The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
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reading these books?" Never" an- swered this lady That was the great mistake my mother made. In order to get me to read good books she used to pay me. The result was unless l was paid money l never read good literature. Years after my mothers death l found out my mistake. Then l commenced to read good books fo rthe joy that l got out of them. I try to inspire my daughter to naturally seek the beautiful and love the beautiful there" As teachers have you not Q higher mission in life than simply hammering the multiplication ta- ble into your pupils minds? Do you ever talk to them about the beauty found in the curve of a rainbow or about the sym- metrical blendings of the leaves of little violet or about the perfect design of snowfiake2
 But the school teacher has still higher mission than that of cramming a stu- dents brain full of a few facts and teaching him to love the aesthetic Art and nature did not make Athens city ot Virtuous people. Some of the most loath- some examples of immoral and social li- centiousness were practiced under the shadow of the Parthenon. Some of the greatest writers of the ages walked the streets of Rome. But Rome in It's day was what Sodom and Gomorrah were in their days, and in modern times the most pop
  stepped upon our shores was himself so steeped in immortality that he was not only exiled from all decent society, but was incarcerated fin a London Jail and passed away despised of men to meet his God and to render an account for his misspent life. Thus, my friend, as a teacher you have something more to do than to teach your scholars to love the books, and the trees and the mountains and the blossoms, and the harvest fields
 importance of Example.
 How can a teacher lead his pupils to be pure and true and noble and good9 Tn the first place, by giving them the ex- ample of a teacher who Is good and true and pure and noble. Only a short time ago ! was talking to lady who for years was a successful teacher in one of our western cities l said, What Is the great est essential for a successful teachers 8 lfe?" She unhesitatingly answered: FIX ample. She herself must be a good woman If she wants her scholars to be good"
 few days ago the principal of one of the Los Angeles public schools said to me; q cannot expect anything better from my students than l am myself. For the last two weeks I have been trying espe- cially to be kind and gentle and forgiv- ing. Why? I knowif l am kind and gem tie I will make nfy children kind and
  neosion between the pupils seat and the teachers desk. You know 1t, teacher! am going to ask you one blunt question. Is there any way easier for teacher to be true and noble and good than by surrenderng his life lbto Christ's hands? Friedrich Froebel himself said, All edu- cation not founded on religion Is unpro- ductive" An, school teacher,I think can mt my finger upon the weak spot of your school teachingl You are spir- itually a blind man trying to lead the blind You want your scholars to be like Christ, and yet you yourself have not surrendered your own heart to the Savior will VOL do 1t now in order to give the right kind of an example to your chil- dren?
 The next way to make your scholars true and noble is to appeal to their best manhood and womanhood A sneaking teacher will inevitably have snealing and dishonest band of students. If a teacher will place his students upon their