The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-05-17
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and insisted that | had also Whls-
pered; and then my teacher made
the following statement which has
meant so much to me both in pri-
vate and public life: Yes, | know
she talked, but she did not know
any better am going to teach
her better by making an example of
you; for you did know better and
were wilfully trying to lead her in
the same PATH or words to that
effect.
Now this is the point that so deep
ly impressed me; first, he placed me
upon my honor and then. in the
language Of the present day. he
punished the one "higher up. What
the effect might have been had he
Inundated my by a punishment at
that time, do not Know. do know
that never again, either in public or
private school, did | whisper with
out the permission of my teacher;
and my respect for all teachers was
SO great that never once gave
them cause to censure me. May
digress her long enough to say that
this was mainly due, the first few
years, to the fact that on the fol-
lowing morning my mother removed
the greater part of this temptation
by sending my little chair to the
school room where ! sat very close
to my teacher and as far away
from temptation as possible.
Later. when l become teacher
of children myself, during my en-
tire three years of service as
teacher in the public schools Of
Lawrence County. l kept this meth
cd ever before me; compel obedi-
ence and good behavior, If it must
be done, from the older pupils and
the younger ones will require little
During the last two years as
President of the Children Day AS
sociat!on in Chicago tan oreaniZa
ton which has for its sole aim the
preservation of the home, the pre-
yention of children being taken from
the mother and placed in institu-
tions where no cause existed save
that of poverty one thousand six
hundred and forty three families,
mostly fatherless. have been refer
red to me for aid or assistance in
one form or another, this one thou
sand six hundred and forty three
families representing more than
four thousand children under four
teen years of age. That ninety
seven per cent of the families hand
led b. e society have made good"
can be Ptributed mainly to the fact
that wt-bslieyed in their ability TO
succeed and that it was pleasure
for us to place them on their feet
again.
l, make bold to speak of another
teacher, who is still living, and the
last teacher under whose wise coun-
ell / sat as pupil in the school
room in Kentucky. refer to Prof.
G. Milton Elan.
l think it was in 1884 that Prof.
ELAN first appeared in our midst
and on horse back visited the en-
tire surrounding country near Blaine
wherever he had been told was an
boy or girl that would be
likely to subscribe to few months
term OF what he called high school.
l shall never forget how, with fear
and trembling. sat by while ne
talked to my father and mother urg-
ing them to give him my name us
a subscriber; which. much TO my
joy. they finally did. have had
many opportunities of observing the
manner and method of instructors
in the best institutions of learning,
and lnhesitating pronounce Prof.
ELAN, flom my view point, an edit
Gator.
And so, as lay my tribute of
love and respect at the feet of the
dead, Mr.. Columbus G. Bother, nay
first teacher whose wise, tender
guidance in the beginning of nv
school life meant so much to me,
may add. to my last teacher, to
the living teacher Prof G. Milton
Elan, whose many years of constant
work among US made 1t possible for
me to find the stepping stone that
hitherto had only dreamed of,
Long may you live to reap the har-
vest of your good works; and may
all the Joy. the happiness. the rich
ness of the fullness of life made
possible to the many men and wom-
en- under your wise guidance. be re-
Elected in you.--A friendly greeting
to all my former school-mates and
friends where ever they may be.
MELvA GARTIN FUNK.
AIS Prairie Ave,
s Chioaon III