Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-02-19
Why She Did Not.

pray. ana song! The teacher re-
piled, Il cam sing and J. don't know
no" 20 pray. A teacher in this
county who docs not know how to
pray MiniSt, Is, you should try 70
hunt up such souls. 1T Is fearful
Don I know how to pray" we
hno many such teachers They do
not care for tho future 6r the child
or It's present welfare They Just
teach Tor the money.
W. must continue to raise the
standard OF teachers. | am an ar
dent adra'rer or Winthrop aad Clcm-
son and want to see these schools
prosper, for they will BALD up our
lrral Winthrop girls to
teach and Clemson boys to build up
the country IN agriculture. We re-
gret tnat one Of our representatives
does not believe in the teautifui
fa"o this mae, to say: That ne does
not know the work of the kinder.cr.
ten. The Bible plainly says, Tran
up child IN the way it should go,
and when he Is old he will not de-
art therefrom,' and If the children
are taught well in infancy they will
advance VIII later. We all must
have objects to teach us. If child
is taught to spell the word rat"
and If picture of rat Is before
him. he will know what it is and
how TO spell it. We say give us kin
dergartcnS.
We hone the teachers will look
after the school rooms more. See
that they are swept, busted and all
germs killed. At recess open wide
the windows and let the fresh air
in. Make each child run out in the
sunshine. Sunshine" Is good for
them. While a school visitor we saw
child drink and then throw back
into the bucket the remainder of
water left in the dipper. How nasty
and dangerous! We have pledged
to fight the white plague and want
the teachers to help US. Do you
know that bed-bugs carry diseases? {?
There is no excuse for them, and no
up-to date housekeeper has them
When you rise open your windows,
air each piece of linen; then If you
have killed the bugs and destroyed
the eggs, and keep up this practice
both winter and summer, you will
never be eaten up, and no germs will
be yours.
The school is the place to teach
things that f1t one for life, and a
teacher cannot teach what he does
not know. So We must get only
those who have studied to learn
how to teach.
We are glad that the Sunday
School Convention was a success.
There Is no difference between a mod
ern m lei Sunday school and a
model public school.
Miss Stribling will write for this
column later. She writes that her
school room Is frightened up with
flowers. *
We still hope for the co-opera-
tion Of the teachers in making th;s
column success. Write for rs.
Our county is often criticised for not
having n teachers association and
woman's club for school improve
ment Why not? Are our teachers
90 selfish or are they careless as to
progressiveness? No teacher can
stand still-progress and study are
the life of the teacher.
How many teachers observed Lees
birthday? This Is the best way to
teach love of country. A child never
forgets these days. When I was
small went to school to Miss Beard
OF Vermont. who was pupil Of
Philip Brooks. Often she would tell
us OF the great man. Then l did not
love or care for him; yet I never
forgot his name, and learned In after
years to love him just because Miss
Beard had told me OF him.
Sousa, the great march king, has
written a beautiful, helpful story of
his life. and tells the boya navor 20