The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-04
QUE TEACHERS.

sponsible nature of the work apo
which ;hey are engaged, many who not
only estimate it as a temporary employ
| ment, would follow it as the ac:iv
business of their lives. That the teach
er's calling IS no. only honorable bn
responsible, houora BILE in itself and fui
Of responsibility il lis relations to thu
public, tie scholar, and to God, need
no argument. 1t has been so from long
before the days of Socrates. In il!
Isis are reckoneG many glorious names
that were not born to die - OF The
coutless millions who have lived anC
died throughout the countries Inhabited
by the Mongolian, how very few names
are familiar TO the civilized world. The
TWO perhaps best known were teachers
Mtncius and Coufucius, whose names
have come down through many centu
ries, mere bonOrabiy remembered than
those OF their two great warriors, Geng
his Kahn aud Tamariane. The list OF
immortal as human names can be, is
too numerous TO mention. And If there
be any who think this profession lack
ing in honor, let him recollect that it
can boast of one Great Teacher before
whose immaculate glory all others grow
dim. Why is it, then, that SO very
large a portion OF the people, even IN
this country, where general education
is admitted to be of the first importance
both as to individual success and re-
spectabilIty, as well as to national
progress and prosperity, have expressed,
and often do express themselves with
almost contempt of those engaged in
teaching. Not long ago it was custo-
mory even in our State Conventions to
speak of the State Superintendent of
Common Schools, as the Schoolmas-
ter General" with almost contempt in
as well as in terms. The pub
lie. when it thinks at all, desires good
schools. and they require good teachers.
Yet, how much does the public do TO
give tone and responsibility to the
teacbers's profession Is il not fact
that a large majority of those who es
.eem very highly the profession of the
Doctor, trust their lives 10 him, aud pay
him ungrudgingly his fee for prescrib-
ny pi6iS duu potlouS. "bp II dst thCtl
properly unhesitatingiy to the lawyer,
md pay him often enormous fees. and
hIuk it perfectly correct that be should
,e looked up to, and if he desires it,
Elevated to the highest positions of
M lument and trust; who believe in
he clerical profession, support 1t gen
,rnuslv, and DO all they can 10 make it
espected and respectable; is is not a
act that large majority of such d"
rot esteem the business CT the teacher
is ANYTHING but mental, and think that
al their duty toward this laborer upon
ncboate mind has been performed
when their children have been de
'patched to the school room? Did any
me ever hear of '.surprise party -
yiver to the raitful teacher, to make his
leart cheerful, and add a little extra
comfort to his wardrobe or larder? And
et there are those who believe that the
profession of the teacher is not second
n dignity and importance, in useful
ess and responsibility, in its influence
pom community and the life and glory |
f the Marion, IN its direction of the
ouls of men and its relations to time |
nd eternity, is not second in all these,
nd many other respects not necessary |
0 mention, to either of the professions |
sualiy denominat-d "the learned. "
or the teachers duty is toward the
nind of The pupil, in which be is supe
Tor in his calling to that of the phys:-
ian. Ii is toward the morals Of the
upil, and therein his profession is SUI
-rior to that of the lawyer, whose
uties usually have nothing 20 do with
hat element IN tie nature of his client.
! it toward the souls of his pupils, in
hich relation be is superior 10 the |
iergyman, because he lays the moral
nd religious foundation upon which
is clerical successor, as teacher, is
o build up a temple fit for the indwel
ing of the Spirit. And let no teacher
yer think meanly of his or her profess
ion. because. perhaps, be or she is
lerely in charge of little children. The
eacher of an infsnt school is really ms
igh in dignity as the professor in or
resident of University, because he
r she has the power to give the first
rental and moral direction to the Young
nd, which they who teach in higher
ranches only more fully develop. But
ne subject is too great tor much treat
rent in a newspaper leader. Let every
-acher feel proud Of his profession,
sithfuliy perform his duties, and the
me will come when the community
i'll be forced to rank it with The other