The Lincoln County herald., 1871-11-23

nave not preescd eacA 0tner Tor year
meet in warm and hearty clasp. Hearts
that have held sweet counsel in the BY
gone meet snd mingle 10 the Present, to
become stronger and moro vsllisnt for the
Future. Old ties are strengthened. The
chords are drawn moro closely sround
the heart of the common brotherhood,
while nc,o associations and aew friend,
ships are formed which become the old
ones Of the after years. And might
also add iheso associations are not only
re unions, but sometimes in some OF their
results, unions IF kindred and sympa.
thetic hearts here miogle in fraterual love,
here, also, sometimes,
"Solt eyes look love to eye which speak again."
and many . life association of refined,
educated aud cultured spirits has been
formed, who have blessed the one the
other through years Of toll and trial
These are some Of the social pleasures
which attend teachers re unions. But
Ta..kasa' Ins.ifniAa ara alsn q power for
good in other directions. The social
nature need educating and refining, but
as Important as that is to the instructor
Of youth, there are other objects and
other aims ten fold more important. The
work Of teachers, in one sense, is vastly
more important than any that man has
ever been called to do. 1t is not 80 elm
ply Lecdvse it Is on the ilnpsrshub'e
intellect, for correct teaching extends to
more than the culture Of the intellect 1t
has to do with the moral and physical az
well. Nan is the crown,ny glory OF the
great Creators work, that God, on the
consumat,on of his labor, pronounced rery
goodl Man, even depra>eL and ruined +,
is above every thing else on earth ! 1t
was noble thought Of y noble mind that
OK pressed itself thus IL would rather be
a guilty man than the grsndest iuanimate
object 10 creation!" And the sentiment
of the worlds greatest genius is thus ex =
pressed: What q piece of work is
man How noble in reason how inin
ite in faculties 10 form aud moving
how express and admirable la action
how like an angel In apprehension
how like God - The education Of this
complcx oreanism, mentally, morally
aud physically, is the teachers work.
the development Of the whole man
This education Of the boy, to train him up
that he may become q man and no, re
main boy, and small boy too. as many,
very many do, ia the highest, noblest work
that man can do. OF all lille things. u
little man is the mcnnest, most despicab'e,
most de,estaLie thing in Gods universe.
do not mean q man Of little stature, for
many small men are great, but that other
greater Mleness if you please, and will
allow the expression, littleness of head
and heart. that littleness that begrudges
good to one's ne,gh6or, that think, every
man is dishonest bat yourself, especially
If he be stranger, that takes advantage
of q mans wants to impose upon him
that sees no good in anything save wha
is yours or belongs to you-your county
state, country, church. party aud family
Such creature is no mau, but the small
est kind of a boy.
On the other hand, tho highest praise
! We ought to DO able to say Of any one IL
tina. ION his unem harrsssed brow, nature
has written-Gentleman." But where OF
. the brow Of one nature will write-Gen'
tlsman, the educator must writo it OF
ninety nine
THIS developing then Of tbs man mus
, be done on principles, and on principle
ia harmony with the nature aud consti
!, tuition of man. There is q science an
an art. modus operandi, to be learned,
how and o what! 1t is in this teaching
on correct principles that We recognize tn
r great Importance Of the teacher's pro
9 fession. 1t 10 10 the Aop Of the profes.
sion that the great want aud failing Of 8
=. many teachers lie. The majority Of fail
| urcs among teachers 10 not 90 muc|
, because they do not know Ohat to teach
? or that they do not possess sufficieu
T knowledge, but that they do not posses
I tho great secret, Me science and art o
| teaching. 1t is not essential that ma
h. should know all things to be able t
f teach successfully. It is true, If be know
c much, he will be better prepared as to hi
i stock on hand, but if he lacks the secrs
D Of impsrting it to others, how much bette
2 10 he as tea, her than he who knows bu
. little and can impart it weIl. Let nc
him who knows but little think that Le
9 cause he knows but little he cannot tesct
+. or find something to do 10 the great, wild
t vineyard before him. Let him learn no
o TO impart the stock he possesses, and Q
t the same time try to gather in more, IN
J. he will be o successful teacher. Do ne
= despise small things, nor the day Of sma
n beginnings. ~ W. -f'
1t would bs we'll to remember that tn
g highest eminence attained in anything
. reached through much labor, With Pc
q haps weak beginnings. Sir VIM. Hami
!. ton. whose fame as Mstsph ysiciun is worl
h wide, once said, Men call me geniu
but | know that It is not genius has mad
d me name, it is labor. All that | ba,
- accomplished has been done through da!
# and nights Of toll" Again let not hi
Y who knows much think that because
- knows much, he will teach successfully
u He may, he ~iii, if be understands tt
d mental and physical constitution Of me