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10 THE NORMAL RECORD reassuring smile. When we finally settled down to the lesson, I called upon a bright little lad whose Drown hair was cut in bangs over his forehead, and whose sparkling eyes were over-flowing with mischief. He seemed very anxious to appear bashful and retiring for he rolled and rerolled the fronts of his coat up to his neck. I at once thought that this was my backward pupil whom I must draw out and encourage, but alas! within the next few days I found that I must encourage him to retire. The only little girl in the class, who had all the boys enthralled in her saucy curls, seemed to think that the one way of winning my favor was by keeping up a continual ten-tale on her classmates. T~ds did not, in the least, diminish the love and respect which the boyg telt for her, and when I rebuked her saying that only silly little girls tell tales, one of her ardent admirers with a defiant air and uptilted nose, not In the Lest of order, promptly answered, "You're a girl." After a few days a little boy who seemed very bright, and th:9 back part of whose trousers consisted chiefly of a bias patch, entered the class. I soon found that his particular talent was draw ing. One day I read to the class the story of the "Goose that Laid the Golden Egg," and told them to illustrate the story on the board. This little fellow drew the goose walking dejectedly from the house to the barn, his place of execution, and leaving three golden eggs behind him. He was as conceited as a young Raphael over his drawings and when he turned around and saw a smile on my face, he said, apologetically, "That's no good." I immediately reassured him and tried to look serious. This same little boy was quite a good reader and was very anxious to keep ahead of the class. One day just as the bell rang he came up to me and read part of his lesson in one breath before I could stop him. The next day when I said that he must read the same lesson again his American spirit asserted itself. He read the lesson but his wounded pride overcame his good judgment and his distress displayed itself in tears. My tender feelings were touched and I tried to make amends by saying, "Why, dear, what is the matter?" and bless his proud little spirit, he answered, "I think I am taking cold,—but I read it yesterday." I used to tell my folks about my class and the comical things each one said and they were very much interested in the pupils. I will never forget the day my sister visited and how anxious I was to show what excellent discipline I obtained. But Fate was against me that day! When I gave the command to open reading books, one boy began to giggle and said that he brought his music book instead of his reading book. This amused the class so much that they laughed long and loud. I was becoming exasperated when the principal stepped in and frightened me more than she did the children, for when she demanded an explanation of the noise they began to tell her as if they expected her to see the joke and laugh with them. But this is not the worst that happened that day. I read the story of Hassan and His Camel and asked the little girl to tell the story to the class. After a few moments' hesitation she came up looking doubtful and conscious at the visitor. She stood there twisting a wayward curl and finally when I mastered her unsteady gaze she said, "I have forgotten the first of it." I Immediate-
Object Description
Title | The Normal Record. April 1906 |
Original Date | 1906-04 |
Description | The Record. Published by the Associated Students of Chico State College. |
Creator | Chico State College |
Location of Original | Archives |
Call Number | LD723 C57 |
Digital Collection | The Record: Chico State Yearbook Collection |
Digital Repository | Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. |
Description-Abstract | The Record served as both a student magazine and a commencement program for Chico Normal School. In the year 1906 it was published nearly every month. |
Date Digital | 2013 |
Language | eng |
Rights | For information on the use of the images in this collection contact the Special Collections Department at 530.898-6342 or email: specialcollections@csuchico.edu |
Format | image/tiff |
Filename | index.cpd |
Description
Title | 1906_04_NormalRecord.018 |
Original Date | 1906-04 |
OCR- Transcript | 10 THE NORMAL RECORD reassuring smile. When we finally settled down to the lesson, I called upon a bright little lad whose Drown hair was cut in bangs over his forehead, and whose sparkling eyes were over-flowing with mischief. He seemed very anxious to appear bashful and retiring for he rolled and rerolled the fronts of his coat up to his neck. I at once thought that this was my backward pupil whom I must draw out and encourage, but alas! within the next few days I found that I must encourage him to retire. The only little girl in the class, who had all the boys enthralled in her saucy curls, seemed to think that the one way of winning my favor was by keeping up a continual ten-tale on her classmates. T~ds did not, in the least, diminish the love and respect which the boyg telt for her, and when I rebuked her saying that only silly little girls tell tales, one of her ardent admirers with a defiant air and uptilted nose, not In the Lest of order, promptly answered, "You're a girl." After a few days a little boy who seemed very bright, and th:9 back part of whose trousers consisted chiefly of a bias patch, entered the class. I soon found that his particular talent was draw ing. One day I read to the class the story of the "Goose that Laid the Golden Egg," and told them to illustrate the story on the board. This little fellow drew the goose walking dejectedly from the house to the barn, his place of execution, and leaving three golden eggs behind him. He was as conceited as a young Raphael over his drawings and when he turned around and saw a smile on my face, he said, apologetically, "That's no good." I immediately reassured him and tried to look serious. This same little boy was quite a good reader and was very anxious to keep ahead of the class. One day just as the bell rang he came up to me and read part of his lesson in one breath before I could stop him. The next day when I said that he must read the same lesson again his American spirit asserted itself. He read the lesson but his wounded pride overcame his good judgment and his distress displayed itself in tears. My tender feelings were touched and I tried to make amends by saying, "Why, dear, what is the matter?" and bless his proud little spirit, he answered, "I think I am taking cold,—but I read it yesterday." I used to tell my folks about my class and the comical things each one said and they were very much interested in the pupils. I will never forget the day my sister visited and how anxious I was to show what excellent discipline I obtained. But Fate was against me that day! When I gave the command to open reading books, one boy began to giggle and said that he brought his music book instead of his reading book. This amused the class so much that they laughed long and loud. I was becoming exasperated when the principal stepped in and frightened me more than she did the children, for when she demanded an explanation of the noise they began to tell her as if they expected her to see the joke and laugh with them. But this is not the worst that happened that day. I read the story of Hassan and His Camel and asked the little girl to tell the story to the class. After a few moments' hesitation she came up looking doubtful and conscious at the visitor. She stood there twisting a wayward curl and finally when I mastered her unsteady gaze she said, "I have forgotten the first of it." I Immediate- |