Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-04-30

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public life and invade the precincts
OF Your private character for the
sinister purpose of Haunting scans
dal's manufactured articles before
the world and thereby entice public
sentiment to crush You beneath its
overwhelming weight. There is u
certain intimacy existing between
ones public and private acts, a kind
OF relationship between the one
rushing along with the busy throng
Of life ard one moving in the igh-
ter atmosphere of the domestic cir.
Gle; but This connection is not so
vital, so intense, so extensive as to
render the one responsible for the
other.
make these prefactory remarks,
not tnat they are directly pertinent
to the subject, but for the reason
that | wish to inform an ever-pres-
ent class OF human beings, charac.
terlzed by growing, cynicism, and
morbid discomfort, that shall diss
charge my official duties regardless
OF those tenaciously cherished ideas
which they may feel like scattering
around my feet.
LICENSING TEACHERS.
Is there any meaning in these
two words? Are they merely the
harmonious mechanism of letters
and syllables, OF yowels and conso.
nantsp 1 am convinced that the
licensing Of individuals to direct the
growing activity Of minds is of
momentous Importance and deserS
yedly interesting. All reformatory
movements should and must begin
where the evil originates. The
most superficial observers are
aware of the evils wrought upon
mind, body, and soul by incompe-
tent instructors. No greater curse
can be pronounced upon COM
munity than placing its Children in
the custody Of a teacher who is ut
terly destitute of ability and skill
in his profession.
A good disciplinarian is what we
want in the school-room. One
who knows himself and his pupils;
who knows the road to enthusiasm
and has the energy, perseverance
and tact to make his pupils acquains
ted with this road. In the dlcipline
of school, it is the teachers pro,
vince to proclaim himself king, rule
with answering integrity, conquer
stubborness at all hazards, use
Solomon's medicine when necessary
IN short, he must have the love and
obedience Of his pupils.
The teacher should know what
he needs to teach. He who drills
class IN English Grammar must
familiarize himself with the idioms
Of the English tongue. The dis,
sominator OF arithmetlcal love must
come from IN intimate acquaintance
with the fundamental principles Of
mathematics. The same line of
thought obtains in all other branch,
es of human knowledge. In order
to obtain, and what is more, retain
this knowledge, the teacher must be
a student, an observer, an expert,
menter. His work, his responsible,
lities never cease to taunt him with
his intellectual pancity, and if the
fiery spirit within IS to be allayed in
the last, he must dye deeper and
deeper into the fountain of learning
and culture, OF q truth it can be
said, that there Is no royal road to
teaching.
The Superintendent has many
things to consider in certifying that
an individual is capacitated to take
charge Of a school. | have men
toned but few matters pertaining
to teachers makeup, But / trust
they sufficiently indicate my policy
in the work Of officially recon
m, nding persons for the grand
Office Of aiding in the engineering
Of the educational train.
In no case will | attach my name
to a paper poisoned with fraud. In-
competency is dastardly mean in
expecting an honest man to wink at
it, and fondle its counterfeit pro-
lessons with the arms Of approval.
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