The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-26
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eminent ph hiloaophers Of the country. Il
.5isI ID grand scheme for the difusionso Of
iknoRIedge, and every teacher. in che State
shohld eagerly embrace the privileges
&, offered t6eres hat an instructive feast
] twas; 10 listen zto: Dr.: Calhoun tsllo the
Ssye and atl ia beautiful and wonderful
organism 81 to- listen to Judge Bleckley
aasj he disco on seyolutio or to- DR..
ayne, ,sas he charms Us with new and
broader views Of life and know edge.
Verify the people Of; this day cannot full;
SIy appreciate the blessings that are
within Their teach blessings that we're
Unknown and lndreamed Of in odt
youth i:zs
"a Thousand times haveT wished that I
J WAS ateachs school teache not that
Il Was vain and thong ght that could teach
better than thers, :but i am conscious Of
loving the youth Of onr land, and wish.
Sed stol mould them fer usefulness and
sSihappiiness ther reason came tome
ron observation. The teachers are the
taught. They are their own pupils.
They sre going to- school all the time.
The.scho lars ars put behind them and
press them forward. a faithful teacher
SIS the best stud lent IN hiss hool, and deyery
{ year takes the Sfrst honor anu .sves
slhs highest medal. For many years !
@hays noted these teachers the educators
sof the land and they are the best, the
Snoblest, and the most useful OF all the
secular prof ofesaions. ca can ponder
them; ;outswith almost unerring certainty.
You may consider the Statesmen, and
. sreachers. and lawye and editors, and
almost. eYerys one who attained Sdistinc-:
stion, and Wasa loved and shonored by his
people, has been 8 teache Their pro-
sfesaion makes them precise, exact.
sthoughtful. They become the best think
ars and the best writers, and ara always
prepared to prove their positions on all
grSeat questions. Besides this, they be-
come patsrnal. philan anthropic, unseldsh,I
sand have broad, consid idsrate views of life
and sits duties. "a teacher is 8 kind :.of
,spatriaseh, and loves the family Of which
he has charge. He watches them long
-assarth have ceased to be his pupils,
and III they succeed he IS proud. Il they
fail he iisSmortifed. HOY many honored
sous Of this great State can Richard Mall
colin Johnston point to and say with
conscious pride t'I taught that man in
his boy hood marshaled the way that
me should go 3 What an. honor to hare
been the teacher sofs sW Webster and Clay
and Calhoun, and ten thousand Others,
who have dignifed and adorned their
sscalipgs
Batsall are not teachers who profess to
.be. The art Of imparting knowledg sis
asimportant as TO have knowledge. II
s;is. in some measure q gift-just like
s5oratory, or i, music, or invention. It re.
! 81 souires force Of character, will power, the
seift5 S 81 s speech and q q kind, ccnsiderate
regard for children and youth. That5re.
gard that;inspires patience and perseyer;s
]. ance-tbat viii endure more and suffer
more from 8: dull pupil or stubborn one
,ba :, FINN e brioht or willing one-that
~ ID a,Joy,an for those whose parents
I have Int little education or y wlio take but
s,;t.Ia ;nteTest. in assisting their children
.;,i;ttb ..;y,;tb their atndies This Indifference is.
s,nra,bans tl,a greatest barrasyment the
q teacher has Is contend with: This stingy
5n,y,,;a,take that MANY parents make who
ssavg 81 nav the teacher to teach nv chill.
8 sdren s and Il he was any account @ he would
sdo it.a The poorest scholars in school
are ss those Who n Pet: the least help at home.
;SSBy help j mean encouragement, pride
! sr,f # scbo boiarship and if possible, assistance
Z over tie. hard places.
.S5:T Tie world IS progressing in everything,
and 81 course is progressing in the arts
and methods Of imparting knowledge.
THE pubic school system has the en-
! dorsement Of the age and the nation, but
81 confess to some lingering prejudice
against it. 1t has many advantages, but
they DO not altogether satisfy. Inseome
places It has been abandoned. It is like
S the election Of our judges. Within forty
.syears the mode has been changed eight
times, and still the people are not happy.
Three times they have been elected by
Ethe people, three times BY the legislature
and twice they have been appointed by
the governor and confirmed BY the sen.
ate This is not progress but is rotation.
In many places the patrons are not salts.
] fed with the public shoots, and it may
be because they have been unfortunate
lin the selection Of teachers, l found