The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-09

Il 5&s1r ssr~ae.~
The morning address before tho
Ellis county teachers institute To-
Day Vas delivered b. Rev. J. Frank
smith. pastor Of the Central Presby-
tcrlan church At Dallas. Hts address
Was entitled the Making Of = Iafe. !"
lie began this address By telling the
sscry Of . stream that came down
from the eastern side OF mountain
and flowed through a mans farm.
This man utilized this stream by
IimpoundinK the waters and using II
Tor household and Irrigation pur-
ponea On the southern side of this
mountain ran another stream
Through the farm OF settler. This
man was too lazy 10 imponnd the
| waters, the farmers wsfe fradged 20
lshe muddy edge of the stream and
Icarried the water home fer house
hold purposes A pars OF this same
sssrcam escaped and made = swamp
/ where frogs and mosquitoes bred.
30 with life. We have two streams
which will you choose
There il romance in life II we
have the right attitude towards H.
sone person approprixtes. plumbers
and finally squsndsrs his resources
lOur tasks are the making OF life
The teacher. ii he appreciates his
task In his environment Is truly
making life We are in this old
world for the purpose OF making
life We should take the many
Things which surround as and make
"a HE like that Of Christ Teachers
should make life for themselves
and for those entrusted 10 them.
bat this cannot be done without q
faith in Christ. If the teacher,
preacher. architect or banker are
lever going 10 be worth their salt
sthey mast know what sacrifice
means
He told the story % child who
~As educated from the arst III the
language OF grown people The faith
er taught the child many foreign
languages i'm early age. The child
received its Fh. degree from nas-
sersity in Berlin al the tender age
Of Il Years This child wrought
MOLLY for the advancement 81 It's
country and accomplished wonder
before he Was 81 years OF age An
other father took his child at the
age Of 3 years to celebrated phil
osopher in order that this philoso-
pher might teach the child every
thing. bat the philosopher said.
your ehiId IS too old: cannot
teach him everything So 1t il
with teachers they begin TO instruct
the child az 100 late an age Dr.
Smith concluded By SAYING that II il
acre possible be would gather the
choicest and most fragrant flowers
from earths fairest garden and he
would select from Gods starry
heaven the choicest constellation.
and wish these be wouia crown the
brow OF the teacher for IL II the
teacher Nho has In his power the
making 81 life
MR.. Peters Reads.
During the morning exercises
Mrs. H. y. Peters Of this city gave
a yers excellent humorous selection
entitled Rock Bottom In response
to a hearty encore She favored the
audience with a piece called PRO
aud Con. Mrs. Peters Is a iady Of
pleasing personality and she has the
power 70 delight the most sastidioaz
audience
independent section.
Ia the independent section the
use Of text books, reference books
aud dictionary vas discussed with
Miss Mildred Saunders Leading. To
a bat extent the text book il used
sili depend on the teachers capabll-
t. The purpose Of the text book II
TO be guide. though they should
be selected with great care. Too
often tie papiiz Just accept shat
the texts say and thus fail 70 dele
gate neutral powers. reasoning and
Judgment The great teacher will d.
rect the pupils 80 that they niIl not
waste time on minor subjeuta The
purpose Of references IL 70 develop
breadth and depth. to Stress the cub
ltaral side Of the education. By all