The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-19

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man. endowed with a mind 10 think. !
prepare himself for the winter Of nte!s
Shall we not retire from Our hard ser
vice into the rest OF old age with honor
and pension II 10 not my part to-day
to discuss the hardships OF a teacher's
life. Itwould be like the minister, who
lectures the congregation presentfahd
escape closed, for the failings OF the abb
sentees. What We want to DO Ii to Gle.
ynte our profession that Its merits will
appeal to nll. You have heard mlfiis-
tiers stand In the pulpit who had an
swcred the wrong call. and thus missed
making the best OF life for themselyes
or other people. Much worse to my
mind Is the teacher who chooses her
profession Just for something TO do.
Too many avenues nre now open to both
men and women for an unwilling or In
different teacher to! be in the ranks. II
You find yourself In your school room.
beg OF you-Ect out. Only failure and
much WEAKNESS OF spirit must come to
both lpupil and teacher, What shall be
your test for this calllngy An earnest
love for little children, not only for the
pretty, bright. well-drcssed ones, but
for the most forlorn who need You the
most. A generous desire to impart
knowledge, not Just TO please your INTEL
lcct. not only because you love to see a I
soul grow from bud to flower, but with
the sincere desire 10 make the worle
better. by sending into II those whom
you have helped 10 make good and true.
You must be willing to give your life.
your whole soul, into every day us
though it!wcrc the last day given you
You ask. what have I In return for all
this 70 can answer. you only In the
words OF a3hymn. Many q sorrow.
shall We not add, <heaventat last? r. II
& You know II Is said that teachers will
not be asked any questions at heavens
wide gate. One teacher who has faith
fully taught many hundreds the science
OF long division. expects to enter. if any
earthly considerations are necessary,
upon the patience she acquired In the
net. No words can be found for the
teacher who annually goes mad teach
Ing fractions. ~ u
The great sorrow or every teachers
lie must be lack Of appreciation. We
must matte ourselves OF more value,
and We shall be appreciated. Lincoln
said OF teaching, 1T Is the noblest pro.
fesslon on Garth" Othe: professions
and occupations deal with material
things, ours deals with souls for whom
we must answer. II any one thinks we
ore in this profession for f,in--let him
try It. To be a model teacher would re-
qutre ones thought, time. heart, and
much materlal-all of ones money and
much more added unto the presen!
sum. In no other profession does one
wear out SO soon. I have yet to see the
phenomenon OF q teachers rustirg out,
Think OF the demands upon a teacher!
One OF the surest signs Of growing old
Is not to keep up with the present
times, not to know about Germany and
China, and what part America may act
in the affair; that Congress Is In session
and what 1t will do with civil service,
who Ia the latest author who may be-
come popular; to get a peep into his Ia
test book to see IL It be worth reading,
and. above all, to take the bes; school
journals. without which q teacher is as
hopeless Of success, as q physician who
vii! not read the latest scientific facts
in his medical journals.
To do this costs money. We hear
much now. and rightly. too. about
teachers dress. Both mer and women
are being criticised or commended. It
has always been problem in higher
mathematics to me, to know how
teache. without the home help which
most Of them happily possess. could pay
her board. keep up with the times, dress
well, and take the necessary summe.
travel on $50 and 500 per month. VIII
some teacher who accomplishes oil this
rise to explain? y
To dress well! How easy It sounds,
how pretty It looks when It Is accom-
plisncd. Yet, this, the teacher Is ex-
pected to do. no matter what ho- SAL
AIRY may be. or who may be dependent
upon her. We all remember wha! IA
interest we took in our teachers Dress
es when we were young. With wha. de-
light we hailed a new dress. or even
change In the hair. A new ribbon was
q season Of pleasure and congratula-
ton all over the school yard. How
weary we grow of n person who wears
the same dress without variations, un-
til we know every crease in it!
Really, teachers dress may work
complete moral reform in her school
room. Some Of our children come to us
from homes where the beauty OF neat
ness Is unknown. Your pretty dress
may change the whole curren: OF their
lives. You all realize how much we add
to our own estimate OF ourselves, when
we know we are well-dressed. there
fore, We shall! be better teachers II we
add this virtue unto all the rest that
teachers are supposed to possess. Re-
member what sharp critics sit before
you daily In Judgment upon your
dress, your manners. your very morals.
I remember n little girl. now a ma
tron In this city. who used to be dis
satisfied and fail In her lessons. IL her
teachers appearance did not please this
little maid. aIlas
Too much cannot be said on the i'm
portance Of dress as q factor In educa-
ton, but, this, too. costs mora money.
Many a teacher with q love of beauty,
and q sincere desire to be pleasing In
the matter OF dress, consclentiously. re-
Trains, because she feels that this is
one point where she must and can save
for old age. Facts prove. on the con-
trary. that q teacher will lose, X she
attempts to save by dressing badly. We
ore tolc to live only for the present and
We shall be happy. Did you ever know
a rel Of money 70 look so sinai; US It
does upon the last day Of June witt,
those two months Of vacation stretch
ing before YOU? The salary takes
vacation, too, We know. Now, the
bright, enterpris.ng, successful teacher
loved by the whole board OF education,
Is expected to travel, to know some-
thing OF geography outside the covers
Of q text book. T can think OF no class
Of people who need travel SO much as
the school teacher. Nothing else SO re-
creates the tired mind. We all know the
hrirhtnninc effect Of nav scanar non,