Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-04
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Improvement of Our Schools.


1t was remarked by one of the School
Examiners of the County, at the late Teach
ers meeting in this place, that there were
more teachers below the proper standard
of qUa iicadons, in the County at this time,
than there were ten years ago. This was
said by one who knows whereof he affirms.
Yet, the means for the Improvement of
teachers were never so good, in the County,
as they are at this time. The Washington
schools have certainly graded up very much
in the last ten years. It's earnest Superin-
tendent with your assistance, Messrs. Editor,
and that of your excellent School Board,
has made an impress on the County, of
which you may well be proud.
This was apparent at the Teachers meet
ing, In various ways, but particularly in the
excellent essay that was read on the sub
iect of punctual attendance at school. Your
weekly publication of attendance is read
with interest by many, and is beginning to
tell outside of the school-room. The srtong-
est opposition to the enforcement of the
rule, on punctuality, came from outsiders.
Some of these, we think, will now admit
that they and their children have been ben
Gifted by the enforcement of the rule, and
we have no doubt, but that after years will
tell the story, in the character of many a
business man and woman, beyond the linn
its of our County.
We think, in this particular, many of our
| County schools have graded up; possibly,
in some localities, it has been somewhat
overdone, by some injudicious teachers; but
all things considered, there has been ad-
vancement.
We stated before, that the means for i'm
provement had never been better in the
County, and there is a prospect that this
state of things may continue. Mr.. Gates
Normal Glass is success. This depart
ment, for teachers, was introduced at the
Bloomingburg Academy during the present
session. and now numbers sixteen. Mr.. K
is one of the County Examiners, and the
class goes through an examination every
two weeks; Just such as they are expected
to pass through when they apply for certif
icates to teach. Mr.. K, himself, is an ac
complished scholar and a model teacher; 81
that we may confidently anticipate peri
3D. not far distant in the future, when tn,
teachers of Fayette county, under tn
auspices of our superior Board of EXamin
ers, will stand in the front rank of thei
profession If they do not, it will certainl,
not be the fault of the Board. Those VIII
were present and heard Mr.. Gates essay o.
the moral influences that surround tn
school-room, must have felt that they wer
in the presence of one whose cultivate
mind and enlarged views make him an hon
or to the profession.
We would be glad to see all classes {
our community give as much attention
our public schools, as the New Englan
not see SO many making the teachers pro
fession mere stepping stone to somethin
else.
We looked around in the Teachers NEE
: ing, in vain, for gray hairs among the teacI
, ers. Since Father Eastman is gone all al
: youthful. One OF the Examiners, indee,
has the blossoms of maturity about h
brow, but he, after making an enviable re-
ord as teacher, has retired, we believ
with fortune, made mostly by the bus
ness of the profession.
We have good many more things "
would like to say about that Teacher
meeting, but lest we occupy too much
: your space, we forbear, and with your pc
= mission we will say more at another tim
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