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“Obligations of the Teacher
to His Profession.”
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READ by PROF. W. A. RAMSEY.
If Every Pedagogue Would Closely
Follow it out, Much Good Would
be Accomplished.
Among the most important pa-
pem read at the meeting of the
Whitfield County Institute on last
Saturday was that of Prof. W. A.
1 gamsey, of Cohutta. The caption
ot t he article, “ Obligations of a
Teacher to his Profession,” is- one
0 f interest, and the paper is re
produced in full.
“Simple existence entails upon
a human being grave responsibili
ties which may not be ignored.
Yea. were there but one hu
man being upon . the earth, that
oue would not be entirely free
from obligations to creatures other
than himself. But there would
be no social requirements. When,
however, another of his species is
placed with him, rights must be
divided and obligations multiplied.
And if there be a further increase
in the species, there must be also
a further division of rights or priv
ileges. and a corresponding multi
plication of obligations or respon
sibilities.
‘•The first, the greatest obliga
tion one owes to his species is to
secure the best type of the species.
Everyone is under obligation,
from which nothing short of a re
vocation of God’s law can absolve
him, to do his utnlost for the high
est, the perfect development of
the creature we call man.
“Now we see the species so far
multiplied as that different lands
ami climes are occupied by the
race. Not all the articles needed
by man are produced in any one
locality. This excuses the exist
ence of our great commercial sys
tem. No one can be personally
cognizant of current events over
the world, and this accounts for
the existence of the newspaper.
No one can. from the limited data
known to the first of the race,
formulate a perfect system, of law,
of medicine, of agriculture, of the
ology, or of principles pertaining
to any science ; hence the necessity
of books aiul all the various voca
tions incident to literary produc
tions.
“The necessity and existence
of these employments, together
'nth God’s decree that man shall
hbor, make it unavoidably iucum-
tieut upon each one to choose a
line of work or profession.
“ The time when one decides as
to what his work shall be, marks
aa e P°ch in life. Perhaps the
choice decides the eternal destiny
°f many. How, where and when
can 1 best honor my Maker in
furthering the best interests of
man ’ is the question to be an
swered.
^ e have thus far spoken only
of
general obligations.
volveg
The choice of a profession in-
special responsibilities.
the
^ hile one’s choosing concedes
. Necessity of being employed,
a ^ SlJ 0 °mmits him to some par-
at sphere in preference to any
tluT Mmre, and for the reason
at e can be more productive of
frOOr] i *
) expending his energy in
lr41 spher
■e.
A- choice
Person
tin
by an intelligent
18 a pledge of loyalty to
frill CaU8e espoused. This loyalty
^®xhibit itself in rendering his
self ^ n °^ er hy rendering him-
m,,re Productive.
t ‘‘Softly
^evelo
These — . . ,:■* _
securing fiture, etc., taking receip
graded,
and require ^
e best means we have
, b ourselves as teachers is
Institute -
liuted a 8U |' gth in
%advav,.
Le Movement. The pro-
a teacher will not willingly
; “ Then too, the genuine teacher
is not a bigot. He recognizes true
worih in any system, and gives
his attention, at least, to anything
promising increased power to his
professional work.
‘ k Neither is the-genuine teacher
satisfied with his attainments. He
desires more power, and grants
that others may help him. He
reads his professional publications
and attends his professional gath
erings. He is, in fact, what he
desires his pupil to be—an honest
inquirer after the truth, that he
may the more successfully lead
others to the truth.
The teacher should be a good
man. A profession is influential
for good when those who compose
the profession are of unimpeach
able moral character. The teacher
inasmuch as he is shaping material
most susceptible, must undertake
this delicate work in an honest
desire to secure the finest results.
This will emphasize the fact that
the teacher must understand his
business.
“ Again, a profession is rendered
the more influential when those
composing it are abundantly com
pensated for their services.' All
other features being equal,- the
profession, which insures the rich
est cash returns, will attract and
secure the best talent.
