St. Mary's beacon., 1859-10-06
CONMrNiCATEn

BgaE SIRs In a late communism ~,
tr'k the liberty e suggesting an organization
Of the teachers Of the County, rs "A mans Of
aiding the cause # c,!uci'i ~. Possibly bu:
few mag understand low this end can he OBJ
tanned by this mrEus-l will try To explain
shal. assume il n m axiom tht' tie est
Ration ia which any science or profession i
held. bear, suunc proportion tn tic respect
which IL professors AMI trIcI rrs command.
II is 10 !r-; true that the extent nf c,lucaripn
il any community j. IN exact prnp"rti.n -
the eslimi;ipn in which cdu alton i, held
The fir. sep. therefore Tor eur teachers 10
take IL 10 asSuuic higher position. Excel
l"Bce in the Art rf teaching requires as mucl
tine, study aEi experience. ~ :, necessary to
qualify = Eiln tvr any of the learned prpfcs
.Ions-amd why the sch,s,l d.-k j. Locked upon
~ less reputable thar the T,,iprt or the bar
may ie tie itult &c our rcarh"r> themselves.
Much e the o,iinm atilricd ~ tic prn!,.s-
sion j. i.shcritcl from tie hvc-snnc .cucru' ~
MANY nf the parents 81 TIL, dly learned their
a. Il. C.s from mon y 10 Should never have
teen employed rs teachers Thrly Years ~"
there ware very few letter s.h~l-ml,trr, ttan
Long Tommy and Peter S'unip-racn Who
taught H. Dubic Spelling G,r English Gram
mar. aud cr,ss multi r..ra:i"n f'r A'.cl "a
men WI, REGARDED H." hickory and he birch
rs n sovereign Trny1y l.r likeness, incapa~iiy
and mi~rhl"f--:ncn who pail ~ regard t.
morality aud slricty except towards the erd
"f the year, aud lIcn only with a view To- all
vance their pr NPr,;s "f f'd.ms cInp! ymcut
FIR the year g. "''Er.
Now il world Ia very unjust to class any Cf
our teachers with such ivrhhtS auI impustcr>
a. these. hut i is impossible 70 baui,h the as
saciation "f i!ca'. These men have lert an
impression behind then,--and this impression
must be suPp'an,ed hy another HEd o''"'
=. ,---.,,r. ...,.>, ns made by Tie
teachers tiIcinsclvcs--lnd Tie W., t, 10 trits
Is 90 lead an irrcrrrarhaLlc Iifc anil To de-
vote their entire energies To th,ir profession
To all each other in this. rr per orgaui
zltion must necessarily b. useful
In addition ~ other "lcc-s they should
elect or appoint a superintendent, to visit and
examine each school as often as may b, thought
necessary. Through the report Of ,hi; officer
thc moral department, the industry. energy
and SUCCESS Of every teacher in the a>Sociaiiou
would bc made known 10 tie entire board
and encouragement. approval nnl promotion.
as wclbas CcnsuIr. rcrrgof, and in extreme ca
sea, expulsion, might be awarded according
ly.
To this il may be objected, that high mind
ed and upright men r'lniro no supervision,
and should submit e. none
Tnc-hut il il also true that. in every ASSOC
clifton. will h" found some less capable. less en-
Crgetic and less worthy than the ret. AMI that
the misconduct and acknowledgement Of these
Will more or less invcl.c the rest.
BY these means also may the various modes
of education and discipline he compared one
with another, aud thereby tho hnar.i "f teach
"rs may he enabled u adopt the bes; and most
successful one.
Our system of School cxcrr., and disoi-
pine may tho. become gcnrrai-and then for
ever dies that obi complaint about new books
and new rules for every new teacher.
BY tins means a'sn car the Legislature arrive
at a suitable common school system. Tie
association should appoint committee, to dc
lIaerate ant report up"n NIL prominent ducS-
irons and consultations connected with mi
mary schools. and the decision Of the entire
board upon such reports must necessarily be
better guide 10 prudent and vii>e legislation
on the subject than the bare conjecture Of the
xpesience}--EXpcriencc would soon detect
every erroneous s'sp--and every erroneous
slept would thus be Immediately make known
70 the proper authority.
The association should embrace all who are
or have been teachers. all who xish to I've. and
all who tske an interest in Common schrnls.
Should this suggestion take. and I've follow
ed by gnud TeSults-the association would like
Iy extend itself over the adj ining counties and
POSSIBLY over. the entire SIaH-in This event
the Colledge OF teachers would no doubt ap-
ply f,T an act Of incorporaIiuu.-But moro If
this hereafter. ".