Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-02

- uO, -. DttSS0Uu, VI OOlUSOOIO,
recently from Johns Hopkins
University, and Professor of his
tory in Trinity College, gave the
teachers a scholarly. yet simple,
practical lecture on history; what
history is, and how to teach
it. In the afternoon Mrs.
Mrs. Humphrey again addressed
the institute on how to teach frac-
tional parts of numbers. The
exercises of this day alone were
worth all the trouble and ex-
pense of the institute. There
was mot a teacher present on
Thursday that will not be a bet
ter teacher hereafter than be-
fore.
The library of the graded
school was thrown open to the
teachers and freely consulted by
them. Friday morning Prof.
Howell made talk on literature
in the schools. He told the
teachers it was not enough sim
ply to teach children how to
read. They should be told what
to read and where they can get
it. Teachers must read them
selves, and inculcate a love of
good literature in their pupils
He told how this could be
done, how it had been done in
his schools, and not only in the
city schools of Tarboro and
Goldsboro, but in an ungraded
country school under his super
vision in Edgecombe county.
Before adjourning the teachers
organized the Wayne County
Teachers Association. Super
intendent Atkinson was elected
Pre- sident. With such man at
the head of it, the association is
assured of success.
The teachers were gratified at
the presence of the Chairman of
the County Board of Education,
Mr.. n. w. Musgrave, who was a
regular attendant throughout
the week.
The institute was fortunate in
having two public addresses in
the Opera House by President
McIver, of the Normal School,
on Monday, and by Prof. Joyner
on Friday. Both spoke on pub
lie education.
On Friday before adjourning to
go to the Opera House, the fol-
lowing resolutions were intro
duced by Mr. E. L. Becton and
unanimously adopted;
Resozretl, That we, the teachers
of Wayne county in session as
sembled, tender our sincere
thanks to the people of Colds
boro and vicinity for their well
come, their hospitality, and ur-
firing efforts to make our stay
with them SO comfortable and
pleasant.
RcsoiceI p That our thanks are
due and hereby offered to the Of
ficers and progressive teachers
of this Institute who have taken
an active part in making this In
stitute a success, and the practi-
cal illustrations given US.
Resolred, 3. That our thanks
are due to those in charge fo1
the use of Graded School build
ing and Opera House.
Resolred. !. That these nesolu
tions be presented to the papers
of Goldsboro for publication.
YOU SHALL HAVE RISE NGTH.
Human nature is made of very
strange material. We are con
stantly surprised at our ability
Under the pressure of a great
incentive we can accomplish
miracles, and when necessity
compels. we can endure any
thing.
No man is thoroughly &C
quainted with himself. There
are depths and heights in hi:
soul which he has never ex
plored. In one environment he i:
commonplace creature; in an
other he develops into hero
The possibility of greatness il
| hidden somewhere in every man.
nature. He is an unconscious
giant, but will never do giant:
work until tie emergency forces
him to. Give him an ordinar,
road to travel, and he shamble
along like q peasant; give him
hill to climb, then thunder in hi
ear, You must" ard he become
transformed from a clod to
god.
1t is the sternness of fat
which makes man great. His in
clination is to be small, to b
comfortable rather than noble
to live easily rather than grandly
; It is only when compelling
force on the outside drives him
, or when he finds himself in
tangle of circumstances fror
. which extrication seems imposs
, BILE, that he rises to his flu
2 height and accomplishes the tas
which he has looked upon wit
l trembling timidity. In a wore
= : he is almost omnipotent but doe
not know it, and never can kno7
!. it until God proves it to him b
+ giving him the impossible to dc
d During the war the farmer
= boy was thrilled by a spark {
: electric patriotism, but .gres
f deeds we're beyond his though