Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-30
TEAoHERs, Assoo1Ar1oN.
j. H. BIS Reply to Some Observations Of
Another Correspondent.
10 the Tobacco Load nronleIe.I

just a few words, Mr.. Editor,
please, that. the county superinten-
dent may get justice, the city teach
ers their dues and l be understood.
at is very likely many of our
teachers have got an overdose OF
grade, not enough, or too much OF
something else. rather infer the
latter. Has it never occurred to j.
Fl. BIS mind that our county super
intendent gave our country teachers
an overdose of grade last July"
say emphatically, no. Is com
plying with the law doing too much?
Is modelling after our best educa-
tors and those who have been most
successful in teaching our country
schools producing an overdose p Is
systematizing and regulating our
schools proving to be an Overdose"
for our teachers? Then let them go.
Grading is systematizing. Therefore
without grading there is no success.
Do you see the syllogism?
i have yet my first complaint to
hear against the county superinten.
dent. If you complain against him
you find fault with the law, which
he should and does obey. Because
the janitor was not informed and
failed to have the building in readi-
ness for our meeting, are you going
to censure the city teachers for it F.?
Whose duty was it to inform him of
this ? Not the city teachers | am
sure. Did not sthe city teachers or
board agree to let us have the build
ing free of charge and to aid us in
our meetings Was there single
meeting of the association held or to
be held at GAINESVILLE without the
presence of some of the city teachers?
What more can you expect of them ?
What other benefits do you want of
fered?
"Ay-me" failed to tell you what
time Of day those few assembled to
carry out the program. Just about
noon. Then when some one would
say: "Well, what must we do 2"
Another would say: II don't know"
1--WE got to go home this evening, |
can't come back after dinner" An
other: 1--WE business down in
town and can't be here this evening""
etc. Now what was to be done +?
The meeting in which l moved to
adjourn sine die was not called to or.
der until after the town clock had
struck twelve, and after it was de-
cided not to have the program rem
dered. I plainly saw thatifafter three
or four attempts, under the most
favorable circumstances, we could
not carry out the program we could
not under disadvantages which were
gradually rising. How did "Ay-me"
vote on this? "Silence gives con-
sent" Rather than have our meet.
ing die a natural death, and in our
hands, as was plainly seen, would
have been the result, | thought best
land still think so) to have it close
with all the honor and tribute due
such a meeting. 1t is true two or
three can beneficially exchange ideas
and did, but not just as laid down in
the program. What matter that? But
at the same time it would be unwise
for a person to be at an extra eX-
pense, trouble and go fifteen or
twenty miles to meet one or two
teachers when he could and does
meet twice that number at home.
Why not stay there and be benefited
If you can't get more by going of :?
"Ay-me" also says: "First show
them (the non associate teachers)
that they are needed and will be ben
Gifted by your meetings, and they
will be sure to attend" If they stay
at home how can you show them the
benefits and need of their presence
They are at home and there they are
likely to remain until the silent
whispers of a wakeless slumber in
vites to their long-to.be resting place
If what has been done will not
move them, what will?
81. II. b. is also normal teacher
and does not like the adjective
'know-all' associated with the adiec
tive normal, but he can't help him
self. When a thing is true 1t is true.
He too has been pulled up and made
believe he knew it all, which was
only removed by attending a thor
ough and we'll established university,
where he too readily learned how
little he did know Zone of the most
valuable lessons we ever learn and
from the shock he has hardly recov-
cred"
Is it because the normal teachers
and their bright students are so
much wiser and apt than our most
learned and ancient educators and
thorough teachers of today that
they succeed in completing in a
few weeks what required the latter
decades to learn? No; 1t is impos.
sible. They simply receive a smat.