Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-14

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II VAS the priv ilege II the writer 10
be present dariag some of the sxerris-
e VI the white teachers institute last
Saturday. Being tardy, We missed
hearing Professor l'errins paper on
languages In the Public scl'ools. This
psper WAS highly commended by those
who hearu H.. In the discussion
which followed, Prof. Perrin ably
sustained his position that the object
I ~ education was 10 make good eitisens
AMI not 10 turn out mere money max
I ing machines Prof Fry thought q
I maa whose sduealion did not enable
I him 90 make money Was . poor
citizen indeed. aud u We do not wAnt
. community ~ Taupers, We ought 10
+ train the youth " the country ~ make
money 90 make u. and 30 make o
7 good nee ~ H. Pnof. Morrison said
I the ability 90 make money did not
/ Constitute q good cliiEen. aud true 30
Y the soosh blood In his veins. be quot
81 from the westminster shorter cate
I chism that the hisf end of tnan 4 o.
glorify God aud 81 enjoy hin, forever.
Mlss MsrHeret i.aekey read an able
paper on tie Qualification ~ Teach
ers aud showed that along with many
other virtues. the tearher must possess
that love 20 God. aud 90 man. which
constitute the essence 81 the ten COM
mandments.
She lhumorously remarked that in
order a. teach sueressful the ''thrre
re, one should endsavor ~ hrut
possess the three GO Grace Grit aud
Grpeubaoks
Miss Hooper read an enterestihg
paper nn the DAILY Program. Miss
Mauds Hawkins Rad an shle paper
90 the zee ~ objects In tsarhing Ar
ithmTiW. Mrs Flowers ~ Crt stal
Spriugi aud al.o Miss Mary I.ottsrhos
shlt banded the subject assigned them
Mics fula Millsaps read an exce~ding-
" entertaining aud veil written pap
~ out Parental To- operation - She
showed such 60 operation 10 be essen.
tial 10 the success ~ any srhool "
patrons spoke well ~ the school and
encouraged and upheld the tearhcrs
t's- school would b. sucrcss
Professor GIFault's subject wa.
Sheiher Agriculturs should be
taught in the puhlie schools. Tie
thinks chemistry and Kindred subjects
should be taught in order that farmer
bovs could understand the prinri pies
~ fertilization The idea vas adNan.
ed IN the disrusston that six mon tbs
in the publir srltonl and the her "a
months on the farm was the best way
Tor boy o. get prastical IDEAS ~ Az
riculturr. Prof, fry thought the
Warmer = Alliance. W their wsekly
mestings'cuuli he made = crest prop
agator ~ the principles ~ Agriculture
u the memb"rs would disruss pratt
al farming, exchange views In regard
90 fertilizers. modes ~ rultivating etc.
Tho lat essav vas Nv Miss Cora
fn"ohs and furnished = superb climax
To the eNer,.ises ~ The Institute. Her
subject Was Sfhool Government. -
aud she handled u ablv tine would
AuoS she "a cduratcd ~ MhrtW orth
college. a. her ideas werr m In line
with those ~ that noble College Prrs-
idrnt. br " y Johnson. who dirrc.
tel the dsstiuies ~ Mhitworih whom
Miss Inarhs Nas there o. pupil DO
Rights the motto - whitWurth. and
ths burden ~ the essay was that school
government y best, whirh develops
right principles in the purls The 80
sav took VA hark over the aight ~
wears and W. could almost hesr the
Vu're, alas now silent On earth. ~
"ur honerrd prr,rptnr and heneia rtor.
Dr. johnson, - he would earnestly
eShori his pupils o. 10 right DO
right said he. ''and leave result. 10
G0d. " y better o. hs right than 10
ls popular Young ladies. good
woman j. he hest thing 20 Gol's IRE
alton. and = had woman i the very
worst Thu. this earnest educator
inprl s-ed he own indomitabls spirit
uf'ou be pupiI.. and ~ over this
state, BE- helu" desd vet speaks
Through ihs purlls that ~ trained W
Iiyrs - us-fuinrs4 We mr. llad
lj. mantle frll - w1rthpv upaa the
r"ysrnt in.uuibrut. aud thai Whit.
worth, with t1inton and CrV.tsl
~nriuas summit aud Columbus lid.
Hfr o. anuuly nnr state fnr vears a.
rnma Wiil earnest enthusiastic SOL
uuus. irHfinus tea-hsrs " was
sHurft . rrgret tlat the able faraltv
ut the Nessou school could not he
present ~ tie Institute Tie ever
risss u nrs Instructive sui interesting
anh would have heneGttsd every
tearhet ~ tho county.
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