Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-07

home To secure true cad Contemplated BY our sci Oh
good moral influences, and Wholesome fcsrnins while IN
sco9 as hat they receive instruction in the studies
Of teachers duty watch over the Intercourse Ind
naDs o. ms scholars and to mpa and enforce lessons Of
morality and virtue os TO hear their Rotations We not
mean that ho should spend the Of time or that
ne must neessGry and regularly make formal cxcrc1Si
o we 40 say l no teacher who negects this essential part
his duty can be truly called good teacher To cultivate
The intellect Is noble Dotk but promote orat toorI ia
still nober work and both oonspo make tho teacbot,s
calling one Of immense Importance The eache mind should
m, ero moral and accountable beings TINT he STAMP
ing upon them day by day their future Characters he is
ige hopuone moulding them for the places they ell
wo ,o senate or prison. pulpit calod contrib
nnyy 'R% aiding TO es,abs9 give asoen
strengthening those popeuses which my yo ron5er te,a
curses 10 themseyes and to others nay morethat while no
PuIsuIs dhy vocqtion he is Of Necessity contributing to
Torn hS character and determine ho condition for
These COMPLICATIONS attach an rmozir, it-tn,o T., ,,
teacher. work. and tho toacer who du d om can " o u
Oc Ienss IN duty and Id WAC feel. them not should
scemshardy necessary osenar that eyy ticher should
a. possessed Of an rvoaeFae moral character he should
rnish pattern of moral excellence every dav inter
course with his scholars. Children furnish sad ind sufficient
regulated communities they arc exposed to Vicious exS
PIES which they arc too ready initiate The school instead
they often do should be the favored soil Of overg Tif
uou, growth where poisonous ansare rooted up secure
The lesson conveyed by the teachers and example,
VIII be sooner learned and longer remembered than e pre-
Hg that example wbo copied more ers perfectly by The
whole school And no parent should feel willing his
child IN the care of teacher the lneanfents whose moral
character he would not be willing to anr and stamp
cd upon that child The teacher ncucao OF NOR
atty, but If at variance with his exompe they will be-
worse than Idle they will encourage hypocrisy and deceit
Yet such instances not have known teach
er 10 reproye his pupils for profanity when by
hem That IN the company of others he allowed himself the
same wee Thus, while he quietng his Conscience
and taxing credit to himself for the he was incu
eating upon bis scholars, he teaching them profanity and
teachers influence will fol long after he is laid in his raye
ApS yP y me would make TIE eo, San be was
would compensate for tho loss of virtue and good
Strange that parents can be blinded the interests Of
i, hsensole to their high solemn obligations
and to them to society and to their God trust their
lns 10 immoral hands When we remember that fourth
part OF the population Of Vermont receiving their
training in the schools and that in tr years that same one
give character society," every friend of virtue and humanity
must feel panied at the undeniablo fact assume
thesoemn responsibilities Of teqchers whose CHARACTERS
are not fit models for children and youth to initiate
bnt ios not enough that the teacher be free from vicious
moral excellence lie should incUcIe moral peeepts, a
Of truth and duty and then ombody his teachings in his own
life, and Impress them by his example,
But we will specify particularly few Of the qualities
He should understand the grounds Of moral obligation, Of a
and government This is necessary that he may rightly gov
some means IN preserving order in school he fails of Perio
if he leaves the impression their minds that rules $50
made and enforced merely as matter of eredeney Regar
dcd so, the evrof violating themis but Gt,c7 only
occasonng little neonr the igrong of thing viii
be overlooked entirely The grounds gocmeat arc to bo
sought in mans and his and tog
children may be able understand the true pbosanb
OF government they should early be taught to respect it,
reverence authority and attach saorodnes a and feel
that they cannot be tramped with IMMUNITY that wher
ever authority is rghtfuy constituted there exists solemn
10 OBEY, whch cannot be violated without sOral
rong They should early be taught that they the sub
and conscience, and from which they release them.
selves That the 'Powers that be ordained of Cod,
the family the choo The State they are bounG by aorai
Obligation to yield ready and cheerful obedience ali good and
IA Tho Id.
their ghtiuns and PToprey Let these proper
riots and hwess violence As the children entered upon tho
stag our government and laws would find in them friends
But teach these lessons ctctuuly the teacher must first
nave learned them he must feel the claims Of upon him
He show scholars that he FecoSa g %
Cogaon un acknowledges the sway of lar the laws Of
conscience and reason, the laws OF the land the laws Of
Godand that he controlled by them and not y imp"e or
passion That he feels his responsibility teachef acny
or me tune IN the place OF parent and that he feels firm pur
to have subodnatou his regulations respected and s
solemn of duty and accountability; decided vel accom
panied with madness and lore To do act thus; he must
he vii not act the part of tyGn, but of parent He will
a praise 10 them that do HeH."
