Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-12-09
FOR
TEACHER ARE GIVEN
BY v. /. FRENCH
DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTIC
NECESSARY TO BE POSSESSED
BY INSTRUCTORS

Prof. w. H. French, instructor in
Agricultural Education at M. A. c.,
voiced his sentiments regarding the
Opportunities in the Educational
world" before the students OF the
tocal high school last Friday after
aoon.
Briefly Mr.. French had the follow
ing to say: II suppose that all
former speakers at these Friday af-
ternoon talks have begun their ad
dresses by saying they were glad to be
here. That is the natural thing for
them TO say. And L will not digress
from this established custom. i am
glad to be here and look into your
faces Why? Because when l look in
10 the faces OF young men and women
/ am inspired. l realize that there Is
force. tact. ability. and ambition in a
gathering OF students.
What are the objects of an edu
cation? Primarily there may be two
principal objects. One is to make
living and make money. The other is
30 make a mark in the world, do
something in life and be of permanent
benefit to the world.
THE common mistake that the
youth of today makes when he starts
make his first question regarding the
job ring strong with the idea of how
much is there in it?' Possibly all of
you dream of a career, long TO be rich.
But let me tell you that wealth for
wealth's sake alone is very narrow
ideal. You are a low, mean, selfish
rascal If your ideals are not higher
than that Rather you should have
a desire TO be wealthy for the sake of
the good you can do with your money.
81 admire the youth who enters life
with the queries to himself, What
will my work be? Where will it be?
What will ! get and give| youth
with these ideals in his makeup will
accomplish something in the world.
He will make his mark and the world
will be better for his living in it.
There are certain things that
person must possess as a good teach
er. Let me enumerate some of them.
A teacher must have good vigorous
health, he must have we'll trained
mind, he must have large proportions
of the missionary spirit and he must
have great power Of endurance. The
last is one OF the most essential. The
profession is one OF great stress and
strain.
InOmaS ATnOlQ once Sdlu L NdHl
avery day to be a fount and not a
pond This should be the desire of
every teacher He should be bubbling
over with enthusiasm and a desire to
help his students. A teacher must do
as much as possible and not as little
as possible. He should not work with
the idea of how much he can get out
of it, but with the idea of how much
he can put into it. A teacher must
be willing TO do as much as pos
sible.
Temperament has a lot to do with
the success of teachers. In the realm
of psychology might distinguish for
you the four principal classes Of per-
sons. First we have the nervous type
of individual. He has strong ten
dency to make quick decisive moves
He is always working at high tension
He is not strong and will soon wear
out physically. The second is the
sanguine type. This kind of person
is impulsive. The third is the bilious
This individual is argumentative, COM
bative, pugnacious and stubborn. The
fourth is the phlegmatic. This type is
slow, mentally slow, and persistent
Now as TO the desirable type for a
teacher l would prefer a combination
OF the nervous and the bilious
"A teacher must be an interested
person in all lines Of citizenship. He
must be willing to do the things that
will help. His pay will not come in
dollars but in the satisfaction that he
has done something to help his fell
lows. The remuneration is mainly in
this fact alone, and herein lies your
real success.
Miss Verna l.. Downs, instructor in
music, favored with a solo. The high
school orchestra also furnished music.