Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
How an<s What 10 Lean.

Is the great problem for lhe sd.ution
Of educators. What to Learn that will
be beneficial and praci cal How to
Learn most e,,pediti ousiy without vast
ing time and labor / is NANTES. 10
eve one. thata ,hors. nd and one ,l.ngs
are now learned by e.ch ana evc,Y III
dis>u..i that " Il never be ol ne least
bene't -. t@a.
The g"e.rt secret Of sGccesa in ac-
qu-, ing knowledge is, IN ..now ag ''otc
40 Lem, as well Us e.e, 10 !ea.a.
10 be educated, ,f1s not simply to-
i.hsve the nd well stored with iacts
alnt figures, but also to Know how 10
apply the material acquired, or he
solc,,ion Of the problems OF he. lit
{, con is a means 10 IN enu, and ,n..t
en4, is the glory OF God and The hap
pincss of man. Without the accom-
/, pl.shment OF this object, education is a
failure.
Get knowledge, get wisdom, and
with all thy gettiugs get understands
ing and understanding is we'll
spring of lie 10 him that hath ii, are
the words OF inspiration.
Education is deyelopement, and 4
harmonious growth OF each faculty
is indispensable to produce perfect
manhood.
/ How can teacher be successiu, in
h.s ealing unless lie has 3 knowledge
Of mctanhysics? for he has to do with
mind and not matter. Na.ure is the
great text book for eve Y -la lsual
and que. and acc,.laie Observation
OF her laws and iunc,icna by her yoia-
lies, is high order Q, ,.ilent. Genus
i is but the out-growth OF 4 sha,peiled
percertive faculty. eve i Keen edge
to each faculty of ,he mind, and You
have the perfect maa.
He who can concentrate his thoughts
and keep them upon any SUBJECT at
will, and can correctly CLASSIFY and
Systematically arrange his .leas, has
the key that viii unlock every mysjc.
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| We cannot be too thorough in dis
c;pl;n.ng The m,nd There is TOO much
superficial gloss in those who have
'seomp'eted their education
a scholars education is never COM
pleted. How many young men have
completed ,heir educatpn,a a;nd start
ed in some profession or cling, aud
become perfect failures in consequence
of not being practical They find BY
sad experience that a great share of
the knowledge which they have toiled
to obtain, IS not applicable to the bus
iress of life, and that they have yet to
learn5to overcome the obstacles which
bar their progress to success.
To make our excellent system Ct
education more perfect, the most prom,
ising youth in every school, should DC
selected and throughlv trained for the
especial purpose OF making teaching a
life business.
But this desirable reformation can
never be consummatcd until teachers, |
mean I,ee teaehtrs, shall command 4
salary commensurate with their duties
and responsibilities. The different pro-
tessions and business firms OF ill kinds
(tor agents) are continually drawing
from the teachers ranks the very best
material OF which it is composed, and
new supply from the raw material
has to be manufactured % supply their
places. Tbs has been the process for
many generations. The cause OF this
evil tor SO l must call it) is Obvious
AS soon as teacher becomes qu.l,ied
to Fl his position, he can step from
his profession into any occupation, or
calling, many of which award him two
or three times rs g.eat a salary. Pc
cuniary interest is a powerful magnet.
from the influence OF which it is diff
cult 70 escape. Now, the question
comes, can the people afford to loose
from the profession these experienced
anG successful teachcrs9
JAS. MeCLUNC.
TAMA Cry, Sept. Is, 1869.