Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-21
THE TEACHERS AIMS,
Considered n Incentives 10 FathiaInesSin his WOrh
An Address before the Union County r.arhcr Institu
ut iIartieton, Pa, Dec. 18th, ISIS.
Br A. swINEFoRD, Esq.

| Br A. SWlNEFOED, ESQ.,
Mn. PnrsrnESr: When first asked 10 speal
before this Institute questioned the propri
ETY. of doing so by one who has had no expe
rience as a common school teacher. But, on
further reflection, it seemed that one who has
had some twenty years experience as an in.
sructor of the young IN the Sabbath School
and withal occupies a seat in Board OF
Common School Directors, might not be alto
gether out of his sphere, in addressing an
assembly of teachers and the friends of edu.
cation.
Riding out. early one morning, few weeks
since, overlook a teacher on his way TO
school. We soon fell into conversation abou,
his employment. and found he did not like
it. He said neither the scholars nor their
parents had any idea Of the nature or value
of an education. He had spoken 10 some to
commence the study of Grammar; but they
said. 80. that is for no usei" He urged 9TH
ers to take up the study of Arithmetic; bu,
he met with the same reply" o, no, they
could see no use in lhat!'' And the only idea
they seemed to have of the use of a school,
was that Of a convenient place to sport away
4 few short months during the winter. when
| the want Of empIoyment makes du1 times a,
| b ~. -. h
ON.
ei' "honi ln'' S'''e u. '"i"ss "o"'" sun wen
enough. They teach for pay and nothing else.
! If they can only get that, II troubles them
very iltle whether the scholars are benefited
by their services or not But can not stand
this. When take school, my desire IS 70
II is impossible. | would sooner he on, of :,
I am sick Of the business. Ibaye ,aurh, five
winters, and this shall be nv last"
By this time We had come up to the school
house He went into his noisy mansion"
and passed on. NV meditarlons then and
there, while riding slowly ever a rough road
on frosty morning, on what had lust fallen
from the lips Of the teacher, shall Be the snb
stance of nv address 10 you this evening 7,
may he comprised in br;ef sentence
The Teachers Ain.. considered as Incentives
10 E1fh f,.h,ess in his ,rorh
It's very evident. from ,bs conversation
which has been related. as wen =, d,iIv oh.
serva,ion. that the aims of teaches ,ro ~,
all the same that ditferen, teachers ma -
very d,n.rcni aims and ,ba, even , si,r,.
,eachcrmay have several dis,,nctends !, VIEW
when he encaaes in This w,rk Nou III.
proposi,ion I mean 10 discuss. iS TIA, Tho
f,;,t r,l.,sg of a teacher depeods mainly If
n,, cp;;r.Iv n, tho aim or aims which h. !
nro,oses ;o himself in t,kinp cb,rge Of
school IA, not say his ,sef.I,,s, or s,..ess. |
for !, ;s av,denr ,b,, in ordsy 70 ,bsss 80.
thing more than proner aim is needed tb,,
;s c,naci,v educa,;or skill in ;mr,r,;n, ~
struci,op and 50 on Rn, wba, / mean ,s
ina, other ,hino. he;nc ecnal will n,Is ,ha
hcst,e,cber. he ,ha, nrononosrs IN bimseIs,bs |
noblss, AIMS he will he the most f,,,bf,I in b;s
work and do the mos, GOOD. Let ne then Iook !;
AZ, f.y Of tho ms, cnmmon aims of ,h. ,a,.h
~ c,r in srch discor,s, a. ,h;s !, r-o,I1 y.
ir,noss;hIs - cons;d.r even r. ws lrs,. ,ha,,
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i,;n, Oh h.rr. Of q .choo, ,nd In, ,ha ,.,cb.r
has mo, % Good , ,;cb, IN hargain for f,;r
for he Services .S mer IN ,nr
o,ber emnlovment. Here a. well as eIsc.
where i. the laborer is worthy of his hire
To him ne well as other men annl;ss the pre.
cen, of tine Anos,le. .He tha, provides no,
rnr his oun. especia,Iv those of his own
house. has denied the faith. and is worse than ,
an ,n6Jel." The truth is. that. as compared
with the amount and yalue of mems labors in |
,thcr pursuits. the services of the common /
,chool teachers have been hitherto too poorly
.ewarded; and shall rejoice, if permitted 10 c
zee the day, when iuster estimate of his la I
,ors shall secure him a recompeEse not A G
Whit behind the best-paid profession in the n
and. But what do mean to saw, is this a