Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-08

COUNTY SCHooL. EXAMINATIONS
We have received from the County school
Examiners a list Of the persons 70 WnOn
certificates to teach have been granted slnee
fhe begfuning OF the Fail series Of eXami-
nations. This list we publish below ana
propose to continue It Tor the future. We
give the names and residences OF the sue
cessfuI candidates, and the number OF
months for which each certE1cabe was
granted. We also state the nunpeE 05 , re-
jecEions at each examination ~ ~ -
seen by the notice Of the Board puDllsned IN
our advertising columns, that they conoueG
the examinations in writing anu eLsns Y Nc No
erfffcafe unless the candidate prove nlEn-
self a0ualffied to teach all the Dramcnes OF
study named in the law, namelyl Ofl5nog- lIlg
raDhy, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic Geog-
raphy, English Grammar ana possesses an
adequate knowledge Of the theory ana prtlc-
low grade Of qualification for the JeacneE )
yet the number OF reiecuons reported D5lOMt
and the short time for Whlcn nlosg o. Us
certificates are granted snow tlls.t t4S ma M
jority Of those who apply for examination
have not even this In6agEer prep ps+Eaat@DL1 Aol
their work WHAT must BE- A3e character OF
the training our children get from such In
fusfrucforsE Yet we are assured If the. Board
were to grant eeE El1fleates 70 none Dtt InossSS
ggeL Qualified to teach, many districts Wouid
have no teachers at ais Inere are ABOUT 1UU
public schools la the county anu Z LaLgS
number Of these pay so ttle as ~ " I ~
only the lowest and cleapeat class OF quar-
f6cation. This state OF Things brings many
to engage in teaching VINO are o9H4otls1y Dus
partially ntred for its duzle aL1a encouIages
scarcely & single element q fitness for the
work Of teaching, .,,-s
s9ns remedy for this Is mainly Ia the hands
of the Directors more LIBERAL provision
for their schools It ts 1rnpoaslo1e 20 get
teachers ofiarge qualtnoatlon5 1or the wages
~ n farr1 hqfid Yet such teachers are the
cheapest on the whole. a teacher a0oFlt NJ
~ dollars or seventy-1tVe dollars a 130nLns
Isl cheaper than one worm only I#e4ttys " e
gpsnd about S35, coo a year in this county on
Our Dullic schools: and it would be the
best econonlV to double this amount al once.
We shall never reap the fun and proper re
turn from Our expenditures t1lA We MAKE II
good ability and good education 20 engage
IN teaching as q life profession.
Ut is the earnest desire OF the Examiners 70
elevate the standard Of Quallmeatl0n IN lhe
teachers. and thus secure a better class OF IN
struction than has heretofore prevailed IN
this county. We should infer 1ron1 the lists
below that they are acting upon the sugges-
ton Ofthe Commissioner OF common s5cloo:s
to reject about thirty per cent. Of tne csnol-
tions. If this system be constantly adnereq
to, i6 viii gradually bring mp the stanuaro
of qualification throughout the cGuuG v
We trust that the Board OF Directors IN the
county will note the figures given W1ln lLle
names below. We understand lnaS tns oD-
iect Of the law In prescribing that cerL
shall be issued for times varying Win tne
~rleIi ffo7ls 81 f1e candidates is to give
school directors the Judgment OF a connpetenb
Board 0E ExaEnlz1era as 70 the eo195 t'5sla.saAS S
fitness OF the teachers ana 70 VIII pe fsA
rri1au directors have q choice among appll-
esufs OF dfnereus qualifications bnab ttley
should look canafally at this 1nge58 ana EN-
ploy. the ones with the best cert lflcatess even
Ii they have to pay much higher price