Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-03-01
Communicated.

IgsSEs. kDfrcess--I have been interested IN
she discussion going on between calizens No
and No 2. Laei. represents . eIass Of comusu-
nifty holsiag diafnssrieaiIy opposing idsa. in
relation 70 the proper syssem Of Edseatiotl TO
bs adopted. aId each clans exists III eTsss ,cIosl
district IL the country. Citizen No. ! had
large >onsssleaey few years since. when
fpaa Who ga bDo lzzy or loo unht for work trav-
eiied the country 10 exc cut existence bv
fassr of some tzra-ssst school esrs.rsatae~. and
found l3s zreai est comfort and .sialln. In the
aatlcipations Of pics and cakes prepared By
TIC gDod losss@Ssse. Tor tAe school -sna-ter."
For come tifas pa-', the people hare employed
little 81 the cDfunoa aen4e FOR which they
~ers Distinguished ia other matters, 70 the
faaaa2ensst Of their schools The question
n4ei % b. first, u>w cheap will hs ieachy :"
: oe the question -. a is be qualified to teach -
: eau he teach ye!iy7 Dsss he understand
mis- basines.7" Wall bs teach our cbil.iren
s,osd rayrsis. asd good rnsnn.r.,s, Can he
read aad write god Kagi .iig" Dse. he nm
aefstaha TIE seiesce Of Numbers and tbs. prin-
eipiss Of our langeaget" Will he take an in
lere 81 10 his occupation, viii he work like a
day latoEer Oh oar Streets only when sonehody
i - watching hiul" These are now tbs fla,
questions asked by school officers AMI :. man
Who cannot answer iisacioriy these. questions
- not classsd afngug pfDpsr instructors Of chl
dren ADD ysuth. Bat Citizen No. thinks tina {
accomplished teachers. men possessing qtialifi
cations that would III them Tor lawy-rs eler1v-
men, book heepsfs, congressman. bu.ines. rncn.
and IN fact for any and every noney-ua ine
I rruUlp VuIGut. he E.r.I e.. IL
OF $50 per month ] snggest that lie offer him
sen ivr The posiiion' II he could get n c.rtif
cate, ! think hc might possibly earn a3, per
month. taking tine employed as Il standard.
ani nos the instruction impaired. Bot he sccms
to link hard LINES "A sufficient reason Tor a re-
duciion OF salaries, Goueraily. thu. may he
irn'' especially when man Is getting more
than his seiyiees ARE worth. Bat # Citizen N o.
- ,n earnest. N order 10 be consistent lac
must cut down his own fees; charge - cent.
for an nb ,tract winch year ago wa. worth St.
charge ~1a for serving n summons from Jude.
Miiiefs court. for which he Is legally entitled
to $50. When he OK presses his willingness. to
do thus, he may gather SONS credit for con.i.
lency Hut did not commence this subj Get To
argue 1t ia foil at present. though NAV take
some future occasion to do So | simply wish
10 suggest that there IL n true economy and n
falhe economy; there i, danger II being pen
ny wise aud pound foolish - / call that true
economy which every intelligent man exercises
when he wi,hes fine house built Hoemnlov.
good mason to lay substantial foundation
He docs not receive proposals. from Tom. Dick
and Harry. who do not know lime from PLASTIC,
of faris. or a tfowel from hand saw lie
VIII not thus riak the falling Of 4 beautiful .u-
p-rstructurc through tho weakness of its fonn
dalton, He finds 1T economy 10 get 4 workman
VINO has served an Apprenticeship p AT his trade
even al litile greater expense than he would
br obliged 10 pay for grcnn hands, | call chat
falsr economy which would allow an irnora-
mus OF an adsontur-r out of employment To
lay an insecure foundation for the building up
"i sound education. and which would degrade
the rr'eo aud equally the qualification OF our
teachers 10y drlvlns from their ranks the most
worthy and useful With those few thoughts
close with an Ia repoir " Ia the reader
SPECTATOR.