The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-21
ADDRESS DaliTsrsd BY I. ". Bennett
Al the Union Teachers Institute
held II TOHner, n. D.
June nth, 1890.
THE THREE NEEDS.

To-day Is election day. II marks m
epoch in or history and by the introduce
ton Of the new voting element in the cleo
tion Of school officers. one that caunot help
but be productive Of 8, eat good to the ris-
ing generation.
Whether in this county (McHenry) the
ladies have exercised that right which tho
c~onstitl tion Of the State has given til M. l
do not know. hit it il sincerity to be hoped
that, they will have appreciated the great
privilege which hns been accorded to them,
If not to day, some other day.
1t may net be generally known wha. this
great privilege is and who can enjoy it and
it seems to me- not amiss If l sail attention
10 it q: this time, in order that the import
ance Of the matter be not overlooked, if
pcrchance today, they should have failed to
do their duty ty their children. their broth.
srs and their sisters.
(The constitution Of tue new school law
wore explained as we'll as the recent opinion
Of Atty. Gcn. Goodwin J
This event Of which I have spoken is one
of the evidences OF progress which distincr-
lively characterize the latter part ofthe pres
ent century. It would take more time tina
is allowed to enumerate those acts and
~events which especially make the differ
ence in the methods for the development Of
the mental facilities and the maryalously
rapid progress that has been made In the
various systems that lave been adopted to
elicit the latent forces Of the intellect and
which hav, more OF less resulted from the
instruction aud discipline Of the teachers
institutes of the present day. Suffice it to
say, that it has come to be regarded as o
Sine qua non for the proper education
Of the youth of tile land, that the institutes,
sach as brought you here together for the
past ten days, shall become establis' aed in.
stitutions in our midst. Their inAut nee
must not be unidentified or despised, for no
higher object can engage the study and the
thoughts Of those to whose care is entr listed
the mental welfare of the young. And
what a care-what a responsibility-what a
duty and what u pleasure tits, to i'm part in
struction. 10 cultivate the tender plant that
has it's root in the youthful brain and edu-
cate the children.
The day was I can scarcely credit the
existence, Of such a sentiment to day when
some parents believed that an education
made its possessor an unhappy being, by
creating Q longing and q desire for that
which the surroundings of that persons
station In life, would not permit of accom-
plishment-but there is On old proverb
which says,-it is better to be a beggar than
an ignoramus and to day. it may truthfully
be said, there is NJ man so poor but will
consider it his bounden duty to give his
children education, and be assured, my
friend, tho, knowledge, like a "good name,
is better than riches and like a good wife,
will be o comfort IN the days Of adyirsity.
Again, there are some who think with
Pope that
A little learning Is O dangerous thing.
Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring,
but with Bayard Taylor, We should rather
say
Learn to live and live to learn,
Ignorance like fire doth burn,
Little tasks make large return. ,
Non ona1ain p0ssuDaMs 071nes.
We cannot all be generals, philosophers, au-
thors, orators or statesmen y = y
We cannot all be great, we cannot ell be
conspicuous, but We can all learn to do good,
what greater joy than making others happy,
especially in the acquisition Of knowledge2
It. is a common and a customary thing on
occasions of this kind, to indulge in criti-
cism or censure. It is . sort Of exquisite
agony that some institute entertainers are
prone to inaict. in the holding up for OPP
probrium, the defects Of certain systems and
tie faults Of certain system makers, but IL
am not SO inclined.
l simply desire to institute q comparison
suggested by the fields Of grain I've seen to
day, while on m way to Towner.
Those fields have three needs. First:
GOOD WEATHER
and this we have had. Thanks be 10 Him
who rides upon the storm clouds that con-
sign their treasures to the thirsty fields.
Second:
GOOD SEED
devoid Of cookie. mustard, buck wheat, or
wild oats, such as the farmer has rece ived
at the hands of Governor Miller and the
seed wheat Commisslen ers? While the
miller does not see everything that fioa's by
his mill, we are assured that the seed that
has been passed around is good, thanks to
our good Governor? Third:
GOOD
and as you are all good farmers IN this part
Of the country, you will all be a~bundantly
blessed with a good harvest.
Now the field Of EDUCATION has also three
needs. First:
GocD SCHOOLS
and plenty Il them. By this we mean not
only the building and it's app~ultenances.
having referencet to the lygienio condition
Of the former and the comfort and conyen-
fence Of the latter hut also that which will
make the schoolroom attractive; flowers,
pictures, b~ric-n-brac, works Of Ar, etc.
Children spend most Of their young days
At school and why should they not have
bright and happy surroundings? Why
SHOULD II not be ID them A. your home 4 on
should be 10 you!
You cannot make good scholars from poor,
I'm ittractiye uncomfortable. unhomelike
schools. any more than from DOOR cloth Won