The Holly chieftain., 1898-01-28
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County TsaohSr1 eolatlen
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Having lately beenx cssn 70 fill tho
important position Of ssperintendens Of
schools of Proweu epanty. It is with
pleasure embrace ~ opportunity 70
address YOU at the beginning Of my on
Ecial term. II is well q such time for
ono TO make. as It wess. declasation Of
principles outlining incidentally the
course he intends to persue in the dis
charge Of his oficisl Sptiee.
Bscanss of my posltion do NOT want
TO looss my identity, - Z teachsr Of the
coanty but vish 70 ~ REGARDED = one
with you ii 5oswssti, kths intsrssAs 81
sdunasion, and dssift tsAat Ne may work
together in he2tty coopsrstion, one sup
plyins the dsAcisncia Of smother.
Feeling gratefhl toward the
people Of the county br tho
hoLor bestowed upon ms and
being sensible of the trust thus
placed In me. I hops BY your assistance
to fulfill this tsust With iustics to all.
Under the laws, the superintendent is
largely responsible thr the physical, In
tellectual and moral condition which
prevail in our school. because, under
certain restrictions Il 10 he who decides
upon the eligibility Of most of tho tea
chers that ass,st in making these con-
ditions; but there y 10 one in my hear
Ing that need fall below the requirement
Of . successful teachssS Tor I'VE do not 80
much judge person b. what he is as
BY what be il trvineto become" A
teacher will attain success and lead her
school to great accomphshmsnts in pro-
portion to the height Of her educational
standard.
I intend to have ths ssme regular
Office days ~ did my predecessor, FRI
day of each week. At which time and
at all other times, shall be Glad to
meet and accommodate every one can
serve In way to increase the efficiency
Of our schools Or aid to The usefulness
of An individual.
Westlake says "kducation gives pow
or hence It isa bls4dhg Of curse acord
ing to the way Wsae IL" Because Of
the receptive MIND bf children and the
fact that the childj of today are the
men and women 81 Iomorrow. there is
no one in position a ne this power to
greater profit or ~ to The race than
the teacher. We pot sscasp the re-
sponstbility II va IA. Sor, like life. II
ceaAot bsst ~ 50 y leemass ssats
but must dsS2 p9slthSr good Or evil.
We may deny ths Iredpesibility but It
makes no difference! the fact still re-
mains. five instfnk our pupils thor
oughly in those branches required Of us
and live - II we believe our thoughts
and habits are individual matters only
we deceive ourselves for our thoughts
and personal habis, the result Of what
We are trying to became, have greater
educational power than what We teach.
One may be very well vsrsed in the
branches to be taught,and may possess
adaptsbihty for the wpik and yet. TO in
sure success, there mast be honesty Of
purpose. According % Webster, this is
. comprehensive word meaning integ-
rity. faithfalnssa parity. virtue A
teacher possessing twill b studious.
thorough. inysstisati3g; she Will form
the daily habit Of boxing over each
lesson. not only to Inform herself Of
hcts Of which she INDY BE- ignorant. but
to make her alive 70 he present, arouse
her sympeshy for the; child and, clear
and attractive ways olprssentingthe diff
Rcult points; she will rudy such works
and Journals - will supplement her
knowledge and enable her 70 do more
efficient work. Silch . one never retro
grades. The regular examinations have
no terrors for her " there are few
questions asked she cannot answer in .
way to show that she has gene raj
knowledge Of the branches to which
they refer. Having honest purposes,
she early recognizes her own defects
aud seeks TO remedy them BY
studying the new methods
aud principles Of leading ed
ucators and sndsvorins 70 make them
her own.
All Of this may. and much Of it m ust.
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be done individually but am glad that
We. ~ teachers. rcA lise the import ance
Of coming together and exchanging
ideas relative TO our work. our success
and perchance our disappointment. and
submitting them to honest and friendly
discursion. While this IL well it oc-
ours TO me that If xe e an sssociating
would adopt uniform course Of read
ing and con6ne our discussions To it