The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-29

rycrN University Di any note. II
NAV bo that they are all wrong but
It will take more tnan the snccts II
,bu,, who hav" never given 1t a
moment study to convince the.
world ~ ~ iallacN. Md when
Nc hear some irctlul little fellow
with more cgUtism than intellect
attempt to become humorous OF
,atcastlc regarding the question,
and suggest that some may hav,
, come IRON a monkey but ! never
| did, W. are CunstrLin, d To con
/ Cludr that some men are not SO Tar
removed from the monkey after ALL
at any rate they make monkey VI
themselves in a vain cndcavor to
display a superior quality ol intel
lcrt. But ~ | said | believe in
loyuluuOn. | believe that every.
| thing is passing from the lower t.
the higher. believe that - Law
ul the Omniputcnt, and lIc has i'm.
planted some mystcrlous force in
thr world that lmpcls all thlns,
| onward and upward. have NO
time OF patience Tor the pcsslncst
who T. forever complaining against
conditions and asserting that all
things are swiftly floating down the
river OF de- ,tructiOn. 1t is true that
many Things look bad and are bad.
That has always been a., case and
always will be-. Did YOU ever think
that II there was nothing bad IN the
world there would be- no reason lor
struggling tor anything The
wheels ui progress would stop.
Ih.lc would br 40 advancement,
lhcr, would be nothing but stagna.
ton and ,tngnatiOn means death.
tut to recognize the evil tnat - il
Iur midst and to employ our tim,
h, il overcoming 1t = the nUhlcst
.JrK Ol mankind. The best meth
I'd ol accomplishing that /, through
education. And DO not cuniin,
that word 10 the narrow limits o
a book learning but 1t spreads ou
through all the avenues ui intellect
d ual development, throug nuut IN,
realm vt all the arts and science
q lld everything that benefits man
i kind in general. And 1t Is tn,
school teacher who ilrst instlls in
4 to the mind ol the child tnc idea
/ and desires ipi these higher things
II we look about " and Investigate
:. tn, Causu oi sin and time We Nil
nni that by lar th. largest part !
, born OF ignorance. Ignorance /
the hutbcd ui evil OF every sort
intellectual develop ucnt is 1t
.. natural antidotr. Crime and Cul
!, turc are never companions, and /
=, sometimes "" see an educated erin
a., inal, and they are very rare, 1t /
=, one OF those unaCCuuntablC freak
!. ui nature. laws as much 50 rs tn
two headed pig OF thrc" lcggc,
n chicken exhibited 1T sldrshOw
, When ", rcallZr these facts, "
, then hrgln to appreciate the grca
4 value ul the teacher and thc trrmcn
O., dyus responsibility cast upon him
-. Into thrir hands = entrusted tn
-, future oi the country, and what
b.. ever we are a hundred OF thuut
and wears from now will dcprn
=. upon now that sacred trust Is cN,
=. cutad. For myself | have No duuh
.. and | hclirvc that II wr could LII
D.. the veil that cnshruudS the iutur
n, W. would behold Il vision ut IN
. steady upward progress OF man
.. kind marching up the steep inClln
D., OF intellectual and moral develop
Al mcnl until they would pass out {
= uu vision way above the clouds u
ignorance aud sin. And We wJul
:. also observe that the mortal han
:. that i, guiding tina, grand colum
-. /, that ui the school teacher.
- One other ,ulng and | will Z,
! train from further wrarving YOU
patience. Wncn We look about u
a, We observe many stratumS ui SOC
-, ETY.. But there are three moi
!. clearly defined and more often I,
I 'bE HlF'u NllhN WIZ I'lAltll' Nv
~. are known a. the lower, middle an
~. upper classes. 1t Is not ncCcssar
- f6r me 10 tell YOU tnat | do not b,
ye long u the upper class; hol
=. none will conclade that ! belong
4 the lower one. | am going to tai
-. tine liberty to assume that YOU b
n, long TO the great middle clas
a, Aristotle has taught Us lhat virtl
-, lies IN the golden mean bctwot
IN the two extremes. And such
m true with society. II is the gre
-. middle class that embraces d
90 lilcblood Of any community. Ii
h, that class that acts as an impctl
ny to development and growth ~
H. furnishes the vitality OF our cou
a. try, And II Is in that class IN
~, YOU will ind the teacher. y,
nr never find them in the slums II
h. assoCiating with dtnllens OF vic
=, neither do YOU find them indulgil
n, IN IN" gaycty OF the palatlal la
room. Both oi these extremes a
menace TO our civilization al
v, the natural result oi both must
nm counteracted by the teacher. u