Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-26

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not Indeed a posftlsees ", T.
noi realized the W. 1.sAslii'
"iron age" OF rshr.,slng AZ, \. 3
dissemination 81 r s..'lal
There are those WIN ~ wy tt.', Z
versnl tendency Of ~ ,p|t n
the general conden,sR''. eilc os,|.
porai punishment, ar y. q ~ \ /
ciate the fact thai gnttf 4
teacher what the a. '1e ipd U,
We're TO the Roman ~. ana q, II
symbol sym Of authority t "a hp Is /, 4
only for the preservssIn. O. ii'ss + 4
Ivy, or TO understand tha, o VI.
governed wisely ~ tlAi,
principles than ,ho eeu q
u restraint the yasss,. VIA
In short, fellow.teacherasr y
members of our profess, 'ntfa +.
lne Teachers lnstitu,eS'S' ~
unproductive Of use or y, y ~,
age. -"'ieslly be'n,
Then, again, we have on,
nersi we, too, have on, +" Aa.A
Missionaries, who live n s'asoilsh
a day when the goyernv. aaurlls,
Shall have been reduca ',sn, p ~
science, and the art 81 ~ Y az s,
thlne OF rule and caIcnlsu,tIaass 'lIsi 4
the same Utoplan desIre =. I'd,
profession, their theories A.. :. 9s y.
able in results as poor ADA ! y Aissyl.
machine, and | wish | wer ,s Y 1''sls;iI'
that our theorists wers 49, Aols b IA
with the spirit OF self-lspS.,,'l's ts|
spired with an ambitlon . .,. "
lofty and noble as thai Nv wh sl,oss'he n
the old Philosopher. Iftbaa..Va shEl
the world which depends srs Nm.
depend upon the results n wv W. Nj
and cumulative practical ~ coailiss
its progressive deyelopmers snsngs 4
our own. Next to the ART AZ s ss NJ B
ours is less subject 10 sha "a sss.sInni l
theory than any other know, s !. {
must continue so as lopo ~ I. aiil, u
and dispositions OF pupils :, so Ms al'
various as their counieaaO souals ;
are, indeed, in our nrosess ss. ~
whose anxiety to perfect the S &. Y ~
RED them far beyond - ~ " q
into the region ~ % 2
cal and speculative theo,, 1ln'
the ken OF all save a few Who .r. .o'la'
with them, and who iondIs s'S Sl.a !.
speculation and theorizIng 70 u.Ss.,
Utopia to take the place 81 ,h ss,'l ~ v I
OF the teachers profession '''1''
But while II is true that wo /.
sentatives OF these two classes. N ", =
right in ascribing your presen,s II Il !.
day to the existence in our rs.1 - I,
still larger number OF Edwara ss' y y
what Inquire, passing over man, n, Nv
to the same purport, from what s,o u;
the teachers institute?n Whv f, ~ 1
assembled here and what are M %.'
Of our meetingg s'ls
The teachers institute Il ,hs 4
product Of desire on the part n ~ ~
ers to keep abreast Of the ace IN 4, T n
relates to the profession, We hsr. .
sembled here for the mutual ipteTS.'.
of views and information, % m >
that each may obtain, by interou,.
the institute, the results Of Inc trr.'
ence OF others. The object Of or ~
ing Is not, on the one hand, 10 n,
ourselves in the pathway OF reform, ,
TO disclaim all suggestions OF ch,ue.
dangerous innovation, nor, on tss "A
hand, to waste precious time III ma n
cusslon OF vain theories. Our puus
is to "weigh" the practical experIsrr
many other teachers in the scale VIII (
own, and to "considcrn whether 4,
be not some things in our nsil,
of discipline and instruction wherein
may be probably connected and Hte6
again, we may not offer 10 our brelhNl
few sheayes Of our own gathering, Vii
they may accept in a spirit Of equsl N
and with equal benefit to themselves
In short, we come together to.day, d
claiming 10 belong to that brauchsil
vocation which have cndeafona.
typify in the character Of EdNsri
York the merchant King Of Enen
1t is to such teachers that the CON
looks for the preservation Of The dsi
and the extension Of the ussiulnts;
the profession-teachers who live b
dead past NORM speculative fuiur,
who "act in the living present, nrei
ing its varied opportunities, extending
and wide its advantages, building "
foundation upon works Of practlcals
ty, doing each his duty in the greatly
emit and leaving to his successors y
perfect work, but "a house built ny
rock" Fellow-teachers, | hage ths'
tempted, with what measure OIL sacte
leave TO your kind Judgment 70 sSA
to you the application of . great aIa
full lesson. Despite the faults Nhlca'
win doubtless have observed 10 ne
ner OF its presentation, | ieel lha
must observe in it the evidences "
and earneetness and willingly theie
Ia this view, the writer comments
your deepest and most sincere consa
ton.