Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-05-09
Township correspondence.
HARTFORD.

E. May 4th, 1866.
EDITOR CHRoEIcLE;-As my letter in last weeks
Chronicle has been honorei by an answer from
on Of the examiners. a d as he requests me TO
point out the tyranny a little more clearly. I will be
happy to do so. He accuses me Of bringing grave
charges sld bitter insinustiOns against the Board
Of Examiners" Were the facts / related the
g ave charges he referred to? 1 can think Of no
others. By the butter insinnations be must have
reference to the statement 1 made that once upon
a time there was one min who had q heart;
If that was a bitter insinnation / IN willing to
take it bsck and offer an apology. I also said
that examiners might be inclined 70 puzzle with
crooked questions, / did not consider that q
charge or insinustOn against the present Board Of
examiner. but as one of the esis that. N aht
arise out OF the system As TO the tyranny Isp"ke
OF. l had reference to the law, not TO the examin-
eFss The gentleman says The law requires of
eandi iates a certsin amount of knowledge in re-
gard to certain branches Of study. If they give no
evidence of possessing that kuOwledse, they must
be rejected. whether thew have taught one term or
twenty Why would our teachers be more ike
~ TO forget the branches which they are cons ant
y and aeeertably teaching, and IN which they
Ee siOnal men would the professions which Ihey
are constantly prac Using? If this raw is right and
proper Tor one business, why would il net b. fr
another2 We certainly de not consider the edu-
cation of our children of more IMPORTANCE than
the welfare Of our souls or the preservation Of our
Surprising our legislature should pass aIav that
our Tlinisters. our Ia Eyers aud our doctors sd Ould
be ObllSed to 80 into Warren twice a year and be
exauined in The different branches connectea with
heir profession. goul In { it be we'll to awaken
them from their ipdolence occasionally by q re-
~tjeetion2 Nc At er how much they might be es-
teemed by the people who employed them, CT how
mans years they NAV have practIsed, il they were
not able at the time to answer the questions pro-
posed By the examiners. they should be thrown
ont OF the employment for which they had fitted
tdsmselVes. 1be professions are all ere Wded, and
il would raise the wages Of those who were lett
Without doubt the professional men would see no
tyranny IN this. bat would 90 Patiently to work ~
day laborers. or hire out BY the month on some
farm. If such a law should be passed. l would
bumbly suggest IF l may be allowed again 10 al
lude to he subject, } that the examinations should
always be appointed in fLe muddiest season of the
year; not that examiners would be responsible for
the mad, but il would make the whole arrange
uent so much more Rgreesble and pleasant
I'll Is my private opinion ibst opr. professional
men would refer to be examined by those &C
qqainted With their skill boh natural and acguir-
ed, If y, ssibie, and that the community where
they had lived and labored Rould claim the right
OF EMPLOYING those in whom thsy had the most
Las not each town the right of choosing its own
teachers, and OF judging s0meRhat of their ability,
oy tneir ~ cess and also Of cho sing their own ex-
zmlners as well as their Tow Ii Clerks and Assessors +?
5 the law Is nov enforced, our t ,achers. with
their @scant wages" are burdened with q heavier
tax in proportion, than any Other class of laborers,
and tO1er ineonveDiencss that no other class
would endure.
The sweeping assertion that men ara rarely
found with backbone enough TO examine our
common school teacher" 1 lea We for an ADLER
pen, but would say that such men ought never to
be allowed to leave the family circle"
ISL am neither parent, brpther. uncle, cousin,
lover, uor any way CONNECTED With any of The
/ be allowed 10 say a word 10 their defense {? They
are neiIher ignorant Eor 1ndolent. bat have taught
aeeepta6iy, ana are sstSSSmed oy ali Eho are se-
qaslntea Win thept an 444hEN