Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-10

! US thc great improvements that nave
been made in our school work when
the voices Of the people rallied out
against ii, and when the many disad-
vantngcs connected with il filed with
encouragement nearly every one en-.
gagged in it, may We not, with the
voices Of the people IN our favor and
the many Improvements OF the day TO
aid us, start in the work Of the new
year with new confidence To accomplish
: a greater work than during the past
Workmen in the various trades and
professions have bad their work ex-
amined and their prizes awarded as
they have mcrited them, and they
again start forth TO lay the foundation
Of d new work. Let us, then, as work
men in the cause OF education, realize
that we are not only preparing our
selves for the work Of new year, but
the work Of new century. May
carnestness and faithiulnoss character
ize all our work. May We quit our
selves like men, reiraining from any
conduct that would detract from the
dignity OF our meeting or cast rehec.
tions upon the association IN which we
arc united but may We have the work
~ nehre ~ which woare engaged, ana,
with due respect and proper deport-
ment, advocate well-studcd views upon
SUBJECTS presented iorourconsideralion.
may encn teaeherieel that the Institute
Is formed party oi him, ana mat II ls
n,s uu9 70 improve nlnlseh ana 10 ava
o,hersi alu tnus may each one DC Prout.
ca oy TINS meeting ana Inc school
work OF the county be placed upon II
hrmer OASIS
Teachers, as the nation enters upon
the duties of retaining the Republic
for another century they need your
help. Intelligence and virtue are the
foundation and cornerstone OF the
American Republic. Hence, Ignorance
and wrong are its most formidable foes.
Its theory is that every citizen must be
intelligent enough clearly to colnpre-
bend and yirtu0us enough faithfully
to discharge its duties. As far then,
as citizens lall short OF these acquire
meiits, the practice Of the Republic
falls short IN its theory. Thinking
bayonets may DO important in great
emergencies but thinking ballots are
immeasurably more important in all
emergencies The R.publlc il more
ant TO perish from the weakness of its
subjects than from external forces.-
Ignorance generates poverty. pauper.
ism and crime among It's masses. while
demagogucs aud corruutionists feed
aud iatten upon its Spots. AnintelIi.
gent, virtuods and vidant people can
neither be deceived corruptcd. nor be.
trayed. Upon the teachers of the ma.
tion. more than npon all other classes
combined. devolvcs the solution ofthe
problem ora wise and renerous edura.
ton for tho entire neonle. Nav Won
then feel this responsibility resiiuy
u,on Won. and max you strive 10 elevate
the interests of the nation by properly
cducatin, those nut under your cnrc,
As | welcome Won here i i encour.
aaing TO sec n number who have been
with us for years in the mast still re.
tanned in their positions and again. as
on previous occasions, sill prepared to
lend helping band to improve the
work Of the county. To YOU let me
say, three welcome to this another
muptiuv of our Insfitnte Snma of Won
have but lately started in the school
work, and the County Institute is a
new place TO you. / welcome you
here with great pleasure, and ask you
TO quickly realize that you constitute
n part OF the Institute, and its labors
are already dcvolving upon you and
its success beginning to rest upon your
efforts. Some who were with us one
year ago have left the arduous labor
OF the school-room for other fields of
labor, where they do not meet with
the anxieties OF the teachers life. TO
them would we send our best wishes,
and hope that II may be our pleasure
on some fnture occasion to extend to
them the hand of tiiendship. But
tb.,o IL n ~ o ,,,l,o
:. '"''N' '"'N =" 'N'' w ''o W.
was WIN us one year ago ana VINO
took u prominent part in the Institute.
and Ia no,, ,,,,,h'r., ,,.;,h ~, d,,,l'
- u ~, ~ ~ "a''o" W" '"o uN""'
nus iIIc was cnaracterlAeu ny earliest
and faithful labor He was u diligent