The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-14

rcachln. and the schools.
The following article from the indi-
anapclis Sentinel ai,s tie nail 50 lair on
the head, in regard TO some of tie eyir'
OF the school system. as administered
IN Dubois county. that We copy IL, and
heartily commenl Ito cru'al atien-
ton:
Nothing Is ever gained IL The way OF
reform by the Misrepresentation oI iaal,.
To admit the truth of existing evils and
defects is the irst step toward eradira,-
ing them. II is'i,ic,riore hat folly 10
cover Gp Tie fac. that these il something
radically wrong or singularlv ineilicicm
| in the provisions OF the educational stat
ulcs OF the State. The present panace:.
OF a county upcrinienDCncy may rar.i-
tally deliver iron, present dlsirc>ses, but
il is Ia be iearel ll,at only very s,rin-
gent laws behind such IN officer viii
icnal.e him to bring the schools up To
such "A measure OF usefulness aS Will bal
lsncc thc present expense. There is lack
lin. in this state 4 general com pletcnc>s
iot qualification on tie part oi teachers.
There is some talk about the adoption
OF compulsory education. Ii j. advised
lhy tho superintendent OF Public In
slruetinn in this Stale, airi has already
been adopted by. Other States. Ii the
compulsory process is 20 he adopted. lie
teachers, examiners, and educators gen
orally. should No. be permitted 10 cs-
cape lis practical operation. tor after al
THE back wardness OF Indiana elura,in,,-
la ...s L..
lincapIci,y of these agents &C ilIo law. -
There are school, in this State not q
few in almost every county Io which
il woulI he downright cruelty 10 COM
,pcl parents Ia send ihtir children Aail,
ipr 4 term. There are county examiners
iha. cannot write u hall dozen sentence
grtminaiicaily. stupid ANA iliicrlig
school trustees, y i.u iilDnc ise vaisN
Of teaching by solid huur4 cturluy,1
and as 4 supervising staff, trosr clrunir
lgrumbicrs ili;,i iuic.t every nviyAhnr-
Hood, rtrrnuliy complaining at f4g
lschuo taX. ana Luelsiiu4 l.e suncri,l
class OF srhonl- that eXI-sei " lIcn the,
were bows that were taug,l ~ four biz
Ia day. tie Teacher hcsrci.n1 "'rouNi"
THE silly twaGdie about cities ani cuu,,-
lies paying more taxes tor Ay.lOpl pur-
poses nan Is IL ttnn expended ~ tncit
oUr'icrs,i- IN keeping Nita lie rilaiy re-
'iqnisencnts oi lOriuclslaNs. = nirhni
view VI tlic >ia.r providing fer G., ,.i.
uciiiuu 0! HE whole bois at c.liyt ~;
'iN III 40 awav win ihi- '.i.c ,uiMrlli
land will IN IT, cEa p.ta'ucc sarh a..
OF grtic III the rHral districts
as wi.l >ecare an v;lt,i.Ns -,.nlir;i ,s.-
!tsiH. The :, hool sAleu!, lik, i....i y. ~.
iiH.liriary. omgi., 80 lc >"p.te.'el eN,
free from roiiics,. "gr!ir.. #n,. wln.t,
imtrlirnUen; dt i'ar' INN itlacncc. ky,-
n. one can scc Z 4 :s.n4cc ii.ect.'r's i...l'
t, wuli.. iOs!Dw a tv,cIel- "cTc ciers.nl
,lfJa-h political .i.if-- i!i, -1aic surl
! .ot isrnhip-, - hot urilheiA Ia $40
icccd in hi-iie positions II i.n.orc ,i.At
flpror.b!c II .sc,, ,ia superintendent o.
, i'u!ai. Instruction were appointed hs
nc tso.viuvr oi tie aiai. ami inc c.ut,.
ny sativrlh.cii.icIt> aiAp1sairu ay th.
ui.ireT, that tile 81 >.ci'i ~ ruiiic ,rinui,
. world se vci. pvrccp,;n'A in;ptovrd il
Ia Very si:u'i I;mc. In; Niii,.u'. how
ever. rcs'n',i,g ~ rrw experiments
nlurh may i'U accomplished. " i,qilir
iia4 absolute rOui'ei cnag a.tl Cnaiiiic l.
? liioi.- ueiNre any teacher j. iiUvtt>r.. {,
.taci.. Thc de.aiid Viii produce t','
supply. anil ilAt lc@i-.a;ur VIII ia"ri
Ilt most gf.nclni ,iauk- OF tic vn.,i,
J ipcopla " u" will laake ;hio dr,psna ina
Ipcrtiive ia every school ,.i>trlpi OF Ok
: State. Msl-p.s.c;ice ia misunderstanding.
, lUe- hui merit Iiucl less rtIr,ila. .oi
flam III medicine Or sur-cry. Lei IL;
S'asc provide norna schcri@ AMI eli
g courage both sexes Ia make teaching Z
profession, and not a. now tho wintcl
pa-t-,inie OF the wov,i-caoppcg. or III,
stepping stone o. conv, nieni bridge foi
! tl.e new iled.ed graduate 10 tic oiie,
: professions. With the gitli scnno
ii,ui IN this St:.te. two millions iargcl
tlr,r that OF any other STATE o; The In
!. ion. there is 10 rcson why IL should 40;
become the educ;,iioGll centcr Of IA,
: West. Bat thi, is nvi 10 DC ACCOMPLISH
led by concentrating the school revcnu,
in those districts where il happens to bs
-lprodnccd, but by n broad and compre
hcn,ivc policy that embraces TIC cdu
: catien OF the whole Stsic--amd thai vii
: secure wise and faithful executive Of
, GERS and competent instructors through.
out the State.
$50 -<a-----
Articles or Association of the Chi.
cago and Ohio river railroad were .Icd