3D. He should feel profound respect for the Word or God
and the religion Of the gospel His life and department. as
the Bible in his hands, aud refer to it, without INV G
consistency He should refer oit divine auhorv tho
He should teach his scholars to treat with the
Claims Rightly used he willnake invaluable aid in the
right government of his school its influence cannot safely e
dispensed with In nfle France the experiment has beeo
made of excluding the Bible aud religion from the Schools and
they seeking retrieve their error by reennc
them. But it is design to speak of Of the Ble
Gas that will be done by another bat the Importance If
that moral qualification in the teacher which will enable him
to use with poPety and success Unless he profound
respect and for its divine authority, will be in
danger of appealing to with air of eyty and trdng az
that while he may hatte himself he is teaching good morals
he will be in fact undermining the very foundations Of or
aty and virtue and religion by destroying the minds Of
children authority of the Word of The pure moral
W of the BIBLE every teacher should ncucatc, and
do better than draw his lessons directly from And who
win fear the effect of ths For the honor of State The
safety Of institutions, and the salvation our chin
we believe will object. SariGRisla lie what the peo,
pie feaet that be 6unsed from the schools but the great
lessons of truth and duty found in the gospel one can be
unwilling to have the teacher ncucaie The teacher should
feel and manifest respect for the Institutions religion lie
should honor and sacredy observe the Sabbath that paad-
um Of religion and civil freedom He who abates aught from
It's sancty in the minds Of children, by his words acts
an unsafe Instructor.
3d. The teacher should he possessed of real benevolenco
The love Of money! may lead one to in the work
lie stay his appointed hours and regularly go through
the routine of The school, but unless he is prompted by no
bier motive than the poor reward OF money he may receive
certainly he will not be coodeaeher. Let any one look
into miserable schoohOuses in the Keen cold Of wntcr
or suy heat OF summer where everything arranged
discomfort and teacher weurying out his patience and
strength with thirty fifty children, with All manner of dis
positions habits, Of them unloraJle NOISY and in
doent and stupid and restless and indifferent mcevous
where applause is be won, LEFT to themselves perbaps
for whole term with few tokens of interest," or sympathy
through it all, faithfully and esseyjhiy.
4th. teacher should have that sense of Propray and f
ness which will and imprOpetos il his sc6o
In school, many habits formed confirmed, which
though positively immoral will affect the individuals re-
spoctabiy and happiness and usefulness through e Naay
teachers allow their pupils address them without any title
of respect lush into school in an independent boerous
ner, THEN hats to their say yes and all,
pay respect and superiority and improper and
vulgar expressions. teacher should have that qck
of propricty which will feel panied AT such like impropre-
ties and regard the trouble Of correcting less than the pain of
enduring them. $40
Again. teacher should feel 5ndaess for Children and lore
for he employment % teaching person who can't bear tho
sight children whose looks epe hei who feels annoyed
y their childish talk and acts and submits the dudserv Of
1strciine them from unwecome necessity, cannot be
GOOD teaefee ought to teach at ALL love children
win i've an mir of pleasanness the school room save tho
teacher om peunnce, and the children from the effects
of it, will enable him to meet with ehecRess tho little
encounter, and mike the otherwise ed-
Gus hours glide away nscnsb He will not be goadod his
work by Of dy merely, and with looks which
will be reflected om all the faces about him, and tend
nourabe of disposition but he will GO, rather
before than after tho time and with light hoaI and cheer
ul looks which will make all happy around him. His love will
temper his severity and without Interfering with his nness
and decision his epoos and corrections koeRy
felt.
Finally true manly pey is exceedingly desirable in teach
en- This will give additional vaIe all his other quahoa-
tons and constitute the pledge of fidelity. True pe
will lead him under solemn and abiding sense of re-
sponsbty and be conscientious in the performance OF ev-
cry duty. II will promote that sefcontTo so necessary for
teacher of tomperS milness torheaanee aud
touee will in replace selnshness with benevo
lent and furnish him with the highest and strongest motives
TO thuness lively OF the truth that the minds
which he is acting stamped with Immortality and that be is
forming characters for nermnabo existence, will attach
and Importance to his work which VIII lead him
TO engage il with solemn canesness and fidelity We do
not say that this should be in all insisted upon an in