Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-08-08
Teachers Institute.

!. BY perseverance and energy our
County Commissioner has succeeded in
making arrangements for four days
institute to commence Aug, goth.
1t is the duty OF each teacher in the
county to attend and help to make it
success, for it's only by ass3ciatlng
with our fellow teachers that we are
enabled to keep out of the ruts and
keep ourselves informed in the most
modern and improved methods of
teaching. Ifteaching is profession,
which it certainly is, it should have its
associations the same as other profess
sions.
Preachers have conferences at which
they discuss topics relating to ortho-
doxy and church government. Doctors
have medical associations at which
modern diseases are investigated, and
their remedies prescribed. The Grange
was organized that farmers might in
Iterchange thoughts on important sub
ljects relating to the tilling Of the soil,
facilitate the introduction of new and
useful inventions, raise the standard
Of their stock and farm products and
work for the mutual benefit of each
other. So we might go on through the
whole catalogue of professions, show
the benefit derived from unions and
associations. But it is more necessary
that teachers should have associations
and attend them than any other pro-
fession.
Some of the reasons that may be
given for this are: The calling is a
high and noble one. The end in view
OF many other callings is to accumulate
wealth and provide for the temporal
wants of mankind, while it is the duty
of the teacher to ralse the moral STAN
dard and lead and direct the minds Of
our youths SO they will make good and
useful citizens Upon the faithfulness
, OF the permormance of this duty hangs
the destiny of our nation. In othel
professions such as law, medicine
farming, etc, an opportunity is afford.
ed by ASSOCIATION in the every day
duties oflite to correct any errors ;ha
may have been learned or adopt any
j new method that may present itself.
). While the schools are nearly all il
i. session at the same time, and th'
d country teacher goes into his schoo
n room four, six or eight months withou
It having any opportunity OF visiting 9th
,r er schools and seeing how they ar
o conducted.
e 1t is proverbial that he is bene
e factor of mankind who succeeds i
1t making two ears of corn grow wheI
Le. there was but one before.
J. As the majority of country schoo
d children are permitted to atten
IL school only lew months each year
IN is the more important that teacher
lie should be able to make the most {
m this time and more precious matters
e. in than plofding along in old fog
Sc style or trying useless experiments.
its Continuous self-impEovement is
ag duty teachers owe to themselves ar
he their patrons.
to When teacher ceases TO progre
lst he is unfit to teach others. Althout
lty natural aptitude to teach is indispe
ay slble, We cannot rely on our own inc
Ire vidual intellects and aptness to tea
er- for methods in presenting the vario
he branches. II we wish to be success
SIC as teachers We must prepare fer G
ar work.
ro- Come prepared to participate in :
ter tual school work and thereby {
try methods and plans which will assist
mt in our work in the coming year.
J. ]. BRUNNnTT