Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-09
KNOWLEDGE IS
NECESSARY
HON. ROBERT J. Alley OF IN
DIANAPoLIs ADDRESSES
FELLOW EDUCATORS.
EXTENDS GREETINGS

Teachers are Told What 10 Necessary
to be Equipped In tho RICH Way
to Prosecute Their
Profession.
That every teacher is better equip
ped II he or she possesse the funda-
mental equipment. knowledge, was
forcibly brought out In the address be-
fore the teachers by Hon. Robert J.
Alley of indianapolis, Ind, last night
at the First M. Il. church. The In
diana educator was preceded by Miss
Maude Edmunds, who delighted the
large audience with two songs,
"Spring-tide" and Forever and
Day"
Mr.. Alley first extended greetings
from the teachers Of his home state to
the southeastern Iowa educators. He
then delved into his subject, The Re.
lation Of Knowing to Teaching"
The Man Who Knows.
Teachers who have their names In
the annals OF history are those who
knew said Mr.. Alley. "St. Paul who
gave form to the teaching Of Jesus was
one of the greatest scholars OF his time
He was trained in all laws OF his time.
He knew his Greek and Latin. You
read his writings and you Immediately
know that you are reading of a great
scholar. You study his writings and
you see wise philosopher. He knew
the men Of Athens. He was able to
meet the men Of Jerusalem and hold
his own. He was able to meet the
Romans and impress them. Knowing
is necessary condition. It is not
however, a sufficient condition. Know
ledge gives the teacher broad view
Of the subject matter. The man who
knows is the man who can apply
course of study The man who knows
looks at course OF study and sees in
it vital thing. He Is also able to APP
ply it in broad, generous and vital
manner. 1t Is knowing that makes for
simplicity. They say those who know
little can teach little ones, and perhaps
that is all they can teach.
knowledge gives the teacher per.
sonal power. When you teachers
think Of those who taught you, you
all remember one who stands out
above all tine rest That one Is the ono
who knows the most That was the
one who had personal power plus.
knowledge is Base.
ut lis knowledge that gives one
perspective that gives one the power
to view things OF the world that are
the greatest and from all angles. The
man who knows points his student to
the things of the past, and to the
things to come. knowledge makes
leader Of the teacher. knowledge is
the base on which everything else is
built. It would pay the primary teach
er to take summer off and study
Greek and philosophy. It would be Of
vast benefit for the college professor
to take summer off and sit at the foot
of a good teacher OF children. The
teacher must broaden out, grasping
every item of knowledge that is avail
able, and thus better equip himself to
prosecute his chosen profession"
Teachers Club Entertains.
The X. Of P. hall on West Second
street was a scene of rare beauty yes
terday Afternoon from until o'clock,
when1four hundred of the teaching
fraternity gathered there as guests OF
the Ottumwa Teachers club. The
beauty Of the new hall was more than
counterbalanced by the beauty Of face
and raiment of the hundreds of the
gentler sex whose vocation deals with
moulding the men and women of to-
morrow, the perpetuation Of the type
of Americans that goes to make this
land the best on old mother earth.
While the ladies In crowds thronged
the hall. the sterner sex was repre-
scented in no small numbers and the
humdrum of the class foom gave way
to social chat The feature Of the re-
ception rendered by the Teachers
club was the folk games or as some
term them, folk dances given by nine
children from the Lincoln school OF
Burlington, under the direction Of Miss
Mary c. McKitterick These young
sters captivated their auditors as they
with the grace of the fashionable folk
of colonial times passed from one
beautiful figure of dance to another.
No less than half dozen figures were
gone through by the children clad In
garb Of the folk represented with
gracefulness and carriage that called
for the hearty approval of those fortu-
nate enough to witness their excellent
peTIOrmlHS. lie SlidiuS VI HSiouy
furnished by the harp orchestra assist
ed in making the afternoon pass pleas
antly. Refreshments were served the
guests in the X. P. parlors and
nothing was left undone to make the
time OF the visitors pass pleasantly
while not engaged with the active
work Of the convention conferences
and round tables.
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