Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-27

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factor IN this process II evolution. Is
the teacher. Teachers d. not claim
10 he infailihie. and occasionally %
In found whose life md teaching are
not In line With good citizenship. but
the career % such . Is necessarily
short. The very postfton and environ
ment Of teachers are such that by ex-
ample and preeept tnss are almost
compelled TO represent the very high.
est there Is In good citizenship II IA
not the purpose Of this paper 10 enter
apon an extended eniogy az teachers.
Ii being unnecessary. n n eaongh IN
say that there In a great army 0f
them In this country. that they are n
part Of the great public schoOi system
Iof our nation. and that they are doing
more In evolving good citizens than
all other forces combined. They often
get discouraged at not seeing o
direct results from their teachings. -
ESPECIALLY those regarding the evils
,of tobacco and alcohol. and thew are
GtNaAg N give UP ass uSSpAasF AaAAAahN
THAT their work Is in vain, We must
not. however, allow ourselves Ia he.
come discouraged. for We can scarce
,ly expect TO see results ~ long as the
home encourages those evils by In
idulglng In them. But We believe that
much good will come. though now In
Visible or long deferred. anG that the
citizenship OF the presen, generation
and generations yet unnorn will be-
benefited thereby.
Since the school reflects the teach,
Ter. the teacher must he right Ur the
results win not be satisfactory. In
docking over u digest of the school
laws OF the various states. ! was for
chilly made aware Of this fact.-that
the teacher who can qualify ana stay
qualified according 10 the statutes
prescribed by the various states, must
necessarily be right.~-at least. as far
as the three RS" are concerned. Ger.
}tainl! there is no profession or occupa.
ton or trade that H. so completely
hedged about by statutory fences az
IL the profession OF teaching II cen
Ia the casual observer that the Cnte!
object. " | may say diversion. OF
state Legislatures is To pass laws that
will keep people out Of the teachers
profession. or course. this Is not their
real object. which Is that the world Is
at last arriving at a Just appreciation
of the teachers importance 20 the
state. and It Is trying 10 raise the
standard OF the profession.
Aside from these statutory require
nents. the true teacher must possess
qualifications that cannot BE- measured
by any law. or any set Of questions
that al be evolved by a board of ex.
aminers. refer 10 the force of
thought, II Is a simple psychological
law that any type of thought II en-.
tertained for a sufficient length OF
time will have a tendency TO break
forth into action. If then. thought Is
always parent to our acts. habits.
character. life. then It is necessary
that We control our thoughts. Our
prevailing thought forces determine
the mental atmosphere We create
around us, the more sensitively or.
ganized the persons. the more sensi.
tive they are to this atmosphere, for
they often get our exact thoughts.
There Is nothing hid that shall not
be revealed. The teacher who sends
out thought forces OF love. OF sym.
pathy, OF kindness, OF good will. and
OF cheer, will awaken kindred feelings
I'm her pupils, and will get the very
highest results In her teaching.
Better than any requirement estab
lished by law Is the Influence Of O
noble soul, The living contact and
the loving service of men and women
who realize their high responsibility
as teachers have n value far beyond
that OF any statute. They represen:
and exemplify their ideals. They set
the standard OF manhood and woman.
hood, and for Fhem IN the promise
which the Hebrew prophet wrote:
They that be teachers shall shii.e as
the brightness of the armament and
they that turn many to righteousness
as the stars. for ever and ever"
The committees announced by
President Decker, at the close of the
program were as follows:
Auditing committee: President f.
u. Vert of Las Vegas. President C.
NJ. Light Of Albuquerque and princi'
pal John II. Vaughn of Roswell.
Committee On Resolutions: Super.
%intendent A. b. Stroup of Bernali,.o
county. Superintendent r. r. I.arkm
of Las Vegas and Prof. Rupert Asp.
lund of Albuquerque,
Superintendent Stroup announced
that IL any of the members had any
pet resolutions which they wished IN.
corporated In the resolutions, that
they could send them In to the com.
mittee.
Prof. r. r. Larkin announced that
several agents had failed to graat 10
teachers the authorized rate of one
and one-fifth fare and that IL they