The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-26
BRIGHT EDUCATORS

Is asked IS: what are you going tC
do?" and studies are selected that
WIN suit his needs The FIRST ques
lion after graduation is What can
Won do2' The fact IS knowledge Is OF
no value nnless # can be utilized. 1t
must give power that can manifest
itself ideas arc worth nothing nm
less they lead on to action. The
world and Tie individual are benefit
ted by acts. Between saying and
doing is long way This way is a
quagmire of inactivity, Of lack Of
preparation and the ability to utilize
what is known.
The highest recommendation the
territorial institutions can point to is
the fact that heir graduates are en-
ployed They are in demand. Young
mea and young women who havef
grown UP in Oklahoma, who have been
educated here, aud VINO know the con
ditions that surround its development
can better serve The commonwealth
than any one else During the short
history Of theaa schools 1l9 eradu
ates have gone ont from their walls.
Fifteen Of them are doing post gradu-
ate work. The others have employ
ment. All but seven Of them are at
work in the territory, thus repaying
by their services the price OF their
education, Fiftysix are teaching
school, two are practicing medicine
six are bank cashiers, three are en-
ployed in the services of the govern
ment at Washington. four are mer
chants. three are chemists, and the
others are employed some as book
keepers, stepographers. telephone op
orators, lumbermen and so on. give
this merely to illustrate that tine work
of the teacher must be practical
Students must be taught to
Act act ia the living present!
Heart within and God o'erheadi"
The schools Of oklahoma have rot
been established in vain The educa-
tional advantages they offer are ap-
preciated In the five territorial i'm
stitutions over 800 atudnts have en-
rolled this year During the time
these rchools have been founded az
$500 students have re-
ceivod instruction in them. What is
said OF these schools land / take
them for illustration for / think they
should always be held up before stu
dents as the natural place to finish
their educations)
The same can ne said Of every
-chool In Oklahoma As the students
90 out and meet others so the inhu-
ence Of The schools is felt and thus
ne teachers play their part in b,hld
ag up a state
The teacher Of an others come
.losest in touch with the growing. un.
'olalng mind He has the hrmqst
iold upon the confidence of the child.
.en So here it becomes clear that
as teaching must be pure ana elevat-
ng by example. and that he must
laye clear insight not only into the
workings Of the mind but also into
ho individuality Of each pupil
TO be ignorant Of the laws that gov
'm mental growth and OF the condl-
ions that stimulate it is dangerous.
7he child grows up before us and one
aeulty after another ripens and needs
utilization and training. The flower
nay unfold but for lack Of proper care
IL needed nourishment the petals may
De imperect or hdghted This does
lot appear until the time to make
mends has passed The flower Is not
ierfect Il is not attractive. II Is not
fragrant 30 bees visit II for 1t has
20 honey TO reward them II IS not
fuitfnl and It's purpose in lifo can not
le attained The watchfm teacher
fnst cultivate the srowlng mind and
ring 20 fnition each faculty To
now how 20 DO this must be his
prime care There Is an earnest
iess about teaching. There is
responsibility about It and we must
leH il "al Ia all until we can see
3 t what God and man IS" For
.0W echoes ron from soul to soul
Aaa STOW forever and forever"
% conclusion think OF a few lines
written by ne edBer Of the school
ienli and published ia 1894: