The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-09-03

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N G. Boleman, the accomplished
kindly invites us to witness: the
exercises, which are to! consist Of
lations and speeches during. the
"a comic hes, plays and cha
thigh All friends to education
ites W. hope the occasio may
| pleasant and proftabl ble.s z 4
WOMEN as TEACHERS.
Enrolment of teachers in the: State.
Inssitnte gives the remarkable
So on two hundred and thirty
bnsnssto only thirty men; and
js,nptto be supposed that these
spresent anything liKethe actual
on of the men and women en-
reaching i'm onr State, it is trne,
Gently pointed ont in this paper,
asso happily stated by Govern
5pson in his recent address be-.
Instilute; that tswomeniin thisd day
ing to the front; in: the work Of
For. this, we know, there are
eanses, and in this NE are glad
Ssfhera is much OF hope and en-
asnt forsus and for onr7c children.
Ruth by no means explains the
Fikipgiy shown in these figures,
= nsi;tlte designed for the instrncr
Z eSchers, and for the advance.
Z the work and calling Of the
g all the schools of the State,
attended, We may say, almost
s S Women, ahd. almost not at all
Sasssrted without fear of con-
abat our male teachers are
shan our female teachers to-
Institutes Theyf occupy
afipns they draw better salas
aFe more free TO travel; they
obligations To- keep them 3at
!. b, it would seem, should they
7 sstfoDger mot otiYes. They have
!; ;5Sepntation at .stak ]; they stand
) slninensly before the eye fsthe
khay have more to gain and
ss4oSe BY professional success or
SSTheY shsnld therefore, be more
ysSnf efested ID the advancement
fSpfof fessiion, and, assmen, they
appreciate more profo fonndly all
81, Esial and political considera-
So l4edyin the work and influence
|eachar. And yet the seats of the
b T6stitute-and the same has
Se: Sf other Institutes elsewhere -
"a M women, and are almost
q soffsmen. We are compelled to
4 .spScial causes, to explain this
aud most significant fact.
me; M these causes, we regret to
fhaye not far to seek. 1T is true
hmentably true that most men
kdsfSake. teaching, undertake it
e pfofessiion, nor as q ife.work,
Has eithera stepping:stone or Q
youpgman wantssto teach
= reads law .or theology; an old
es to teach because The has tried
ine else>fn, vain, or has nothing
Il etos do. And under the low
ds prevailing in many of our
mites, boards of examiners are
) glad to find any man who, tor
serabie pittance they can offer,
eept the drudgery of the peda-
NTH he can find something better.
he teaching sof such teachers
be perfnnctory, from hand to
LITERALLY, that they should look
'sof their teaching for their mo:
|nd Inspiration, and that they
'snt care to attend the sessions OF
|hN formal Institute, goes without
|5and that for this state of things
Il priee Is paid. BY the people and
|il6ren of the State iss equally
lie question, what is the remedy
this ?-is easier to ask than to
Superintendent Archer said Q
isago that no school board should
bIlace to any man who would not
his INFECTION to make teaching
,,iiress of naSife. Such regula-
nacted bY%w, might do some
bnt like aAaaws intended to effect
endsrbgSiegislation it would fail
,urpose. How.easy such 8 decla-
,f purpose, and how easy 9 change
,osesin the presence of the strong
tive We must look deeper for
prce of the disease and for the
We must not too rashly or too
Z sblame those individuals who
eld to the Estate of things, Not
Is work Of the teacher commands
i estimation, notfuntil his services
nd q higher price, not until the
s. Of teaching is recognized as .
ion; fit for the highest talents and
tiest ambition, can we expect that
and ambition will look to it for
sion or reward. Till this end is
/ it IS vain to protest, or to moral
Z. .legislate. That day will come,
hing surely and not slowly; bat
me only with the general pro,
Society, with the intellectual
growth of the whole people,
reign Of "sweeter manners and
Is,s, to which each and every
bHg with Normal Institutes and
b public agencies, must in his
Isxt and il his own household
Ehq1l that he can as a. father o.
ut that it will come no man
W believes that
s sssSts st q increasing. purpose runs,
,ssns Sus he smifisan are widened with the
esacSss y all this is differ.
e woman that dertaIes teach.
course there exceptions
81 life. Whether am necessity y
hoiee, in most casessbere i a
8 and complete sef:ssren :.
devotion OF all facultise enS9,i nS ~ :