The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-09-09

alike, and her ability does not come
by long tutorage, application or prae-
tice, but by instinct while the mother
rears her child as she has been taught.
consequently almost every family of
children has a different bringing up.
IL We could, like Minerva from the
brain Of Jove. spring full fiedged at
one bound INTO the possession Of all our
mental and physical powers, much toll,
vexation and strife would be avoided.
But such has not been our good fortune,
consequently We must make up our
minds to hard, constant, ineessant toll
and labor, il we would succeed in any
considerable degree. We must s1earn
to scoff delight and live laborious days.
If we would climb the hill Of science
and pluck some Of the rare flowers
that grow upon its giddy summit. But
l cannot carry this thought further,
though instead of its being exhausted,
lt Is merely touched upon.
Secondly, the other object Of educa>
ton Is to prepare, qualify and fit one
for an intelligent discharge and per
fOrmance Of the duties and responsible,
ities Of life The education which does
not bring with it the ability to transact
the ordinary business affairs of life Is
certainly most grievously detective.
We ind that in all the professions and
avoeatiOns of life, trieksters, sharpers
and mountebanks abound, characters
with whom, at times, We have to eom>
pete; and unless we possess the mental
training that will enable Us to detect
the deception, and avoid the willy
schemes of such characters, our
education is of no avail. Even in
the transaction of the ordinary affairs
OF life, invaluable assistance is derived
from what is generally known as a
business education. TIE da- has passed
when one can succeed in business with>
out education. Great iron bridges
span our largest rivers. railroads are
constructed over our highest mountains.
the Washington monument reaches
farther into the blue vault of heaven
than any other pile Of masonry ever
constructed by man, and no man will
deny that these grand achievements
were effected through practical educa-
ton Let me here add that all great,
beneficial discoveries and inventions
have emanated from cultivated, edus
Gated minds. Where ignorance pre-
dominates there is no progress, enter
prise or prosperity, but all Is Iethargy
and InaetiOn. Time will not permit
me To 90 into further details-suffiee il
20 say that the education of a civil ell
gineer imnlies distinct field of study
from that of medicine on theology;
while the text books they employ in
the attainment OF the respective special
ties of knowledge, of which they are to
make use, differ as essentially as the
sciences taught by them. But we see
that in the acquisition of knowledge
in its elementary forms, al men pursue
substantially the same track, and their
paths only diverge or divide when they
begin To tit themselves for the different
employ ments and pursuits IN life, which
call for specialIies of knowledge. And
We should rejoice that in the economy
of human life, that there is this plastic
/ formative period of character and
intellect, which serves a. a tie of sym
patty and union tn the race however
/ diverse and estranged their after pur-
suits may be. There are certain powers
| in every educated man that must be
developed aud brought into exercise
I whatever may be the sphere in which
| he is to move in after life. The instru-
mentaliiies by which this may be done,
may differ, and il becomes the business
of schools and colleges to seek out and
apply the best and most efficient modes
of calling out and bringing into healthy,
vigorous activity The various powers
and capabilities with which mal is en-
dowed by nature. All this may be
accomplished by ones unaided exer-
tons, tor there are To be met every day
men and women who are called self>
made and self-educated But / must
not further elaborate, aud shall there
/ fore, in conclusion, call your attention
/ for a few moments to other duties and
responsibilities Of the teacher.
I You should make teaching your pro-
Il
/ the performance of the duties il imposes.
Never enter il a. a makeshift or step.
/ piug,stOne to something higher; for let
me assure you now that there is moth
ing higher than moulding the minds
of those who are to control Nations and
States. Nine centuries before the
Christian era, Lyeurgus was a great
ruler in Sparta, but he comes down to
/ US as "A noted teacher and lawsgiver.
/ The same may be said OF Scion, Plato,
Socrates, Cato, CicerO and a host of
others whose teachings flashed across
\ the ages. The same may be said of
modern teachers. Then feel that yours
Is a high and honorable calling, and
that grave and all important duties aud
responsibilities rest upon You. You
I should inculcate the principles of a
nigh, christian morality by precept and
I example, for the prosperity of a country
depends i'm a great measure upon the
/ intellectual aud moral elevation OF the
people Honesty, nobleness of purpose.
seli~sacrificing devotion to right, must
| cl aracteriZe "A people who would build
\ for themselves monument, around
whose summit eternity may play
/ Whether the teachers of the country
are responsible for the lack of proper
| dissemination O these principles, L
leave to he candid Judgment of teach
ers aud parents Ia determine IL is
unnecessary for me to suggest tn You
that your conduct and demeanOr in and
out q; the school rUOm should be irre-
| prOachahie in every respect, for no man
or woman is respected vino Is not re-
spectacle. You should teach industry.
because there i no success without close
/ application and inces~ant toll. All ma
tuIe teaches action; We feel il in the
/ gentle zephyr. Sc iJ in the ripping
brook, unfolding flower, well AS in
the noiseles glide of worlds through
the immensely of space. There is
rOihing that gives more assurance of the
perpetuhy of free government than
that the school teacher is alb Dad in the
land, Tor M educated, enlightened
people has ever been suljugated.