Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-08
CAMDEN COUNTY TEACH.
Frs ASSOCIATION,
Continued from last weet ,

Continued from last week.
j Miss Lima A Gilbert read tn.
following paper:
HOW TEACHERS MAY MUTUALLY Ar,
EACH OTHER IN THEIR PROFESSION.
1.-The purpose of this Associatio, :,
the diffusion upon the system of COM
mon school education among the neo
pie, and tue improvement of its mem
| bers IN the science of TEACHING and j.
the most advanced methods and nrac
| tee OF school room work That &c .
step in The right direction
Keailzing. as we do, the need of 2
| more strenuous effor. to promote hip;,e,
| education IN our county, and the e-ea,
Deneht that would accrue therefTon
the question Of popular education must
| De ag1tated among the people until
| they Will demand a public school svs.
tenn as good as the bert, then The
system will come. dow NAV such a
system be easier brought about than
| by cooperation of teachers. as well nc
| others who are interested in such a
grand work The proper education OF
the chlld IS one of the most serious re-
spons1billtles resting upon the parent
and the community, and we, therefore.
should insist upon every possible pre-
caution against incompetence or neg
l1gence on the part of those entrusted
with this grave responsibility
so much depends on the teacher in
this work, not only in building up the
school and widening its reputation :;
but the teacher is daily helping to
form the character of those who will
he the cItiZ9nC M
AS Ex-Governor NorthrOp says: The
state has duties as we'll as rights, and
one of them is the securing Of a good,
common school education to the chill
dren of all classes. 1t is the duty and
right of the state to defend itself by a
humanizing and Civilizing education
against what would otherwise become
a degraded and dangerous element i'll
society. Better than fleets and forts
for security and prosperity, is univer-
sal education, which is the supreme
guarantee of our liberties, the condi-
ton OF our prosperity, the safeguard
Of our Institutions The schools need
good teachers, and we, who profess to
be teachers, want to be good teachers.
To become good teachers we must have
experience. Every teacher has differ
ent views and opinions on different
subjects to exchange these with each
other is next 10 experience, and some
times even better, as they may have
had some experience that we have not
While one .eaCher may be more sue
Cessful on one point and another on
some others; then ii is great benefit
to hear and receive ideas from those
who have been successful.
Teachers can help each other in no
better way than meeting together, talk
ing over their work, exchanging ideas
and opinions, telling of their succ SIS,
and deciding VIII, books and methods
are the best 10 be used.
In this way, perhaps, we may often
hear of some plan we have never tried,
and it may prove benefit to us.
Teaching is not different from all
other branches of work A person
who has never made or seen any one
else make pair of shoes, cannot sue
sessfully make a good pair of shoes,
unless he is told how and where to be-
gin, and is given several points i'll con
nection with his work. The same is
true Of all other work, and teaching is
one among the first
Let us then, be up and doug,
WITH d heart for any fate.
Still achieving still pursuing,
An each good teacher make
Let us help each other III our work,
that the horizon of our minds may be
broadencd, that our lives may be now
useful, and that the world may be bet
ter from the good works we have
striven TO PERFORM
The chair appointed T. 3.