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Devoted to Local, Mining and General Information,
-NO. 27.
D All LON I’IGA, GA., Till K DAY, SEPTEMBER
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W. 1>. TOWNSEND, Editor and Proprietor
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leneral Merchandise.
What la a Teacher?
Is h« u, man who knows eve»y-
thing and, therefore, is ahlo to
“imp n't," knowledge to every
body that comes along on any
subject? Is ho a man who is con
fined to a little one-lmrsc, hack-
woods school for life and should,
therefore, be cut off from tho pro
gressive world? Is he a man who
occupies the chair of political
economy in the scientific Univer
sity and walks tho street from
his mansion to his recitation room
with the divine lmlo of “Profes
sor ” shining around him and re
turns to lhs home and not know
howto carry a bucket of milk to
the pigs? Is he a man who must
give Roark’s theories from mem
ory and tell on what page each
can be found or else he is not a
teacher? Is he a man who must
be “kind” to my children at
school and “beg” them to study
when they chose-and whip every
body elses’ children if they don’t
toe the mark?
Well, then, what is he?
The inquirer <-an best satisfy
himself by first finding out what
tho teacher is not. Tho poor fellow
is so.smothered up in the wild
debris of every conceivable mind
that he is almost suffocating for
tho want of pure breathing air!
In the first place wo must con- J
loss, positively, that he is a hu- !
man being, and lias no qualities |
that is not attainable by all 1
other people, His instincts are '
no more capable of telling you
whether the earth would ever gain
up twenty-four hours lost time in
its revolutions around the sun, if
it wore suddenly stopped, than
anyone elsb’s instincts would be.
Neither is he any more gifted to
tell you why a kettle of liquid air
will boil on ice than anyone else.
Tho teacher is not the one w.ho
can recite the most verses from
Page or Roark without stopping.
Take the socalled teacher who
tells that Roark says: “Be kind
and gentle to the pupils and not
do anything that would hurt their
little tender hearts,” and this
same “teacher” goes into a large
country school and repeats the
above story to a grown boy 7 who is
five and one half feet high and
weighs one hundred and fifty
pounds and who has just knocked
one of his fellow .boys on the head
with a rock at recess. Dc you “per
suade” this robust boy by being
“kind and gentle” to him? The
boy goes home and tells his par
ents that the teacher is wholly
unfit to govern the school. And
he is. Yet this “teacher”
you that Roark said do so,
you must do it.
What a teacher ! !
The truth of the matter is,
fellow lias learned Roark’s
methods “by heart” and hasn’t
sense enough to apply them.
Roark meant to offer suggestions
for the teacher to apply, as the
application fit the case, and Roark
also supposed that the teacher had
some ideas of liis own and, by the j
teacher rending Roark’s ideas and
mixing them with the teachers
own, the teacher could thus form
a broader conception of true
teaching.
The teacher is not the man who
confines himself to text books.
If a teacher does not see any
more existing between him and
the child than what is laid down
in the text book he does not de
serve to be called a teacher and
should therefore lay aside his pro
fessed name In American his
tory if the teacher does not sec
any more in the text than tho
more fact that Jefferson wrote the
Declaration of Independance and
it was signed by Adams and
Franklin he falls far short of his
tells
and
this
| duty. In Geography the mere
fact that coffee grows in South
Vmerioa is of no value to the child
unless he is taught why it will not
grow in Canada. In reading, if
the pupil is not made to feel the
expression: “Give me liberty 7 or
give mo death.” tho whole process
of the teacher and pupil lias lost
its aim. In Arithmetic, tho mere
fact that five and throe are eight is
no of value to the pupil unless you
show him that if ho has five dol
lars and exerts himself enough
and saves what he makes he will
make three more dollars after
awhile to add to his original
amount. In Grammar, the mere
fact that a “noivn is a name” ts
of no benefit to the pupil unless
you show him that lie was named
Frank in order to distinguish him
from his brother John.
The teacher is not a man who
pleases everybody 7 . If this was
his whole theme he might as well
quit his business and make a gen
eral canvass of his community
and see how good a conversation
he could put up to everybody he
met. Neither is he a politioian.
If he was he would soon he teach*
ing a Democratic school and the
Republican children would all be
staying at home. On the other
hand lie might have the patronage
of those who believe in expansion
and the convservatives w’ould bo
against him.
The teacher does not make the
“The Methods of Teaching” his
entire study either, for, if ho did,
lie would soon become a super
annuated pedagogue brim full
of “hows” and entirely ignorant
of the “whys.” He would be
come throughly proficient as to
the manner of presenting facts
but he would become entirely 7 ig
norant of the facts themselves.
Hence, you see lie would be un-
conciously undermining himself.
This you see the process of
trimming off the great mass' of
what the world calls a teacher
might bo continued on and on un
til, finally, you might get him to
showing nearer in his proper
sphere. It is presumed that, the
reader will readily see the affirm
ative more readily by giving tho
subject a negative presentation.
Tn short, the teacher must be
amply possessed with the world
wide requisites of good, common
sense. He is neither to be too
easily led, nor is lie to bo too re
pugnant. He is neither to bo too
smart, nor too reserved. Ho is
neither to be a man who thinks
the world cannot get along with
out riches nor is he to be a man
who thinks that the world is
moved only by those who began in
poverty. He is neither to bo a
man who thinks the world cannot
get along without him, nor is lie
to be a man who thinks that the
world would be perfect if ho was
only just out of the way.
