human
I was a boy once, Mr. Lowington, said the vice-principal;
gpt
I am conscious that he is not the right person. In the case of Kendall, he protested against my decision, and had the impudence to tell me that I lacked judgment. I have engaged him for a year. What shall I do?
human
I hardly know; but we shall be in trouble as long as he is in the squadron. We must give the boys fair play, if we expect them to do their duty.
gpt
I have kept Duncan on board the ship, and I suppose I must punish him, added Mr. Lowington.
human
He plotted mischief, but he has really done nothing.
gpt
Excuse me,
human
Come in, doctor; I wish to see you,
gpt
The pedagogue of the past is rapidly going out of fashion, said the doctor.
human
Our educational system is progressive, and it will no longer tolerate the teacher who is the petty tyrant he was twenty years ago. Mr. Hamblin is an old-school pedagogue. His will is law, which is all right to a certain extent. The teacher must be the judge between right and wrong; but he must be gentle and kind, and raise no false issues between his pupil and himself. Mr. Hamblin is not gentle and kind. He is capricious, wilful, and passionate.
gpt
I agree with you in regard to Mr. Hamblin; but what shall I do?
human
Discharge him, replied the doctor, promptly.
gpt
Any instructor who cannot get along with Paul Kendall, without quarrelling, is not fit for his place. The students of the Josephine have hazed Mr. Hamblin out of pure sympathy for their captain.
human
I have engaged Mr. Hamblin for a year from the 1st of July.
gpt
I should pay him his salary in full, and let him depart in peace, if he would.
human
We need his services as an instructor.
gpt
So far as that is concerned, I will volunteer to take the department of mathematics. I was a tutor in college in that branch for a couple of years.