Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1893-01-26
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OF Interest.


Jan. 10Th from the pen of our new
worthy county Superintendent of
Education appears to have the
right ring. In other words, his
head seems to be level on the
school question. TO quote Mr..
Hardin's words. Bleaching has
lost the dignity that it once had,
and we can see no other cause
than a continued imposition upon
the profession. The writer be-
lieves this to be true in a limited
sense, at least so far as our own
county is concerned, but not gen.
orally speaking, and also believes
that the fault lies as much with
the School Directors, and the peo-
pie in general; and with the Count
y Superintendent, (by the seeming
ly indiscriminate issuing of teach
ers' certificates as with the teach
ers themselves. Let us take an
illustrative case. A young boy or
man, for instance attends school
a few months or years at most,
passes a sO.called examination, Sc
cures a teachers certificate, enga-
ges to teach q school, and at once
dubs himself Professor (heaven
save the mark and generally
speaking, is so called by the di-
rectors and people. The illustra-
ton might be extended by suppos-
ing that the boy or man referred
to, takes a course or two in some
school at Nashville, Knoxville, or
some other educational centre; in
which case he seemingly is Of the
opinion that it would require u
very small book to contain what
he does not know, and as the say
ing is, proceeds to astonish the ma
tives, with his alleged superior
learning and knowledge; and this
illustration will apply to many,
both of our white and cologed
teachers. just think over the
matter a moment, and see how alb
surd it appears, Prof. Sam John
son, Prof. Coffee Jones, Prof. jim
Smith, and Prof. SO and SO dd'
nauSeGm. Suppose for instance,
that many of our numerous
alleged Professors should migrate
to Nashville, Memphis, or Knox
vile, assume The role ofteachers,
and dub themselves Professors;
would they not thereby become
the laughing stock ofthe commun-
ity, and would not numbers of them
be considered too illiterate and ill.,
competent for a position as janitor,
much less as teacher? The writ
er believes such would be the
case, and if so, are we so ignorant
in Hardin County that we cannot
distinguish between the genuine
and counterfeit? and must we con-
tinue to be imposed upon by the
numerous alleged Professors!
many of whom would have
far better success, $50 far as
the interests of pupils are
concerned making crossties, or at
some other branch of manual la
Dor, than it is possible for them to
secure in their attempts at teach
ling. The writer does not claim to
be learned man, but man of or
binary education with fair knowl
edge Of the ways ofthe world, AND
is opposed to all shams and impo
sitions,and he also has an old
fashioned notion that the honor
airy title of Professor properly be
longs to such men as Farady, Hux
ley, Darwin, Morse, Edison, ant
men of like character, who after
years of patient study and re
search, have achieved distinction
in some branch of learning or sci
ence, and also to those who arr
qualified to fill Professors chairs
in our higher schools and colleges
If this be the correct view of thu
matter, let us do away with thi
over done Professor bushes
which has had great deal to d.
in causing the profession of teach
ing to lose the dignity it once had
Let us give worthy teachers al
due credit and encouragement, au'
when they carve for themselves
lame in the niche of fame, thu
world will freely accord to then
the honorary title of Professor bu
: let us not lay ourselves open t(
the suspicion being fools or ie
noramuses, by clubbing as Pro
lessor, every plantation han
wrestling with the problem 0
teaching country school wit
perhaps a dozen A b Cpupils.
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.