Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-04-08

what kind person he or she is, an,
you may be sure that they are goinj
to find out who you are. I remembe
one or two teachers who have laugh
school in this county and conducte,
their schools after such a manner tina
they were disliked as teachers by pat
ron and pupil. The responsibility,
that rests on a teacher is very great
a crowd of children put under his car,
tor him 20 lead and advise, and to la,
example by his manly character TO
them to patronize. 1t is somethiu:
we ought to study and think abou
more than we do. We should try t
improve ourselves in our profession
because the time is coming and nea1
at hand, when a person who is not bet
ter prepared than some of US Are can
not fill the position of a teacher. Now
is the time tor US to start to MAKE ar
improvement on ourselves"
! Miss Kate Harris read an es,
say upon the subject: "The es
sential qualities of a good teach.
err" She read as follows:
1T is we'll that an restricted 10 the
Essential Qualities of good Teacher,
else the subject would he too broad
to afford any foothold. AS it is, | am
overwhelmed by the wealth of suggest
ions that flood my mind. 1t is easy to
name many essential qualities the
difficulty lies not here, but in present
ing these IN an acceptable manner, in
stimulating our minds to strive for
those qualities that we do not possess.
II q tea cher is ObServant, land here |
come to my first head), all else will be
added, admitting, of course, that the
teacher has a reasonable amount of
that primary requisite, common sense.
SO few of US are sensible to the lessons
nature is striving to teach every day.
P!od on, looking neither to the right
nor to the left, and like Omar's old
pagan self, you will 'evermore come
out by the same door wherein you
went Keep your eyes open Look
about you on all sides Why is it that
leaves turn gold, then brown and fl
nally fall? Why does nature ordain
that Jamie should sCowl under correc-
ton, while Bessie's sweet face is shad-
owed by an April shower? How shall
l reconcile this or that inharmonious
character with its surroundings These
anu al OluSlS, die duS"SISu
in Dame Natures simple and forcible
way. To learn her answer we must
keep eyes and ears open. Yet we
must be careful not to misread her an
swer.
2 Be careful, first, of personal hab-
its. They are NOTED and copied. Sec
ond, of every word. Third, of every
act. The moving finger writes. and
having writ, moves on, nor all your pi
ETY. nor wit, shall lure it back to cancel
half line, nor all your te ars wash out
a word Of it.
J. Be consistent, and at the same
time DIPLOMATIC. The same misdeed by
two different pupils, or at different
times, merits varying treatment. Have
no pets--that is, do not show favorit-
ism. Guide pupils by ambition and
appeal, to principles of honor.
d. Be cheerful. A smile acComplishes
far more permanent results than
frown. Command respect while win
ming love, rene mbering that familiar
ity breeds contempt Be patient with
the SLOW and sure Greatest men
have been 'plodders, You may be in
culcating principles that will some
day dominate nation. Be pcrsever-
ing. One storm does not make a win
ter, nor does one failure down success.
That laughing lad must be interested
now to his work. Re1ie00 constantly,
a little each day. Never lose heart.
5 Interest pupils by varying the
work, and by waking up the mind and
ambition. Never tell directly what a
pupil can find out for himself En-
pirical knowledge is more lasting.
g. Strive to be interesting. Thor
0NghLy prepare. Master the subject.
Be above your knowledge. Cardinal
Newman says: off we would improve
the intellect, first of all, we must as