The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29

Schoolhouse.
Early Training Counts.
great teacher saidi let me
teach the child during the FIRST seven
years, and whoever will may have
that pupil afterward' Should you
wish to be q sower of good seed,
SOW II in the receptive hearts of child
hood, If you are great enough and
good enough for so honorable pro-
fession. If not, teach youth. man
hood and old age from books. till
you are wiso enough to teach chill
dren from your heart. But remem-
Der this: you will scarcely realize
how little you know about any sub
ject till you attempt to teach 1t
to children There fs deep reason.
deeper than the casual reader finds,
! in the Masters saying, "Of such Ii
the kingdom"
Truth. or mental food, like physi-
cal food, must he adapted to the
needs OF the eater. But wisdom is
/ justified Of her children"
II WIS wise man who said, IT
/ might make the songs OF the PEG,
/ pie, ] would care not who made their
1 laws" Why is that? Simply because
the gong makers teachings come
( people respond. All the orators on
/ the Glorious Fourth do not arouse
/ the patriotic fervor that glows in
the hearts Of the people when they
unite In singing Dixie" or Amer
lea" according TO the sentiments OF
the singers.
Three Classes of Teachers.
Back OF the preacher. the lawyer
and the lawmeker, back OF every
ayocation, employment and profess
sion, Is the primary teacher, and
then the teachers of higher things,
not more important things, Every
teacher belongs to one OF three
classes
l. Those who reveal the truth
,. Those who conceal the truth.
2. Those who do some Of each
but all Of neither.
There Is but one way Ia belong ex-
cMsively 10 the first class, and be
only u reVealer Of truth. That way
Ia 70 teach only what you know, be
1t much or little. In that way only
can YOU rightly discharge your re-
sponsibility as "a teacher and no man
shoulders greater responsibility
than the teacher.
Can YOU afford 10 teach az true
what you only believe? Suppose II
should Re proven to be false. and as
injurious az II is untrue How car
YOU escape your responsibility for the
disastrous results3
Does not that apply equally in prin-
ciple II not in degree whether YOU ar;
telling fairy stories about fairies Il
children, or fairy stories about history
70 youths. or fairy stories about Il.
nance, commerce. ar constitutions
law, and constitutional morality. e
mature men and womena
Truth Giory Of True Teacher.
Tho glory Of the true teacher is 4
tell the truth. and nothing but tn
truth, even If it be not wei 10 Away!
tell the whole truth. remembering tina
the Master Himself said, other thing
] could tell you but yau could no
bear them row
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