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b. m,-"jj"1 THE HESPERIAN STUDENT. unOun- Qul noil Vroflclt, Deficit. xnOun VOIi. VII. MAY, 1878. NO. 5. MOKNING. Whon brightly breaks tho morning, Upon earth so Htlll ami fair, How yonder lillls scorn forming With vordnro rich nnd rare. Tlio Cyprus loaves reviving Show slgiiB of former lll'o, And mnny n storm surviving, Again renews thu strife. Murk to tho hlrdH Hwcot singing, Tho Chanticleer's shrill call; Distant hulls are ringing At tho 'prooch of old King Sol ; Tho farmer ceases sleeping When ho hears tho wild bird's lay, And Idly fortli comes creeping To tho work ol another day. All Nnturo now Is working, Idlers and drones are few; Only man Is shirking, Tho work ho has to do. Then let lis, In ourllvlng, lack An Idlo.falntlng heart, And tn thlB weary bivouac At all times do our work. Q. VISIT TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MUNIOIL In this skoteh is recorded tho partial re sult of u series of visits to one of the lending ward schools of Munich, nnd of information imparted by tho obliging and cultured teachers and the gentlemanly Principal. It should bo observed that, while no po liteness or pains are spared to assist and inform the foreign visitor, who comes with an express object, "school visiting," even b the patrons, is not popular in Germany. The teachers, when interro gated on this point, frankly confess that it is regarded as an unwelcome annoyance and intrusion. The impression which one gains is that the people, the parents, make little inquiry and bear very slight anxiety for tho success and progress of tho public schools. Tho reason is ob vious, and will explain many other dll foreuccs between tho public sentiment and state of aflairs in Germany and America: Teaching is a profession and the system is compulsory. Said oncyoung lady, with an air of professional pride, " I have scr ved my probation, and passed my examin ation ; I am no longer on trial bofore my patrons." Tho Government has everything under its control. The whole machinery is ad. mirably adjusted, each wheel running in its fixed and appropriate groove. The teacher has entered upon his profession after long and vigorous apprenticeship. Hence there is no need for anxiety nor personal observation on the port of tho parent, nor desire for it on the part of tho teacher. It is necessary to mark two significant i 3 ii
