Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-12-01
LECTURE or
PROF. ]. W. CRAB1RtE,
President of the Peru Nor
NAL School.
Delivered at the M. E. Church, Friday
Evening, Nov Is, 1904.

as their capabilities. That which
will give them courage to endure
adverse fortune should it come and
wisdom to enjoy prosperity in case
that should come. The best is the
education that will help people to
,elp themselves, that which will
finnish discomfort and increase
happiness, which will encourage
hrift and discourage idleness,
which will lead people to enjoy
| rat they have without envy.
:hich teaches the true dignity OF
,bor and the value of money,
hitch teaches how to earn living
'onestly, to live within ones in
:nme, to know that poverty is
leither a crime nor a disgrace if
IN honest life stands near it. Such
IN education develops the noblest
manhood and womanhood, gives
he best equipment for life's duties.
its pleasures aud it's hardships. 1t
teaches unselfishness, gives atten-
ton to good morals and man
ners, leads children to be honest.
temperate, and virtuous, exalts
pure thinking and places the high
est value of purity upon life and
conduct. Such an education Ola
dies and Gentlemen teaches your
children to abhor crime, to hate
evil, and, as a consequence, sets
them against mob rule and anarchy.
The standard is none too high. l.
such an education too complete or
too good four your son and daugh-
ter? But such an education can't
come from the schools alone.
The teacher is the most import
ant factor in determining the char
acter Of the school. The teaching
profession is one of hard work am
heavy responsibilities, possibl!
less disagreeable and less arduous,
however, than some of our early
writer's would have US believe.
Carlisle, in speaking of the
profession, says: Those whom
the Gods wish to make the
most miserable they first make
school teachers Of" Emerson,
after teaching a short term in a
country school, wrote this advice
to a friend who was planning to
teach: Dig post holes, pick up
stones, husk corn on bottom land
where the shank is harder to break
than ones arm, make hempen
ropes, hang yoursely at one end of
them, but don't teach school,"
The director s wife took different
view Of the teachers work. How
pleasant, she said, School does
not begin until nine and it closes
at four. All morning for sleep,
Easy work a little while, half the
afternoon and all evening for rec
reation and pleasure. Big ply all
the time"
We prefer to believe that the
directors wife does not appreciate
the arduous duties of the success
full teacher. We prefer to believe
also that both Carlisle and Emer-
son exaggerate the disagree
able features of teaching. There
is certainly enough hard work and
enough that tires the patience of
the teacher to prepare fully for
enjoying that which is encourage
ing and pleasant.
Before considering further the
teachers part, it may be we'll to
call attention to other elements
that should be observed.
Doubtless the most important
factor in human development is
heredity. Children show the ply
steal features of their parents in
no greater degree nan they reflect
the most pronounced traits Of their
character. EximplA~ If the in
fuencr of herrdity are seen every
day. One young man deserves no
praise for his excellent habits be-
cause Of the sterling Character Of