Sharp County record., 1885-04-02
THE SCH0tL TEACHER.

| Ed. RECORD; While "Small Farmer, ="
"B. c." and even "Pheol," are discussin g
the question Of road tax, etc., permit ue
to enter another a,tiole On our schools.
The teacher is gilmore Importance than
any one factor we have to consider for
the permanent sypcess of common
schools. He must'realiEe and appreciate
the Importance cf lis work before he can
make it q succeGs. The eeRmon teachers
plans of twenty yeats sgo are passia g
away, and the teacher Of today must keep
pace with the Improvements, Yeu may
vote money, build school houses and send
your children, yet all will be failure if
you lack good teacher. After parents
have done all they can do, the teacher de-
eides whether thei; efforts will be sue
cess or failure. He determines whether
the boys and girls will 60 into the world
better men and woilen. The true teach
er caa make ais wcik success whether
in a log cabin or inside the wells of col
lege. Gen. Garfs,j, ia speaking of his
teacher, said if he was forced to elect beS
tween fine buildings with all their
improvements and The teacher with only
shingla and piece Of chalk On an oak
log, he would prefer the latter. Our com.
mon schools are taught principally by
young ladies and gentlemen who ere Just
from school. But, young teachers, we
must not content en1selVes after we have
passed the examination required by law,
thinking we have nothing to do but to
hear and assign Lessons for six hours each
day; and as soon q the last little fellow is
heard, 70 home, get your novel which
you put away last winter for the purpose,
and bury your mind and heart in its
sweet but pernicioQs influence. We heard
the remark made rot long since, II don't
have time to read novels row, but next
summer while teaching, will have q good
time" The teacher eanpct afford to dis
miss from ais MIND all thoughts of his
students. If he does not meet his school
each morning with definite plan for the
days work, the lessons all carefully re-
viewed, he will be failure in the school
One who is eontsnt to follow routine of
work each day, teaching b 9, because
some one thinks it the best if he don't
possess "ges up" en,pgh 10 introduce new
Pau" g-ss s-s sH1 esisa4 T. Sc s. WI. surrey ,nn rst
Of literature published to aid the teacher,
he cannot 60 on without improvement, if
he seeks Improvement. If you read be.
tween school hours, instead Of poring over
the pages of fiction, take good education
al jodrnal and read something calculat
to assist you with your responsible work.
Another very important qualification for
all teachers is moral and studious habit
Water never rises above the fountain
head, neither will school rise above its
teacher. If he treats morals and religion
wit indi ference, his prpile GTe apt to do
the same. Excuse US while we quote
few words from Col Parker on this sub.
jeot, which are as follows: "The opinion
prevails among many teachers that intel
lectual development is, by its nature,
separate and distinct from moral training.
Of all the evils in our schools this one is
productive of the greatest. No teacher
should say I train the intellect and leave
the moral and spiritual training to
Others" These are strong words, but
we believe they are true ard meet the
approval Of all earnest teachers.
P. II. WILKERsoN.
Evening Shade, March 28th, 1885.