“ The teacher’s professional
work must abundantly meet his
needs else his productive power is
impaired. The teacher’s income
must meet the needs of his family
not only during the school term,
but twelve months in the year,
and must warrant the expense of
making liberal additions to his
library, of attending the various
educational associations, chautau-
quas, institutes, etc. What!
Can that teacher do justice to
himself, his family and his students
who is forced, because of a meagre
salary, to do without needed books,
without his professional journals,
and forego the pleasure and ad
vantages of his professional gath
erings ; and besides as soon as his
school closes, to cast about for
something to do to keep his head
above the wave ?
Vacation is the time for the
teacher to reflect, to collect his
thoughts, to plan for better work
for his boys and girls, to broaden
his own information, and to rest
his flagging energies—all that he
may the more energetically and
successfully lead his students the
coming season.
X want to call your attention
to a work, which, for the sake of
all that is good in our race, ought
to be done, and quickly done that
the present class of boys and girls
have the increased advant-
The genuine teacher is unsel-
sh. If he has any superior plans
o work, he is willing to give them
to his fellow teachers, and thus
enhance the profession’s
ness.
and
may
ages. . -v.
tt X refer to increasing the em-
ciency of our public school system.
1 would,. i f possible, treble the
present school fund. I’d double
the salaries of the teachers
county commissioners. I d
crease the number of teachers, for
I’d have an approved and licensed
assistant in every school having
more than forty pupils.
“I’d have part of the funds
used to encourage the building
and furnishing generously, of the
best modern school houses.
*4 i’d have'the chairman of the
Board of Trustees in any subdivis
ion, paid for looking after the ma
terial interests of the school, and
have him held responsible for the
care of the building and appurten-
during vacations, and to
each succeeding
furn-
the
pupils, last lessons recited in each
study and standing of each pupil
in his studies, and have all data
needed for a.wise and prompt or
ganization of the school next open
ing, for his own guidance, or to
leave with the chairman of trus
tees for his successor.
“ I’d have holders only of first
grade certificates as principals of
schools, allowing second and third
grade certificates to act only as
assistants.
“ I’d have candidates for county
school commissioner to undergo
examinations as teachers do, and
I’d have the selection made only
from among those holding first
grade certificates.
“ In. short, I’d have money
enough put into the public school
work, to invite men to devote their
energies exclusively to this de
partment of the educational work.
Then we could claim for the
public schools as efficient class
room work as the average college
can give, for we’d have induce
ments which would secure the
services of a great number of' col
lege bred men, and further-secure
a better division pf the work.
“ Now we must make these de
mands, and buttress them by an
earnest stand for a more efficient
plan of developing our young
people. We, above all ethers are
expected to lead out in this matter.
. “ That people that abundantly
support churches and schools, is
bound to be a strong people.
“ Tens of thousands of large-
souled, patriotic Georgians are
more than ready to second by their
votes and money any forward
steps promising a more efficient
public school system. ?
“ Just look, fellow teachers, at
the wonderful results hinging
upon it/. Oh, the wonderful re
sponsibilities that are upon us!
Does not pride in our profession
obligate us to make this grand
work more efficient ?
“Ours is the noblest work al
lotted to man. Much is said re
garding the power of the press.
The teacher’s power is greater.
The teacher influences the politics
of the country more, and deter
mines the character of legislation
more than any other known factor.
“Yea, the teacher is at the back
of the press ; be shapes diplomatic
affairs, directs crowned heads, and
decides the destiny of nations.
All these are. as it were, differ
ent forms of the wind, balmy and
welcome, or destructive and terror
izing, while the influence of the
teacher is the genial and persistent
sunshine causing and controlling
them.
“ Let us, my friends, have ex
alted conceptions regarding this
noble profession, and meet our
obligations like men.
W. A. Ramsey.
Cohutta, Ga., April 23,1897.
el—a better sized congregation
than usual present. In the course
of his remarks he said he heard
man say not long ago “ that there
were men on earth as mean as any
. in h—-—1; that when the transi
tion from this tetrestial globe to
that hot country took place their
meanness would be unchanged.”
Well, I tbink that man has rare
good judgment.
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