Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-04


even on the same plan and in the same section oil
countryside difference in the manners and NOR.
ais and general demeanor Of the students OF the
different schools--all these things are evidences
OF The great superiority OF some teachers over 9th.
ers. 1t is not always entirely so, but this differ
ence is generally the result Of superior prepara>
ton on the part OF the teacher himself, in the
business Of impafing knowledge, and governing
school. Ia other words, teaching is business
or profession that can be taught 10 Others and
although |. may not be practicable to make all
men equal as teachers, yet, all can be made bet.
ter by proper training in the best mode Of im>
parting knowledge and governing school, than
they would be without such training.
The next important feature in our system is
that of making the senior members OF our school
teach the junior. This is old, we'll tried, and has
and must always be successful when properly
nssd. In gu. combined plan, its advantages
would be thribble. In the first place, our teach.
ers, the senior members Of the school, would res
view their own studies while instructing their iu-
niors. and improve themselves as rapidly as il de
voting the time to their own studies. This is
isct, 10 which every man who has taught school
can bear ample testimony. In the next place
they would teach any number Of junior members
without cost for teachers, except general SUPER
ntendent TO direct as TO the proper plan OF inns
parting instruction and governing the school. To
the third place, the senior members in teaching
the junior, would acquire the habit, under the best
instructor, Of importing knowledge and govern
ing school, in the most successful manner. This
would complete his preparation as a teacher
Then, our school would give him the knowledge
the proper manner Of imparling it to others, and
the best mode Of governing the common school;
and all these would be advantages Of the highest
consideration; and they deserve well the attention
+ OF the legislature.
The third feature OF our plan is the manual la
Dor system. This is old too. and il not always
successful it is only because tho principle has
been abused, Every fair test OF it by the proper
persons is bound TO succeed.
But one objection can exist to immediate ac>
ton in favor OF this or some other plan OF schools
This is the want OF funds to put the machine 10
operation; but our citizens have more than pa>
triotism enough to obviate this. A plan can be
proposed to raise the funds required without i'm.
posing any burthen upon the community to be
complained Of even by the most querelous and
fault'fnding, That plan, dissimilar as the two
subjects may appear 10 be. is the connection OF
our school with necessary and proper military
system, and the application OF the military fund
10 the support Of this school.
Under our old militia system, each able bodied
free white male citizen, between certain sges was
required to perform four days OF service in every
horse ought 10 have been worth one dollar per
day. Our militia numbered about 10000, and
at four dollars per head, the service was tax upon
than NJ d0 mn dnll,ro oppnollu ApJ IL
tax, OF this loss Of time, or this militia ser.
vice, is admitted by all to have been worse than
useless and still it was submitted to- and but few
complained and il we were threatened with war
again, ever so slightly, the country would submit
TO the re.impostion OF this service, and double the
amount most cheerluly. The last legislature
abolished this system. But they went TOO far
They virtually left no substitute This was an
error. The system adopted would have operated
beautifully, and most benefcially, had it not vir.
ance Of military duty. This was done, by making
the Communication or exemption fee, as it ought to
be called, small that il is found next TO impos.
sible to enlist men for home volunteer compa.
ny, only six or eight having been organized un.
der the law, and these small companies, seldom
reaching much above forty privates. 1t operates
'hCH 90 tHo uSSliuCtl vi "uulo SyS'
tenn. This is what probably no government ever
did before. And in any government it is most
clearly an error, and one OF great magnitude
and all the world alone, but it does not follow
that all the world will do right and pursue the
same course by US. The only remedy for this
evi-he only mode Of raising a military force
under the LAWS TO increase the exemption fee
If The pooda (onr,, n VIII "a,
be, no patriot would murmur, as it would be ne>
cessary 10 insure competent volunteer force for
the defence and protection Of the State. We
ought to have at least one volunteer company to
each county, and in some a greater number
And any ground Of complaint, if such thing
could exist, would be greatly diminished if this
exemption fee, or the military fund, was applied
10 the establishment OF the school proposed be-
cause this would be suitable and proper appi>
cation, not only because it would prepare the
way to educate all the children Of the country
without expense, but because it might be made
the best application for military purposes also; as
in this school common military educaon--at
least knowledge Of the discipline and good
traihing-could be taught 10 the students, as a
y matter OF pleasure and amusement, OF recreation
and exercise in the open air-a mere release from
their labors. And, having learned the discipline
at this school, and afterwards becoming teachers
in the country. they could train the boys in the
common schools in their hours Of recreation, and
thus give every youth an idea of the discipline,
better than has ever boon impaired at the militia
ry trainings under our old system. After this
system was once fully in operation, then The ex
emplion fee would no longer be needed to support
our school for teachers; but still it should not be
ahnlished unless some Other efficient mnde could