Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-07-27
For the JOu
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL.
ht meeting of Trustees, Of Ran
do!ph county, held at Winchester
June 2Sth, our County Examinei
presented the following regulations
TOR the teachers and schools OF thi:
county. We will notice the points
as they occur;
lst. Fixing the hour for opening
and closing school
/ We refer the Examiner and also
the Trustees to the School Law
section 50. (if they have not read
the law We have n Superintendent
to fix laws to govern the schools of
Indiana, and we had surpassed that
Randolph county was included.
We do not presume that the teachers
of Randolph are unacquainted with
the time Of opening and closing
school.
I'd. Setting forth the Jurisdiction
Of the teacher
The Jurisdiction OF tie teacher Are
the teachers of Randolph county to
be regarded as tools, so ignorant that
it becomes necessary for their duty
and legal authority to hs stamped
on a card, and suspended on the
walls of every school building?
Perfectly inlOIfrai!e.
Sd and 4th. ''PrOhibiting the
use OF tobacco in the school room" !"
mo communication in study hours"
These are very essential points.
But does the Examiner and Trustees
suppose that they are clothed with
legal authority to fix and SCI forth
rules, for the teachers. assuming the
position that the teachers are not
capable of making their own rulesI
Government constitutes one of the
requisite qualifications of teacher.
Every teacher should study the
theory of teaching, and be qualified
to select such rules as are necessary
to govern the school he or she ex-
poets to teach. Under Section al
Of School Law is the following:
THAT teacher can never succeed
well. who depends upon the Director
or TruSteH to make rules and enforce
them"
A card containing school.room
notices,
Preparing school room notices is
also part of the teachers profession.
and we consider it no part Of the
Trustees or Examiners duty. I'm
der section 30 and 81 of School Law,
is the following: An essential quail
ification OF q teacher is his skill and
ability in the government and disci-
pline of his school This is part OF
his profession and he is supposed to
have better knowledge of it than
any one else.
Resolution 81. That tho grade Of
certificate given by our present EX-
aminer shall determine the wages of
the teacher. This is a very impor
tant point, and We consider there is
quite n work for the Examiner to do
before the Trustees can make this a
standard. A teacher may be very
fine scholar, and at the same time a
very poor teaoher, and the Examiner
is not always sufficiently acquainted
with tie teacher to ascertain oil the
requisite qualifications, by q mere
examination, to give a first grade
certificate Hence, until tho EXami
rcr has visited every school in the
county. and has ascertained the sue
cess of the teacher, his or her ability
to communicate or impart instruc-
ton, government and discipline,
rules and notices, manner of con
ducting class, order, DC, &c, is he
prepared to grade the certificate ac-
cording to the qualification of the
teacher?
Will our Examiner, please inform
the teachers how many Trustees
were present at that meeting, and
also the names, that they may know
who it is that are making code Of
laws to govern them.
y. I. BpTTs.