The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-05-24
The Qualifications ard
Duties OF School
Teachers.

great ana tIltLJ MS q vi. sitGs.l5 Nl.s. Dt1N
moral and mental, Should lie pru.or-
ti0nal to his oJlig.iinns. IL can MT
lie questioned That tnc list gulli.ica--
tioR Of a teacher sLaa.& Lc thut q :.
moral nature, Tor waat-vc may be
his intellectual requirements and
capa bilitjes, his iu4I-urc5 wal be
pernicious if his practices arc Immoral.
Teaching by example nus always
been a more power a amt otiicaciuus
method Of INSTRUCTIVE th~~ hy IRE
cept. Men are ju'ig.d, lei. ;u! 'i5',-
lowed much raore by what they du
than by what they sly. And IL She
teacher would le1d his -DSpiis ~
straight and beautiful pats, lie Must
not walk in devious ways himself.
Ills own conduct should be character
lied by gentility and soLrioty, truth
and virtue, if be wyuiJ nave the
respect and admiration OF lis pupils
OF permanently impress them With
good pTincip pies OF noble practices.
We could have liU respect :Or 4 minis
ter Of the guspei who prclchc5 plety
and practices Iu:qu.tv, Tor for the
teacher vino thgcuusr he thinks the
pubic cXPcc; ~ iuruicatcs tcuYcr-
ance and n1ruitY, Yet practices
drunkenness uuj vice, ATS We have
frequently seen. 4 moral quaiitya-
ton, IS therefore, IL the foundation
OF teacher fitness. lie must he
master Of himself and his own habits
before he Caa assume t. mould sue
cesstulIy the minis, manners and
characters oi others. The very name
Of teacher pr' supp. ses Virtue, culture,
refinement aud gcntILIty. II IS moi.
the tunCtIan 90 the teacher 10 only
dovelopc an Ills ip.lac The minds OF
his pupils b. H!caus 81 AJ.b-, lectures
or other methods, lat io:nspirc them
with lofty aspiration, a,d elevated
views OF the duties and obligations Of
life, 10 teach them a. vniue character,
10 love yituc, 10 admrc truth and
desire excellence Ia al thiagS. All
this is icyjtima tCiy demanded at The
hands Of teachers aHd to uccon pI!sh
tt with reasonable success. their moral
as well as Intellectual forces should /
be brought Iutu their work IN good /
Eaita, we ucei not saw more, as to
the necessity ottLe teachers moral
qualification Iropgsit.on ,hut no
one VIII assume the responsibility TO !
attempt to coltgovgrt, and We would /
not discuss tut all, It 10 were NOT too /
often wanting IN t,lase who uudcr- /
take to illustrate profession, which /
has more power aud opportunity t" /
influence the mnis and HIura.s "tI
the people than any other IN the !
land. Surprising tie teacher to bc !
qualified in this respect. then lac
should be the intellectual master It
IT, 49,
Though his opportunities on capaci- /
ties may have Imite4 A'5 own cad',,-
non To certain branches, = Cd -ie n'aJ /
be hI8Aiy competent L. teach t"C"5 /
but not [" 20 beyond. N"d II ST., he /
should not profess, through VANITY on
Tor the sake p show, 70 be able +" 60 /
beyohu. FOR ~ ne Sh'uid 10 c"lIe1 /
upon TO 90 80 ANA ia.., ne viii forfeit I
lie confidence and esteem of his pu-I
P.;s who are sure then TO pronounce
hiin a sham. II Is better To say /
canhdiy 1 can not teach THAT and /
that bu. l CGa teach his and ihls. /
And having said so, !ct HIM e&cmplty /
tac declaration I'D ills fullest meaning |
by throwing al Els e.. cry and Cuthu /
siasn into lls work. Great earnest /
ues H. thcuC 'c-sary qualification of a /
successful teacjcr. Many fail iortho /