Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-01-12
School System Superintendent Teach
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MR Cover - nave been lookinp
yer our district school system. since
0unty superintenden come int
l,ower and for one , am half sick uf
his way of running our common dis
rlct schools, Tor you know il l.
,rxt To impossible TO get teachc,
Dur district officer may turn out an
'ansack the country all over for !,
eachers aud then, because he can
10 any better, must take up a it'll
'nipe C a gal that has had her nose
luck IN u book ever since she wa>
Dig enough TO run alone and she
ion't know nothing else, and put her
IN to teach winter school where
here will come 10 drove Of great,
pig, awk ward wild. dashing boys
pr her TO teach that are mare than
Ia + dutch, Why, Cover, III as soon
ave IA pet kitten stuck IN there to
Zach and il we have the Lack for 10
eel one of these little struts who CALI
,imself u graduate be amt two cents
'etter. And these very teachers
must have from $40 To $50 PEI
month which makes schooling so aw-
iul high that we country people cant
wallow much OF that medicine -
Therefore, we don't have near a.
nnch school nor IA good as we had
under the old system. SO give us
ack the old rule or something like
u. Appoint one man in each town
To inspect teachers and direct him
that every young man or woman
that understands the rules of read
ng. writing and arithmetic, trim
med with little grammar, geogra-
phy &c, shall be a qualified district
school teacher. And then we can
pick out plenty of good teachers from
| among our stout, robust, gO-ahead
farm girls and boys at wages run
ning about the same as for farm la
hor. And then we can have more
schools aud bet or schools for less
money, aud better for the common
district school in every sense OF
the word.
But here the superintendent aud
| highfalutin teacher will come up and
say, here, the children must be
taught from the worry start by II high
learned, double refined teacher !
But | will tell you we country iolk>
want 10 first give our children a good
plain common school education. aud
then if they want the double refined
let them go 10 the finisher above and
pay for the finish up. Now Cover.
you are always great for the poor
and oppressed, and if you will tax c
hold Of this and push il through to "a
head "a you always do you will be
stow he greatest blessing rpcn "
poor that can be, aud not the poor
,lone but many u wealthy farmer
who has hig families 70 school would
pull IF their hats and sing out, three
cheers for you
RuEL MoRRELL.
Hurricane, Jan. II.
| REMAKKs -rhare, we have prinl-
cd style and word a. written q lette,
| which comes from one of the people
and expresses what the macy think
the masses, or az Victor Hugo say
=" the toilers of the laad aud sea Ii,
expresses, homcly perhaps but with
earnest emphasis, what appears to
MIN wrong in the school laws and in
The administrators and teachers. II
| will be seen that be finds not much
10 condemn, and that the wrong
pointed out by him may be easily
rghted
And first, the county supcelntend-
ent appears too far above the people
and be aims at great things before
small have been accomplished. Well
So amend the laws ~ TO send him
among the people more than at pres
81 I, and direct him to so grade The
teachers as 10 put them and their
method of teaching upon a Level
with the great ma>ses.
In the next place, = lRSGckthg The
county for teachers. We have several
times tried to have our county su-
perintendent SO arrange as To bring
teachers and employers together in
such manner as TO insure competi-
ton and speedy employment at per-
haps reduced wages He should
cause To be printed for district off
GERS, spring and fall, full lists of teach
ers, with their p. O. He usually
grants certificates TO double as N any
teachers as there are schools. and
what is wanted is such O method a.
we suggest to bring together en-
ployer and employee.
because he can't do any better
must take up a little .snipe of gal, .
&c. No question but mere book
worms, untitted except in matter OF
education, wanting in common sense
and discretion, and mere children in
age and experience, are too often
passed IA teachers. The fault here is
with The Superintendent.
Wage, $40 to $50 per month.
Here is really a great and we fear
an irremediahle difficulty. Teachers
worth q continental can command $5O
To $50, per month at other and more
healthiul ana more permanent ousi-
ness. Teachers poorly qualified and
not turned out and fitted any way
for teachers nor for anything else are
hardly worth hiring AS teachers al
any price however cheap. And the
people have already been favored in
parts of the country with first class
teaching, and can never be persuaded
TO turn back and again accept old
/ fashioned teachers. even nj old fash
toned wages So we fear IS TO this
point there is To he no rem edy.
Mr. Morrel errs a. 10 his next OBJ
lection. The schools these days,
lhough fewer months may be taught,
are far Superior rs 10 quantity, qnai.
ity and kind Of intelligence comm up-
icated 10 the children. Children are
being sent TO school much younger
than formerly, which accounts for
less being accomplished than ought
| to be- but the fault is with the paranfs