Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-12

unless there is very manifest lack of knowl-
edge of the required studies. 1t will not do
for a superintendent to refure license because
he fears the applicant will fail in government.
The prudential committee should feel that II
belongs to them to take share OF the respon
sibility. They should satisfy themselves by in
quiry or otherwise, before they make q bargain
with any person, whether there is good reason
to believe he will answer their purpose. Com
mittees should consider themselves under no
obligation to hire the first applicant The rule
of "first come first served" does apply here
They should not depend on applications; but
he upon the lookout, and find the teacher that
they may, with propriety, employ.
Then when teacher is hired he should be
sustained. When one has been employed and
gone through the ordeal of examination he de-
serves your confidence and support Give them
until he forfets them. II is possible, after all
care and vigilance, to be disappointed /; and TO
be found to have placed an individual at the
head of school who rs unworthy of the posi-
ton; who is neither not adapted to the school
undertaken, or is unfit to be in any school.
teacher may be found defective in education, or
inefficient in government, or of dsagreeable
temper, and the school may be but little more
than a scene of attempted authority on our part
and of resistance on the other The sooner
such state of things end the better. Those
who cannot live well together, had better see
If they can live apart.
But think cases will rarely occur in which
the extreme measure of dismissing a teacher
will be necessary. Our teachers now are, most
ly, females. As general fact they have been
more or less abroad to school. They have
mingled with good society. They are refined
in manners and delicate in feeling. They en-
gage in teaching with good degree of appre-
citation of the dignity of the calling. They find
the work not easy. 1t may be attended with
difficulties and discouragements which they did
not expect. They may have scholars old enough
to feel the value of their time and the need of
learning, who are forgetful of both. These
idlers are wanting in respect for the teacher,
and needlessly add many fold to the arduous-
ness of her task. Such cases require the inter-
position of the committee. These abuses ought
not to be suffered. 1t should be understood by
every scholar, that he is surrounded by public
sentiment, out Of the school house | mean,
which demands subordination, and ready COM
pliante with every rule Of order. No boy who
has Just entered his "teens" should be greeted
and petted as hero because he has "let the
school-mstress know that he is not to be gov
erned by her." Parents should consider how
easily they can add to or tighten the burden of
the teacher Of their children. 1t is to be pre-
sumed teachers go into our schools with the in
lehtioh 10 40 all they can 10 6eneht their pu-
PIls. ONe 'hem your sympathy your support
WIN proper cooperation success may be ex'
peGteu IN great majority OF cases.
nave especially enJoined thoronghness upon
ooth teaehers ana scholars rather than to go
over the greatest possible number oil pages
rms l ueem 10 DC true advancement. IL Is
mucn more satisfactory TO hnd that school has
acquired something wmch they havereally made
'heir own, 50 'hat tney are sure that they pos
sess II, anu can assure others OF the same though
'hey may not nave Proceeueu as iar III lhe Dook
as n,sht nave oeen possible TO urge them'
.ilah 70 near 'neir 'eacher say they nave been
through, wniie their examination shows that
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