Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-12-03

student she is studying teaching"
as we say of the other student she
is studying medicine" or sis
studying law" Until we can
think these relations as the same,
there cannot be the same stability
of the personnel in the professions.
Men are attracted by that which
offers permanency. This must re-
main so long as it maintains that
| the husband and father is the
support of family. If it shall
come to be that this responsibility
belongs to the other member of
the headship of the family, then
teaching may have attraction for
men regardless of the instability.
Again it is claimed, and there
may be some degree of justness
in the claim, that there, is an
odium that attaches to the position
of teaching. If true, it finds it's
origin in the cruelty of the old
school master. He was not in
accord with child nature nor in
sympathy with child life. He
was terror to children. He was
cruel in exaction of tasks and in
his punishment for what he re-
garded as misconduct. 1t is not
uncommon now, especially of the
generation that is passing out, to
hear discussed the cruelities in
flicted by the old school master.
By them he is yet regarded as a
necessary evil that had to be en-
dured. If this feeling has been a
hindrance to men entering the
profession, it will not much long
er exist. 1t is fast giving away
before a more rational and hu-
name pedagogy. The teacher is
becoming to be regarded as the
child's friend and as one in SYM
pathy with childhood. 1t is the
rule that men and women of the
younger generation have the high
est regard for their former teach
ers and their highest compliment
is che was my teacher" Yet we
cannot get away from the fact that
there is in the public mind a
"mark," a "tag" on him who is
teaching. want to believe that
as the teacher becomes a profess
sionalist and believes in his pro-
fession, he will be like other peo-
ple-no marks on him.
Again men like the privilege of
self assertion. 1t is claimed that
city schools systems place teachers
in straightforward, too tight fit
ting for men who have sterling
character and distinctive individ-
uality; that there is too much
hampering by authority; too many
requirements; too much of the
tread-mill grind that leaves no
assertion, no individuality and no
chance to stamp impress on things
that will stand as a monument to
ones efforts. City and town
principalship and High School
positions should offer attractions
for men. But note what is re-
quired of men who would aspire
to those positions. DR.. E. Hill
says that High School teachers
should possess "Strength of char
acter; decision and good judg-
ment; sound and healthy body;
great ambitions and willingness
to work; intelligence; knowl-
edge of methods and principles
of education and executive abil-
ity; honesty, honor, ZEAL and
loyalty; Graduation from a Col
lege or University. He must be a
student, have an ever increasing
library of his own; he must be
. interested in art, music and liter
ature; and see the. world by de-
voting his vacations to travel"
This is high standard of re-
quirement, but it is about what is
demanded of men, not only for
High School positions but for all
positions where living is offered.
Educational requirements to-day
must be high. High and mighty
things are demanded of educated
men in every profession and in
every occupation. Schools must
meet the requirements of the age
in which they exist. They must
do more; they must do the SUBJ
work and lay the foundation on
which the schools of the next gen.
Grafton build.
Men are not afraid of high
standards nor of difficult things.
Gigantic things are done in all
fields Of activity. Men we're new
er more courageous than now.
Rut men must see at least the nos.