The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
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of n State, and Is man Of influence In
society, but after q time his case IL spoken
Of in whispers, and then his name is pub
lished as a warning to others. f1ho dis
appointed and distressed parent, as II to
exculpate himself from any guilt in the
disgrace which that son has brought upon
his name laments and AYERS that he had
done all in his power has spared no eh-
pense for hts education. Here, expense Is
to prove the quality Of education-and the
like instances constantly occur IN tins
humber grades Of society. There Is the
poor. broken-hearted widow who looked
upon her only boy as the supporter In
her old age; She too, pours out her griet
over his guilt and disgrace In the saihe
strain and is very emphatic In declar-
ing that she had done all she could for
hts education; she never would allow him
to stay away a day from school when
there was no absolute necessity ior H. anu
that she always scanned his teacher
reports Of him with ambitious dellShl' ior
they were good.
Now, as il is detrimental to any trans
action If the parties concerned deal IN
terms TO which they respectively attach a
different and must in the end enect even
the best amicabe relations In an IN
favorable manner, can IT be matter OF
Indifference TO teachers whether tnelr
IDEAS of education are rightly UNDERSTOOD
by parents and patrons in general or not :!
The sense which the teacher apples 70
education Is not a mere seton ase .,ar
Ignorance but the formation OF character.
toward which all teaching - made 10
tend, Hence, there arises the question
whether this can be successfully attained
NV the efforts at school regardless Oh the
difference of outside views and .conse-
aueutly without the cooperation OF par
ents? Webster's unabridged, that Irleh1
In need, tells us that character Is '"oll
of Greek derivation, the original meaning
Of which Is TO engrave as win 'he too' vi
an cngraNer. -, - t,
pause to reflect that the meaning Oh so
I or hRen
in such forcibe manner, Tor haa
been left TO this practical age ~ I, n.sh a
have been made TO mean push. pun OF ~
and should assuredly have mace us LeS'
ashamed Of ourselves, because OF IT'S nor
lowness and utter worthlessness lot stay
ing a life on it. 49,, .,.,,.,,.en
and not laid on to the surface, then theIe
IL no instrument like that OF pareniai
influence keen enough to make II lndelil-
bly, permanent SO mat snou I,s !, Mac, "se and
will assert itself in whatever u'ho VI
need. ~. -,
experience can do much toward fostering
and developing of character, nut ntltu.'
of these can imbue it with that heaven
horn quality which thriVes IN inc a ioi,I
congenial atmosphere OF pure pareh'"'
hY Manners and habits when the mere, re-
suits Of external influences are az otSl
but of negative value. service e1nst avert ~,
Il a
| wrong doings, but they can not anu ~, :
! thai inner fortitude which Is the ~,
grained quality of sound CHARACTER al"
which makes the man Of worth. -.
Rut have not great men emeTssu Iru ron
questionable home inhuencesY WhateFtl
| he the evidences, II any, for an answer II,
| the affirmative there Is on me I'M
! hand an abundance OF uncontroVertpis
proof that all good men and women nave
| come from good homes. , IA
III some men, such as NosSehu ST.
| Basedow have attained the resarn "a
/ their intellectual qualities not~thsthi,n
! ing the unhappy state of thelr parehth,
! homes. vet their characters can only ne
| Viewed In sides and with regretful renee
| lions. 80. H.. =, man like
\ pestalozZl and Frobsl whose very woihs
! and character shine brightly in the luste'
81 the Influences VI their earliest homes
where love. purity and godlihess p'e-
Hut have not schools been able 20 sn-
| nerrede injurious home influences = ~,
| Indeed. hut only when they have oscp,he
| In turn homes In the true sense ol III
| word in which the Inmates en1oysu al
| hensdoint Influences OF parental care.
! II follows from all this mat n a,.ni',,
schools nor parents can afford 10 ne HILL ,,,
ferent as 10 the views either ot mem
maintain In respect 10 the essehusr ~, a.
| ture OF education. That parsi,,s ra ~ "a
| ford to relegate 10 the schooi VIZ. ,htah ali
| I'm the work, and that wi,hpul Wn nd
| other efforts are but han meAS"'e'
| San only succeed In part. ,,ua,
IL It then "a acknowledged tn''