Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1885-07-30

teaching. in the words Of an ancient
teacher ofmorals, is directed only nd
spiyiti,m educanduns."
And now, one word Of the Teacher,
the instrument by whose means the
every object Of education is to be ac-
oomplished. And here, ] have no in
tention of entering upon that vast
field, SO fertile Of thought and oonsid.
Grafton, that is opened up before me.
Volumes have been written on the
subject, and still It ia not exhausted.
My object is only TO hint, in passing.
ut some of the requirements not Of
common observation and comment.
| Much force Is vested in this world
for want Of proper direction and en-
ployment. 1t Is 80 with the intellec-
ual. Many men undertake the re.
sponsible Office Of the Teacher who
could do other things well, but who
cannot teach from natural inaptitude
for the occupation. The true Teach
er, like the poet, is born. not made.
The first great requisite TO success in
his composition, the one that must I'M
derlie and antedate what may be 90.
quired, is the ingeni,sms, or peculiar
talent, required to the attainment OF
the highest order Of success. This in
cludes what is commonly known as the
'knack Of imparting." Some Of the
ayocations of life seem to require no
special fitness for their performance;
what is necessary to success may be
acquired. Others reqpire--giving the
word it's chronological signiication--a
special vocation. "Nascsmur poete,
fmns oratores,' says the Roman ora
tor--"We are born poets, we become
orators" So with teaching. A man
may have the intellectual ability--as
the word goes--and the scholastic at
tainment, allied to the highest mo-
tives and a most conscientious endea-
vor, and still fail 10 achieve marked
success. Examples Of this kind are
only too common. 1.-TWO factors, F."
says Prof. Tyndall in a recent article
on this subject in the Popular Scisnos
e 4.
nation Of true Teacher. In regar,
TO knowledge, he must, Of course, b
master. But knowledge is not all
There may be knowledgew without pow
er. Both 90 together in the tru
teacher A force Of character mus
underlie and enforce the work Of th,
> intellect. There are men who can 81
/, arouse and energise their pupils, 81
call forth their strength and the plea
sures of it's exercise, as to make tn
hardest work agreeable. Without thi
power 1t is doubtful whether ma
can really enjoy his vocation" TIL
statement here made is undeniabl,
: "There may be knowledge withou
; power" and that without" is th
minus sign that negatives the real o.
fort Of many in our profession. Their
!, may be sufficient intellectual power
sufficient training, sufficient culture
and all may be employed with mos
conscientious zeal and energy; bu
there is no talent, no special fitnes
for the work. Power 10 there, but
is poorly directed. Failure to EMO
: ones vocation should be only a subor
dinate cause of regretting want G
success in it. The principal and high
: or cause Of that regret should be tn
poverty Of the result. And especial
: ly should this be true OF our calling
whore failure may cast it's shade,
over more than life time, and wher
the true results are the indispensable
Of 50 much grand achievement. Blu
the failure to enjoy, spoken Of, 10 tn
result of lack Of heart in the underts
, king, Of a want Of that love that sane
titles and lightens labor. This Low
is a consequence Of the natural gil
alluded TO, for no one despises the du
ties he has been specially fitted ;
! perform. The Teacher. whose voca
: ton Is real, lives and has his Who'll
! heart in his work. He loves it a
Raphael loved painting, as Mozar
: loved the soul-stirring symphonies c
: bis holy art. To those who have nc
Z this natural fondness for it, no occu
) patton can be more distastefuI tha
J teaching. High motives become per
verted, and business is made Of wka
: should be a noble calling. When tbi
10 the case, excellent results canno
follow. II is well TO remember wit
: the Apostle, that all have not tn
same gifts, and that only to some is
given to be teachers. But nstura
: fitness is not all. The ability TO teacl
woald result in nothing il that wor'
coverad the Teachers atook ofattain