The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-02-04
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The real industrial awakening Of Mis-
sissippi has come at last. It Is ushering
in new era. The sun OF prosperity
has risen above the clouds that veiled
its face so long. The dark night OF re-
construction, which followed the war,
and, II anything, was even more blight
ing and destroying than the war itself,
has long since ended, and the South has
emerged once more into the broad day
light OF secure position and an assured
promise. A high and moral resolve and
q fixed purpose are hers. A quickened
activity, the sense Of mighty strength
and energy are hers. Thrown heavily
TO the earth by an unsuccessful war,
like ,Anteos Of old, she has bounded
again to her feet, Refrigerated, and
already is speeding on in the race for
precedence with the other sections.
Set back bv war and its bancful ef-
fects fully generation, the South has
developed marvellous recuperative pow
ers, and is now rapidly overtaking her
competitors. Prior to the Civil War
her wealth and influence in the Republic
we're paramount. She is destined to re-
gain that position, The new South is
greater than the old. The crucible OF
war made her so. She has passed
through the fire, and has come out pur-
fed Of much that impeded her progress.
The not distant future will witness her
restoration. II will see her occupy her
rightful place, the first position In inn
portance, in wealth and in political
power, in the Union of States. But
have wandered far from the point which
| desired to emphasize In this letter.
LONGER SCHOOL TERMS AND BETTER
TEACHERS. We all know that the chief
essential basis for a well-trained people
Is good system Of common school edu-
cation. In large majority OF the rural
school districts we need longer terms
and better teachers. Schools that are
taught for only four to six months in
the year ana pay only $500 to $4,000 q
month cannot keep the high grade of
teachers that are needed TO do this great
work. And short school term 10 not
sufficient, even with good teachers, for
our children TO get the proper kind OF
training. Further, a longer school term
is necessary because better equipped
teachers can then be procured those
who have entered the profession for
life work, not merely to teach one year
or two years, or until something better
turns up. Such teachers viii have the
means and the time TO study the great
principles that underlie human Develop
inent, because they can devote their full
time TO their profession. I believe that
people should demaud that those to
whom they commit the eternal desti Air
OF their children should be men \ .
--.,S only Of great moral worth.
but possessing scholastic and profes :
sional training, experience and executive
ability, taot and common sense. We
must admit that the services OF such
people, as teachers, cannot be secured
permanently, when they are employed
but from four to six months in the year.
and then only on a mere pittance of
salary. And especially is this true now.
when there is so much activity in every
field Of endeavor; when the services Of
the brightest and most energetic of our
young people are sought for much
higher compensation than our schools
offer. The proper training of our chill
dren depends on our being able to offer
inducements sufficient to keep at least
a part Of our brightest young men and
women as teachers. Those States which
today possess the wealth, technical
training and political power of the
Union are those that first organized
pubic schools and literally maintained
them. No section Of the globe has bet
ter blood than that which courses
through the veins o. our children in
Mississippi. In fact, our greatest re-
source Is our fine children, and our beat
investment is to develop to the utmost
the possibilities of every child in Missis-
sippi. The teachers Of our rural schools
are to be greatly commended for the
progress they have made and the seryi-
ces they have performed during the past
few years, under circumstances and en-
yironments SO unfavorable to them and
TO the advancement Of the children
whose education has been committed to
their charge. While, as a rule, thew.
have devoted larger proportion of ssdsir
time to ut themselves for teaching, yet
think that few people will deny that the
returns on their investment of money
and time oent have been sadly smaller
IN proper than those OF almost any
OF the othss learned callings or proies.
sions.
A Philadelphia parson says, al prefer
hell to politics.. It's all about the same
thing in Philadelphia.
Nikola Tesla again promises that we
snail soon communicate with Mars.
Nikola Is promising young man.
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let the President have his three bat
tie ships. Moral suasion is good thing