Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-01-18
Sketch of Education In
Greene County.

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for the people have learned that it
takes qualification, ability aad influ-
ence for good to fill such an impor-
tant office, therefore the State has
seen fit to raise the salary for said
office to justify the truest type of
man to hold such Office.
Listen, friends, and fellow citizens!
There is man at the helm now that
Is guiding the educational ship of
advancement into the haven OF pros
perity and ultimate success. This
man is the worthy, christian gentle
man, Rev A. G.. Ferguson. No one
has ever filld this all-important place
with such heartfelt pride, manly
bearing and sublime influence as
your highly esteemed Superinten
dent. Think how he tolls and works
for the County's welfare along this
line, especially the spiritual side OF
education. What we need all over
our beloved land and country is:
christian superintendent christian
teachers, christian parents, then as
sure as the day follows night will
the child be brought from the dark
ness of dispair to the beautiful edu
cational sunlight of eternal prosperi-
sty. No one who takes his occasional
dram at home or in the solitary cave
of the earth, or smokes for his own
qualification in the presence of his
pupils. whose very character he is
moulding, can ever expect TO fully
train the ideal pupil Beware teach
ers lest we may indulge in praise
alonel
Look for the good that is righeth,
Dream not of greatness affair;
That glory is ever the highest,
That shines upon men as they are"
Look again at your present Supt.
BY folding fair, honest examinations
he secures the best talent for your
schools, and developes the best in
his own county, causing his teachers
to be up and doing. | feel like your
voices, with mine, in silent grandeur
and beauty says: Yes, honor be to
Supt. Ferguson. Parents, teachers,
and children will, in years to come
rise and call him blessed for the good
he has done in the County of Greene
in the grand educational work No
tice at the State Educational Meet
ing, how we'll Supt. Ferguson is
spoken of, aud what influence be
wields there TO: good, | would say in
my humble opinion, know of no one
so well fitted to fill the honored
position as Supt. Ferguson, there
fore | feel sure the voters of Greene
County will re elect him, for he has
proven himself worthy, indeed Let
us all be loyal to the educational in
terests of our County aud Safe for
ollr best interest depend on educa-
ting the yong.
AN organization must have head
and in all associations of people for a
common end there must be some
directing force, and as practically all
associations contain some unfortun-
ates, with diseased will, due fire.
quently to bad training in early life,
authority is needed either to control
or to expel these makers of mischief.
Even in the freest schools there must
be felt the pervas We presence of the
teacher Such presence does not in
terfere with the development of the
individual or the cultivation Of self
.:1ntrol. 1t is simply necessary to
secure social harmony. A teacher
must have will, and be able to exer-
else it vigorously though wisely for
common good. No other motive
prompted me to write this piece save
for the good of education. So be it,
This is written without any request
on the part of any one. With best
wishes and highest success to you all
for the year 1907, beg to remain,
sincerely, J. +. MILLER.
Burns, Smith Co Miss. Jan. IL, 1907.
NoTE, According to our rule, this
article should be charged for as. com
ing under the class Of a political let
ter or turned down, but considering
the eStimable man to whom it refers,
we psss il into our columns over
such objections, but reminding our
readers that it is signed article and
not the editors production. ED.
Wise Counsel From the South.
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Blankenshjp. of Beck. Tenn. /