Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-21

nNt lD tillby iiin NbH'rhlHcu cOfllpc
tencc, and sec in full fruition the re
suits of his well directed efforts in be
half of popular education q And ] dc
not hesitate TO say, as The measure o.
my own ambition, that given the means
and opportunity, would rather found
an institution Of learning than wear
the robes of the magistrate, or receive
the highest civil honors Of the State.
But, with the completion Of this Gle.
giant structure upon tho hillside, whicl,
is now, and hereafter, destined to be
the pride and ornamcns Of our town,
with all of it's appointiasnts perfected,
our work is but bcgu4 A part, IL Is
true, amost important part, of this work
is finished, but cannot Aicome success
full without certailp ,.1a' conditions
These are as follows ai'
l. A corps of thoroughly educated
and thoroughly trained teachers, i'm
bued with love Of their calling and a
burning zeal in its prosecution.
Ever magnifying It, and believing
.their proiession 10 NC one OF the
most hohoraoie, as IL certainly Is
one Oh 'he most useiui OF human pur'
su'tS showing well nor ohiy 'ne SUP,
lects 10 DO taught Du,, whal 70 OF equal
importance, having u hhoWieugc OF 'he
brain which is directed to receive il,
me "grihd'stohe process ~ education
mas become one oil the things whicl
are buried IN the past - Is TO be hoped
never 10 DC rcsurrected' a competent
teacher no longer regards children as
so much grst brought to the educa-
tlonal mni TO Dc thrown INTO the mop
per Promiscuously, ana subjected 70
the then Imperfect machinery OF the
school, us so much wheat or plaster
On the contrary, they DO, and ought
TO study the Individual tralts OF dls-
position the qualities oi mind and char
acter OF those who are placed under
Their charge These quaiiiieatlons
should be those ol every teacher
z me hearty ana cordial co-opera,,
tion OF the parents oil the children, ana
the cluzens at large WITHOUT this
help the ablcst and most conscientious
instructor Will utterly fail, not only in
maintaining the proper discipline OF the
school, but will disappoint our just ex.
pcctations.
Thus far, ladies ANA gentlemen, we
have been considering but one side Of
montal development. We are too apt
to forget, indeed il occurs TO very few
of us that mans nature is fold
intellectual and moral. In cultivating
the former we are all too likely to for
get the latter, failing to recognize the
fact that no talents, however splendid,
no attainments however varied; no
powers, however exalted, can possibly
make up complete character in the
absence of high moral cndowments.
Where is this moral training to be had2
AT the fireside, in the family circle in
the Sabbath school; in the Church
teaching our children to follow and
practice thcprecepts of Him who healed
by the way-side--who taught by the
sea. lfthe intellectual and moral train
ing of our children shall be thus har-
monious and systematical--if learning
and religion shall thus 60 hand in hand
then out from the halls we tonight
dedicate to their uses, will pass to the
mill and the mine, totheworlS shopand
factory, to field and forest, TO the coun-
ter of the merchant and office Of the
professional man, TO the wide circle OF
homes that are yet to be, those who
will quicken society with higher life
and inspire with nobler purposes than
we have known And thus our work
will continually multiply as the iuture
years shall come and go, extending its
blessing to this town and county, state
and country, an influence that in the ,,
be.a,,utiiullanguage OF froiessorIyndall,