Jamjss F. Broach,
Auraria, Ga.
A Card.
Mu. Kihtor:
I want to stato through your
columns that it lias been reported
that I objected to Bro. ITarve An
derson’s funeral being preached at
our church, but it is not true. I
did speak to two or three of the
members about it, after it was
given out to lie preached on the
fourth Sunday. I said that it
ought to be on another Sunday,
and advised his wife to that effect,
and also gavo her mv reason for
it. As being one of the deacons
of the church, I thought it my
duty to speak where 1 did and my
advice seem to bo satisfactory
with her, and so that was all right.
I had not learned that it was my
duty to go all around and talk
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with everybody, both saint and
sinner, on Hie church business
and duty. And neither do 1 want
to know it. For that is one great
trouble we now have. We have
our business too much mixed up
for tho good of churches.
Now, in conclusion, 1 wish to
say that 1 am not opposed to fu
nerals, but would bo glad that
more were preached if it would
keep so many that are living from
dqdging tho truth. if you want
to know any more about it come
to me and don’t go to some one
else. I am just a very small man.
Bulky Rii.ky.
If love is unable to see tho doL
lar mark it is useless to call in an
oculist.
Now York city lias 31,000 sa
loons, and tiio South altogether
has only 24,000.
PROG-RAM
OF
Fan’s insulate
OF
SENATORIAL DISTRICT,
Dahlonega, September 10th.
Morning Session, 10 a. m.
to 12 o’clock.
Afternoon Session, 2 p. m.
to I o’clock.
Address of Welcome—Hon. R.
H. Baker, Mayor.
Lecturers,
Prof. 0. L. Willoughby, State
Exp. Station—“Feeding and care
of Beef and Dairy Cattle.”
Director, Hon. Harvie Jordon,
Monticello, Ga.—“Fruit Culture,
Grass and Forage Crops.”
Prof. J. S. s Stewart, Athens.
Ga.-—Agricultural Education in
Georgia.
Prof. C. W. Davis, Rodgers-
ville, Tonn.—“Truck Farming,”
The college chapel has been se
cured for the meeting where all
can bo seated comfortably. Far
mers and their daughters are urg
ed to attend the Institute from
all the counties in the district,
Tho following committees have
boon appointed by Mayor Baker:
Local Committee: W. B. Towns
end,.!. Y. Harbison, M. J. Wil
liams, J. E. McGee, J. M. Brook-
sher, John II. Moore, H. E. An
derson,' W. H. C. Tate, John Huff,
F. V. Moose.
County Committee: J. N. Hoi-j
lifield, G. W. Christy, A. J. Ash, ■
F, W. Wimpy, Jasper N. Satter-J
field, D. W. Cold well, F. M. Wil
liams, J. B. Swancy, W. H. Ear
ly, W. J. Burt, Geo. W. Cochran,
E. 1). Moose, W. G. Spencer, It
N. Mays, W. II. Reid,
Some people waste so much time
worrying over imaginary ills that
they fail to enjoy real blessings.
CITY DIRECTORY
SUPERIOR {JOUllT.
3rd Mondays in April and Octo
ber. J. J. IviujRey, Judge. Cleve
land, Ga. W.A- Charters, Solici
tor (tenoral, Dnlilonega, Ga.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
John 11 ill!, Ordinary.
John 11. Moore,Ql«i k.
James M. Davis Sherd!.
K. J. Wahlon, Tax Collector,
James L. llealan, Tax Receiver,
V. R . Uix, County Surveyor,
Joseph 1J. Brown, Treasurer,
D, C, Stow Coroner.
CITY GOVERNMENT.
It. IL Baker. Mayor.
Ahlenuen: E. S Strickland, J.
E. Me,Gee, F G. Jones, J. W. Boyd,
T. J. Smith. W. P. Price,Jr.
W111. .J . Worley, ( Jerk.
James V. Harbison, Marshal,
RELIGIOUS 0 SERVICES.
Baptist Church — Rev, J. It.
Gunn, Paster. Services Sunday at
11 and at night. Prayer meeting
Thursday night,
Sunday School at, 9 o’clock.
Methodist—Services eve y Suu-
day at II and at night. Rev. E. 0.
Marks, Pastor. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night.
Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
Presbyterian—-Services only oe
1st and 3rd Sundays.
I). J Blackwell, pastor,.
Sunday School 9 a. m.
MASONIC.
Blue Mountain Lodge No. 38, F.
<fc A. M., meets 1st Tuesday night
of each month.
It. II. Baiceu, W. M
K. of P.
Gold City Lodge No. 117, meets
every Monday night in their Castile
Hall, over Price’s store.
Wharton Anderson, C. O.
D. C. Stow, It. It. of S.
D, J. Blackwell, l*.
R, H. BAKER,
Attorney at Law,
Dahlone</a, Ga.
All legal business promptly attended to
wm. j. worleyT
Attorney at Law,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Dahloneqa, Ga-
Dr. II. C. WKLtm,
Physician & Surgeon,
(Dahlonega, Ga.
BARBER SHOP.
W IIMN wanting a nice clean
shave, hair cut or shampoo
call ou lleury Underwood
First class barber shop in every
respect next door to Duckett’s store on
main street where they will be found
ready to wait on you at auy time
Send. XTs
Y our
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