The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-07-29
FOR The HERALD.
PROSPERITY. July Is, 1874.

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interest to relate. Everybody is busy
in his crop, and hence We hear but
little news from the country. We
believe, as 4 general thing, the crops
are pretty good. We have had fine
rains and everything looks fresh and
nice.
We have few thoughts to present
to the people on our system Of educa-
ton. Generally, the townships are
considering levy for the sustenance
of the schools, and people are thinking
Of the n,attrs, hcnce W" deem this q
good time to speak of it. We should
sec that cur money IS expended in
such a way as to do the most COOL
We are well aware that now the moDCy y
appropria,cd,f for the schools does not
hold out, although some townships
levy a large tax for the purpose. Now,
we thiuk d reason for this is found in
the fact that we frequently have too
many schools, and the ply Of teachers
is not equally distributed. For in.
stance. VIC find some telling all day
with forty to fifty scholars, while
others are wasting time with from
eight to ten. yet each receives the
same pay. The one may get twenty
five cents per day for each scholar
while the other gets only five. The
result is the County III some instances
is paying for A B G scholars as much
tuition as is required in many Of oul
colleges. Now, as remedy for this:
we propose that the pay of the teach.
erS be reckoned by the scholars. Let q
trst-class teacher receive ---
per day for each scholar taught; a
second class a propcrtionate amount
When he presents his account to the
Commissioners for approval: let him
also present his roll with the attend
ance rcgu larlv marked.
There arc several advantages to be
derived from this method. In the
first place, there is no more tuition
paid than is actually demanded by the
County, and each teacher only gets
pay for services rendered, and is moi
paid for time spent doing nothing.
Secondly: it lessons the number Of
schools, for no one can afford to sit
down and teach a school Of ten or ff
teen scholars.
Thirdly. it secures for the County
the best teachers, such as can com.
mand schools and whose ability is
generally admitted.
Lastly, it secures the diligence OIL
the teachers, for they know their liz.
ing depends on their efficiency. and
hence will exert themselves in order
to keep up the school which they have
taken.
Perhaps YOU say We cannot get
good teachers. We know that under
the present system good teachers acill
not tale puJHc schoot<. Hence we
find mcn paying tuition and taxes in
order to get their children educated
4 good teacher is not afraid that he
will not have a school. Ii is only
such as know they cannot explain the
simplest problem in vulgar fractions.
and have only gone to teaching be-
cause, now, it is an easy way to make a
living. They sit off in some old cabin
where not more than q dozen children
can reach them and draw their pay for
services not rendered. Good work al
ways demands good pay, and a good
workman always fluids enough to do.
So much for the present. We hope
the people will take the matter into
consideration. We know one county
that docs thus, needs no extra levy
and has good schools the whole ses-
sion. PHI.