Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-10-29
s1rriCE OF SURF INSTRUCTION, !
Monroe, Oct Der Is. 1915.
moral CHARACTER or TEACHER,

MORAL CHARACTER OF re! CHEERS.
GExTLEMEN--la yoer letter Vi the Z b inst,
you remark iha, "Thu Law rqnires the Board Of
Sch.a,l inspectors, upon the ex.Inia ION vi Teach.
rss. 10 c.ri,iy tina, The, ii good n,nral char
se,er colt. npatcd y The law, aid what wi
dence u Beard uueh, 10 fequlre of pe,s".s fer.
ing tbs u,-elses as al dd,l.s ir Inspection"
esi. The law conte,i .acs three distinct requisites
IN constitutes qunliti,d teacher. 81. Sufficient
learning. 81. Ability (,.r hptI. s>)ro teach. Ali
these cunb,utd are necessary Ia constitute u good
Teacher The nee, ssly OF the second qualification
fpecIfec, every one will admit hut without The
81. the teachers labors Will be unavdi.ing. Aud
however perfectly be may Combine these two
2 Notifications his services will be worse than
useless, unless be possesses god moral charac.
ter /; this is helcc wisely placed first among the
teachers qualifications. AS IS he teacher, SO
will be the School," has become a proberb.----
While no teacher should be- employed whose in-
iellectuaI habits not sach as we would have
our children furm, we may add none should re-
ceive the inspectors certificate whose moral char.
acser may not safely be copied The teachers 10
rhuence for veal istimnense. The law
con,empaes that il shall be n, ivdt dly on the side
Of virtue. While we justly regard the Sabbath
breaker, the profane person, AID him who open
ly der,des all religion as immHral aud hence un.
6l 10 be teacher Of youth, the Superintendent
en,ertans the opinion that inspectors should leave
the teacher TO tine same liberal enjoyment Of his
religious belief that they claim for themselves
He should, uuqdes,ionably, be temperate, and
chaste in his habits and conversation, and far re-
moved from vulgarity aud legion of kindred vi.
ces with which it Is usually associated. What Is
satisfactory to one board may nci be TO another.
2. When inspectors are personally acquainted
with a teaehe: they should rely upon their own
knowledge Of his character when they are not
they must depend upon Recommendations, either
written or verbal, from persons IN whose veraci.
ty they can confide.
= Yours Truly, IRA MAYHEM.
Sup't Of Public INSTRUCTION.
To the Board Of School Inspectors of the Town
ship Of Kinderhook, Branch county. Mich.
AN EASY TEMPERED MAN.---We were much
amused by story told Of suffering man, no,
many leagues from Vermont, who unfortunately
became possessed ofa pair o, "hreachy" cattle.
He offered them 70: sale, but such was their repu-
iation for tearing down and getting over, fences
that nobody wishedto buy. At length stranger
came to hook at them and inquiring into their des-
positions as told by the owner that they never
troubled him in any ny. Satisfied u i;h The price
the stranger purchaser and paid down for tn en-
h was mol long before he relur.eJ and cEined
damages.
They tear down my best fences" said he.
Il lh.'h Thu k 4 qu-qn-qriie likely" replied the
seller, coolIy.
"And understand they served YOU in the same
way"
'Wewe-well.I ST. -sh.shoud ra.er III think they
did,"
But" exclaimed tho indignant purchaser,
''didnt you tell me they never troubled you any!'
- ITO be su-su.surc did, answered the other
'the ffafacl is Inercr Get s.ssach things ttoublc
me ?'.. = ts45at @
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