The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Excellent Attendance at First Meet
ing Of Scholastic Year.
ADDRESS BY SUPERINTENDENT BARNETT
Vote Of Thanks to Hon. Il. 3. Rice
ter Transportation courtesies Ex-
tended Teachers =

The fret institute for city teachers OF
the present. scholastic year was held at
the High school building during the morn
Ing hours of yesterday Nearly all Of the
teachers, of whom there are lao, were in
attendance, and quite number of the
patrons OF the school accepted the Invita-
ton extended by Superintendent Barnett
to be present.
Superintendent Barnett read a letter from
Hon. III. Is. Rice, receiver of the Houston
Electric Street railway, Offering half rate
to tile teachers of the city. vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Rice for his thoughtful ilbe-
ralty was adopted.
The feature OF the meeting was an ad
dress from Mr.. Barnett 1t is well known
that Superintendent Burnett is mot given
to the delivery Of lectures" during school
TERMS and his address nj the .opaning Is
usually the only one that he delivers. The
address of yesterday was concise and
scholarly and very much to the point. II
being characteristics of the superintendent
never to talk, unless he has something 70
say The address WINS divided into three
neaqs OF sections embracing the school
WORK OF the teacher, the pupll ana tha
parent, 1t was as follows:
Ne are on the verge OF another yeor,s
work and as We enter upon the duties tbot
confront US it is well that we look botl,
backward and forward. When we look
backward We are confronted with orr az.
ppe stttefce from which we should gather val
aohlevenIs,n,tuu ny studying our past
20 gnlue ia in the future As some Iea
81 man mas said; There Is no way OF
dine &, ei t .utpre except by the past. =
4ook at our experience we Will NOT com,
-n{ rue same errors that we made Ia
Sra1s I'M, ,,,, y not all by rTconslderlng the
past we learn not oply to do M Won bTt
~ Wttn happens better IL Is weil tnn
ana ana We He should look forward TO the future
hnu nave a general understanding az to
Lhe route mat our ship shall trnvel IL
we cap e!t agree to work for the same pur.
Csc az Inc same end, we Shall certainly
ne are connected with one OF the great
- ~ INSTITUTIONS ever created by the hand
al man: me very foundation of our gov.
snip furnished through the medium OF me
PUBIC schools. America is-the onIv conn
, s[y M lle weird where schools like ours
SVInmoh schools exist. | mean where nIi
gases, az sects, all conditions of society,"
llgn ana low, rich and poor, can come r.
sspner ana receive the same Instruction
Spo1 absolnte equality. 1t is here that ali
CLASSES come to know each other and learn
10 live together under tho only goy ,ga, u
,uent yet buiided on faith in man. The
RIPslultH OK our government rests upon
me intelligence OF the citizens and Tho
citizenship owes Its intelligence 10 the
common common schools. No democratic form of
government can long exist when the moo.
PIE are stepped IN ignorance Al one tlIno
home md 5,ooQ0o0 slaves and 1000 '0o0
srsemen' T9e Importance of the public
sSuopIs stands out boldly when We rend
OF the governmental cali for tho schooi
master IN the Philippine Islands. III ever
phe fNliipino shall be made citizen I'm
mouth Of the cannon. but thronrb the IN in.
!sllgent school teachers who have gone
s ansEs g the extent ot several th0s5nd
tlon that we bear to the government Of III,
country we can but feel that teaching /,
q serious business, II should not be con
sidered as one Of the mere means Of lIyeIi
hood, but as q great opportunity 70 sew,
ones country Cicero says. what sreote,
service ssa, can one render the state than t
tram ana instruct the yOupgf" The teach
er hhen, should ever feel the dignity of tbf
hign calling In which he Is engaged
Whatever Is 10 the Interest OF one Of II,
OF us and we should all glory IN the success
Of each, and we should Furthermore fee
mat Whatever failure one may make rests
upon. us NIL 10 some degree n We are in
tereSted in the good name ana Ele genera
welfare OF our profession / was delighted
with the spirit of teacher who came Ia
me few days since and said The rem
taJon OF our school has been Injured with
rev people because of certain occurrences
aha nave come TO volunteer to undertake
70 teach certain work In order that we may
keen up the good name Of our school" Thc
WORK which this teacher wished to do was
not near so pleasant to my mind as what
she had been doing but She was wiIlina
70 make a sacrifice Of her own pleasure foI
Vhe good name of the school When we
come to our work looking 10 the genera
Wcliare OF the whole system, with such n
spirit as this we shall an feel that I'VE arc
nfing 10 an atmosphere of hclpfuness. We
are not parts OF a great machine. not q
cog In wheel where each does its WORK
knowing, nothlng of the work of the Other
cogss The cog In a wheel Of a machine
neither knows nor cares anything about
parts of a system and we must necessarily
know what relation we bear to each other
None of us can work alone unless he VII
nnnt up the Island of Philip Brusuue
PHILIP, You remember, desired to be hide
pendent OF everyone else and he thought
by this means to gain perfect happiness
Island he found II without single human
inhabitant except himself. He was dc
lighted and exclaimed, Now shall b,
happy. Here can enjoy perfect liberty
Q, liberty, how have worshipcd thee ant
here on this island have found thee Her,
can labor or rest, eat or drink, wake o.
sleep as please Here Is no one to con
ol.FmE,, actlons or my Thoughts Here
have Indeed found perfect freedom" II,
continued thus for about -ear when h,
began to feel very lonely. How he longet
to- snc-a hnman being once more and In,
story goes on to say that each day fonn,
him on the top of a hill looking wistfull,
out TO sea for q sail, and one day he be
gan talking MS followss Liberty indee,
Is a dear and beautiful thing. but stlll
want something besides liberty. 1 wan
to heara human voice want someon
to- speak To-. | feel as II my heart woul,
wither for lthe want OF a. friend. 4 fee
a thirst within and l have no means o
satisfying 1t. This beautiful island Is be
coming a desert to me without even nj
ebho.' Soon ibis slonglngs were gratlhe
for there came stranger and the tw
fqunfs after getting into a fight, that eacl
was dependent upon the other and tina
not even two persons could exist withou
consideration for the relation that existed
There are over 100 OF us upon the islam
which gys, Occupy and we shall each respec
the rights md, feelings al. the, other. w
can not work Independently Of each othe
In a system like this for that Is impossible
That ea1h Of US may be of the creates
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