Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-02-08
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1t should be the ambition and aim of
every one engaged in the common and
popular course of educating the youth
to make the schools as effective and
comprehensive in their nature as possi-
BILE. The common schools are the coll
leges for the yeomanry of the land
the common school house, they begin,
pursue, and end their scholastic educa
ton. The common school teacher is
the professor under whose care the bone
and sinew of the land develop into that
mental vitality which characterize5 the
popular intelligence peculiar to Ameri
can masses. The common schools with
all their appointments and influences
constitute the pillar upon which is built
and rests the great, glorious, and free
American Republic. AS on previous
occasion, we beg leave to remark that it
is difficult in the extreme for teacher in
the common schools to comprehend to
the fullest extent the great responsible
ity that reposes upon the quality and
of his work, in view of the
numerous and great results that flow
from his work. He may pursue his
labors silently and apparently unno-
ticed by the hurrying, bustling, busy
outside world; but his influences are felt
in the family circle, in the business
room, on the farm, at the forum, at the
mines, at the polls, throughout the
various departments of government,
and, IN fact, wherever, within the linz
its of our broad domain the common
school system has obtained a foothold,
then the achievements of the common
school. teacher are. represented in, the
mplishments of the masses. Is not
this enough to glorify any profession,
and carry to the skies in a blazen
chariot of honor its votaries? Could
the young man seeking honor ask a
more brilliant arena in which to do bat
tie for his cause than this? The day is
not far distant when no other profession
will eclipse the teachers. Teachers
will complain, and in numerous in
stances not without just cause, that they
are poorly paid; but live, progressive,
earnest teachers are stirring up an APP
probation of education. The world is
beginning 10 comprehend the fact tn at
intellect moves the world, if devel-
oped and applied in the proper direc-
tion. The typical distinction of the
nineteenth century is that it is a pro-
gressiye age and what gives it its char
acter is its peculiar education. Abolish
this and the world will retrograde. A
peculiar outcropping of this first cause is
that its advantages are appreciated by
those who receive its benefits; hence
the world turns to give the educators a
lift. This happy state of affairs is
wrought by earnest, sterling men and
women, and not by laggards, and to
the extent has public sentiment reye-
lutionized in favor of the education OF
the masses in an effective and cOmpre-
hensiye manner that to-day it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted that teaching is the
shortest road to competency, to success,
land, consequently to honor. We can
mot expect to meet with permanent
success in any calling in life unless we
make it speciality and devote our
time and energies to the work. The
teacher certainly has an incentive to
work since there is plenty of room on
the upper shelf unOccupied and beacon
|liSht smerrily twinkling and urging
him to greater effort in his daily rou.
tine of business that he may attain its
height, where, once seated, he may re-
main secure, crowned with honorable
success nobly won. The State of Ohio
makes liberal offer to award any one
who has attained to certain acquire
'ments, within the reach of all, by 4
State certificate; she has made wise and
liberal provisions for the support of
her schools. Our several State Com
missioners of Common Schools have
been fighting good fight for the eleva-
ton of the standard of the schools, to
make. them effective, appreciable and
dignified in their character and in con-
cert with his efforts for the attainment
of the same purposes are found the
County Examiners and other enlisted
friends of the teachers cause laboring
assidiously to help him dignity his pro-
fession and lift the common schools
from their present low tbb to a position
more in harmony with the times. If
We can make our services beneficial to
the public and then lead the public to
appreciate those benefits, we will be
fairly paid for our labOrs both in graft,
tude and the more substantial cOmmo-
dity. If the young attorney does not
labor hard to achieve success, he will
not succeed, and, If the teacher does not
labor hard to achieve success, he will
neither succeed nor deserve to succeed.
We are glad TO realize that the teachers
of our County are becoming aroused to
their own interests, and eognizant of
the fact that it is to their own interests
to seek first self-improvement. We
know of no better way for teachers to
secure self-effectiveness and develop the
faculty to teach in all it varied phases
than by comforting with each other;
for who can understand the various
needs of the teacher better than the
profession? And who can give more
intelligent answer to his queries than
the profession? The medical doctor
appeals W his profession to settle points
held In his mind in dispute, and the
teacher should appeal to teachers toI
help him from dilemma. 1t is COM
mon complaint on the part of fhe teach
ers from the rural districts that their
needs are not met at the County Insti-
tutes as now conducted and If this is |
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