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PUBLIC SCHOOL, ASSOCIATION OF
TEACHERS.

TEACHERS.
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Msssas. Eptrons III i not rs intenfiors q casl
he attention Of yoir readers 10 Ibe utility Ok naE
ssciatibn under the above canton staLfns II sfsr
gaantedthai its design Is known but rs caIItbe IT.
thtion Of Teachers 81 gagged IN 4chching tbe Public
Schools of jefferson County, I'd rnafx n them 81
may be notel at least 10 part Ia Suggesting lie
idea Of sugi an association but the ttiIify and al
vantages embraced iii such 4 collective body 81
teachers, must be DbRiuis ID every one. we have
many associations of divers characters, but yefy
few respecting that calling which NAV beSeons;.i-
cred @as tbs Titlcnaae OF national greatness. AID
why is it thus Simply from tha fact Thar Eeaehlsrs
lp not bests themselves in their proper sp6eTes-
The teachers vocation is nor devoid Of interest;
but on the other land one Of commanding impors
tance, although It b considered the fnale. The
teaeher has ii within his reach do elevate Ms char
acter and reputation If he win but energiza himself
n1ore-the prize is before him. But the gratitude
dueSto him is cancelled with nneratefIness vet he
Iplist look unavailable ENCOURAGEMENT from The
past, and lie animated with future expectation of
Receiving full compensation fot his labork.
4. WHY should we stand stillwhen altthSnes are
blending themselves IN full lIaffnony throughfhe
lotent agency Of association. Every object Of any
consideration Is promoted throngh This channel -
And will The teacherlook on With nditfereTce when
he himself has beer Instrumental IN auyileratinsI
This In parta II III r,e and yrs s,rr R,r n th,
ers re many MA cnag \; i,.acb;nay III III liz
la,.e ~ Il NH, ~ $500 s ,; s 4; N 4. "A
sist them n sos ahcr nrotsSon nara
suceessf,lIv hse a7e yer
ihnt mar nnn;fs9 VI 49,. 80
speets Their teathsrs bers Thsse ~ ara
$3.50 8 = 4 1 nSHe'l hese 81 iantS ale
~ All mai re nbI; ssa y ns !, av,,
fsncb METER than tbass hr IL da,.o,eS 49,
hnld 4 stbndiny MI ,,,f IA
H Il Il stranye ,,ss;n, ~, III ~, 49,
public Id no ool in1o tbess IA 5,tera TIE o,Sea e
p1biic teacher il much cried down and only Tor
yan, m betler iudf5t,s nj ~ ,..l,h "a
al others bltthe warrant friendsbin If thFse fenas
issnnt Is BEL refitd N Rntft1 M n AM nhas, I;
view siT h
An association dr. tsaehers c,onrnends ;tsrif "a
Every teacher n, flis n neads !, i c
And every teacher who laws his n,ofssson viii
notthesitate moment to admit Ihe ntilirv ami al
van,ages CONNECTED with Il and also heart;lv nnte
I'll forming aud promoting such an ASSOCIATION IIe
need not se directed to re different PORTIONS of;oor
TTuion where fl,ess assoe;at;dps srs =; Ss
but ID Is suIlcSent for him NJ know bat + ia does
not endeavbr ID elevate himself throushIths source
he will ba eft l,hinself WI hone ,ksslsn
ton OF this kind viii meet wiki he aprbation of
althe teachers resident Of this county 9The school
syIfem is now is HI mi Il connt;ss M
this SAFE and sto ;n,nrova he svsteyn Il faf 81
teaching y 5et fbe ,eacber ba s,;I,,lated
10 aid ia improving il stiilfurther. isE Is
briefly the object of such an association in orer N
assist in forming better views.
Every association does not consider II new ID
maintain its character aud REPUTATION colectiveIv
and individuality This il something that viii IL
effected BY an association otteachers. And itwoud
aid in eeFating still morelso, if the nroper means
are taken.
twill tend to aImutual correspondence between
"a ss. any y .als way tneY VII become Known
tbe proper stSp IL ,eaebsrs afnrssg ,nb q
81 in the souhernpart Of Ills county does not know
who Is teacher in The northern part, nor the eastern
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