Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-10
BISHOP CONATY TALKS TO
TEACHERS AT EVENING
SESSION OF THE N. E. A.

Despite attractions of park and resort,
thousands of teachers braved the warm
convention hall last night to attend the
third session of the National Educational
association in Temple Auditorium. After
a quarter of an hours organ reciatl Prof.
Bruce Gordon Kingsley was forced to
respond to the call for an encore. He
acknowledged the call by playing Men,
delssohn's beautiful Spring Song
The singing of the Los Angeles Shrine
quartet was the feature of the evening S
program. Again and again the men were
recalled, and for almost five minutes they
were accorded an enthusiastic ovation by
the admiring audience.
Following the opening prayer by Rev.
A. w. Atkinson, Senior Ureba delivered
the greetings of the Mexican government
to the teachers on behalf of his delega-
ton. He complimented the association
on it's long life of fifty years. and ex-
eminent in the fraternal feeling that had
prompted the invitation to that republic
to join in the convention.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty delivered
the address of the evening, his subject be-
ing THE Personality of the Teacher"
Bishop conaty Speaks
Right Rev. Bishop Conaty said:
teacher one finds difficulty in clearly de-
flnlng what personality really means. In
its largest and broadcast sense 1t stands
for character. 1t is ones individuality as
q
ton and ability. 1t makes him a living,
intelligent being with a presence and an
attractiveness which give the power to
awaken dormant energy, drawing out of
us the best we have and urging us to the
best we can do The personality which
educates should be adorned with truthful
ness, manliness, generosity, sympathy; 1t
should thoroughly possess the truth and
be ardent in the anxiety that all should
know it in its fullness and beauty. Teach
ing has earned the right to be considered
one of the learned professions and shouId
insist that all who enter upon 1t should
feel something akin to divine calling.
Education aims to form men and Wom-
en-, to develop soul as well as body, heart
and will as we'll as mind; IN WORD 20
train all the faculties of man under the
influence and in harmony with GODS IN
tention in the creation of man. The un-
fortunate tendency to divorce religion
from school instruction gives serious
doubt to the ability of such educational
systems to fully develop the morality that
is necessary. Fifty. years ago general
education was thought to be the panacea
the results are not of character to war
rant confidence. Positive religion alone
can make man moral and keep him IN
the way of morality: TO be the nstru-
ment in the upbuilding of the character
of men and women is indeed an impor-
tant and honorable vocation. The teach
ing profession has the character OF a
priesthood of truth, for it aims to teach
to find the knowledge which SATISFIES
the human intelligence, and nothing but
the truth of God can give that salts
faction.
Teacher Has Responsibility
The responsibility of the teacher de-
mands not only character, but also ac-
curate knowledge, familiarity with the
best methods, but never slavery to any
one method. With constant aim toward
culture the teacher should never cease to
improve himself. Liberal education
broadens his views, makes him more toll
Grant of the opinions of others. familiar
ICES him with different view points of his
torical discussion, removes him from the
provincialism which is oftentimes respon-
sible for the narrowness and prejudice
which creep into mems lives. He should
he familiar with the history of education,
not merely as found in some modern
books on education, but as learned by
him in the story of the educational efforts
of teachers and systems in all the ages
since man began to instruct his fellow
men.
The teacher should strive to reach the
spirit of the facts which he explains and
thus reach to the very perfection of his
knowledge. There is something Godlike
in a true teacher; he awakens latent en-
ergies, discovers unknown forces, helps
acknowledgment. No wonder that he
stands before the world greater than the
noblest heroes of military science and
conquest. His fame is not acquired by
the blood of others, nor by injustice, but
by his own ability and gentleness in
leading others to higher and nobler
thoughts. All nations, all peoples, of all