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LETTERS TO THE GUILFORDI AN.
(The publication of letters does not
necessarily mean that their senti
ments are indorsed by the Board.)
ONE TOO MANY.
I was pleased to read in a re
cent issue of the Guilfordian the
account of the meeting in Raleigh
of Guilford graduates who are
teaching in the North Carolina
schools. There was one sentiment,
however, expressed there with
which I do not agree and it cer
tainly can do no harm for both
sides in such matters to have a
hearing. I refer to the proposed
establishment at Guilford of a De
partment of Education.
Now if Guilford's graduates are
to be teachers in kindergartens in
all probability it is advisable to
spend some time in the study of
the theory of teaching, but I do
not believe they are going to be
satisfied to do very much of that
kind of work. It is to be hoped
that they will not, at any rate.
It is passing strange, but never
theless true, that at the present
time in this country, to be a teach
er one does not need to know very
much about Latin, English or
Mathematics; ill he needs is to
know the theory of teaching these
things.
It takes but very little foresight
to see what the result of such a
condition as this will be. The
teachers themselves will have no
adequate acquaintance with the
fundamentals of the subjects
taught, and consequently the stu
dents will have very little encour
agement to attempt even a mild
form of advanced work, and will
settle back into the old ruts,
thinking they know a good deal.
Teachers who know so little
that they must use every available
help and so-called Teachers' Edi
tion in sight will parade before
their classes with all the pomp of
a Napoleon, but if you get them
away from their thrones in their
little puddles and see them in the
classes again as students you can
not recognize them, they are so
changed. Where real scholarship
counts they are as meek as lambs
ready to crawl under the bench.
I am not saying anything for
any one else that I do not take to
myself. What I claim is that to
be a teacher worth anything one
must be a scholar to a certain ex
tent at least. To teach Latin it
is necessary to have an interest in
Latin. You can't dodge the sub
junctive mode by talking about
agriculture nor quadratic equa
tions by rural betterment work.
One of the greatest hindrances to
advanced work is that the teach
ers in so many of the preparatory
schools leave out just those things
which have to do with the further
development of the subject. It is
out of the question to teach Geom
etry without first being a Geome
ter, at least to a slight extent.
There is a fad at the present
time, among Universities, to offer
a great many courses in what they
call Educational Psychology.
Sounds great, doesn't it? Buti it
is selling for a great deal more
than it is worth. You may sit up
in a big library and read big books
and think out great schemes to
make the road to learning easy,
but in the end to do any teaching
worth while you have to come
back to earth and get down to
spelling and complex fractions in
the same old way and see that the
students do the work. "The laws
of the universe are not evolved
from our inner consciousness."
As I see it, it would be utter
folly to start somebody teaching
"The Theory of Teaching" at Guil
ford. It would be to sacrifice real
work to 110 purpose, detract from
the other departments and help to
perpetuate an already self-perpet
ual ing fraud.
A. W. HOBBS.
THE QUAKER.
The Senior and Junior classes
seem to have started a plan that
bids fair to enable Guilford to is
sue an annual every two years.
Previous to this time an annual
has been issued only when an ex
ceptionally large, or strong, class
was to be graduated, but this year
the class of 'lO and 'l7 have uni
ted in their efforts. This seems to
be a feasible plan to enable each
succeeding class to have a part in
such a book.
Each class is sharing equal hon
or, as well as equal responsibility,
and they are determined to put
out an edition of The Quaker that
will be a credit to them and the
institution. But in order for
them to do this they must have
the support of the alumni, faculty,
old students, and present student
body. With this support there is
no reason why this cannot be
made a success. The following are
those elected to the editorial staff:
M. P. Mason, editor in chief, 'l6;
-T. P. Garner, editor in chief, 'l7;
A. L. Riddick, business manager,
'IG; F. 11. Mendenhall, business
manager, 'l7; Laura Davis, assist
ant business manager, 'IG; J. H.
Beeson, assistant business mana
ger, 'l7; associate editors, C. R.
Hinshaw, 'l6; Mary Ina Sham
burger, 'l7; Floy Lassiter, 'l6;
Hazel Armstrong, 'l7; C. T. Lam
beth, 'l6; Aran Gray, 'l7; Caro
line Yates, 'l6; Sal lie Megehee,
'l7.
PERSONALS.
Miss Catheryn Dorsette, 'ls,
who is now teaching in Lexington,
spent the week end with friends.
Miss Callie Lewis, who has been
out of school for some time on ac
count of an attack of appendicitis,
is now recovered and is able to be
at her home.
THE GUILFORDIAN
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
Our meeting this week was
probably one of the most enjoy
able as well as helpful meetings
that we have had this year, and
that is saying much. Dr. Mere
dith was the leader for the even
ing, and he was well prepared to
talk to the boys. In his usual
way he said many good things.
We are unable to mention his
splendid remarks in full but we
will try to give in substance some
of the things he said.
In commencing Dr. Meredith
said that much of our every-day
life is based upon a false philoso
phy. One that says: "Might
makes right." The speaker spoke
of the silly German activities to
gain honor. But he added that
we have ideas that would seem
heathenish to the Germans. We
should have consideration for
those about us. It is not honor
ably, manly or Christ-like to an
noy those whom we can. It is con
trary to Christian doctrine for
one to maltreat a fellow being in
order to gratify a brutish desire.
Is it not beneath the dignity of
manhood to mistreat one just be
cause Ave can? It does not matter
what walk of life we are in we
ought not to think that other peo
ple were created to be used as
playthings for our own pleasure.
We have no just right to pleasures
at the expense of others.
The original offender deserves
the blame. It is wrong to irritate
one beyond endurance and then
take one's actions as a just excuse
for continuing our inhuman ac
tions. Human beings like animals
can be nagged until they will re
sist. Some parents tease a little
child until it does something out
of order then they knock it down.
This is the highest folly and we
all know it. Yet we see the same
thing done almost daily about us.
Dr. Meredith made a great talk,
which is worth while in applied
Christianity. Let us think dur
ing the holidays and see if we can
reconcile our actions toward our
fellow man with the teaching of
Christ.
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Well located. It is popular with the pnblic
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Each for its particular purpose is the best burning, best light
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The Angle Lamp for the sidewall or the ceiling.
The Rayo Lamp for the parlor or dining room table.
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