Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-03-06

/ honor is due. When speak OF Noilahs
rights as being her due, / do not mean to
say that mans rights are hers; or that
man has no rights. I say, I" if he will
allow me and other young men, who
choose to continue teaching, contrast the
ability of the sexes" I viii allow 1t and
! help him too. In this town the winter
term commenced with four gentlemen
and nine lady teachers. Two of the gen.
tleman's schools have been closed; as I
have been informed, for lack of govern
ment, and one Miss has left on account
of poor health; while the other ten have
prosecuted their work with commendable
success. Several schools where we heard
great complaint against masters last win
ter, are among those taught successfully
by mistress this winter. So much for
contrast. VIII friend James tell US how
it is in Irasburgh2 I am quite willing
facts should speak. l cannot award to
the Ladies all the credit Of their success,
that public opinion is giving them the
advantage over men to some extent at
least, for while the man is expected in
some places to fight his own battles with
out help from friend or foe; the Miss is
regarded as the object Of protection, and
to be defended in her rights. The parent
who would think it an act of heroism in
his son to put the master out Of the door
or window; would regard it mean and
cowardly to begin a quarrel with a mis-
tress. Here then is the reason why the
mistress stands the best chance in bad
school. Not on the ground of superior
abilities, but because public sentiment is
more in her favor.
Now let every teacher instead Of cloth
ing up physically, demand this shield
from the district, and soon the notion of
turning the teacher out of doors would be
regarded every where as barbarous. As
l remarked in my first article, That
there are places where such impure and
unhealthy atmosphere prevails, is la
menatable fact" But to think of getting
rid Of it by the argument of might, would
be like adding fuel to put out fire. But if
we must have such teachers and schools,
would not one to county be sufficient
Suppose the school room be contiguous
to the stone house at the county seat,
(now to be let.) The affinity between
the two suggests the propriety of making
the stone house boarding place.
Let teachers licenses empower them to
make out warrant against all ungovern-
able troublers in their schools. Then
make it the duty of the proper officer, on
receiving such warrant, to lodge such
offenders forthwith in said boarding room
to wait the call of their new teacher,
where they must stay atleast one term at
the expense Of the parents. Under this
state Of things, would not public senti-
ment ripen so fast, that after the first
term the teacher might be discharged
and the school room be rented? This.
as you have seen, is not my way Of doing
the thing, but as am DESTROYS of return
ing the compliment by helping James
little, l thought l would suppose it, and
leave it for him to make any alterations
or amendments he may please. Intend
ing this as my close upon this subjct, l
have continued it to greater length than
l otherwise should have done.
In our conclusion we wish to say that
we shall deem it quite excusable in brother
James If he hereafter sticks closely to
the position which he has laid down.
Eltherqualify it, prove it, as recreant from
1t. There it is? The successful teacher
must be superior to the scholars phvs-
'caIly. Hence, it must follow that all
who are not qualified with that kind of
superiority, are not successful teachers.
and that under their tuition, education
must be going backward and not forward
III. n. HovEY.
Albany, Feb. 28th, 1856.