The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-23
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State Normal Institute con.
at Columbia, commences July
End continues four weeks, and on
9th the State Association con-
es in the same city. We COM
! End Mr.. Coward highly for making
s9such wise selection Of instructors.
The faculty urges upon toe teachers
to attend, from the fact that if they
do not, the probability is the oppor-
tunity will be cut Off after this year.
/ would urge upon the teachers to
attend, for without the new methods
and better ideas we are behind the
times. One great thing we need is
for men and women to adapt them
selves to the new order of things.
1t is too often manifest in our county
teachers association, that the larger
number of our teachers care nothing
about receiving or trying to impart
any new ideas. They seem to think,
swell ain in the country, and the
old method will do rs we'll as the
new, the people out here won't know
any better" The sooner such teach
ers are out of the school room the
better it will be for the children, pa.
rents, State and themselves, for they
arc bctraying their trust. 1t would
be better for our ex teachers spokes-
man TO offer. twcnty-four hours to
such to leave the county. Our pro-
fessional teachers are but few. Any
one who can get certificate can
keep school, but not any one who
can get q certificate can teach school.
Teaching is professional work, and
those who teach should study it. The
doctor is not admitted to practice
until he has studied the profession.
The lawyer not admitted to the bar
until he studies the profession. But
the school keeper graduates in the
same class with the one who aims to
be doctor or a lawyer. The doctor
or lawyer must study up in other
things before he is allowed to 90 into
his desired field, but the school keep.
or goes out at once to keeping school,
and calls himself school teacher
Others 60 out and say, l am teaching,
but as soon as any thing else turns
up am going to take hold Of it, for
that is just what l am waiting for.
Some States only want those for
teachers in the common schools who
are graduates from normal schools.
Already are the examination papers
asking you about attending some
normal institute; you may answer
none. But ere long the time will
come, when the words Of Cromwell
will be given to those who attend
none: "get you gone, and give room
to other men;"-not twenty-four
hours to leave in. but at once. Some
of the teachers were saying they be-
lieved Newberry could support the
institute. If they think so, and want
it, they can have it to come. The
only thing needed is to go down and
represent your county in large num-
Der. The State has asked for each
county to meet some time previous
to the 9th Of July to impress each
other with the idea of attending the
institute. AS our president is likely
to be away soon, and the vice has
gone, l thought it we'll to urge upon
each teacher OF the county to meet
at our regular meeting place on the
first Saturday in July, (3rW at 10
o'clock n. m. Hope and think tho
president willb present. We hope
to have the particulars about board
and railroad fare. The secretary will
give notice through The mail. Hope
each teacher will he present and give
some ideas on the benefits Of attend.
ing the institute.
President Il. w. McNIorris says
he will represent at the next meeting
and desires large attendance
The educational bill which has
been pending for some time, | fear