Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-05-02
Township correspondence.
NEWTON FALLS.

hpril " u 1000
FRIFND CHRONIcLE:-I noticed in your township
correspond. nee of last week q communicate"
from y citizen of H~artfOro, in which same grave
eharges aud hi ter insInu atoms are made against
the Cou .ty Board Of : chOol Examiners and the
II was cefTsiniy very tyr snnicaI IN II Board
that they nrglecied u have the roads in proper
condition Gu tue day appointed to examine candl-
dates IRON Hartford The mud was unusuauS
deep on that day. which Was clearly the fault OF
II Is true / have BEEN g member of the Board
but a sboIt time but / b ave ct to learn that anN
have been refused examination because they la'I-
ed TO attend on the particular day specih d Tor
their town; any reasonable excuse has Away
been cheerluuy accepted and candidates have
But II seems that the hVe young laiies, 10 whom
Citizen refers, aIler coming Into Warren the day
befure, SO that they were not weary with a long
ride or carry rising. were rejected and this in lace
Of The fact that three Of them had engageds chools
tor the cunning Summer. AID -three we're Or
pnsns." 1t msy be that the TACT that LADY mas
en- ssged q school is PROOF positive that she Is caps-
Bile OF teaching. but this we have yet to learn.
The iAet that . young lady ls an orphan most
all; out would Citizen have US believe that she Is
therefore Quaihed TO teach school! he wou d not
argue thus IN regard to any other business or pro-
lie says that "two of these ladies have taught
acceptably seven or eiEht terms. TherH IS a
class of teachers who having oCce obtained q eel
tiicate make NO further effort TO improve. or even
~ retain The knOWiedge they already posses; con-
sequeutly they gradually forget that which the
Jaw requires them to know AID are only awakened
from their Incidence by u reJcetioO. 1 do not say
that the ladies to whom be refers belong 10 that
class, but il is possible they may.
The uuth Of the matter Is this: the law requires
of candidates q certain amount OF knowledge IN
regsrd 10 certain branches Of study. II they give
no evidence Of possessing that knowledge, they
must be r,jected whether they have taught one
term or twenty.
Will CIizen be pleasedfo point out the "tvran-
n.y. OF which he complsi ms a little more clearly
" e should De plea-ed to b ave bin attend one Of
our examinations and watch the proceedings
ciOseb; perhaps he might modify his opinion OF
taOss bealLe.s examiners. Vi course II Is very
mOru1gIng 10 q young lady 10 be rejected; and II
Is the mUst natural thing ia the world that she
should seek sOLDe excuse for her failure. DIM
deuce is very vften abe excuse rendered. outa as the
fact l. that almost ali our TtJecuOns are on account
Uf incorrect answers to written qpestlnns, me pea
naS but lItIle weight 1t y young IsdS Is Too dln-
dent 70 sit down IN a quiet room and give correct
answers to written questions that are placed before
her. she Is 1 o difldent TO tesch-tOo dlndent 10
be ever allowsd 10 l-sTe the family circle
1t Is, no doubt. true that there are IN every town
persons well qusllhed TO act a. ecnool examiners
Another thing Il siso tue, that school Examiners
owe il as q duty TO those who have taken pains to
qua.ny themselves Tor teaching that they do not
ia ense q host OF .unquaiued teachers. 10
dimInish BY competition. the aiIe3oy scanfy
wages, and & drive good teacEVrs ultimately from
the profession. The difficulty with the system ot
Town Examiners j., that men are rarely found
with "ba < bune" enough TO stand up against The
wrath Of parents. brothers. uncles. cousins ana
sWeetheaIts Of tn candidate land those the exam
lners nelRhbors tool which is sure 10 follow q re-
lection, Consequently the standard OF quslInca
datiun would be lowered until almost, every one
WUald get n certIheaie and there would De no IN
duef mert for any one 10 IT themselves properly.
Tins Law already provides t'r the h"ldlng o.
examinations Ia different arts OF The County,.
Las fall tue Board complied with this feature OF
me law. The result was. bat very lew u ths
teachers living iu the locality where the examin-
Ltions were be d a Ieoded 90 th"sedays.l except IN
knrmlpRtonD A msjOrlty OF tie tesehers attended
Subsequent sxamidsuOns held IL " arren. Tue
expenses Of tue Board are limited by Law 70 one
thndo OF The reeeu T., hence where such small caiss-
Is are held Ia uiheieut parts of tue County. the
laE cannot in thIs particular be comFtird WIN,
without LIS TO the examiners II Altnsn ~lh
provide a suitable rUvm aud secure an attsnoalee
OF p ha-hyrs, he can every year have an examin-
anon IN bis ORn toNashiU.
there ETe, of eOnrs-, objections to every system
and difficulties IN every course We may pursue;
out Ne SIMPLY Ssk 'Llnzen" and eommpnIJy gem
orally to believe that ne try II do our DUTY -
faithfully As our Judgment and ability will remit.
n. A.