The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-03-27
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tact ihst ttum time whereef the
memuty 81 man runne'h bot io the
contrary thousands NJ ambitious
youns men have usca teaching aR n
stepping stone tr some tnrsiioa
promising greater retains with the
expenditure ~ no more energy and
younn ladies have taught io support
Themselves and sometimes dependent
fathers. mothers brothers and sic.
terH until Ire prince charming came
alonn and stole them away added to
this In this age when there are more
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other Time IN the history OF The
world great many ~ our brirhlps,
lady teachers are leaving The prn.
fepsion for more lucrative voeaticns.
The result Is our teachers are mex
perioncu1 usually bright boys and
girls. lneompe'ents who seldom re-
main at the same place two years In
succession and few patriotic lovers
of children who though competent
TO succeed In other fields continue 10
teach because they are by nature
specially called TO instruct children.
when We have colt or a dog to
train We are careful to select the
beat horse or dog master regardless
of cost. II Ia certainly of vastly more
importance that those who must be
the actors In the various affairs of
life when we shall have laid the bur
den down should receive the best
possible training that dog should
be taught how to retrieve or horse
to make n 120 record.
have seen teachers ! had rather
my boy or girl would listen to them
talk an hour than TO receive the So
called instruction from others n
whole school term.
The only bulwark of safety to a
republican form of government Is
the education OF the common people,
Then we must educate.
There seems to be but one way to
improve our educational system and
that IL to pay teachers "A sufficient
salary to save other avocations from
robbng the teaching profession OF
80 many of its strong men and wom-
en-.
Some will say, but the sachcra
are already well paid II this was
a fact It would not In the least affect
the argument for when we bid on a
teacher we enter into competition
with other callngs and ondoar our
competition system the highest bid
der genrally gets the best service and
more,
Furthermore the teacher on an
average liz about the poorest paid per-
son | know Of who invests mental
training and fidelity In his work.
speak of the average, some being
very much ovcrpaid, The teacher
must dress we'll. attend normals and
institutes and keep constantly IN
touch with the latest methods and
n majority of them only have em-
ployment about half tho year. You
say lot them do something else the
balance OF the year, What would
you recommend for them to dog And
how many positions have you open
for them when school IL out. Now
don't think I am making love to the
teachers for ] know or no one class
OF honest citizens that looks bigger
and better to mo than any other
honest class, Read this and think
over the matter, and II there IL any
thing in II you do not understand
ask me and receive an explanation.
suppose ! ann due an apology for
discussing two subjects In the same
letter. but had already planned my
Introductory when H. II. Griffin
handed me circular entitled Plan
ming for a visit from TAFT" All
citizens OF Ellis county asked to join
In invitation to president" He insist
cd that l should read II and give II
write-up, SO here goes. ! am al
ways In favor of any kind OF an en-
tertainment that Will draw crowd
at amy place In ellis county for nsu-
ally do good business on such oc-
casion and | delight In seeing peo-
pie enjoy themselves even II they
indulge In little. bit OF harmless
folly to do so. II would be a show to
zee tho people crowding one another
like lot OF Texas steers showing Tor
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