Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-08

the nope lhaI you may be melted Il
something more than 4 mere forma
discharge Of your duty.
The interests of schools under Youl
charge demand more parental vista
ton and cooperation. In this partic
ular the officers should set a good ex
ample. 1t is a sacred duty to watch
we'll the expenditure Of funds nor is
the duty less sacred when the expen.
diture is made upon teachers wages.
All good teachers will welcome You to
the school room, and will be stimulated
to new efforts by your presence and
manifest interest. If any object to
your inspection it will be those who
are unfit for the position they occupy,
and the sooner you know it the better
for your schools.
You will further observe that the
law provides that the District Board
shall have power, under the advice Of
the State Superintendent, to determine
what school and text books shall be
used in the several branches taught in
the school Of each district. This duty
Of the District Board is very gencr-
ally neglected, and the people very
justly complain of the frequent chang
es made iii text books, involving great
expense. This should be attended to
at once, both for your own advantage
and that Of your children and teach
e&s. Uniformity Of text books in any
school, town or county is highly essen
tial to success. Below I give a list
that are recommended by the State
Superintendent, { with some few ex-
ceptions,) and such as commend them
selves to my Judgment; but at the
same time I cannot find in them any
superiority to warrant 9 complete
change:
Reaae"s--P arker & Watson's; Me
Guffey's New Series; Sanders.
Spoilers - National Pronouncing !;
McGufey's.
OHhogrophy-Wright's.
Geography-Monteith's 6 McNal-
ley's.
A,aazysis-Town's; Sanders
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GraDanear-Pinneo's Primary.
11rithnetic-Colbourn's Intelectu-
al; Rays Series.
Azgebr0-Robinson's; Rays.
Physiology Cutters; Hitchcock's.
History Of the United .States-Los-
sings.
In connection with the above list, I
would urge upon parents the high i'm
portance of having every child who
has arrived to the age of maturity furn-
ished with copy Of Wcbster's AGA
demic Dictionary, rs an invaluable
means IN their hands of obtaining q
correct knowledge Of the English Ian
guagc.
To teachers we would say, we wei
come you to the duties Of your profess
sion with no little pride, and would
have you ever mindful of the vast re-
sponsibility resting on you as SUCH
1t is your province to impress on the
minds and hearts of your pupils the
great lessons Of self culture and self
control. You have in charge many
young and tender minds, Of various
shades and dIverslties Of character
you are to impart to them instruction
which will last through all time. How
important, then that you should be we'll
informed in al the common branches
Of common schools, in order that such
instruction shall be accurate and cor
rect; and to this end | would especi-
ally enjoin upon you to carefully re-
view Orthography, Geography, Gram
mar, Arithmetic, Analysis aud the
principles of reading and writing
The law very appropriately makes it
my duty to inspect all teachers Of the
county thoroughly in these branches.
| give you all notice il season that
none may attempt to teach except such
as are duly qualified. All teachers will
be called together at proper time and
place, yet to be designated, then and
there to comply with this requisition.
And here let me say that all persons