The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-18

l like tho law because it mskes the wealth
Of the country support our schools, and !
pay my taxes now % freely - when oil
my children we're rsceivisg the benefit
Of these taxes. like the law, too, be-
cause it, design il to msks the schools
efficient, both a. il regards the teachers
aud The standard Of the schools thsm-
selves. This it does By guarding the
schools against the imposition Of iscom.
petsnt teachers on the one hand, and BY
furnishing stimulant 70 urge the school
on to greater profcissoy in study on the
other. This latter, it does, by making IL
the duty Of the County Superintendent
to visit our schools. Sir, l know the
value Of such visits, both as scholar and
as teacher, and only wish that tho law
was more imperative in regard to them,
and required two where now it requires
only one. They are Of incalculable value
to any school where they are had regu-
larly, AZ the opening aud closing of every
term, especially if the standing and pro-
gress Of the school is publicly reported by
the Superintendent.
Such, Mr.. Editor, being my estimate
Of tho law and its intended workings,
you can readily imagine my feelings, this
evening, on taking up your last issue, and
there reading the resignation Of our wor.
thy County Superintendent. To say
that was disappointed, sad, is mere talk,
using words without reaching the full
meaning intended,--fes when I came to
read tho cause Of his resignation l was
ashamed; perfectly ashamed Of the penu.
rious disposition that dictated the vote
of our Board Of Supervisors, which placed
his compensation At figures SO low that
be was obliged to resign, or support him.
self, in part, BY his own private means,
No man can afford ~ do that, while At.
tsuding to public duties, and, in such a
county as l am happy to know ours to bo,
40 one should be asked or allowed to do
it; hence, at tho present value Of labor
10 our county, think the sfFer made to
our Superintend for his services is
q disgrace to the intelligence Of our PEG.
pie, aud should b met by general *.
preston Of dissatisfaction, for it, ten.
dency is to defeat rather than advance
tho educational interests of our county.
Those interests, to some, l an aware are
Of little importance, and, it may be our
Board Of Supervisors are Of that class;
but am confident that majority Of our
people think differently. They look up
on them Is second to mono 10 the county,
or in the State, aud whom any movement,
made by private persons or county Off
GERS, takes place, the tendency Of which
ia to injure those interests, they are filled
with alarm At once; for they look forward
and see what the result will be, when
such movements are fully carried out. 10
regard to the one to which I sllude, they
Sc. its tendency is to belitte the Office Of
County Superintendent in the estimation
of the people. They see it is the same
a. saying, "the Office is of no importance,
a siuecure, imposed upon Us BY the Leg.
islature, and We will fiji it a. chesply IS
possible. Hence we will pay no more
for the services of Superinten dent than
the sum specified, sum fer which We are
confident no man of literary worth, CON-
pessnt to fill the Office properly, will con.
sent to serve. The people will then soon
come to regard the Office ~ We do, and
allow such men to Gil it IS can be had fol-
euen = less sum than the one We propose
That, We think, will be good economy
for our taxes will be less and We shall
have a Superintendent" Yes, Mr.. Ed
tor, doubtless Superintendent, but What
will be the state Of our schools them
Will they not be thrown at once into the
hands Of worthless teachers, who, having
no literary character Of their own to sus-
tain, will have no regard for the advance
i ment of their pupils 10 morals, literature
or anything elseY It seems to me tina
such will be the natural result, and if 20
the advantages Of our noble School Fune
and the high taxes We are annually payin(
for school purposes can be readily seen
They will be Of no value and our school
Of no importance. A sad comment sure
" upon the Congress which gave Us suel
fund, aud the Legislature which re
quired US to have schools and to sustain
them.
!, And now, Mr.. Elitor, is il net possibl
that. the Board Of Supervisors acted il
this case without proper reflection IS !
its consequences, and that when the
. come together again they will be dispose
to correct their error BY retaining MI
.. Pound, and granting to him such con-
pensation for visiting our schools % vi
: be satisfactory to him! Such action,
: : am confident, viii be gratifying to . mi
+ iority of the citizens Of tho county.
h A CITIZEN
t The Board ON the Bridge.
g ED ADyERTIsER:-Att the last Jun
y term Of the Board Of Supervisors Of tn