The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-09-19

for this purpose, tits believed BY your com
mittee that the amount necessary might be
made up exclusively among the teachers oil
the State within the time required, ii not
much sooner.
Ifso, the Association win only have to
provide for the current expenses the build
ings and apparatus being nearly new.
I.is believed that the salary Of com,
petcut Principle might nearly or quite be
met from the tuition Of pupils, and that an
annual or semi.annual assessment OF 10 per
cent upon ten or fifteen thouaand dollars,
which might be pledged as stock for that
purpose, would for the present meet other
salaries and contingent expenses.
PLAN OF oReANIzATIoN.-This is topic
Of very great importance, and one which
needs the most careful consideration. In
deed the usefulness of the proposed institu'
ton, so far as relates to the professional
training, must depend on the general plan
upon which the school is organized. Your
Committee respectfully submit that the
whole course of instruction ought to be SO
arranged as to unite thorough academic in
struction with that of a professional charac.
ter, in other words, that while sciences are
most Thoroughly and critically studied, that
best possible methods of learning and teach
ing these sciences, should invariably form a
part of the course of instruction and discip-
line in the institution. In connection with
careful and critical reviews of all the ele-
4 .2entary studies Of children, the best meth
cd of presenting all these subjects should
receive the most assidious attention.
Let not the objection be urged that such
a union OF studies and instruction has new
er yet been practically carried out. Let it
rather be remembered, that while it is ohr
duty to collect from every possibele source
Information and wisdom relating to our pro.
: fession, It is no part Of our purpose or oui
: duty to adopt exactly and entirely the
: methods and plans Of any existing institu.
ton, Indeed, tits believed to be one Of The
E advantages Of conducting a professiona
: school of this kind exclusively by practica
5 teachers. that they may be made stable e
tnough to carry out conuectedly. and perse
, lyeringly, the most liberal plans and meas
! lures, and yet flexible enough 20 adop
|. promptly whatever the experience Of tn
e thousands Of teachers of our State may U
e mite in pronouncing Improvements, in tn
5. labor of instruction.
al Let it not for a moment be supposed tha
J. this measure has been advocated in this re
IS port without afull knowledge of the fat
e that the establishment OF such school wi
D. cost much anxiety, many personal sacrit
Of ces, and probably many unmerited rt
h proaches to those who from time to time al
70 charged with its management. 70 carr
forward this great enterprise, somebod
Is must labor in hours subiracted from slee]
NJ from recreation, or from social or domest
Ii enloyments. Somebody must probably il
,e cur expenses which neither the world nj
OF this Association will ever hear. Somebod
ur al some time, must meet duty manfnlly,ul
IN compainingly, for which he will neith'
= find any earthly sympathy, nor hear an
lie earthly plaudits.
v. But with the painful coneiousness that q
.his and much more is true shall we decic
that those who come after US shall do III
a. work, or shall we say that the toll, the J
Il Dor the self sacrifice, and the sweet Ct,
ms sciousness of duty performed shall be
:, our own?
,ot] Shall we ito our quiet homes, and
= our active labors, with the conviction that
Ia measure of such immeasurable imporian
ral to the future well being ofthe children
"A the State, and the honor of our heloy
u, profession. has been passed by with ind
j, erence or neglect, lest il should invole sol
= expense, some self.denial, some labor
IL which we have been heretofore unaccusto
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tho feiioW tsaciers' ~ NJ - I
- there are no specific and brilliant rewal
bv for doing what's perfectly easy for US q
III for every one to do. Let US remember 4
80 mot always he who has labored hard
~ through the day, can go to the peace
an slumbers Of the night, with the calm'
,ost sweetest composure and joy; but he Y
"a. has labored least for himself and most,
ner intercstedly for Others.
mr.. Let us remember, that If we would b
and our declining years and our wasting siren
hen undisturbed by regrets and inward 4
ion proaches, II we would have the closing
,du Of our mortal career. and the solemnitie
ests the hour Of our dissolution, more serer
can tranquil, more gloriously beautiful, \
The united splendor Of d thousand gol
,een sunsets, We must live and labor--nosi
~ ourselves NOT ron OURSELVES. but for 4
nual who live with Us and those who come
was US. ,lg s N sss
,ale M. r. CowDERys ~,
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