The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-12-12

Pn apal. ami - loesf - seheg
der lment: S1Eollsd -. 1ssnt a
| - Msrpr0 tsacheF ~ primd
department; enrolled ", present IS
total enrolled IS. total present 50.
TUESDAY,, Nov. Visited
Clarenos lad. District. These depart
msnts; w. T. 6tabhs. Principal and
teacher a. high school derartm@l ;
enrolled 81. present 81.
A. J. Swstf teacher Of intsrmsdlats
dspattnsas: snrsias1.e IS, prsaene IS.
/ lGiss Heahlb stsacAefs - pFinary
aspastmsnts snsollsd -, psuusps s..
Toaal ssssalsd,l eos eotal pasasnt III. :
TUESDAY,, Nov, lo1zE.- Viskaad No.
shaniosviIle La Dlaeries. Eoar d.
paTtnneats. ~ \ fs assav 80 III !
A. b. Oakley Principal and tseehes
o. hiehs schooi department.; snrollea
~, psssent 81. sa hs hi II r
Mira Sherwood .tsashee Of ussmmAr
ldspastnsnts enroilsd g present =. !
Nm. jams saeaoher ~ fntssmediats
t1spartmsaA; snsslieA - present 20. ]
Miss Kalb taaohes Of primary depart
n,snt; safellsd ~ psesent %. Total
sussllsd leo. tolsl psessni n.
I THURSDAY, Nov, Visited
Sub DsssFsce NO =, Fremont TIP
Min Frasss tsschss sssolled -, psss-
eat 81. This school = psuspsrinG iins-
.--a.. ~. r.....,s .....--......
the dhtrtee = soreopato - ooeaining
hsr services, - sho has CONSTANT op-
rc.tn~asie. & t.erh - - vanoe.a vaees
-,-~"--.- r....~.. -,
- % - - .ss Hoss
25xH and 1et1s-Nh6eeo Iipenas Ind.
District. eix departments. ! 4ssEgs,s
~ y vaa.crspa.~a..l ana t..~h>,
49,. .---".-.1-. .--.s.s
O. nsgu ssnsos sssnss sso "
Mis Beach; oorolIod ~. present. 81.
Mis- Fdrk teacher q eranmar Dc.
.>...aa.s r ,.,-.~.t -
Mses 0Dsta sses0eF q inseFmsoiase
department; enFUllod g, psesent 60.
Mn Foeht teaches Of sseondeEy de-
partment !; enrOlled 30. preaont III.
Mn. Hart1ell teacher Of second psi-
mary department. !; ets0lled 81, present
81. - asa Eli sss.&a
Nin Robhins teacher II 6rst primary
dapaStmout enrolled %, present ~.
Total enrolled 33S, total prssent 2oS.
/ deem it neceesary only 70 MAKE 4
general romarh ID regard 70 the teach-
ora, from the, fsct thai which I might
say OF one would only be repeated In
speaking ofan0thsr.
The Boards ~ The SsSssal Ind. Dis
trices, have shawn rsmaskahte discre-
ton 10 the selection Of their tsachsrs.
I venture the assertion that more
universally CON petent corps Of toaCh-
ers, % wefl o1apsed - ehS p0sitions
thsy occupy cannot ,aasily % found.
nnd that they are giving good sAtis-
faction, With hut little exception, and
every thing connected With che schools
h being done y the sAsisfaction OF all.
lIud thae many ~ the teachsrs are
sieually deiicient ia, . thorough knowI-
edge OF the common Engiish branches;
not few of them students Of Colleges
and Seminaries, punuing The more
Advanced etudiao. Many il<te thiues
they are ixnorant Of, that taken To-
eether make great defects 10 their ed
ucation. Most ~ them claim that Oil
this has ESCAPED their memory which
VIII rsturu % them whea they begin
to teach and are compelled 20 review
their books: but my observation has
con vinced No thae Ii the majority OF
cases they never underwood half they
eleiu.a fhess ase aany 100 Who vish
% oh1ain 3 eood education, exproaaly
for teachin9. Who ros0St 10 our ColDeeee
for Il. I do not, 10 any WY, Wish to
dspreciase The high sstimaAe pot upon
Oc1ls9ss and Q collegiate education !.
- I believe etudents commit : mis-
take when they entsr .hese institu-
tions 10 obtain : knowl~dRe Of the
En9iish Branchss; whssheF they are
preparing 20 tsnsh Or to take . courss
10 H. seme. RI refer more particu-
larry 10 tnoss VINO resi0e Iu this coun-
ty.) AZ general thing There are ex-
ceptlonsl colleges that havo pFepsra-
tory departments fsti 10 teash the
branches thoroughly and urge the
stadent ON TO moro advanced studies
to the neglect Of common branchss-
the ground work and foundation Of
his sntiro ducation--but In our graded
schools all Of thsss branches Are made
Q speciality, the student h thoroughly
t0O 0tuOkIo " N0V
branches taught, and I can safely say
that diligont student cannot attend
any Of these schools. under the man
agomeut OF the present Principals,
without acquiring knowledge Of his
studies ii Q maunse not to b easily
forgotten; and thie being the case /
claim thai oar graded schools bear
relation toward our country schools,
and country teachers, that demands
imperative recogniti0n. There ID no
reason why common school teachsrs
should 20 outside Of tbs county 10 OBJ
tain IN education for teaching. In the
absence Of Nor nal schools and there
are many reasons Why they should
obtain their education within the
county.
Among those ! might give ! viii
mention beside the thorough dril they
obtain, Of when ! nave spoken. Let
they have placed oes0re them models
Of we'll conducted school xnd. They
can - the practical working. o. the
Theory Of teaching which VIII enable
them 20 enter their school with ? just
idsa Of the manner In which y should
Be conducted. 3rd- The best meth.
DDS OF imparting instruction are used
and when teachers have been trained
In good methods while students. y 10
very essy for them 70 uss the came IN
imparting instruction 70 others. Nh.
They eau be nearer home IN most