The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-08
REPLY.


Before reading the above article concluded,
that it was but public expres sion Of one of
the thousand curses, deep aud loud mouthed,
beaped upon the Board of Examiners in all
parts of the county, every Fall and Spring,
by School Directors and others for the reisc-
tion of applicants for Teachers Certificates,
and as it is claimed in many instances, the
consequent privation or partial priyation of
Schools of teachers altogether.
l was prepared forthat sort of fcriticIsm be-
cause accustomed to it, yet cared nothing for
it because knew the Board of School Ex-
amineB for Sanhuskya County, although
charged with being so much stIicter than the
Boards Of adjoining counties, nevertheless
felt triumphantly acquitted at the bar of
their conscienees for all the reflections they
have ever made e
However, upon perusiug the article refer
red to, | found, to my great surprise and sat-
isfactioD. that it was criticism on the Beard
not for the rejection of applicants, but for the
granting of certificates 10 Incompetent per-
sons; satisfaction say, from tie fact that
there was one nan in sandusky county, and
that school director, who seemed to cor
rectiy appreciate the fact that the Board of
Examiners are censurable not so much for
being too exacting in their requirements of
teachers, but because they are not exacting
enough. e p -2ss ss s,f1 fes
This is an attack rnon i vninerable mint
TIE Board do not (esl- conscience. asr in
this direction and are d;snosed 10 nlssd guil-
~ IN tbecharue without sruu ment ..School
Direc,orn cites ca.e in which ynrnr n,sn
fresb f,o,, his hootrss wos ree;e.tsdby TIE oy-
an,;n;ns bnard ~ ms connty some e;oht
ve.rs s;nco snd Tho last f.ll rsoo;vod csr.
i;Sc.ts M, . ]. ;thstand;ng so,,s' very r;d;cu.
io.,s nars;ng nd tbs f.rf fbs f,r Io;,b, vears
mot be b.d h.on en,ogad - bus;,ess sbirb
called b:s sttant;on from hi. booLs entirely
7 conld conceive that . vonnr =, an n,;abt Il
e;obt vesrs no,w;,bs,and;no,ha tine sbould
not he occnn;eJ with his hooks gain much
.dS;,;oysI t,,o,,lsJoa df r;th-,e,;r Gsogr..
~ "r '. =, mi =. ,I'is o.
i,a. PDy -, =. "os s;,nLIa saG ,ha. ~
RI. Ibova ~o d;snns;t;or, - sv.da The
in.,;o ,f -, 20 go h,t tI;s o,,ras;,;on
IS ~ s,,r.l;6..
,;ons - ,ha oand;S.}os :, ,ha "a.
ss,rad to &c IL ~ sse,,sreo 90 ~ .bsence eror,
te,,,., ia ~. ~. .s,,ars - ~,
',I;.a,ts bnt 7 dLno,. H. R,,rJ - ,rtsr 70
PSa P,,. - ah.Is 1';tt ,,,.k'-s ,.hI;,,sS
- =. sd tysbs
;fs not .Isal,,,s f,lssho,ds I trnw that /
~ III, EN- ,ba
rsst i SwesIs Gs IN nerSnni YshaIIv ;neomne-
!so~. sas '-A 80 =. 49,.
'eI' u,ssva s 9,sa. o1 n;roo,,r
WI ~ ~ SSnVot ia.gs MT
usPdraelug ae .ae slpr, 70 y ie.sJ -,
o. OUT teaebeIs' I"ae = .ne teea,a as.o W.
On tue 20. ssoo I'a'a a,' ssy h~ ~
=. .o sIssaa Ts 80 ", ~ biaaT ,;ard S;z' aHe
wss = box Loved by, an Who knew him. ''iip
wbicb sentence there is not a single word
difficult 10 he disnosed of thew would vacate
one. half of the schools of the county, and
thew would he vacated remane,rtly too. un-
less supplied bv importatious from abroad.
and this oninion is confirmed by those who
have served upon the Board Of the county
for many wears,
This fact shows sad and disgrsceful want
of qualifications in half Of the teachers Of
the county, especially in the department of
Grammar. The Board feel that they are
obliged frequently to stnltify themselves in
granting eeftificai es fo,such ineompetents.
The seeming difficulty of supplying the
schools oftbe county with teachers and yet
nj meeting the requirements of the law as to
qualifications. has induced some of the board,
at least, 10 think OF resigning their positions
.ltog.,her-
-T6e Rosrd are anxious to do what they can
IN standard nn2lThFAIi0nS
fSorsbv ,o Ir.[ease the wages Of teachers
.nd tbs only nrinc;nle ON which tbey would
;rs,;fv or o1o|oo;ze for the granting of quite
proportion of six month certificates is that
Door school ia which read pg and spelling
and something of arithmetic are taught is
better ihau no school at eli.
porh.ns The nr;nc;n,e has heen carried too
.',J lparSa,,y @ = yvdnId he better 10 insist
anon 70. anu rn nrnnpr standard Of oualificstions
upon PIP; :, sIouid ,ssnlt in, .acatipg
essu .notr oSools " of ,hs county / for one.
many ol uis ~ u .n. and would
- fi- a.: 4 to,,,.,,,.tv
nos.iy aesen ood,s be1 of schools wo1ld
eaca'.Gu u ~, soou.J nI,n :ora,oa of ,yoaes .n5
unGouo'euly oa ,S ',oI1,, gu =. -. 80
niRn nases Tos% o'F''
tent leaehefs.
can see, however tnat iour h'ohtns eai
Pioy ment durlhg the year, even WIN sue
quaie compensation, does not arord sulhcien'
indueement, At iesst 10 young men, I" tn.rr
ooghiy quai'iy themselves ,o' ..e PlI,1ee,op @