The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-08-10
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The Responsibilities ofthe Tech

~ responsible OF he tt"ts W D''
matters not in what occupation he Is en-
lloyed he has Some responsibilities. In
som. si,uaiiHfs Of life, however he Has more
Than ihlblhefs Among the most RESPONSE
BE positions man can occupy Is Ihatot an
educator Of yda,h. There are few greater,
noblrr, mort exalted, more ilhDor'an' SIT /,
uatiohs he can occupy. 1t is calling Which
demands Cor lis Successful exercise The best
OF u.lent.;; the most perseYereins energy,
and tre' largest share of self-denial. But
The ur4ater. the poblrr, the more important
the cause, the more responsibility rest with
i; and he who ergagis in that cause as
sumes this responsibility.
RighLful education is tourIold. Man pos
sesses Physical, an luttlleeual. il Moral
and Religious nature. He, who takes
apon himself the position Of the school
tsacheY: takes, also,' the responsibilities IN
CURED 10 the Harmonious development oI
these natures. This responsibility rests up
on as long as he continues in this position.
Whether he is thdhghtlesS or seIious, lgno-
fsnt ,,r skilliul, he cannot avoid it, he cannot
shake It off, rs long as the human soul Is
Immortal and man is accountable for the
..decds done in Che body It is no excuse
itor him TO say IL knewnot the reSoonsl0il-
~ tlia awaided me-" Tor it is his business
10 understand the nature ol his occupation;
10 Know ahu feel the responsibilities Of 1t,
and o'deVote his best powers to through
preparation OF himself for his duties. He
should not dare to attempt with unsk!lltu
hands. ''
10 play the harps whose tones, whose living tones
Are lett forever in the strings" '
He should no more enter thus, than the
phpsician should enter into the duties OF his
profession, without knowing the qualities
of the medicines he uses.
Ignorance is no valid excuse because he,
who assumes animportant, situation, implies
by this asspprion' ptetensi5n to the rtquiS-
tie skill.
The physician is not excused upon the
score OF ignorance, for dealing out arsenic
Ms ayremedy, neither will the teacher upon
ibe same score be excused and unacoEtabe
fbr administering mental and moral arsenic
to his pupils.
I will now state, in the form Of PROPOSE
tohs what consider to be the responsible
ties of the teacher
L. I.~The teacher is in a degree response
Bile for the bodily health Of the child
II. 'Thc teacher is mainly responsible
for the Intellectual growtb. .of the child
lii. +TLe teacher is in a degree 'respon
sibIe for the moral training of the child"
". "'rhe tea ;her is TO some extent re-
sponsiblelfor the religious training OF the
child"
Some persons. even teachers themselves,
may say Upon reading these propositions
Al always believed that these were some re
sponsibihties resting upon the teacher, bu
YOU assume to much.
ALI ask of them is to be patient, whi!'
| endeayUr to defend them, and il not salts
fel to think upon them and then set me-
right in reference to them.
y th this defence hope the truth OF prop
osi;ion, I advanced before, viz; Elrcatlor
is fourfoid, will be apparent 10 all, Perhaps
4 better definition of Education would be IL
place before proceeding further.
Education asreferehte to the wloJe MAJ
the BODY, the mind, and the heart, its OBJ
iect, and when rightly conducted, its effec
is, to make him complete creature atte
his Kind. 10 his frame it would give vlgor
actively, and beauty to his senses correct
ness and euteeness; to his intellect powe
Ahdtruthfdlness; to his heart, virtue
If you would mark the perfect man, you
must look for one who to Sound mind ii
sound body adds sound heart. He, only
is worthy Of the name of an educated man
The first proposition is 'the teacher is il
degree responsible for the bodily health o
the childh -
There is no need of attempting to prove
at the present time, that strong physca
frame is desirable and necessary for al
members of society, None will doubt th
trath Of ofthe assertion, for it is as self
evident fact. But do ali men possess thi'
blessing? Alas! such is not, the case
Few comparatively few are they who really
possess perfectly sound 'body.
u How many Of the talented, learned, use
full members of society have lost their lives
on account Of having bad this part of the
education neglected. How many Of then
are now with health happiness and useful
ness gone, lingering out their miserable ex-
istenc- in pain and misery, who, had they
iearhed and regarded the laws that govern
the physical aature of man, might still b,
heahhfI useful members Of society.
True, man eannotexpect to be freed from
pain and death, for he sis few of days anc
full of trouble" but his days are few enougl
and ba will find cnough trouble and paii
and sorrow without bringing upon himsel