107 Campe, 209, 220. Cambridge University, 23, 167. Milton's Residence at, 167. Classification of Students, 168. Terms and Daily Routine, 169. Discipline, 170. Physical Exercise, 17). Religious Duties, 171 Curriculum, 172. Quadriennium, 172. Degrees, 173. Triennium, 174. Corporeal Punishment, 170 Crabbe, G., the Schools of the Borough, 454. Stronger than Inclination, or Precept, 95. over Precept, 102. Capacity to be searched out, 133. Special Preparation for, 356, 393. Liebig, 349. Spencer, 248. Liebig, 349. Spencer, 348. S. T., Characteristics of the Teacher, 464. Locke, 219. Janua Resernta, 179, 189. Plan of a Philosophical College, 190. " Itinerant, 190. Military Exercises, 190. Lines on his Mother, Home, and School, 433. Discipline, 453. Dancing, 44, 334. Spencer, 345. Illustrated, Consequences, 362. Picture of True, by Cowper, 453. Petty, 201. Locke, 410. Early Moral Influence, 237. Addison, 16. Education Defined, Paley, 17. Parr, 17. Wotton, 12. Abstract, 375. Building, 131. Ascham, 37. Knowledge necessary to Learning, 393. 393. 396. Fear as a Motive to Study, Ascham, 62 Locke, 264. Queen Elizabeth, 20. Lady Jane Grey, 63. Lucke, 335. Excess and Restriction, 343. Variety, 348 Locke, 234. Holy State, cited, 43. The Good Schoolmaster, 403. Value of Active Amusements, 40. Deprecates excessive attention to Music, 27. Ascham, 27. Empirical, 324. Logonomia Anglica, 164. Peity, 207. Crabbe, 458. in Tutor or Tencher, 267. Complex and Difficult, 371. Knowledge for, required, 371. Qualifications and Duties of, 267. Ascham, 70, 74. Spencer, 373. |