The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-01-04
LOCAL EDUCATION, GENERAL
LITERATURE.
rME oREGoS SCHOOL TEACHER.

1 " ~aN hho oupiHenSs Ills WORK an
associations are daily criticised an,
when any fault Is found, tho whole dis
trict knows all about Il and during on
or two week he Is made the subject O
hreside discussions. Then he mas
learn OF his situation Ia time 10 saw,
himself from the contempt Of n few
OF his patrons. Who are these nat.
rons I?
He Is supposed to be a walking en-.
cyclopedla Of Information on genera
and local topics. Hls high Office de-
mapds that he be just such a map.
Usually he Is the flnal reference In pol.
itics, religion, education and family
disputes II he does not express his
opinion freely, he Is considered to be
an idiot ifhe does, he Ia condemned
as a william. Which would you rath.
or be- an idiot, a william, or an Ore
gon school teacher 3?
His position, as master OF the school
gives him a commanding mood. His
yea Is YEA, and his nay Is NAY; and
his word Is IndisputabIe by the rising
generations. He becomes crispy
tempered, cross, aud often his dig
position IL TO drive the children 10
fame. The parents suggest "It Is
easier 10 lead horse 10 water than
TO drive him there" He may q fall
oup' with a few oihtho patrons, be-
cause In this respect no could not sat-
lsfactoriIy explain the difference be.
tween the horse and their children.
He slcon.Inues tOsteach as kIndsola
Robson CrusOe- ''monarch Of all no
surveys" Ia the school room ah, 40
domineering ! None to dispute him.
ne often falls to investigate, becomes
indolent and behind tho tImes."
He Is migratory. That Is, he em.
igrAtes from one dIs,ricI,o another
every threelmonths; He. Of course,
has given entire satisfaction, but
changes at the request OF the people
among whom he has been teaching.
They recommended " traveling'' for
his health,
During his first term Of school, he
~iIl tind great many old fogIes, but
as he becomes older he Is likely Ia
find fewer OF them.
IL he lives In Western Oregon,
he will cat with his fork only bat n
ne Is resident Of Eastern Oregon, he
eats With his knlfc LIN that windy
country Il is necessary 10 hold the Wet
uals down with fork. They resem-
bic Gen. Grant In this respect. THIS
Is also the principal difference be-
tween the Eastern Oregon teachers.
All Oregon teachers are by law CON-
manded to demand good order In
their schools. Even the parents will
privately say TO the teacher "Ses
that my children behave and learn ;
II they do not, whip them" But
teachers have long since learned that
generally when parent says to whip
his child he means somebody's else
child. II you doubt this, punish
guilty child and see for yourself.
The Oregon lady teacher gen.
orally teaches one term and marries
the next. The Oregon male teacher
teaches one term, and nobody viii
have him. Who Is TO blame.
No rose without its thorn; no occn.
patton without its hardships. The
teacher continues to be what he
makes himself, nothing more or less.
The world Is advancing, and the
teachers are marching on. Good
teachers are indispensable and the
world knows 1t. They take the world
as they find 1t and spend a lifetime
In improving 1t. Many have by iu-
temperance, Ill health, Incidence, or
disgust, because they could not run
the world alone, fsltered by the way,
and to-day Oregon Is extending her
hand welcoming more good teachers
and encouraging young men and
women to como into the ranks
Ohio will not supply all the presi =
dents. II you cannot be president
of the United States, you may some
time find great consolation In having
been the teacher of some worthy
Oregon boy who may yet occupy the
Executive Mansion. Remember.
Aristotle was greater than all his stu
dents strive to be greater than your
pupils.
To be an accomplished Oregon
teacher, is worthy of the aspirations
of any young man who has enough
will and character to make his posi-
tien an honorable enc.
In olden times, before matches
were in existence, 1t was common
for neighbors to borrow fire from each
other. A learned philosopher was
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