The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-04-26
Published BY rcQnesk
Closing IEelnnfks 10 PINE Grove
school by Sqlrier BechtIei

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Dear seEolars: 1t is Nilh sadness
that / sland l6fore you 70 make 4
few fsl,Elks the last
time. This IS 10 alosi exercise Of
onr school G0Is aa ov school is
coming TO It's close; Il faet The great
Responsibility which has been rest
ing upon me ier the past tsix months,
falling from met ana in a few mo.
ments more you viii be from under
my care. There is no one knows the
great responsibility resting upon the
teacher but himself. You little boys
and girls who have been sent to
school here from day to day, by your
parents, little do you imagine the
great.responsibility your teacher is
under in Watching over yon here
from morning until aieb6 / have
often thought in watching The child
rem in their sports, what great con-
fdence their parents place in the
teacher in sending them to school to
be learned and taken care Of in every
respect. Teachers cannot be too
careful; they shouldtry to train up
the young minds in as true a course
as possible. They should endeavor
to expound to their pupils all that
seems to be hidden in obscurity, and
open up the way, 50 that their minds
may grasp that which will exalt and
lead them on to never dying fame.
But does the teacher receive credit
able merit for his great work Of re-
sponsibility? Nay, believe not.
Let a teacher labor and do all that is
in his power to advance and keep
his school under good discipline, and
deal out justice as near as possible
in every respect, and when the school
closes some one instead of bestowing
merit upon him, will rorn him and
say che taught us a very poorschool."
| have seen such cases Nay, | have
been a victim of scorn myself, but /
trust it will not be said of me here,
when we separate, "That i taught
very poor school," For l have
tried to do my part in every respect
as teacher, and | have endeavored
to live up to the rules of my school,
and to keep my school under good
discipline, and to advance it in every
respect. So ifany thing has been
weighed and found wanting, it GER
tainly cannot be on my part, but if
.there-isI will willingly besfit. You
who have been laboring here for the
past six months with your studies.
let me say to you "labor' on," study
at home, do not, because school closes
take your books home and close them
and never open them until you start
10 school again the next term. If
this be the case with you, you will
never succeed we'll. Blu; take my
advice, when at home you have
nothing to do,take up your books and
study, and do not forget what you
have learned this term, and when
you start to the next term you will
have that far the advantage. There
fore let me entreat you to still i'm
prove well the days of your youth,
and stamp improvement on the
wings Of time. You are now start
ing out on the stream Of life, your
barque is now gliding along smooth
ly under full sail and her banners
waving in the gentle zephyrs that is
waiting you on your course upon the
swelling tide. Let me tell you here,
"As you are now starting down the
stream of life, beware of the numer-
Gus temptations that are standing
out upon each side" The first one
Of these which | will mention is
disobedience. All dear scholars think
of this, and if any of you have ever
disobeyed your parents, now make a
vow that you will never be guilty of
the act again. For God hes said
Children obey your parents, honor
thy father and mother which is the
commandment with PROMISE" The
next is Lying. All. my pupils this
is the next temptation unless guard.
ed against, which will lead you down
to. degradation, but l trust none of
you have ever been guilty of such an
act, if so ask forgiveness and never
do so again. o! how horrible il is
for children of which God has said