The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-05
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not on the program but proved none
the less acceptable. were the extemp
oraneous speeches by Governor M. E.
Hay and H. T. Jones, a member Of
the state board of control who are
both in the city on business. AS soon
as their arrival was announced, effort
was at once made by Mrs. Preston
to have them present. and their talks
were received with the greatest in
terest.
!! Governor Hay opened his remarks
by congratulating the teachers upon
the enormous good they were ac-
complishing throughout their respec-
tive realms Il think that the public
school teachers do more good for the
country said Governor Hay, than
anything else and for this they should
receive the thanks of the people. AL
though my schooling was not of the
| highest order, / remember many
things that were not taught from the
| books, and as it is the little things
that count I heartily approve Of the
teacher assuming the role of censor,
| instructor and in fact everything that
LonOS 10 pTOuuCc SOOO SleAZSho'
| Governor Hay then concluded his
remarks by citing some of his per-
| sonai experiences which provoked
more than one laugh from the audi
ence.
He was Immediately followed by II.
| T. Jones, who began his talk by laud-
| ing the teacher and the profession or
teaching
| ITO me-" said Mr.. Jones, mo sta
! ton of life assumes such response
bility as teaching The teacher has
to deal with the homes of every fam
| ily in his district. and naturally much
responsibility accrues to this alone
Instead of trying to make profess
sors of each and every one OF your
pupils. try and teach them how to
become good citizens and the time is
coming when the knowledge of how
| to wash a plate good and clean VIII
| be an object.
I'm nv business, l find that more
| people come to us because of the ne
| glect practiced in their homes than
from any other thing, and in way
the teacher has to make up for some
/ Of this. Schools and school policy is
rapidly changing, and the object is
to make a good, clean citizen in
stead of a learned man, as was the
| case not so very long ago.
1.-THE lack Of education shows itself
| most pronouncedly in our business. 1t
| has been estimated that over IS per
| cent of the criminals confined in this
| penitentiary could not pass an exam
nation into the fourth grade and this
shows that it is the man and the wo-
man we'll equipped, who are the ones
| to do things and are not subject to
penitentiaries and asylums.'
Mr.. Jones gave it as his opinion
| that everything is drifting towards
higher; and better citizenship and
this he declared, is being accomp-
lished by the teachers of the present
regime.
The regular number of the program,
talk by Professor w. G. Beach, OF
the Washington Estate -oIege. was
then given Professor Beach chose
as his subject, "The Search for Hap
piness,'' and for half an hour held
his audience by one Of the ablest dis
courses that has been heard in the
city for many months. In part he
said:
1--WE are all looking for happiness,
and if we do not find it, it seems as
if something were wrong. And there
are so many of us who struggle in
the wrong direction and miss the
path in which it lies. Inclination
should be followed in this search
above all things, for in no other way
can this be found.
1--WE are all made for action and
it is our mental makeup to yearn
for work. Even words suggest activity
to us and the lives of great men,
which we all love to read about, is a
continual story of achievement. We
read of a great inventor, painter or
any celebrity and it all shows activity
and achievement. BY being idle we
are defeating our own nature, there
fore happiness is not found in this
way OF course work should be de-
termined by a question of fitness and
to be true work, a person should find
some of himself in every endeavor.
1.-The second requisite to happiness
is rest. If man was meant for ac
ton, he was also meant to rest. A
revival of life should be practiced so
that we can all go about our work