New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-21
~. T.,china Pros.siou,


The Teaching Profession'
We were 10, Ss,o-cSy evening, a. ne Teach
err. Association, v CD neetso rce 10 two months,
sttheNew Soorene Courtroom. Tee C1estion %
for discoion related 70 the sdvisab sness Of intro
dacing Pbonogrspby Is E branch = ina,t9cnon
into the Ward and Public Schools Of go C-iy.
Whsnwe were boys and belongeito j1'e'H &C.
basing society we -ern snbertha.thosew whose o'''-
ne.. Il was b take par. ia the ezercses' to5k tDe
.rouble % ex.rne the subject they were expected
% ..lk ,bout before they talked. We wee 90
pr.ed N and ,h.. or Ci'y teachers I'd ti'c'ffsa
,ha. who...prne habit. 4 raslor.tyo ri las y as
avowed themselves entirely 2oo-ani o. --0
ice, they had in hand, and ~ti-l ttfy ~
on the public by sdve risen snt ihfo's' ''1
papers, 70 assemble snd hear them r''1-''' 49,
concluded By laying u or the table - % 'e'.1'
ma, s,v fot,re time. whics We ,hooFn'i under
the circumstances. tho most sel1lD.c e.spos.t-2A
that could be made Of H.
Seriously teachers NJ the highest c asa o. sc1oos
10 o. crest metropolitan city Of America, should
not be gaiI'y Of the prerh.y Of debating ir Ppol1
upon any subjso. on vh.ch they nc DC. ou.y ~.
prepared 20 give rpe and wo'lc'nsidered v.eTs
OF lhlD'i HliJhs Dss AsN Ht..'|" .'"f
claiming the Goor are col.cssed j entirely ig-o-
r,nt--espsc.aily. no. when the SD ct is ore ita-
medately connected with their own pro'e's'o0'
and which 10 already introduced into many o. TIE
schools .nd taught by tho less h1v gang fo1e'f'
among their own a'soois,cs
We have been struck by he fact Lar t'ese
discussions positively s;trac. 10 'ofiene' rom
sroong the community. I'D are but ieehIY ~
tended By TIE teachers themselves. D'"Ao's
rae, the hour. There is obviously some grand
defect Of that Drssf,ac that ought % a@'n1 NO
public sssernbsge Of q profess on WHICH, ~ ? c.-}
like ours. should be composed Of men c'poo'o OIL
enlvening an evenings entertainment with vi
argument md illustration, classical til1siors and
Original designs snd conceptions, Or who at ~
events, should be able TO surround with interest
and throw light upon whateg so'je', 'ney ,'1-n
connected with their own pursui.g.
We speak plainly because We sro groaty H-
tere.ted in sducstion end tho public profession Of
teaching. great par Of the de's't we nave
Just noticed--ss well as many more tAat we may
notice hereafter-is 70 be attributed % ths io''
that this class Of public men have heretofore o.
most entirely escaped criticism. They rave d"et
in a world Of their own In which they are t'"eys
masters. The press has seldom noticed the schools
public private, except 90 bestoV ,ldiscritn.nete
praise. II seems hardly 70 h"vc occurred ciner
20 tho teachers OF p1bhc schools thems Ives ~ 70
the community. that these men tro '1e pub. se7-
wants, living on the public money, End ic0ce thni
their characters IN tl particular1 touching tt-r
fitness Tor their proless on, arc pub property 'i
fairly open to public discussion. IlcIr se''l.i'e-
ness on this point, which W tnvo wounded o'
one or two occasions is therefore mittateu, tosoy'
the least A candidate for @ poitcr. oA'e ha' 70
UNDERGO the ordeal o. public iryes.lPatio1. i
pobic singer has 20 submit 20 c-'Ic'n o. iae
seyerest cast. Ocr medical men 80 now hcnf.s ed
by the press without gloves and though they
squirmed little a. first, hey are getting used to
il, ss GELS do TO SHINING and 'he puhic good
rost assured, sill come " i.. Il . teachers turn
mast come next--no. 20 properly TIE teachers OF
private schools, because an individual chooses
10 employ N ign0r0mus 20 teach Is own Gale
dren. IL ia less Immediately the business O; re
public but public teschers mus. make up tbeIr
minds to have their qualifications iof their probes
sion thoroughly ventilated by tho press tni tie
community. For our part when We notice them
twill be with 81 honest zoc' g. probe t1e pre-
tentious swell OF pompous ignorance end O. c1'
through the narrow prciud.cesoi pecaiu} lutt IS
feariessiy and thoroughly Is we shti GA the other
hand beslow Discriminating praise when 70 our
Judgment praise is due. luieel j. is Is no other
course, rs We conceive, thar our system of edlcR
ton aud tho profession OF tesohiug can be render
cd what they should be. No whining Cb7rt tie
public depreciation of ths business Ct teaching
will hep the matter s. bile the teachers Themselves
are deficient In any requirement and exc. encc !
proper 70 their ART and D, they arr 70 deficient |
they can only know il by being cola 80, ss other
public men told O, taer d,Gcicacies ia der
respective stations There Is no spccia sanot'y
that we are sw are Of about the Office o. rae school
teacher that should protect him from 'oe same
wholesome supervision which other public ser
wants are found 70 require.
Ofcourse, every general criticism implies indie
vidual exceptions Tnere are among the teachers
Of Newly orb men OF em'ncn, abilities end OF great
sdaptedness 20 their calling. Many o. these We
know are repealed from the meetings. OF The Asso-
citation by the general cast OF ju'.neis we have
ndserted to Others ct themwho attend take lizzie
interes, it These men Will admit the truth OF
what we have said They thinA rs &C. tina;
the teachers ought e. possess the talent aud the
tact 10 crowd hall with eager listeners 70 their
discussions.
~ II. McGregor, lr. ESQ. will please socept
An, ,hsnk, for cnpy of the G1si0g Als Of Tuesday.