The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-04
THURSDAY,

Beard met in pursuance of adjournment.
Minutes were read and after correction were
| approved.
Mr.. Williams, from the committee 10 settle
With tie County Superin tendent Of schools, IN sde
" report IL shows his receipts, to be $23 33332 !,
and that sum, except small amount fer nee
essAry expenditures is in the treasury. Recon-
mended the usual per diem of So a daylAllcw-
Ancs TO tho superintendent. Also, that the sum
Of one hundred dollars be appropriated for a
teachers institute, to be held in La Sale county
at "a tias and place to be announced by tho SUI
perintendent
Mr. Williams in presenting tho report said
| that the $3.50 appropriated by the last Board was
more than Mr.. Wedgewood had used, and that
| the balance $3.50 was stlll in the treasury. Al
tor some debate the repor! was adopted. After
| its adoption J. W. Armstrong said if he had
been on the floor he should have voted against
| the 800 appropriation.
Mr.. Williams in order to give Mr. Armstrong
| An OPPORTUNITY to explain his views, moved a
reconsideration. Carried.
Mr.. Williams moved that S per diem be al
lowed the superintendent. Carried.
Also moved that the 500 asked for teachers
institute be appropriated.
Mr. Ferguson was called to the chair.
j, W. Armstrong said: 1t is highly unpop.
ular to say anything that may look like any OPP
position to the education Of the young; but
know that there is no class of men or women
who do less and get more pay than the teachers.
| They now oven require us to build their fires
| and under a new arrangement, by the State Su-
perintendent, they are paid monthly when no
other officers The legislature even now
talks of abolishing the Office of County Superin.
tendent, and / very much doubt whether this
County Superintendent riding about with his
50 per day, gives US value received. Besides
| new books every now and then, at very heavy
| expense, through the recommendation of . super
intendent, ia an abuse that by all means should
be prevented.
| Let the teachers educate themselves a. others
do, as lawyers have to- These teachers come to
| town to these institutes and beg their board ;
| and yet this money is to pay their board. In the
meantime their pay goes on.
| Nichol favored institutes. They make uui-
formity in books and of teaching. They furnish
us with good teachers. You cannot tell wheth-
er teacher is qualified to teach unless you see
him at work in the institute We can go to the
| institute and get our teachers.
Mr.. Williams asked Armstrong what they pay
teachers in Deer Park.
| Armstrong.-$3j to $40 per month.
Williams.-I do not consider that extravaganza.
| We often pay farm laborers that much. We do
, not consider the time spent by tho teachers IN
| preparing themselves for their vocation Inc
institutes are held to bring the teaehers together
TO make the mode of teaching uniform, and to
encourage and benefit young teachers, tho most
Of whom are young men. No one remains long
in this profession. 1t is a stepping stone to some
other vocation. II they are so we'll paid ss the
gentleman SAWS, vhy il it that they arc constant.
| ~ leaving it and 70 many changes taking place
and you we'll know that they change onoe OF
twice year in almost every school.
| When tho Horticultural society met here lss'
year the people Of Ottawa gave them entertain
nsnt free, and am sure the teachers, who ar,
all poor, and in whom the people have . great
interest, should also be boarded free. While