The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-21


oring dissension and rebellion, to cheer
tul obedience. To put INTO operation an
alien law, and export (so to speak
these offensive and dangerous ones,
| would be both impossible and i'm practl.
cal, though their associations have been
such rs to give them great impetus in
the adverse direction, strong enough to
render them wholly worthy OF such de
| cidpd action. In as much as they are
! going 10 remain. they must be cared for.
| II they are ever educated and trained to
be of benefit TO the country or worthy the
name Of cl!izens, the principles must be
insliIled into them by faithful teachers
| But how many OF Us have these grave mat
tels at heart! and how many of US, when
we have disposed Of our reat,jng. writing
spelIingi &c. and secretly console ourselves
with the thought that we have done our
whole duty, when perhaps we have not
| touched single latent spark OF genius,
ingenuity or Thought, and the pupil
feeling abused perhaps by his contine-
men, to tho school room, leaves At night
with scorn on his brow and malice Ill his
heart. wondering what schools are for
This treatment will never make patriots
but will make anarchists. ! contend
that this work of saving the Union, and
MAX ing citizens oil adverse material, de-
wolves upon us, and # we lack tortilude
and fan to perform tins Junction, VIC fali
in ninety nine parts IN every hundred
and the work remains unaccomDliShed.
Our work is not 10 be devoted exclusively
to that page from which We may be
teaching history. reading or other
branches Our part is TO drop the pal
try book, the child gets plenty Of that,
} and arouse IN the pupil burning thought
and desire to penetrate deeper INTO lhe
mysterious unenowns, than any text
book dares 10 take him. II Wo are sue
cesstul in melting thought and desire
, for ACQUISITION, and u"efulness, we are
J successful In starting that pupll to"ala
a high standard OF living lie begins
! to rely upon his own resources, and be
, comes independent by nature. lie real
izes that he has Judgment, and an lden-
} ,ily, and is ploud Of Lis indlNlanailiy.
: He has TAX en- a long step toward man
: hood and citizenship. lie ls now verify
educated. Now that your work be thor
ough and such as 10 turthar the hes' n
!, terests of all concerned IS one oNJecf
painea; but that mine which may lnilo"
) vours he of the same character IN gen
! eral principles IS quite another ooJee'' :
and equally important. Then ~ as
: much as YOU aud mus. be cotaborefs'
hayinr the same goal ia view, uslns the
Q same instruments upon the same lh-'ef1-
al j, becomes, necessarily, Il pafm'uh'
0 importance that yon and become Wa''n
n mutual. .oEsnltaLls ard advisors. lhcfe
Q is now and always has been c!ass
a ot men even school officers al
Z timas who would en- gag
aEv one qualified or Otherwise
prOyl.ilnS lie eWoula WIN es"P
o the ruler. occupy the clialr al the schooi
II house and pretend to teach the men'alN
t starving children who come 10 hlih
). These same men liz SO they bal Woh'a
(, send 10 Philadelphia or New York Tor d
k skilled yirtuoso to train fancy c"1t
II whose future promised pecanlafy auNah
Is taoa dare say also that the horse trainer
S, attended ten stock mans assocla.io"s ~
/, ,ntnal conference while that teachel
e attended one or perhaps none. Mann
v h,,h Heaven those men are coming g
. he very small minority Iae l'me
o has gone past when such scenes eAiseee
Il 10 any marked degree, and the 'i'ie '''''
J. come when the people Us Whole -
lr mand that the educators OF 'hef ch'i
! dran be energetic. enthusiastic, pfoSies
er siye and professional. There was . '''n'
,e when the school master dug efasee
ii CSC ia church bell, and performed
OF other humllialing offices, his patrons i"'
If IL believipg that such services CORES
le nonded with his calling we my "is'
d ha thankful for the timely deceasf 9
to such school patrons and the eraa'catio'
ID Of their peculiar ideas and no''ops
le Onr calling has become professiol
te !, ali ,hat the term signifies. u YOU
or and propose to stand in the front rahf
Of ro oust keep apace with the times ane
q ~ nrove every opportunity for gaining
,g MONT II il is necessary for the veteran
= ..ors ot national repute to congfe