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Editorial
June 9, 1849
The Mississippi Creole
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
An editorial comments on low attendance at a Teachers' Convention in Raymond, Mississippi, contrasting it with crowds at entertainment events, and urges greater public support for education and teachers.
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Education in Mississippi.
We learn from the Raymond Gazette that at a Teachers' Convention, recently held in that place, there were present, besides the teachers, to hear the address, two white men and two negroes!! Had it been a monkey show, a rifle shooting, a quarter race or a cock fight, we would bet a year's pay to a win head, that there would have been ten, aye 30 times that number present, of both colors. Does not this fact show that the cause of education has taken a deep hold on the good people of Hinds, as well as on people throughout the State? Must not that most useful and hardest worked and poorest paid class, school teachers, derive much encouragement from this fact? Do the people expect teachers and editors of newspapers to instruct the whole people without any encouragement from themselves.
We learn from the Raymond Gazette that at a Teachers' Convention, recently held in that place, there were present, besides the teachers, to hear the address, two white men and two negroes!! Had it been a monkey show, a rifle shooting, a quarter race or a cock fight, we would bet a year's pay to a win head, that there would have been ten, aye 30 times that number present, of both colors. Does not this fact show that the cause of education has taken a deep hold on the good people of Hinds, as well as on people throughout the State? Must not that most useful and hardest worked and poorest paid class, school teachers, derive much encouragement from this fact? Do the people expect teachers and editors of newspapers to instruct the whole people without any encouragement from themselves.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Education Mississippi
Teachers Convention
Public Interest
School Teachers
Social Encouragement
What entities or persons were involved?
Teachers' Convention
Raymond Gazette
School Teachers
People Of Hinds
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Public Support For Education In Mississippi
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Critique Urging Encouragement For Teachers
Key Figures
Teachers' Convention
Raymond Gazette
School Teachers
People Of Hinds
Key Arguments
Low Attendance At Teachers' Convention Compared To Entertainment Events
Education Cause Needs Deeper Hold On Public
Teachers Deserve Encouragement Despite Hard Work And Low Pay
Public Must Support Educators And Newspapers