The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-15

al system is the TEACHER. We may
have good school in a woodsh ed
without furniture and without ap-
paratus. The Great Teacher taught on
the mountain side But a good school,
even In a gilded palace, is An utter
iInpossibility without a good teacher.
The teacher for the most part makes
the atmosphere of the school, and IN
large measure, moulds the public
sentiment of the community. Next to
the parent ne has most to with the
formation of the habits of his pupils,
and often he has even more to do than
both parents and pastor, with the
direction of their thoughts and the
/ formation of their life ideals. Forum
ate indeed is the student who finds
during his whols school life one really
great, wholesome, and inspiring
| teacher.
lone intelligent, live and enthusias-
tic teacher can revolutionize whole
country, and build a monument that
will endure as long as appreciative
hearts and growing minds -nduro
State Supt. .. b. Martin of 5 c.
One Of the prime requisites
OF a good teacher is scholarship bot
/ all good SCHOLARS are not good
/ TEACHERS, any more than al good
scholars are good preachers, good law
yers. or good business men. For all
other profession, and many business
avocations, special preparation and
practical training IN tine complex De.
tails of the work are required 10 IN
sure success. ThI, requirement Is
made of the teacher Il all the leading
educational states In fact Kentucky
4 is the orly state in the union, save
/ cne, that does not maintain a system of
State Normal Schools tor the profess
ional training Of her teachers. The
other state which does not maintain
such schools is Delsoare but Della
ware. being a very small state, mas an
arrangement with the STATE Normal
schools of two adjoining states which
enables her TO give her teachers pro-
/ fessional training. This leaves Ken
tucKy decidedly in the REAR in this
( important duty.
illinois spends a quarter OF a million
dollars annually in maintaining beI
five State Normal Schools. Missouri
has three of these institutions, but the
last Legislature established two more.
and appointed a Committee 70 locate
them. All the other adjoining states
have State Normal Schools, Why
should KentucKv, the richest and the
best Of all of them in natural resources,
in men and women, in EVERY
! THING. be' the hindmost in educs-
tional facilities2 We pro nosticate
, that the crowning work of the next
General Assembly will 0e the 'Edu-
cational Legislation. The trend of
public sentiment is decidedly IN the
direction of Normal Training Schools
! for our teachers.
The fourth State Development Con.
veution, which was in session at the
! Gait House Louisville oct. TO- II,
70, 1905 passed the following resolu-
tions:
Resolved, that in order 10 better
fit the great mass OF our public
school teachers for the arduous duties
imposed upon them. we recommend
the extension Of ouI common school
system by the establishment of an
efficient system OF State Normal
Schools and we earnestly commend
consideration o. this subject to the
next General Assembly
The Kentucky Educational Associa-
/ tiOn which was IN session Al Man
moth Cave June 2l, 22, %, 1908,
passed he following resolution;
Resolved, that this ASSOCIATION
commit itself unreservedly t. the
creation of system of State Normal
Schools and that we second in every
way the efforts Of the Educational
improvement Commission 10 secure
three such schools by enactment Of
the next General Assembly
Similar resolutions have been pass
Ell by the public school teachers in
every county in Kentucky annually
for the past two or three years Over
8, 600 teachers have placed themselves
on record as in favor of this educa-
tional advance. Many educated pro.
q essive business men have espOused
the cause, and it is to b. hoped that
the whole people will become interested
IN the matter Of professional training
Of public school teachers.
"The best SCHOOL HOUSE, the
best EQUIPMENT and the best
TEACHER is none too good for the
poorest and the raggedest boy or girl
In the rudest log hut IN Kentucky"
1t should be remembered that Nor
NAL School cannot do the best work
i ItNsik nf1f d.,