The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-04-23

Tho Qualifications of Teachers.

The Progressive Age of last week in referring
to the eearsport experimenting School Commit
tees notice to teachers, published IN The Hepuh-
licm Journal, says that the "hcad center.
meaning myself, ~uprradiS some qualifications
over her own Signature. which are not exactly
found in the Revised Statutes W hioh are To- the
effect that teachers will be e prctrd to scolIll-
tenancc the use of tobacco and Intoxicating
liquors, and none need apply fpr certificates
who use either. | no not refer to the Ace
article tor the purpose oi rr,cnting the apprla-
ton, head center, " hch Mr.. Rust 50 politely
and genlenanly applies 10 me, but with View
of showing Mr. Rust what the statute rr,lurr-
ments for qualifications of teachers are and
that those who have read the Age article may
see whether | have enlarged upon the statute
requirements. or whether Mr. Rust has simply
blnndereh, Sec 81, of Chapt. IL, Of the Revised
Statutes reads rs follows:
All instructor, of youth shall Use their best
endeaNorS to impress on the minds OF the
children and youth committed to their car, and
instruction, the principles Of morality and JUS
tice, and a sacred regard for truth: love Of
country. humanity, and Il universal bcncVU-
lence; Sobrletv, industry and irugality; chasti-
tV. moderation, and temperance; and all other
virtues which are ornaments of human society"
Mr.. Rust says Surprising a nice Young
man applies who stands A in the profession.
will Miss Della troWn on him merely brca,l~r
he INDUCES in 4 fragrant Havana :" | will
answer thi, question by interrogatng Mr.. Rust
little. Can 4 teacher, however correct his
rrrcepts may be. who by force of is example
aids In converting the school rooms into >mok-
ing saloons and tipping shops and HE children
committed to his care and instruction into
little nulsances and mcipicnt drunkard>. be a
suitable person to perform the duties cnjonrd
by the statute have cited | have read the
Progressive Age occasionally, and in some way
had got the idea that though its editor was Il
violent de"umer against laws intended to re-
strain the traffic in intoxicating liquors and
suppress intemperanrc, he was. nevertheless
in favor of promoting temperance by moral
means; but ii is illusion all. The school notice
was intended for the benefit Of the schools Of
Searsport, and was prompted by what deem
ed the necessities Of those schools; and
although that part Of the note which appears to
he Objectionable to the Age editor, is signed
by myself only, have no question but that it
both. there being but two on the committee,
and the signatures of both being requisite to the
validity of certificates. If the editor of the Ace
has any doubt about it, he has only to forward
to this town for teachers, the ensuing wear nj,
A liquor drinkers, and his A tobacco chew
ers and smokers. Since publishing the notice
in the journal, the Village District in which
are four schools, has held its annual district
meeting, and adopted II the meeting rules and
regulations for schools, one of which is as fol-
lows: 1.-The use of tobacco shall not be- per
mited in or about the school houses
1t is Il matter of not 4 little qualification to
me to know that. so far, my views of the re-
qulSite qualifications of teachers, have been an
be supposed to take some interest in the moral
welfare OF their children, although they may
not be in exact accord with the views of Mr.
Rust. The Age article may, and probably viii
tend to encourage in certain scholars y snirit n f
rebellion to wholesome school regulations. and
to augment the evils III our schools which the
people here, particularly in the village district.
are taking measures to correct. and to render
the abors Of school officers more difficult: but
as one of School Committee of Searsport | shall
endeaIor to discharge the duties of the Office
faithfully, so far as | may understand them,
and, II any school proves Il failure, it will not
be on account of my Intentionally certifying I'M
suitable teachers. DELLA A. Ct.Rris.