The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-10

|persouality firsa. education later
The teacher should have syuetricAl
character, he should not only have
booktsh knowledge. but he should be
able 10 mces men on their own level
Teachers should ~ mixers in re-
| gard TO their time for Il Is the most
valuable thing they have. Each
lsescher in this institntc could mas
tier one or two colleges courses each
|, year IL be would only utilize the
time he wastes. Re miser Of your
moments Gladstone. the celebrated
English statesman waa abreast OF
his time. because be took up new
subjects and mastered them. He al
ways had the time for new things
for he VAS : mixer Of his moments.
But do not b. 50 misery in regard
to these moments that you do not
take any exercise Systemixe your
i time SO that you may take care OF
your body. Without q heaIthful
body you will fail as teachcer. Be
hopeful. cheerful and pleasant at all
times In your school room.
Do not look at the salary side OF
your work. look at the duty side
How many teachers go to their
classes without having definite
plang See To ii that your pupils
get the thought in the lessen You
cannot do this without making def
mite assignments Study books that
are written on children and then
study the child. Take fiye-minates
period and call the child aside and
ioffer 70 help him. You cannot reach
children very we'll il YOU talk to
twenty or thirty al Il time. By all
means teacher should live in a
community where he is teaching. Go
10 church and all the meetings in
1.-THE community where you teach.
Teachers should buy profession
al books and read them thoughtful
III, carefully If you teach English
Tor history. get books on methods IN
THESE subjects and study these books
with your whole mind. Read gen
Ieral literature and good magazines,
les peciaily professional magazines.
Do not read literature that has moth
ing in the way OF style or purpose
/ Many teachers read such magazines
as the Cosmopolitan and Hearsts.
/ What do they &c; out of such ma
Iterial as this2 Almost nothing in
fart Read Dickens. Scott and
/ Thacker. These authors have les
son in their books which modern
books do not contain. Many mod
ern books are positively harmful
They give Us low ideals in regard
to home life.
l; If the teachers desire 10 rise in
their profession they should visit the
bsst schools This Is far better than
taking a course in a normal school
or reading some book on methods.
PRIMARY teachers should visit a
school which has a good primary
teacher and remain at her feet for
a xeeK Teachers should not fail
10 90 10 all teachers associations,
such as the state association. The
money spent in this way wlli yield
rich returns Try 10 get acauaint-
ed with the big men OF these CON
yenuons. For example kimbaii OF
Dallas. Horn of Houston and Mccall
Hum of Austin. These men are hum
gry 10 get acquainted with you. They
{ are looking for bright and energetic
1 young teachers 10 I'LL vacant places
4 in their schools Teachers must
/ travel for d teacher cannot develop
/ unless he travels. The teacher
l should mix and minglc ~ith other
I people Make yourself regarded as
a man among men BE as much a
+ man as the lawyer, doctor or mer-
chant. Your influence IN your COM
/ nunity ALL be far greater i you viii
develops your social spirit. The
tt4AH%a S0V0ii Df Ft1ANht ~ httN1ts
rather than IN money.
/ Dr. Hornbeak gave an illustration
from his omn life. He said that ne
once desired 10 DC superintendent OF
the blind institute at Austin. He
got this place with no difficulty
shafever because he received the
endorsement Of many educators
whom ne had met al the state teach
/ ere association. Teachers should
save his money. II you would de-
ye!op zee that you get the worth Of
the money you spend. Save your
money and invest il. II necessary
chop cotton ia the spring and sum
mer in order 10 save your money.
City schools OF waxahaehie can
do more 10 make this town beautiful