Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-09-30

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{ = somsIinss of playrnate,
lndSso u through lif. Some Of
glsSe hesosG govssn ~ but ! short
til1s, sofne M years. Our lives are
saolSsBaped ~ our heroes than By
anyses!an thines elss. This hero
1Rolship ismads up Of two parts,
love md ~admiration. Although
thsse txo ~ distinct, they cannot
be~ D8pasatcd. We cannot love one
III whom we.s1e nothing 70 admire.
Wewill have i certain amount Of
lovs 5of oIis whom w do admire.
Oft hsss two, love il the stronger.
Charity will cover . multitude Of
sins, and ~ often think that we see
many good qualities III our heroes
which they do not possess. Yet,
nevertheless administration is the
most important, as by it alone can
" begst love.
4 hero worship Of any value to
the teacher7 Who Of us does not re-
member some teachers whose effect
on our after lives was stronger,
whose influence for good was greater
than Ill the rest Of our teachers put
together, not because they had q
better education or better methods,
but because Of 4 something, which
y didnst understand. In-fAct they
wers our hsroes, our models, and /
think that the good they do US is
worth moro than any book knowl-
edge. I had rather my scholars
would be truer men and nobler
women from my teaching than that
/ should have imported all the
knowledge that books can give.
How can we arouse this hero wor-
ship ia our pupils? First by loving
them. No one has any right TO be
. teacher who does not love them.
Il u : law Of nature, admitting Of
but few exceptions, that like begets
like. How are we TO love them, by
watching them, making them our
companions, and seeing how much
there is III each child to admire.
Still / consider admiration a
more potent factor in creating love
than even love itself. Let us see
what will arouse admiration.
First ! would place beauty; by this
/ mean order, neatness and polite
ness, these to be sure are but the
mere outward gloss and are Of but
little real value; . piece of gloss!
when well cut, will shine far bright,
er than q diamond in its natural
stats. Yet 80 few are good judges
that perhaps it is better to be the
well cut glass than the uncut gem
The teacher who would be a hero
should commence with the beauti'
ful. These acts that make our.
selves and surroundings pleasant
arise from two sources, the brair
and the heart, those from the brair
are the most perfect, those from thu
heart the most effective.
Second comes strength. / viii
divide this into four parts, physical
intellectual. mental and moral
Who does not admire physica
strength? We admire it lin the horse
the lion and the eagle. The chile
admires it in his father, and
mother 10 less of 4 hero, for a Ions
time simply because her slipper does
not hurt as much as fathers strap
IT'S the possession ofthis quality b,
the men, and lack of higher ones ii
some ladies, which gives men thu
advantage, sometimes claimed TO
them as governors. intellectual
strength is the one that most teach
ers have best developed and tn
lack Of i, is quickly noticed by til,
child. BY mental strength | meal
THAT strength Of mind which gives u
control over ourselves, our tempers
and our actions, and which
30 helps us in the contro
Of others. There is nothin,
more necessary in a teacher thar
frmness and self control.
Moral strength, is that strength
that causes US 70 lead good mora
lives. The teacher who woult
have his pupils grow up good mer
and women must set the example
The last quality which the teache
should possess 10 courage. Itis tn
climax Of Ill the other virtues. ]
may be divided into two parts Ply
steal and moral. The first, cominI
most in contact with our scholars
is the one they most notice. Wher
il tho child or parents either VIII
does moi admire courage? And Their
is nothing with which q child is 8
soon Disguised as with a coward
strength is not shown by noise 0
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