The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-16
Meeting Of the Teachers.

of Lexington county was held in the
graded school building the last Sat
urday in February. This was very
profitable meeting and we'll attended
Miss Ellen Hendrix, the accomplish
ed assistant in the graded school, gave
a practical language lesson. The
preliminary remarks to the lesson
were very appropriate and gladly
received by the teachers. She taught
language in such an attractive way
as to engage the close attention OF
the little pupils. The teachers en-
loved the less on also and felt them
selves much benefited for having
listened to it.
This subject was discussed at
some length by Messrs. E. Z. Shea'y
and H. 3. Dominick, who thought
that language lessons should receive
more attention.
A paper which showed much study
was read by Mr.. Thad. Dreber on
special preparation Of the teacher for
school work He said many difficult
ties lay in the way of the teacher.
The school term is short and small
salary is received for the few months
work. To make teaching profess
sion for life is to make up your mind
to undergo many hardships. Unless
person be in love with the work to
such g degree that he is willing to
sacrifice many Of the pleasures and
comforts of life lie would hardly
choose teaching as life work. He
must have Implanted in lin desire
to benefit mankind by impatting
some of the blessings be has received.
The farmer has his agricultural
college the physcia his medical
college, the lawyer lis law college
and the teacher has his normal col
lege and it should be attended By
him. After the teacher has taken
his degree of \. B. he should then
attend his normal school and give
himself special preparations for his
chosen calling. 1t is very impor-
tant that the teacher have the
very best of training, because he
is to do a great deal in shaping the
future destiny of our country. He
is dealing with immortal souls, and
great deal is owing to him whether
those souls under his care be finally
lost or saved. He is helping to form
the character of the politician who is
to control future generations. The
minister who is to look after the
moral welfare of future generations
comes under his care, indeed all
classes Of citizens are to be trained
by him, therefore nothing short Of
the very best training should the
teacher be satisfied with. The
teacher who is afraid to spend few
dollars in getting literature to read
will very apt to be poorly paid by his
pa ms, but be who can always
spare dollar for anything that will
make himself better teacher will
be sure to not work at starvation
wages for many sessions. Too many
of US are anxious for a big salary
when we have made such a small!
outlay. If the teachers were better
qualified they would receive better
pay.
The free school system has been
abused as being a curse to our
country, but some of this is mis-,
directed. No school is going to rise
higher than the teacher II tie
teacher be well prepared, live aid
energetic the school is apt to be
prosperous. Teachers, let US endeavor
to equip ourselves for the important
work.
Mr.. H. B. Dominick made a nice
talk on mathematics. He said every
ones life is more or less linked to and
dependent upon mathematics. At
some time o. other and oftentimes,
daily do we call into use this science
It is the best study by which the
pupil can be taught to reason, be-
cause ii is the most exact of the
sciences. Cultivation of the reason
ing powers is very important part
of education, and think arithmetic
and algebra, when judiciously taught,
accomplish in a great measure the
desired result. In many schools