The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-01-10
REMARKS OF Mr.. HILL. IN CONVENTION
DEC. 81, 1865.

Bxornra TEAcusRs:--l thank you for this
| nne pectcd mark vi APPRECIATION, III appoint
ing MO 10 office.
| few days since, the County Superinsen'
dent, Mr.. Cunningham, desired me to DC pres
ent, If possible, and aid you III the organ'zA'
ton Of County Tenchers' Association ss"t,
! ing his ina b,iity to be here; AND having hau
so,ne experience III thus work, anu ieelinS
deep interest in the cause OF Popular e'ucS'
ton, I felt that should be wanting. IN Inv
discharge OF public duty by staying away
from this meeting.
In appearing before you, stranger MS am,
| cherish no such visionary expectation ns that
Nh nv yiews presented will be immediately
.ccedcd TO. or even regarded with favor. Bu'
T present such NJ about thirty years Of read
nv. reflection and experience appear TO me Of
yrea, Importance; and | rejoice to kno" they
are confirmed by other educators, ttSr nettei
experience ,hun mine, in almost every part OF
Christendom. :,
If.u.n, say now shall contribute, In suy
manner. TO tbs accomplishment OF an o9)eet
Of such incsleulable good to the Public ana
Teachers OF Kama ha County as the formation
Of nm Association, / shall feel myself ampl,
| rewarded.
An other classes Of business have their AZ
! .oc;a,ions aud Conventions. With them We
find NO fuul,, but bid them God speed. Sui
let il never DO forgotten, that the othcc OF the
TEACHER surpnssca, IN Importance, tnat VI
nearly every other profession.
Thi. can he fully demonstrated. Inc com
n.,.n, and faithful teacher eutors upon the
discharge Of his duties, under circumstance
,;I,ly different and under trials more sever:
than do those Of any other profession: Anu
of,rn,imes does the teacher, IN wow OF MS 70
.non,bihty. INQUIRE, Who is sufficient iol
these thingoI
In the language Of Writ, We would say
:. IL, vour motto be, Ptrseuerdndo r'nee'-oS
nor..rrrsn,e thou wilt overcome. Especinn9
r;ll mi. he true In osss the, anxious teacher
! faithfully complies with the Divine d,reonon
CIR unv man lack wisdom, let him ask Of zoo
lint piys,h to all men Literally and upofalde'l
lot. aud it. shall be given him.
Witbou, further delay, win proceed to sta'e
10 Won what I understand to DO the ooJeo'
Of hi, meeting, and. do it in az or'ei "An
ner NJ possible. 49, -h,,.
The leading object 10 to AWAKEN the ano'e
community to y lively sense Of the 'mPor'nncs
Of E,luos,ion to FREQ people, AMI OF Inc Ion''
mon School, ~ tie means by which all inc Soutn
nf m. state arc to DO educated; TO arouse
Scbool officers to high sense otthe duty en-
;oipe,i on them in performing all their da,i ~
in establishing Schools in every Pafs o. IN, ."s
County, good enough for ths T'ca:'i anu ene%
tuovyE for the poors,t;" and especially 10 unNe
ourselye, in a County Teachers. ssAssoc'Atlon
in the important work Of setf:eu!ture, In Plo'
pairing for the duties oftbe School ROOM Gu
Aiding us tho better to labor moro eme a'.
for toe youth who may be entrusted to .. oSt
care, thus exsrting y lasting influence on tae
| whole community where Gods proYidenee ma!
appoint Us to labor. ~: tt-N
| iu places like this, circumssaneed ~ We now
are, il may DO welt to sppoiut a Committee OF
three, TO report At au adjourned meeting, 2
iCopstitution for our guidance, which may then
he acted upon, together with such other mat
tefs :as The meeting may determine: =.
These Conferences, fellow teachers, viii
suffer NO mans experiences 70 DO lost. Every
hiat viii DO taken up and followed out oy an
az. cns 81 you, I hold that every man and
AN. s ID bound 10 do something for the pro-
f..siop. something 10 raise2 ao.i,ty
IA sa1sInnee lis usefulness II, ofths ssns..::
..ion q coniag upon the istag esch 31n ~
;idn.i could NUN Bar Eaulong his sfr.en dsS o g
sss instruetor Who should be = man o. learn