Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-10-11

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 The typiea. =e.faoluls z@.a#= fJnes was [ azz5 @ao s#.# @5# tde fsma,i9a H5d of Haa. Hs inc literal rod of oirca az ale@oas. yet there 43s aiSo iii a.ld aH9t soul the strength of iron #a.ea en- abled him to master lbe ia#ezIeeI and spirit as well as the body. This type of pedagosue is ION considered obso- lete and we think of him only as an interesting incident in the history ot education-a long lanky muscular in diyidual, with his emblem Of author jty in one hand and all arithmetic in the other, walking up and down as q roaring lion, walking for prey, daring and almost inviting Wbomsoever would to rise and attempt 10 make trouble.
 Tempola nutantur, ct nos nluta mu1 ill illis. The most advanced con ceptiotl of instruction was reverted to the foundation principle that educa- ton means training, and that the teachers duty is one of helpfulness rather than compulsion. The ideal aim is to stimulate the student mind to work through the agency of its own will and not of an eternal will. The importance of a real master in developing this aim is manifest, but the nature of inc mastery To be eN- ercised differs from what it has been and is many foid.
 i. The teacher must be master of his purpose
 No rudderless ship that ever rode the great deep was more derelict than the teacher who strives 10 win the young to better living without pur- pose Who has right to complain that there is no joy in his work when he does not know he is in it, or il he does
 Now is ashamed to tell? The immot- tai soul cannot be satisfied with worldly things and no high calling can bring peace without high ideals. That the teacher deserves more of material things than he gets is pain fully evident, but this does Nol pre- clude the application of t4e text: Seek ye first the kingdom Of God and his giehteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you
 "KeepiLg school" is mechanical process. Real teaching is the antthe- sis of mechanics, It's source of bower is in thought, and until thought Is bound to purpose there can be no ac- complishment worthy of the intellect of man, Thought creates all things, physical force has never created any thing: but the creative thought steers clear of aimlessness and drifting ana is CT guided by a dominant purpose. The first thing every student should be taught about school in general and each study in particular, is the reason for it's existence; and ill every detall of the school system the consclouness of the prevailing central aim should be invarbly manifest Aimlessness falls any easy prey to little worries, doubts and tribulations, and inevitably brings failure and unhappiness. Con secration to fixed ideal focuses the thought and energies and opens Wlde the door to certain results, success and peace.
 ?. The teacher must be master oI himself.
 "Know thyself' was the admonl- ton of the greatest of philosophers and "He that. ruleth his spirit IS stronger than he that taketh a city is the doctrine of the greatest or teachers. Self-control is the key to the astery of any situation, Ineg , who Can not govern themselves neH' not hope to govern others. Ill any con- fest between individuals the one Wno loses his temper thereby incurs the worst disadvantages, while the one who restraints himself is the victor