The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-12-17

iETWe occasionally see dingy, scabby look.
ing straw paper, which 10 printed in Egypt H.,
and few copies Of which are circulated 10 this
county That part Of It purportlng to be devo
ted to Jackson county matters, is usually fllcd
with personal abuse Of tho editor Of the Stand.
ard. We care nothing for this As we look upon
the nameleSS and irresponsible carpet baggerS
who attempt 10 run the thing as beneath ou :
notice but when worthy young man of our
town is TO 10 slandered over our shoulders, we
protest
In the last number Of that concern we 6nd tho
folowingi
EpUoATIoN IN JACKSON County Tho Jack.
son Standard reflects severely on the teachers OF
this county In the last Issue by saying that a
young man who has held one Of the highest no.
sllions In the schools OF the county made certain
mistakes, and madc 1t more definite by saving
that tho Young man IN question had been teach.
CT IN the Grammar Department OF our Graded
Schools, when every one knows he might "a we'll
have said jones Plckfel fot no other person who
had taught that school were before the board for
examination. NOW no feel satsaed that the
gentleman IN question did not make fifteen mis-.
takts In that short answer, as IL represented in
the standard. But Ii he did q mans honor Ia
very questionable who will drag into publIe
prlnt. 70 ridieule, tho written application OF any
rejected teacher"
Now there arc about aS many falsehoods 10 the
above as there are sentences II is charged,
ist-Thal the GtaRdard Of two weeks ago pub.
iIshed the written applications filed by persons
who applied for certificates
2d-That 1t Is improper to publish sueh OpplI.
cations.
Sd-That the Standard attacked James Pickrel
4th-That the Standard charged that said
Pickrel had made dleen mistakes.
6th-That Mr. Pickrel was rejected By tho
Board.
In answer to the above We reply,
Li--We did not publish single application.
Rd-ILattntha adjudication, iflthAd been made,
would Lave been pIoIeL 1t Ia public natter
and any enc who holds himself out to the public
as competent person 10 teach the public schools,
should be willing to submit TO the public the
test Of that competency.
@-Wo made no attack upon Mr.. PckreI. as
We regard him as a worthy young man, who |
attends strictly to hls own business, aud dos
not NEEDLE with what does not concern him.
We wish we eon ID say the same about tho man
who scribbes for the Egyptian Hsrald
Ath-we dlduot charge any one, muchls Mr.
Plckrei. with making fifteen mistake. at the spe-
eialexamination. AZ every man of sense knows,
that occurred at the four days examination 10
September
6th--AIr Pickfel was Aot rejected, butreeelved
certificate, signed by oil three Of tho examIn.
era
One thing more. We told the teachers that
Thirty Two reIions ceuld not be examined In Ons
OF these short winter days, and we were salIliisd
that many u those rejected. could succeed, u
they had more time Several urged that we
again meet. on The next day aud continue the
examination. Nj Piekrel urged this, saying
that be was not satisfied with the examination
But majority oflhe applicants voted 1t down.
So the charge that Mr.. Pickrcl made JJtssA
n Issakep. and vasfeieelsd, Il on Egyptian lIs