The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-05-30
OR TEACHERS OF RI
SCHOOLS.

deemed from Federal oppression and
official degradation and mis-rule, |
sincerely trust that new and more
auspicious era is dawring upon US.
We have been severely tried by the
lurid fires of adversely, and l hope
that it will result in our social, moral
and political publication.
The subject of public education
has received the attention of Presi
dent Hayes, and the General Assem-
bly, of the State at is recent session,
and this subject is exciting and will
continue to excite great interest in
the public mind. And it is we'll that
it should. I firmly believe that the
existence and perpetuity of this Re-
public will depend upon the intelli
gence of its citizens, and every effort
should be brought to bear to instill
into the minds of the rising genera
ton the fundamental principles of a
popular education-elevated states.
manship, and true patriotism both
demand it. The subject of popular
education will soon be one Of the
most prominent in American politics.
To make legislation on this subject
a success, great deal depends upon
the teachers of public schools. In
the first place it is absolutely neces-
sary and incumbent upon US to tho
roughly inform ourselves and prop
erly fit ourselves to he educators and
instructors of others.
hold that it is wrong to embrace
the profession of teaching merely as
a stepping stone to something else,
or simply to obtain the monthly pay
allowed. In fact it is unprincipled.
If you are competent to teach and
commence it, stick to it and make a
regular profession of it. The posi-
ton of a teacher is one of great res
possibility and public confidence,
and we should exert ourselves SO as
to make it apparent that this respon-
sibility and confidence is not mis-.
placed. Let US all be prompted and
governed by noble, elevated and dis
interested motives. Act from prin-
ciple and when we are paid dollar,
let US feel that we have earned it.
We should identify ourselves with
the moral, social and literary ad-
vancement Of those who come to US
for instruction.
We can render ourselves useful in
many ways in tn. neighborhood where
we are employed to teach, by advo-
eating progressive and liberal prin-
ciples. Wecan have sabbath schools
and open writing schools during the
long winter nj ghts.
We should insist upon our patrons
taking the newspapers, and thereby
inform themselves upon agricultural
improvements, and we should en-
deavor to get them all to take at
least their Parish paper. It is a
prominent mark Of intelligence and
enterprise to see a we'll conducted
and we'll sustained Parish paper.
Comparatively few parishes are able
to sustain q newspaper, or at any
rate they do not do so, and We should
try to get our patrons to take their
Parish paper. have frequently no
ticed how much more intelligent and
sprigbtly the children are in the fam
lilies Of those who take newspaper
than those who do do not. Stran.
gers from other States take notice o4
our Parish paper, and give US credl,
for it. Let the teachers take it also
and send it to our friends in the
older States, so they can see what q
magnificent country we have.
We have School Board who will
use every effort to aid and sustain us
in the proper discharge of our duty
and it should be our pride to vindi
cate the confidence they have reposet
10 US. The officers Of the Board are
men of ability and liberal senti
ments, and you may rest assured
that you will "go by the board' i
you do not come up to what they ex
pect Of you. They intend to reform
the entire public educational machi
merry of this Parish, and in this the.
; should be sustained by everybody.
Let the teachers perform their du
| ty like men and women, and all viii
be we'll. l would like to hear some
thing about organizing a teacher
Institute in the Parish.
! UNION.
REAT REDUCTION THE SIN
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offer at $4,000.
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