The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-11-29
floral Culture.
BY MISS 4 4 WEEKS.

being-an intuitive knowledge OF
right and WRONG. Many forces aid
in it's development, and OF these.
.hcrc is none so powerful as educa-
ton. Is it not a wonderful thought
that our work is not for time but Tor
eternity Men and women in other
professions and lines OF business,
deal in lands and stocks and money
those things which pertain to the
temporal affairs Of ife-but the
teacher is intrusted the most price
less of all Gods creations-the hui
man soul. Ought it not to inspire
i'm your heart and mine a feeling, not
only OF wonder, but OF awe anu re-
sponsibility? Whether you realize
it or not you exert a powerful IN
fluence on the lives Of your pupils
Your life is interviewer with theirs
and becomes a part OF them. Is 1T
not, then. of the most vital import
ance that we should be worthy oil
our profession?
Children are keen observers and
ready imitators. Countless oppor-
tunities come in our way by which
we may lead their young lives on
war I and upward. They are pecul-
lar to our own abilities and sur
r~oundings, and it is possible for me
to point out but few. If you have
the welfare of your pupils at heart,
YOU will find them for yourself and
improve them.
First OF all, the teacher should be
worthy of imitation-honest, in
dustrious and iust-one who will
command and hold the respect ofhis
pupils. A purposeless, haphazard,
slip-shop teacher can never hope to
have q high standard OF morals in
his school.
Another essential qualification for
a teacher is, that he is able to read
with feeling and expression. Let the
sympathies and finer feelings ofright
and duty he aroused by carefully
selected readings and well chosen
stories. Little by little feelings OF
love and duty are promoted and at
the same time, a desire for good lit
erature in the minds OF even the
smallest pupils is stimulated. The
teacher should see that there is fair
ness upon the play ground. When
difficulties arise, the offenders should
be reasoned with patiently and
kindly, and at the same time, with
frmness. Lead them to see wherein
they have done wrong. Every
branch OF study affords ample ma
tCiial FOR lessons in moral culture.
Geography, history, and physiology
are especially rich. How muchgood
seed can be sown, i~ncidently, while
studying tie governments OF the
countries, the lives OF The presidents,
or the effects OF narcotics upon the
system The school room should
present n clean and inviting appear
ance. The pupils take pride in it
and unconsciously develop habits OF
cleanliness, and a greater degree OF
sell respect. The teacher himself
should have a ARE to his personal
appearance. He should be clean!y
in his habits and dress as tasty as
his means and ability allow. 1t
would be almost amusing sometimes,
ii it were not gratifying, to see
how readily pupils pick up the habits
OF cleaning the nails, brushing the
teeth, and others that add to their
personal appearance. Tenchers
should be courteous and agreeable
in manner. They are sometimes
careless t linking that the pupilsare
too young or unobservent to notice.
Children have an almostintuitiye in
sight into human nature, and even
though we try to deceiye them, we
deceive ourselves for they generally
rec kon US at about par value.
The teacher, should ask himself
daily, "Will my pupils be better men
and women because OF my being