The Hayti herald., 1921-03-17
JUST A TEACHER

cum DeioTe CHTlSI anu people UeBdH
10 record their deeds the first chords
on the great instrument of civiliza-
tion were then struck. Step by step,
though often faltering. has the life
of man been developed until at this
age it is a phenomenon Little by
little has his mind been improved un-
til it now accomplishes the seeming
ly impossible. Nan, with his great
mass of knowledge and intelligence,
is flying through the, air, sailing
under the mighty waters and send
ing messages thousands of miles
without wires to transmit them.
the pressing of button with his
little finger he may start and ste
the machin Try of large factory; he
may be comfortably seated on sump-
country at ninety miles an hour and
at the same time he reading news of
current events.
All these things seem simple
enough to us but did you ever stop
to think what they would mean to
Pharoah if he could only reappear on
earth and see the wonderful changes?
To such ancients it would be an
Overwhelming sight. Again: have
you ever thought what people have
had the greatest hand in bringing
the world to such condition of
knowledge and power? Have you
ever thought it has been thousands
of years attaining its present stand
ard? Can you recall your history to
the fact that there were teachers in
those days and that it was by their
noble efforts that the great men of
history past were living stepping
stones to modern civilization.
1t was just q teacher 10 whom
those men We're indebted for their
power. Without the pedagogical
world man would degenerate to ages
past. Go into community where
education is not uppermost and what
do you find? There is the asylum Of
criminality, aethism and intidelity!
We shudder at the thought and yet it
is prevalent in sections at this time!
Not long ago | was in a store when
a tobacco salesman was trying to
make a sale. While he was talking
to the merchant man very we'll
dressed stepped in, made few pur-
him attracted the attention of the
salesman whcih caused him to in
quire of the persons identity. He was
informed that the man was superin-
tendent of the city schools whereupon
the salesman dryly remarked, 20,
Just q school teacher Yes. just Il
better morals and better training into
the world than he who was using
every atom of the knowledge he pos
sessed to vend a curse TO humanity
Just a teacher, yes, and il was just q
teacher that the tobacco salesman
was indebted for his ability to hold
the position which he filed Where
was that appreciation? Gone! Long
lost or beQueathed to the younger
generation. What is il that causes
man tc neglect the honor and respect
due his former teachers?
II may be explained that the aris-
tocratic world SCOTS the teacher be-
cause they usually are men of small
financial means and are considered TO
have taken up teaching as d last re-
sort to a livlihood, Rarely, if ever,
does it look upon him as man
honestly endeavoring to maintain the
educational standard of the world. Is
the school room junkshop into
which worthless beings are cast to
teach your children? What sort of
people do you want there? Are you
not particular as TO the qualifications
of the teacher of your sons and
daughters? You should be, at least.
IL Is tHdt thS phNo
to whom you intrust your posterity
should be of the highest moral and
mental type. The teacher is the
common example of the child and is
next in regard to the parents
One morning at church the minis
ter was delivering a very impressive
sermon. AT Il certain place in the
discourse it was necessary for him 10
discuss the school teacher, III his
eulogy he proclaimed the teacher TO
rank next to the clergy. l did not
hear him explain why this was nor
did not ask him but later ! presume
it was because of the salary. The
teacher is "cussed' and discussed