The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-30
SCHOLAR AND TEACHER.

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of political and civil law that has stood
the test Of ages. "Ihc safety OF the
common wealth" as referred to in this
aphorism is intimately associated with
the education OF its citizens There
meyer existed q government which de-
pended Tor is continuance 50 largely
upon the intelligence Of it's people, and
which impcrou3ly requires 50 strong an
educational guard, as this republic In
lcllipcnce and morality affords the only |
protection against disorder lawlcssnes'
and crime, and the one powerful reason
that induces the state to educate It's
citizens, is for us arm proieci'o".
With every man voter, with uniyrr-
sal suffrage firmly established in our or
ganic law, the only safety of the rcpnb.
lie lies in the education and wisdom OF
the citizen. With these two elements,
arcpublic is the strongest government
on the earth without them it is the
weakest and most contemplate. Moth
ing can be substituted in Il republic for
lostintclligcncc and virtue. Thcpcoplc
are sovereign and no power exists to
put veto upon their will We have
no hereditary lords, identified by their
immortal estates and noble titles, with
The preservation of law and order
and the pcrpctuNlon OF existing
forms of government We have no
established religion, acting through
a potent chmchsm as u conservative
power to regulate and subduc the pas.
sions of n people,
We have no regular army great
enough to hold popular discomfort in
awe for every citizen is himself now
trained soldier. A common intelligence
and common virtue influencing and
operating upon the minds of an cduca-
ted people only can cement us in bonds
of nationality, and preserve the mteg
rity of our institutions. This intclli-
gent education must be instillcd into
the coming man and woman by wise
and competent teachers and of these
teachers TUE HERALD would speak
Qualification to execute any import
ant trust is demanded in every other
department of life. The mechanic must
serve ms an apprentice ere he sets up as
u master of his art no one wishes to
employ II quock when painful mnlndy
alllicts the body, or Il canIiug pulpit
sciolst to rant about the duty and DIES
tiny of man, or some lght-hcndcd pet.
tioggcr to represent in the courtroom
u cause involving life, liberty or prop.
crty, If laundering bootmnker spoil
my boots they can be thrown away, and
my time,keeper, can get along by u
glance ut the town clock. II my attor-
ncy misintcrprcts the law, and fails log
ically to combine both reason and facts,
can appeal my cause If the quacll
keeps me abed with his nostums, ! can
throw him aside and appeal to nature
While there may be an admitted loss
in all these eases, the matter is not irrc.
parable. But it is is otherwise in the
education of u child In the school
room there is no boot to Toe lasted, no
watch to be mended, the validity of no
title to be tried, no petty Nilmcnt to be
diagnosed, but there are fifty immortal
minds to be moulded There habits of
sIudousness or stupidity, industry or
Incidence, courtesy and gcntlcncss,
are formed. These habits iormu-
late the mental character and control
the destiny of the child Upon the
teachers wisdom, consciousness and
knowledge depends TO greater or less
extent the fate of our children. II is n
great trust and greater responsibility,
and the man on woman that assumes il,
should possess that trained knowledge
that common sense, that perfect self
control that intense love for, and pride
in his profession, that aptncss to teach
that spotlcss moral character and cxal
ted moral principle that compcls the
respect and admiration of both pupil
and parent, From such man will 90
out silent influence like that which
was in the hem of the Great Teachers
garment, which will be potent to heal
the moral maladies Of the pupils and
vitaliae them with the higher virtues
which adorn and enoble the human
character.
Tur HERALD believes it speaks the
sentiment of this people when it de-
clares fiat we want no careless, blum.
dering, boorish, immoral custodians of
the very life and conscience, as it were,
OF those that are so exceedingly near
and dear to us. That we want no half
educated, addle-brained incompetent
adventures to teach u few weeks or
months and skip out for some more con-
genial abiding place, but in their stead
brave, learned, conscientious trained
men and women to direct the lives and
mould the destinies of our children.