Jacksonville High School - Crimson J Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Colonial Administration HE DUTIES of the early colonial adminis- tration were by no means light, especially in proportion to their meager wages. One must also take into consideration that the teacher often came to the place where the scholar knew as much, if not more, than he. The scholars were chiefly boys, many of them larger and often times older than the teacher. Most of the schools began at 8:00 in the morn- ing and lasted until 11:00, when there was a recess of two hours. It began again at 1:00 and lasted until 4:00. The master was obliged to teach what is commonly known as the three R's . Great stress was also laid on spelling to keep order in the school. As the boys were very unruly and de- termined to have their own way, a packet of hickory sticks stood in a corner. These served as a truant officer. The master had to see that the fire in the rude fireplace was kept alive during the cold winter months. To do this he often sent the boys out to cut the wood. They welcomed this as a happy diversion from the monotonous routine of their studies. The teacher was generally expected to pre- sent the scholars with a book on the last day of school. This would take perhaps a week's wages, but if he failed to do this, he lost his respect and affection among the students as well as among the parents. The master did not prepare a boy for college. If he desired a college education, he was pre- pared for this by the minister of the parish, or someone who had a college education. However, we must not forget that some of the great men of our history were educated in the first stage at these little schools. Margaret Massey, '29.