The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-03-08
Speech Delivered Before Union
County Teachers Associa-
tion by Hon T. c. Duncan
Ladies and Gentlemen:

feel more like addressing you
solely as Ladies, in that there arc sol
many more of you present than men. !
1t is most fortunate that we have so
many more females than male teach |
ers, in that the care and attention Civ.
cn children by women is greater and
the opportunities to leave the proper
impress upon the children at the inn
press onabie age is more lasting. The
two main keys to success are thin';
and work. The trouble is tn, r;3s;
of us do not take time to think, hut
rely upon others to do or thinking
Instead Of thinking out the proper
course to pursue We are too prone to
follow the line blazed out By others.
We cannot work to best end and to the
attainment of best results unless we
have thought out what is most need
ed, and to the thinking man and wo-
man work is a pleasuro and not d,
drudgery. To work to best advantage
we must consider otherS-the school
teacher, who wants 20 shove aside
others, who is arbitrary, dominecring
ovcr-bearing, can create only ill will
and il the end hatred from the pupil
real success in teaching means gain
ing the love and thereby the co-op' ~
tion of the child. Loyalty, love and
affection will inevitably bring TO he
teacher the satisfaction of cxpIri-
cncinG the feeling incident to accom-
plishment. The greatest satisfac Ion
of life is derived from the way You ara
treated by others and their feeling for
you. You only get out Of life a return
for which you give the world snd
those about you. The old Grecian Eu-
ripides said, 1T is a good thing ~
be rich and good thing to be strong,
but better thing TO be loved of many
friends" One Of the greatest pleas
ures of life is to work hard for othe
people, not so much for financial re
suits and fame as for the blessed I'm
pressions left behind, rather than hav,
many glad that you are dead.
had hoped TO talk to the trustee, OF
the several schools today, but since
have given the situation some though:
and consideration, I have reached the
conclusion that you will serve condi-
tons better and reach the trustees
and. incidentally, the parents and pa
,ronS, of Your schools to better ad-
aCtage. School conditions in Union
county today. compared with the con.
diti0ns of so years ago, and ! Spea'
from knowledge of the situation, ar
about like n comparison between the
sun when in its medidian glory On
clear day to the moon when in stat
| Of almost total eclipse.
This week there came before TIE
| finance committee Of the senate, OF
which am member. delegations rep
resentative Of every state ORG aniza,ioi
| 4 women in the state; all working ii
tl"e interest of Winthrop College, and
wish to say just here that while DR.
| johnson is n veritable Saul among tn.
prophets in his handling of that the
greatest institution Of it's kind in our
| Southland, and one of the greatest in
ny entire country. he owes much of
MS strength and success to the ,n
| failing devotion Of his alumnae Sc; t
tered ail over the state, and the 20
manhood of the state in general w',o-
as one hold up his hands iii tbs. IL; IL
GRANGE Of his great undertaking.
without any cgOtism--I wish to 1el
YOU that when the women interested
| in iy,tr hol trt hnl hn,
;:oA Of theirs needs for Winthrop. that
] made the motion that the finance
'nmmittee do all in their power t.
secure the necessary appropriation
| ard my mot!Cr vas c.rr;ah unani.
m0uSly.
, When ] was Your representative in
the legislature some 80 years ago
the entire state appropriation amount.
ed to little under $l,00O,00O for ev-
ecy state institution and the opera
tion Of the entire state government
today it is over s;x million, and OF
t." ak million about one-haif g&": t'
I education. J want you teachers "a
make II" opportunity and take the
time TO explain 70 your pupils and
they in tun can explain to their pa.
rents--that most of the ta~es paid in
ne county goes to schools and roads
10 TO pieces. neither of which yH
Hou!d ever consider bringing about
: The STATE taxes go to keeping up edu-
ca'"nal interests, the asylum in Co
.,rrbia, with over $500 inmates and
tire Institution for Feeble Minded
with oyer 100 inmates, located at Clin-