The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-10-19

ect their professional duties, in order to
attend the examinations, and therefore
hey are not fit men for the station.
The Office has for them no attractions;
{ has to them no importance; it is by
Them called q "Thankless little post"
and they consider that it would be "Small
business for three of them to attend an
examination"
But their champion says "they all do
examine the answers written by the ap.
plicants; that, except in case of sickness
o. absence, every exercise of every teach.
Or receives the strict, personal, and care
full scrutiny of each individual member of
the Board" Yes, all present unless alb
sent!
I should like to ask him this one ques-
tion: How do the members of the Board
scrutinize the exercise of Reading?-
This is one of the most important bran
ches; yet you will certify that man can
teach t,when you don't know, any more
than the man in the moon does, whether
he can read at all or not. The certi6.
Gates you say are legal, because every
thing is sdjudicsted by the full Board. =
Mr.. Moore, on the Saturday spoken Of,
heard the class read. He took no note
whatever. Who adjudicated this matter?
If you can omit one branch you have the
same legal right to omit all. o. sapient
Iascyer! o; conscientious examiner !
In regard to the close scrutiny of the
ser;ttsn performances we shall see. I
happen to have before me exact copies Of
the written exercises of some of the candi-
dates who, from time to time have applied
for certificates A careful scrutiny of these
papers will convince any person that the
honest portion of the Board we're absent
or asleep when they were passed upon.
A certificate for six months was grant
cd upon paper from which the following
extracts are taken: The first branch up
on which the applicant was examined
was Spelling and Defining This de.
partment of the candidates paper is head.
ed:
"Spsling and refining"
The second word to be spelled and de.
fined was Consume which was thus
done:s
'Conscume to waist The 5th, &c.
were thus done:
5th 'Epitaph INCEPTION on q tomb
stone
9Th sConveine no no no.
9th .Phylanphrophis no no no.
10th 'Somnamulis them that wax il
Sleep
End Branch, Geography.
LIST answer: liam not prepard to ancer.'
2nd 3" lam not prepard to ancer.'
srd q" 4 amuot prepard to ancer.'
4th Washington &C.
5th " blank blank
9Th !" do do.'
The Seventh question was Give tn
boundaries of Monroe County
7th answer, No belmont So washington
Ea whezil tilor & Marshal West belmont.
Sd inglish Gramar.
LIST answer: is the art of speaking an
writig the inglish languish with proprity
end answer for is pepassission when
shoes the relation between words.&
congsnsion connecs.'
Bird answer 'ladyes is the plural of lad
whet has no plural on les differnce cine
il ment.'
5th answer Crooked more crooked mo-
crooked squi. more squir most SOU
perfic wont admit of comparing
9Th answer swim swan swom 60 gou
7th answer 4 no not
9Th !" blank
9th blank
The 10th question was Correct Il
sentence: Noah for his godliness, and b
family were the only persons that we
saved from the food
10th answer: 'Nnaoh and his family f
lthare godlyness ware the only persons th
ware save from the food.'
g Also, the sentence 'Chimborazo
higher than any other mountain in E
rope,' was given for correction, which W
thus done:
dChimborazo is hire than eny Monts
in urop OMIT other becos the chin is n
il urop.'
= Also, the sentence, so far as I C
Judge, the book is well written was tn
corrected:
so far as I can guge the book is "
written
4th, "rithmatic"
3rd answer: i am not prepard to anct
gs lth "o 'ancer is 75'
9Th ~" aprime nomber is one Il
canot be devded by eny nomber but
self without faction a composet numb
can be devided with & other num-
9th answer tancer $42 CSC N
10th J" 'Montation or numer. ad
ion subtrattion multiplication & deyisi
Ten questions were asked on each
s., the branches here named. The answ
r, not given had some sneaking resembla
Ito correctness.
'.sfe Did this paper receive the Strict, r