, 1874-05-23

tanuo. THO Board Of Examiners for tho schools
Of dnlcBbnrg are regarded aa the mont thorough
t,om with iil srado Of o5 in standard Of ioo,~a
dogtoo very rarely attained by either ,nnto or
foma!o toachorg who riak themselves before tint
iGn9Enaltiyo Rosrd iIIoolalns diploma Of Knox
ia engaged as tnAchor taero.
Regarding Hohool-books, Alisn Wost thinks
poor toxt-b0ok cannot 1.-Two before tho criticism
to which ali are necessarily subjected, and, as n
consequence, believes tint those now conspcu-
no n oee ,s oda Rood e n i've ssoop &epa can
do Arst-easa work with my Of them. " A poor
teacllor," she worry wisely remarked, toannot
uso book wl1lcl, docs not re!loct all bis or hor
own whims md idlosynoracies,' while n good
an.l rejoct tho unworthy" "As to achooi-gov-
orllment,' when asked hcr opinion, s1le sald,
II consider That OIL individual mattor between
oaoh particular toaohor art studont, 30 n,1cli
sho says, :" / would say that what vo are affects
olr scholars moro than what wo say or do;
llonco or individual character AZ teachers ia thu.
most important element In tho governing
powor."
Aside from thorough toachiug, housekeeping
muoh wrfttug for tho proaB mora As tecroation
than for compensation. During tho Rebellion,
sho was Corresponding Secretary Of ono Of the
most elaelont AID Hociottes Of tho staso. She
tbat charming Pennsylvania periodical, or
Home MonHiy,-wyitos lta odttoriala aud soriula,
ono OF which, ''Annals Of Our Village" las
been running atuoa last December. Il Y story
Of pionoor lfe Us lived ny cultivated unrlatlsn I,,
Dludsoe sort. 1Ior pom, too, culiyens the Tages
Of Tie illinois Sch0olmasitr, ag also not 1ilI-
;. frequently tho columns Of tho CtfisfidM Onlon.
II you inquire how she conducts her ollico with
ali these minor dutios on her hands, shall hayo
fr tny 3tu trnrff.--fbnrf.-WHUE. Fin bHH
valid n,othor to n,lrHe, and from youth has Ind
somo loved one depending upon lior toll. Dur
lug eighteoa to twenty years ct toaoliug, Hho haa
Lost but five days on acoount Of illuess, from
physical as we'll us mental constitution.
AZ d teachor, successful in all Its relations,
manifold MS they arc, h1iHs West was vol con-
tent to ren&in 10 oil entroatiog IN MAGE a. her by
a. voon as women wero made olgblo. she
pointodly Baid, !" No; do hot want tho Office.
"Neyerfhoeas, wien the Convention mot last
full, and her namo was mentioned 1t was groeted
with storm Of applause, Her rI friends wl.9 np
prevent hcr nomination, md 255 out Of 200 yotea
iu convention were given her on the frat ballot
OF tho nomination slle remarked to tho writer,
II know nothing of 1t until Glanced to 60 down
town, just "a tho Convention broke up and you
the delegates march up to mo with thctr conerat-
ulationB. told them thought bud an elo-
plant on my ,hnnds aud fool just tno eame,
only more g. uow" fhat waa sa,,t7 sad' .'n's bow
She has loarncd to like hor now dutios, for bho
! hoars from all tho hcartest congratulations for
the thorough and excellous reforms which she
has Introduced into the curriculum OF Tic otlice
as regards examinations OF teachers particularly
Tho county-aeat war WAS waging,, during
tho Last campaign In Knox, between Knoxyilo
| md Galasburg. The Farmers rat, o candidate
for Superintendent; besides which Opposition,
Prof s. Lucy Of Abngd9Nn c;S}lsgo ran a
log-rolling and opulling Of tho friends of hor
two opponents she roceived9 015 votes out Of tho
| 5,772 Gust. As bitter as waB tho campaign
| Oh account Of tho county-soat var, not o word
was uttered concerning ths admirable lady. q g.
have wounded hor foolings. is regards her as
yigtiny IN the election, sho did not oven see a
ticket on which l'or name appeared until aItel
tAe election. Her bond in $30. QUO was sgned by
gontlomcn who did 1t without being asked.
.In peraonal appearance, Miss Weat is not beau
tiful, Judged from tho standpoint 80 ofteu taken
| au stantlaTd but, to oil who know hor, lser l!fo
| ia beautiful, consequently .they love her; Far
however. from homely is sho. Her hair la worry
abundan lSns @ gioss{ ns 41er tosr Hss gss dyis
! when pho was but yoars old, loayinG
| no fortuno hut q golden name. it became necaH'
sary for her to always toll diligently, not not for
hor own maintenance, only, lut for tho support
l
st,,lious, devoted to education and culture; q
| Christian not alono hocal,so sho understands
Christianity as O scnnco. but knows the art also
Of practieing it. Unacceptable "a WIS tho otlcte,
~ tho 28til Of Noven,bor lust, / will quote vcr-
6atim. Snid this worthy heroine Of Illinois ;
st,rAe day received official notification Of tny
election, + also received 0 note from Agassfz
giv1ug mo permission to join Ills school
on Tanikose Islnnd noSt summer. Thit
! ofs,{t1 nnpn
as to almost reconcile me to m1
election, 10 noxt summer hopo to Hpcnd on tue
| island. learning hatter thau hRvo ever loarnot
before how to study aud how to teach" But,
aIasl "Agassiz, Teacher," est mort.
Loaviug this daughter Of Illinois to pursue
hor pathway Of official dnties, worthy example
Of truly wou,anly merits. we will return to the
I North and visit
! 1fns. MARY L. CARPENTER,
OF Rockford, principal Of the, ~, Young haales i
than whom Illinois CAN claim no lndy more onlti
yatsd or moro learned, either, in heilet
letters, the soiouces, or ANCIENT .: lsngnagna
Sho III tho live teacher axemP!lfled, tue schoal
second cortaiuly to nouo OF hor Ho1. From hol
life, as from that Of Miss West, the aspiring
Young girl, tlle noyitiatoin in tue tcaohers sphere
and tho MINORITY ct teaoliora at considerable
can asnel ,dfdg aId III p 9s out g1ea
of knowledge ia Mra Mary L. Carpenter. as lo
biography will demonstrate.
Her maiden mama was Mary L., clovoland
her birthplace Oh tho Hudson, opposite Albany
from which locality her parents move
to Rochester. N. Y, When eho waa but thro
wceks old. Hor parents names we're scnec
md Deia Cleveland. At the, sge Q
; s years she commenced attending Var
School No. II, Of the City Of Rochester, and con
tinuea t.,oro Until Il years Of age. At Q sha ha
developed into one Of the nos 1tonae est
| wonderful power Of concentrating her Mind,- :
90 grent, in fact that teachor;s, parcnts, school
mptes. and tho learned, looked upon her as
prodigy In that reapoct White atulying inashe
MATES, she would. oven at this Young age, DO =
completely absorbod IN her subject g t. b
might comc into tho room Where she WAS OF
Easa and 81 from II T. Without iSa fas ss noticing ~
aho hpd nc1nirca sucA IS passion fe
hnowledse ~ saa such ..tnud9 l9T0 4 fur +o1 Invest
Tue pasti,uos Of other children, aud devoted hn
entire time to study. She bocan,o ronowno
throughout the ieurned cirolea Of the Flour oisy
Ir,- mathematical rnHnAYrh WHr0 BlEf1