The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-13

i usually considered man of knowledge
and wide-awake 10 the wants and neces-
sites OF schools. But ne has = greaferj
part 70 play ia licensing teachers. for.
we're he 30 inclined. hc could admit into
the ranks every petty preiendcr, and
thus utterly sfagnate aud ruin the schools
II licenses were a. easily obtained A. they \
we're few years back, the business would Y
be crowded with the most incompetent
ieachers. The times demand educated I
and active Instructors. aud II j. The duty \
of The superintendenfs 10 supply the de- .
mand- Ihi- will suffice a. an introduce \
iion. Us aim being 10 direct The attention
OF those interested IN the welfare Of our
schools y the importance which should I
be attached 70 Inc subject The subject
matter comprehends 90 much that my
present task will he only cursory view +.
Of the three following divisions:
INTELLECTUAL EDrcATIoS.
Intellectual education is the inztruc-
fion or tnifiou or the intellect or mind
proper. The mind, the store house for
all knowledge, i capable Of indefinite
extension and cannot be filed 20 full
but what there will he room for some
thing else !: the trouble is that ia filling
our minds we are apt ~ crowd in too
many unimpOrtant things. and this makes
1t the store house OF rhsff instead Of solid
matter. The man who would store away
the chat aud leave the wheat ia the field
ito decay would be pronounced innaric.
and iif subject for the asylum. but
should he accumulate the chaff instead
or the wheat IN his mind il j. nothing
strange az all. The mind j. also com
posed of different faculties. all Of which
are indispensable 10 man's felicity. but
: some are greatly more 20 than Others
The two principal faculties Of the mind
are memory and reason. OF which the
latter i by far the mos. important. Rcas-
on l. the true foundation Of all good and
useful knowledge. Memory i very i'm
p0rfanf. since il enables ~ 10 retain what
we gain: bu; what benefit would II be 10
rs for our memory TO dey0nr volumes Of
books If we were not assisted by reason
TO comprehend them. Memory il prop
erly understood, j. a chamber for the re-
reption OF mental food afler il has been
digested by the reason but AZ the pres
enf day we are prone 10 ill il with undi-
gesfed and 0ften-times indigcstibie mat
ter which can nevev be Of anT practical
use 20 us. This j. the error In The pres
fnf mernou of teNrninx- The prevailing
idea Il. the more territory the pupil zoe.
over. and the more he commits n mem.
ory the more he has learned This j. the
most mist. ken idea ever entertained. and
ii -nt here il demanded a great reforma-
ficn. il we ever expect 70 see the etuca'
:. lion az our country ri-c 10 the point H.
s.rable. Ofcour~c public opinion would
array itself against any innovation uror
the present meff,nd. bat mild and per
~isfenf efforts on the teachers part. woult
=, last hiring him out victorious, wifhvu
injury 10 himself. ani an incaicuIabie ~
N vansage to -ociefv- Every teacher shOuis
possess spirit 20 make this reform ~
y, we believe IL 10 Ne highly necessary
The importance of such q reformation ]
admitted by some OF our best eaur@fnr-
hut the idea docs not appear - have en-
offered the crsnium Of most of our com
mon school teachers. though pfrhar
there are a great many who wonld iik
10 institute more thorough course i
instruction. IL IL were not for the pres.
nre OF public opinion. Then rcRoyat
spirits and try - charge your oT
ponenss notion. for. perchance he doe
= ery teacher should possess . solid an
not a superficial education His idea
\, should be based upon reason. and ns
upon authority lie should he text
book within himself and not conin
himselfto 10 the text book in his schoo
MORAL EDUCATION
~ Moral education has reference TO III
manners or conduct Of individuals in N
world IL a person from infancy M
= always surrounded bv the proper infI
s'cnce. his morals will be pure; ON n
other hand. IL he IL surrounded by in
proper influence. his morals will Be IN
"a pure; hence the importance Of hayin
iospersons OF integrity and good NOR
~ qualities as tutors for The Young Tt
isman who gets drunk. or tsttles. or swi
1snndles, or lies, is not certainly 1t Ierss
to instruct tender humanity Persons
lthis class should not Be authorized
teach. since they will find employing
ifthey are do not belle
t,-,in totally discarding such persons. (
orthis would tend 70 prevent them fro
ia re forming and hurry them on - rui
|, !, .lbnt reason with them on the impropl
;slefv or permitting them 10 teach VIII
- they follow M their bad habits. and ~
49, vail on them 10 change their way Of II
~ and in case they do % admit them
w. teachers
, IN DISPOSITION cF TEACHER
AXE The teacher should have = kini .
ned genial disposition in the school roo
n M..t-