The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-13


caiasmuch as the Mississippi of to-
row depends upon the children OF
say, it behooves those of us who
Pc great things of her future, to
.up and doing" that we may fit
NE children for the exalted station
dy must occupy and for the strenu-
j effort that will be required to
Ike high achievement possible. Our
lfe superintendent says, in his able
NeXhaustive report, 81 hold that it
Only the expression Of truism
ehy that there can be no real ald
iStantial development Of the State
hput first making better the oppor-
likies for the education of the chill
~ of the State"
Mere will be found, happily, very
u within our now prosperous bor-
III to gainsay the above, and as the
lpe of the people governs in Mis-
ippi it may be safely believed that
ny possible means for facilitating
advancement of our children along
Rational lines will be granted them
nigh the authorized channels. 1t
NTH the hope of arous;hg a deeper
more widespread interest among
people-parents and children alike
matters educational, that this
aau is established. By means of
correspondence, published as it is,
large majority OF the county pa
we will be able to reach the
ling public of Mississippi; and
nigh our readers who are sufficient
Interested to help us, we hope to
~ the public that does not read,
which is most in need of such
b mation as we shall have to give
and such interest as We hope to
Nse in the effort to have better
70 of things for teachers and chill
j etc, for the State and the coun-
To those of us who remember
lamentable conditions prevailing
tAS reconstruction times" and
fUooking back to the schools Of
Dark day, with their superintend-
s and teachers chosen usually, be-
e of political influence rather than
u any special preparation for teach
to the miserably furnished school
aes, the go-as-you-please classes
books and all the other difficult
that attended the way to school,"
Gems little short of marvellous to
lemplate the change that has TAX.
place in Mississippi's educational
|em, which is today (thanks to a
erous treasury and few of the
and most patient superintendent
b given to State) blessing and |
n to unnumbered thousands.
plendid as the system is, however,
marvellous as has been the adj
4ement within the past quarter of |
injury, it is still far short OF .whay |
IOurd be, and will be, if we, as a
he, will work together for the
erment of every phase of school
here there is so much needed, it
rd to know for what the first plea
I'd be made. But, as the child
! do precious little without his
Der. and the teacher, in turn, could
nothing without his training, it
IS wise to speak, first, of the cry
iced of training school for teach
Much, OF course, has been said
: this line, but there is much to
Did yet With the exception of
other State, Mississippi stands
3 in the enjoyment of her unique
Ion of having failed to make pro-
p for the training of that noble
which is made up of our rural
4ers. 1t is the opinion of many of
Ieading educators that this is the
and greatest need of Mississippi's
ational system today. Such a
q, so equipped and conducted as
Bet the needs of the rural teach
Nould do more for the State than
the most sanguine can foresee.
an institution should be central ,
eated and so organized as to make
lssible for teachers receiving the
lest salaries to avail themselves
} privileges. 1t might be the case /;
pnly a few from each neighbor- {
could attend at the same time, {
|hese would receive such training [
build equip them for the positions
'nable them to carry back to the ]
hs counties not only better schol.
4 and professional training, but I
work would benefit largely by |
and enthusiasm that q
'ome to them in the congenial sur q