Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-04
Teachers and Teachers, Wages.


and we ar, reminded almost every day Of two
incongruous wants existing on every hand;-
households pat 70 81 rious Inconvenience becaus
.'help 50 cannot be had, and young women look
ing in vain for suitable employment. rs If any
honest work WAS not reputable For all such
unoccupied persons the fayorite resource Is
teaching. And 50 it comes 70 pass that there are
from two TO three or four applicants for every
school These. Of course, bid against each other;
and, as elsewhere when the supply exceeds the
demand, the prices fall. The result in many
cases. so far as wages are concerned, Is very
much the same as if the schools were knocked of
at auction to the lowest bidder.
But We are not at all sure that the average
teacher is not quite as well paid as be deserves
to be. Or. to speak more accurately. we think
that two-thil,l- Of al the teachers in Vermont
receive quite as much as their services are worth
Who are these teachers2 What are their quali-
ftations2 And how are these qualifications
I certifcI2 It would be difficult to find q young
man or young woman If seventeen who is not,
+ in h,, or her own judgment, somewhat more
( than competent To- assume the charge Of dis
/ trict school Have they ever made any special
,-.,,,.,;..,, f.r ,l,s;. ,r6rlq T, min, ,,.es out
/ Of ten, not the slightest. They have never been
/ t.r-,..+ d, Normal school mover read y siprle
book on teaching, and are totally ignorant Of all
methods save those pursued by their own in
s-,,.-o-- Ask tbrr, how tbev would teach this
OPP that hos. remove this OPP that difficulty IN
rl,. 7,,nil.s r1-l, and Won will generally yet for
answer 81 l.D-r know
We venture saw that nine In ten If the
/ Common : .h..l teachers the StatccarnotspeH
, t.-or..l1r lif.irt list Of twenty English words
,,i,r.p. m.iz.n, from one to five mistakes. We
tor-,ye tf- six ont of ten voul f,il If attaining
e...y-.,l,.l g s.,f;...ej t.,1 r;s,.l ,x,-iir9-
,..r Fl, ,riti,.e.i.. C.e--q,.hr and Grammar
tl. ,,.;g.rs,l and .t.,nlr br,r,be- in aur public
.sb.t. T,e-, statements NAV seem .wserfnr
AMI -s-s-, om;ttinr p.oor. which we could
,,rs.r. ,rs will only arreal To- tle result. Of the
..,,,-.. f.rl IN, rl,s : .-arsrv ar the State
R.,-l fFi-..,s., A. .l, I-s.i-,,-n IalI In
Jer;.f, last Anr.r. ou. candidate. only stood the
test. And na oa. r.I argue tint it was too
ri-iI Ubvl.i .na- 4..rc. If Young men and
women anrrv f- tlc five wear. certificates
Wa. it because they dared not risk the
ori.,Ie We know -hat many If the teachers
pre.s1- desired tine certificate. yet shrank
from tho only mean, # getting IT,
In some c.rati., W., ,l.al u..s were success
fl Mr. Adam, informs u. That .u the last
wear o- l.-. -a.rotl., r.if.-rhe first vc.ruf the
law I'M REGARD %. staff. es-ris..tes-.ah -la ont
fi -.,, ,...t,-. ,.....,..i T.. anvil, III. .,,mir-
.-., and ,fs-c.,.I,. fr-, ->...i r. .,s.s---
s.r, Tl..,-,..... s,.,.'.-..i .-ry in -.. tr,Y.b-
. ..,-.l l, -..-,r,. - 90. -...,.,t i .i district
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s.t. ...;-..... - .s. y.,,.l... s,.l ,t,c,
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NJ. .5..,....--. .l.., sill ,... -,v chat h.. .-
H.. mani. ....t..,. v-..,,Il ,g,r +, ,,..r. i'm
possible f.r.av ono To- ..- oven a primary school
in tie sa,s,f Vermont uho.h9uii fail =. reach
it.
W....r.-- 400 f...s very r-rIs hone If any
+ .uIieu imp- v.n,nt ira Tie quality Of the iu-
/ .ru,..,,i .-.,,u IN the average country school.
/ 81 long as teachers are hired IN the way they
are. So long as there IS uo opportunity given for
the only pr5per kisiof c9mnetition-bveampeti-
tive examinations. So long as a whole village
,-, .i-,,, init, . ..,t. If l.-,r,e-. anal in
.r.--,-.., l.,. +,,. -7r t,-r,,-. If ann, ,..-s, ~
49,. ..-.;s.... LAM. .. ..,..rs and ,,.,...
-. 49,. -, ..,.,. 60 will p,,i.,.,..l Conn
........,...;
-'-e more IMAM u mug '' ''''N 80 gong WI"
cur -'i''i''''S 'A'',''i'' ''-' ~
''1, 'he runs we ''e ''ii' '' 'N ''' II '''' IT,
i'''e is one ''''5 "i'''' .'' ''.-''
comm ices anu parents ought '' 'i''' TO-
'N ''i.'' AT '''''' ,I-
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,;,,,s ,,l o,r,tl,i,,,. which ,,ert,ius 10 school
,,u,,,,raart ami di.,irline arsuot only studied.
bat nut TO the crucial test If practical experiment
We su,.rose these schools are now REGARDED tv all
/ ,,mratrn- iuI-a, as an INDISPENSABLE part Of an