Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-08-04
Observation-Disclosures
SUNSHINE RAYS.
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rally in August for education and
will give our Sunshine Governor
warm welcome. Welcome home
Oconee's honored son. Our Governor
has solved in office many hard prob
lens, and our State is safe in his
hands, for the man who gathers his
family together as the evening
shadows fall and bends his knee in
prayer can be trusted.
No one is more anxious that this
campaign should be a success than
writer of this column, who six
Years ago was sent out by Governor
Hayward to wage campaign and
see If the work would do enough
good to keep it up. That summer
four young ladies and several men
took it up, and this summer the
whole State Is working to drive from
our shores the greatest enemy-ig-
norance. Now, go to that rally and
catch the inspiration and go home
and build up your schools; work
and pray for the intellectual devel-
opment, moral and financial devel
opment. / often think we put too
much stress on the financial devel-
opment. Taxation alone does not
make schools, they need the best
men and women to push the work
Build up true sentiment and money
will come
Patrick Henry said, "Give me lib
erty or give me DEATH" Give us
better teachers is what modern
Henrys are crying. What is a good
teacher? Thring said, "a teacher is
one who has liberty enough, time
enough, head enough, heart enough
to be master in the kingdom of
life" No teacher to-day thinks Of
teaching without studying and read
ing largely and keeping up with
modern methods. Did say modern?
l should have said old methods made
new, for we find the first F'ndergar-
ten teacher on the Sea of G -Iilee, for
He always taught by methods.
Louhu q SCdCllSI Willie ouI OH
that campaign, and she asked me,
What would you do to keep the
children from shutting you out the
last day." She did not wait for me
to answer, but said, "They were in
there so soon that when l got there.
just said I will treat SO bought
the candy" l replied, "I treat my
children the whole year, and when
time comes to close they bring me
flowers and are too sad to bar me
out. l treat their heads-not put
desires In their stomachs greater
than their heads. Something higher
should be taught, yet they should
have some candy all along" teach
my children parents" higher senti-
ment. l have never taught a school.
but try to read and study and go to
teachers meetings in order to help
my pupils, the parents.
will tell you two stories from
which think you can get a point,
and do take it.:
The Hoosier schoolmaster was
shut out. Gracefully he submitted
to it, while the children enjoyed the
fun inside, but at last his fun came.
He climbed up on the house and
dropped a -four sack Of sulphur
down on the fire. They came out.
Alexander the Great found a man
u,h hn hol ,k, 80 L.
asked him his name. alexander"
wasS the reply. The great warrior
said, "Change your action or your
name" So you do likewise.
1t Is the aim Of . the Sunshine So
cicty to start teachers libraries in
the offices of all the county superin-
tendents Of education, where teach
ers can get the best books on
teaching. We trust some teacher at
the rally will begin the work.
You will never regret working for
your country. We want the chill
G.an who compose the societies in
49, churches to write, by September
s, n paper on Sir Galihad. We will
print the paper the judges think
best.
We ask the children Of the Pres
byterian church to draw the seal or
coat Of arms Of the church and write
us paper on the meaning Of 1t. We
Will also print the best essay. Send
in by September s.
Have you read Van Dykes "The
Other Wise Man.? Have you read