The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-22
AN ADDRESS
Rad befarc he Belmont Co. Teachers
Institute, Nay 5'h, 1858,
hY JANE EpGERroS.

experience. ana are nearer Dcln2 Htt'u 10
address you on this important sub jeci than
| can hope 10 be; YET, if we who are com.
para,ively young in the profession, leave
all the work for the more experienced to
do, we impose upon them too great bur.
den; and besides. show an unwiIlngness
TO woik, which il no, in accordance with
the character OF the true teacher.
Wuh these sentiments prominently be.
fore me. will proceed 10 say what pre-.
scnls itself, with as much brielness as
possible.
Preparatory to taking charge Of a school,
there are great many things 10 be taken
into consideration. Much sellcxamina.
,ion necessary. for the purpose of seeing
,hnI we think rightly. and feel rightly.
on the grra, work we are about en- cring
upon. The qualification of teachers does
no, belong 10 this subj c,;y"r there is one
particular | wish 10 say few words on;
for it appears to me that more dep nh> on
that one Thing than on almost all Others
together. And that is the kind Of feel.
ingJ 4 teacher has toward children. and
the ideas possessed of wha, school shn'd
be. Il NAV be presumption in me to say
awnr1 ON lhe subject before this assembly.
Yet il is one IN which have .teH deeply
AMI this must be my apology.
respectfully. yet earnestly, say 10
teachers; that the first requisite for sue.
cessiully getting along in scrool. is. the
possession of sirong iorc far children.
Teachers Shonld low" their child EN- be
cause they are w,r'hy IF il; because 'heh
natures require il and ne can al hOihiHg
p,ih,M II. 1--we is the m, ,si poN er.ulund
successful accomplish her Of good. .hai can
bc brought mo the service: aud il shol'd
he sn strong that i, ,uId not 90 shaken
bv he thoughtlrss or even worse than
Ihnugh,e,s acts they may commit.
Children have some faults more ol
less as the ca-t may be but when | re
feet how mach they excel tn malorlty
If grown persons in purify. in Irutbiulncss
in S'ureritv Of character, frI lhul they
command l. va it MT for whn thy ha,,
ma le lhrm ewes. for what their CralO
has mnie Ihcm. Their happy jryousucS,
l. 18th count rpnn of sun>lin on earth -
And in their benIuy and purity inry re
sclnhlr the swe flowers, but they lar rx
eel either of these in the happiness ,heS
give To- one VIII, can see iii, il worth. " I
cannot ,hark our ever bourIiul God tn,
much, TO- perpIing his earh with chill
drcn. And ii should DC the prayer o
tcach"rS.rhar we may so ncl !rHurds tho, I
of them who are gwen into oar care, that
we may no, weaken lhrir conSricnceS.
lessen their regard Tor the sue. nnd the
righr. or chase from their hearts the hap.
py feelings Of love ami juy, in viii ii ,hey y
live and have their true bong. But, oi
the contrary. that we may develop III,
high + faculties of their natures, and. u
possible, tit them for n more exalted sphere
In lie than The present generation nccupv
This i, II high and solemn dury whic
we have taken upon ourselves; and i
shUnli engng our deepest thoughts, aud
call forth our most earnest prayers, that
we may be Influenced by love md wis.
dom from on high, so thai we may b,
enabled. prnperly t" net upon. nnl con.
rul The immoral minds with which we
are surrounded. IN this we may perhrps
find something Of A guide in turning TO our
own chidhood--that checkered scene OF
JOY and sorrow. Of hope and fear, of glad.
ness broken in bv misery. Bat amid il
al We should learn how to treat hers
We certainly ieel that our most success.
iul teachers have been those " hn let iovr
aud Kindness influence their wisdom -
Who appreciated our motives; who gave
us credit Tor possessing u desire 10 do
right, and saw III us something To com.
men'. instead of alwaNS confirming -
IL Is n fixed fact lhnl IfperSonS wonld pos
ses' an infueI ce aver us. call ouI the now.
err OF 0nr nature. and train our minds for
the highest usefulness; thew must first
gnn an Access TO our hearts, by lhr ir KIND
conduct. and the uprighlne,s aud inrcpri.
" "iiher character. Where the deeursI
sympathy oyislS, there persons have the
greatest influence over each oihrr; and
ihni the v ry lhing needed IT, schmlS -
The teacher must have an iuhu, nee over
the scholars; and The best way Of gaining
the + CHI kind of an influence, is. To tr,nI
them viii rrgard; he 10 each child n
friend. counsellor guide, and n pro.
tcc'"r ana take special pains To cuhivalr
the kinlrSl ceilings hrlM eon all the pu,iI>;
s'ivc 10 make Them icrl ihal hcv are n
ba III ~ brnph"rs aud sisters, and that ,hr
school rom j. next To rhrr own happy
ho.n"S, The IN Isl pleasant and dcisnliu !
p NJ" 10 be found.
have made these in r0dmciory remarks
for 'I'' rnrP"'e ct bong understand, AMI /
Indeed | deem them at moro inpnrIaucr
Than any rules shall ne a5lr To- r,ve. for
the reason, that the grodness of a schuul
d os rot 81 much depend on the rules.
a. nn the prcullr talents and fitness of
ih' teach Tor the pn,inou. ANY uuo
who feels righ ", and puts these cunvlc.
ilonS lntn 'cu,pu can scarcely havrn
poor s'huul, while The hest rules canuu
nakr "A good one whcic the teacher is MOI
Influenced hy high motives, where he Is
hI@iry f"garlful "i his own case. AMI Is.
."ni> hinsclf of more imp rlance than
the young minds h has taken in charge.
In op"nlns school the Iaren,s us wei
as the children must be laken into con. !,
sidtrali N. if W. wish TO acco nplSh the
gr al 81 good. Therefore il Is best To call
on each lurnhy previous 70 the morning
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