The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-08

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English language many occupying the position cannot
Sufficient Importance does attach toth office and
puhe schools cannot be productive o their legitimate results
until this position is fully appreciated and its duties per-
formed
TEACHERS
It with regret that have that Mississippi in my
opinion is behind most of her sister States in the qualification
and efficiency of her public school teachers And this at
tribute to the absence Of schools to the teaching and
training Of teachers Mississippi is the only State the
Union where Normal schools are not established for qualifying
white teachers for her public schools We have Normal
school for the education and training of coored teachers
Holly Springs and of the opinion that IL is doing good
work in that direction. But We have school in the State
supported wholly part by the State for the advancement
Of white teachers 1t is true have teachers in
State that the equals OF those of any other State These
are however, comparatively few We need OF them
and to attain them need Normal schools for the education
and training of white teachers would be understood
opposing the appropriations made for the coored schools
On the contrary would urge their continuance but the white
children of Mississippi as mass sadly in need of good
teaching.
Acorn University for the education Of colored pupils
cluding interest the agricultural land scrip fund the
years 1882 and 1888 receives $4,000
The State Normal College Holly Springs receves for the
years 1882 and 1888 $6000
Tougaoo Universty also for the education coore teach
ing, receives from the State $4,000 per aunum
Teaching professonat least it should be-and profcs.
siona training needtu to the teacher those
practice the other professions of law medicine No
partmcnt needs experienced and trained teacher
than primary schools. Children should be taught and
wrong habits acquired In the scoooom than teach
Our best teachers should be in the elementary branches
of study The idea that any will do teach small children
is The time Of children is precious and
their edncatop too important try experiments To
chds brain with the contents of school books the duty
of the teacher but with and judgment apporon
each such tasks will develop the intellect and thereby
make RATIONAL thinking being Here in the public school is
seed Implanted and the growth largely be attributed to the
primary teacher Those whose business is to select teachers
negecting solemn duty when they fail in this
The has the State Normal College at Nashville
Tenn fifteen young ladies and young gentlemen who pre-
pairing themselves the positions of teachers in public
schools And all the expense of these scholarships borne by
the beques of that great and good George Peabody
has contributed much for the advancement of the
cause Of education in the South.
have the of the Hon L. NJ Curry the general
agent of this munifcent fund.- that should your Honorable
Body, in its wisdom make appropriation for the establish
Normal school, the trustees of that fund would be
willing bear onehd of the expense for the Inauguration Of
such institution exclusive OF buildings and other incidental
expenses The only expenses the trustees of this fund
willing ucnr the payment Of scholarships and teachers