The Osceola times., 1876-02-26
AN APPEAL.
TO the Educators and School OH
GERS OF The Public Schools VI
Arkansas.

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GrsTlENFs rns interest efpop-
Mar Instruction IN. Arkansas is be
jynd the same interest IN TIC ma
ior,ty OF her sister states. ibis in.
icrest is one of vital importance to
the veal OF our state. Arkansas is
"a country OF great resources. Her
soil is icrtllci her minerals are
abppdant her navlGablc streams
are numerous; her abundant water
foser easily applied. But II takes
Intelligence TO develope tlcsc re.
sources, Ignorance will nercr do
it.
Tic unlcIterc,l savage walked
over our mountains fer hundreds
ot years without ever having un.
sa,thed the bullion they contained.
lie traycrscd soil fertile Us that Of
Paradise, and did not gather from
it's generous gardens a support tor
siinself his squaw and pappoose.
sIc Looked up through the
branches Of trees ms magnificent as
were cut down on the sides %!
Lebanon, and a.ilizcd no more of
the TIMBER than was required FOR
his bsw and arrow.
Shroud the Arkanslan Of 1876 in
ignorance and he will do the same.
The d,ssrence between you and
indians that have retired westward
with the buffalo is the knowledge
you possess. knowledge! 1t is
thc golden key that unlocSs the
treasure house Of nature. II is the
developing, vitalizing, cnrlching
power Of the world. The educa.
ton oil the people and the wealth
of tho people The Slamcss twins
were hot Ino,c indissolpbly united.
The ignorance ot tho people and
the impoyerishment of the people |!
Hero ia u union equally inv@riable.
"While Egypt was the school
teacher Of the worll, Egypt was
thc granary of the world. But
Egypt sunk in ignorance with the
same mighty Nile fructif, ing her
soil, the Same grand monuments
telling Of her former glory, sits
clothed in rags, and feeds upon the
earnings Of beggary.
Every idea put into little Tom
mics head helps to cut down for
csts, build cities, dam rivera, pub
lish newspapers, cultivate farms,
,Iriyc steamboats,, set up manniac-
tories, dlsembowel mines, lay down
railroad iron, dsc,rlte homes, and
transform Arkansas into an Eder.
In fropo. ton q tao people are IN
formed they are industrious; in
proportion as the people are igno-
rant they arc lazy. The people
when uneducatcd are content TO
st down in hut and sleep in the
dit ; the people when educated
build tasteful cottages and rec.ine
upon snowy linen. The people
when uncducatcd leave their hair
aneombcd, their dress in disorder,
their yard pnadorned the people
when educated comb their hair, ad-
Just their apparel, and beautiiy
their yards
Which of the two pictures do
you prefer? Can you hesitate as
10 a choice between darkness ana
light, beauty and detormiiy, happl-
nesss and misery, wealth aud pow
ertyy
Bat 1t will cost effort to effec,
the education OF the masses, There
must be no dead man in schQol
office; there must be no no dead
teacher in sehool-rooms.
Every officer must discharge his
duty; every teacher must teach /;
every student must study. Let )
have no timc-serving, but give us
the hcnest, earnest, conscientious
employment of your abilities. Will
you do this ? THEN SUCCESS is
OURS.
tte undersigned, in assuming
the duties of his Office, adopted for
his motto, gArkansas can, Arkan.
sas must, Arkensas SHALL have n
system of public instruction in sue
ycessful operation" lie intends to
act squarely up to that motto. lie
throws down the gauntle. OF dc.
tiance and crusades 10 the death
against all opposition to popule.
instruction. lie will connive at no
neglect of duty ; he will fail to
commend no earnest compliance
with the law. Every officer shall
have tue means Of information as
to his duties every officer shall be
left without excuse fer the non
performance Of those duties.
Educators, come to the front and
battle manfnlly for the veal Of Ar
kansas and the world.
Gro. W. HUI,