The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-20

Emerson said, The world belongs to
the energetic man How may one
/ get energy? Breathe pure air, eat
pure food, sleep a sufficient length
of time in a well-ventilated room,
read good books, associate with
cheerful people. 1t is just as impor-
+ tant to wash out your lungs with
pure air as it is to wash your face.
| would want my boys teacher to be
a progressive teacher, who Is better
to-day than she was yesterday. When
someone asked Longfellow in his
old age how he managed to keep so
young he pointed to a cherry tree
laden with blossoms and asked from
what part of the tree they came
and the answer was made that they
came from the growth of new wood.
Then Longfellow replied, Il grow
little new wood each year" A young
lady who had never before taught
school applied to the members of
the various school boards of a coun-
ty for a position as teacher. The
first board did not want her for their
school, it was difficult to teach; the
second did not want her-there were
some rough boys in the school and
| they knew she couldn't manage
them. Each formed an excuse until
the last one took her because they
supposed they'd have to- The girl
heard of this and said to her moth
er: IF l can't be as good a teacher
as any in this district I'll never
teach another term" She took her
school and was successful. She mad
| definite, clean-cut purpose and
would not give up. The next term
| the school that was difficult to teach
wanted her, with an increase of sal
ary. The next term, the school
which contained the unruly boys
wanted her-they knew she could
manage them-and her salary was
again increased. She steadily ad-
vanced until there was no more
chance for advancement in that dis
trict, then she went west to teach.
In the meantime the father and
mother were in danger of losing
their mortgaged home, and this
daughter, with her abundant salary,
came home and surprised them and
| paid off the mortgage. There are
! teachers whose success measures the
pleasures of fathers, mothers and
| sisters.
There is one more virtue my boys
| teacher must have, and that is genu-
| inc sympathy. There are teachers
who are the children's best friends
| The teacher should be all he would
| have the child to be- / could select
number of teachers from this audi
ence who would be suitable teachers
! for my boy"
Friday Morning.
Singing.
| Wayne County Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to animals, open
ed the institute session with a splen-
did talk in which he commended the
work of the society. 1t was organ
lied a number of years ago with a
membership of seven ladies and is a
branch of the Woman's Society of
Pennsylvania. Last year, in Phila-
delphia, between 27OO and $500 ami
mails were cared for and II were
killed humanely. In Honesdale
three were killed humanely and IL
were cared for. Mr.. Spencer spoke
| of the thoughtlessness of leaving
horses unblanketed in cold weather.
1t is not necessary in all cases to
make arrests. The Wayne County
Society has not lost any case in
court. There is trouble, however,
in getting witnesses to testify. Mr..
Spencer presented each teacher with
a post card folder entitled The
Horses Prayer" with the request
that the teachers take them to their
schools and each week spend a little
time in impressing upon the pupils
the need for kindness to animals.
He hoped that at next years insti-
tute report may be given of the
influence of these cards. Mr. Spen-
GERS talk was to the point and was
given in a pleasing way.
The next speaker, Supt. Tietrick,
presented the subject, THE Teach
er's View Point" In his opening
remarks the speaker said: Let us
begin right This is the last day of
school" Mr.. Tietrick then offered
prayer. The following motto should
be on the walls of every school, THE
fear of the Lord is the beginning OF
wisdom" l do not mean earthly
wisdom. l mean the wisdom that
comes from above. Let us review.
What did Emerson say? The teach
ers responded with the quotation,
Write it in your heart that every
day is the best day in the year"
| Whatever a man does to-day pre-
| pares Tor what he Will do tomorrow.
Teachers, like ancient Gaul, are di-
yided into three parts: LIST, those
who would not attend institute If
they did not have to, who hate teach
ing. How sorry l am for the teach
er who doesn't like his work. Life is
too short to be employed at work
we do not like to do, and 1t cannot
be done well under those conditions.
If you, as a teacher, belong to that
class, get something else to do. End,
those who are anxious to do their
work we'll, to receive the appreciation
of the community and their pay
The third class are those who desire
to do their work we'll, to have the
appreciation of the community, and
their pay, and who are conscious at
the end of each day that their work
has been well done. Some one has
said that teachers are born. / never
saw any that weren't, but some
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