The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-10
THE EDITOR AS AN EDUCATOR.

THE EDITOR AS AN EDUCATOR.
1t is good and noble to educate
.he minds of the young, and to pre-
pare them for every possible chance
If being useful.
The veal or woe of any country is
nardly more dependent on any one
hing than the education of the rising
generation. He who from mouth to
month and from year TO year devotes
lis time in giving instruction to the
:, Dung men and Toys of the country ;
| ne who thus lays the foundation aud
molds the characters of those who
shall some day be the Legislator 5
md the statesmen OF the country, is
long what the worl,. may pc. laps
consider an insignificant work and
,ne that is not worth much attention.
~ those not thus engaged tut he is,
nevertheless, engaged in one Of the
uoblest works in all the fields OF
human lalor, and is to he commt nd.
ID Tor ever, efOlt made in tying t.
attain to emlhence in lis calling.
But the editor may he considered all
educator as we'll as the pedagoyue
Tie editor is all educator in a mag.
nificant sense. He is educating men
and 10. children. When he Uses his
.,owers wisely and right he is mold
ing TO the best end the opinions, and
IS directing the convictions of men.
1t is not the laying of the founda.
ion-stCne of character which in.
erests him so much 1t is not in
his spl ere 10 lay the first part eff the
building whose p" portions and beau
liul completion are to be seen and
admired after a scO"e of years. Not
his by any means. Bus it is hi to
iirect those whose characters have
,lready been maturei to act tol the
.ctive. earnest, moman.ous present.
1t is his to enter into the spirit Of
The times and to give to the ciliz ms
Of the country such instru .:tion as
hall enable them the better to de.
ermine the best course to pursue
IN helpina to decide the contests il.
which the citizens of free govern
,nent SD often find themselves CON-
PEELED to engage. The press is "a
bower in the land" and it is SO recog-
alzed by the reading public. The
lestinies of a nation may perhaps
lang upon some decision of the press
'r VI on the position that some of the
leading journalists of the dav may
Jake ia helping to successful. pass
some great political crisis.
Then the editor IL an educator in
matters whose importance cannot be
'verestimated. The questions of
political and other interests IN which
the editor may make himself useful
in helping to decide, are questions
to determined now. And IN this
view of it he is AL educator " hp may
see the fruits of his labors at once.
Those ENGAGE in editorial work
cannot attach too much Importance
20 the faithful performance OF every
,iuty And if they will only remem-
Der that they are eiu 'aSing men and
not children. they will appreciate the
Importance Of their own work more.
There is more real. mutual interest
between editors and their readers
than is generally realized. Only let
the editor remember that he is al
educator and that his field is un-
bounded ard then let the rea ling
public learn to appreciate more fully
the efforts of tho Sc who are endeavor.
iny to interest them in thing which
pertain alike to the interests of all,
and better work will be don. by the
press.
We are free to predict that when
the relative Importance of the two
positions are realized there will he
an awakening in the work that has
not yet been known.