The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-10-24
Gourattonal
A friendly word to School Dlroc

Hundreds Of young men are during
this month seeking employment in the
honorable and useful occupation Of teach
ing
Reader, what your children are 10 be
ia af.er life, depends in no small degree
on The choice you make Of their teachers.
Many a man, now an ornament to his
friends and the country, Industrious in
telligent, noble in every sentiment Of his
soul. caught his first aspirations for the
good and the true from teacher Of a
/ common school. Many. who are now
but floating food wood in society, Ac-
quired their disgust for books and for
mental effort under the influence Of a
school Keeper too lazy to acquire him
self, or to impart to others clear ide re-
specting science, aud to narrow souled to
feel the true responsibilities Of his posi-
tion. There a.. hundreds of this latter
class, and the choice between no schools
and puch as they Keep, is decidedly in
favor Of no schools. Time spent in secur
ing Tie right kind Of teachers for your
children aud the children OF your neigh
bors win pay better than any other in
yestment for them Let your children
be taught to think for themselves. me
thodioally correctly, to originate thoughts
and to depend for their happiness and
their motives Of action Upon tho clear.
ness with which their own minds per.
ceiye truth, and although the c,rcum.
stances of the day may bO ever 50 un.
favorable, they will work their way out
aud remove tie obstacles which weslth
aristocracy or tyranny may place in th'
way of their elevation,
The way before us is not all clear. mol
can any action of tha present generation
make il so, Strong conflicts await us
Aud il is mind only. that will win. How
bsst to develope this, and thus give t'
ourchildren their only protection against
combined seliishness and error, -Albis il
the problem Of greatest interest TO us. A
siropg and clearmind is free of the uni
verse. IL wai be free, twill be hap
py--happy in the consciousness of IL
own powers, aud in the knowledge ofth'
weakness of error against It's truths. TC
dev, lope this mind wemust begin early
must begin now. The indolent. hal
qualified school-keeper, WHO is satisfies
with holding book and keeping shop
while his pupils read and cypher 81!
hours in day, cannot do this. He onl.
can truly benefit our children, who ca
master the concerns Of the school room
inspire in the pupils a disposition to b
industrious, to dig fnr The fountains o
knowledge themselves, that they may b
able to sit down by the pure, gushing
streamlets that flow forth, aud enjoy then
in after life.
Do not be discouraged if the first ap
picant does not promise we'll Let il b
known that you want a good teacher
and that you will employ no other, an
before December a good one will be forth
: coming, If not, still adhere to your re
solution not to engage a poor one. As
certain where the best teacher in th
township may be found and send to him
! until good one can be employed for you
! own neghborhood, Is your school back
ward? Remember that It will always b
so while you employ backward teaehei
Are the people indisposed to pay? The
win not be when you show them the dii
ference bsween good school and poo
e one. Female teachers are often tie bes
= II you get GOOD one, il is poor polio
to dismiss her, because unruly boys wi
not obey her Dismiss them. Keep th
q teacher who can Instruct well, and in
J duoe perents to take care ofunrply boys
LA word to to the wise, etc. ao.