Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN,
Edited and Conducted 6y
H. f. LANGENBA UGB
MICHIGAN.

The State of Michigan has State su
perintendent of Public Instruction, VIII
Is elected by the people, and holds his OF
ice for two years. The State Board O
Education, consists of the State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, er.odScid
and three other prominent educationa
men, appointed by the Governor. Thi
Board grants State certificates to teach
ers who are worthy and we'll qualified
and who have been successful teachers il
the State for three years. The Count,
Superirtendents are elected by the peo
pie, and hold their office two years
Counties with less than ten districts hay.
Town Inspectors. The township Board
OF Education, consists of three members
each. The Teachers are examined by the
township Inspectors, in counties having
no County Superintendent, and are en-.
gagged by the District Board.
Teachers certificates are fthree grades
six months, one year, and two,years and
are valid within the counties given.
The school funds consists of the pro.
ceeds of every Both section of land; and
Is distributed in proportion to chill.
dren In cistrictSthat had legal school
the previous year. Districts. as addition.
al funds, raise money on estimates made
by the Board for expense of school; 9TH
er expenses, by vote Of the district
Age of itself excludes no one from the
privilege of the public schools; but in
census returns a school-c hid is be.
tween the ages of 5 and 2Oyears.
No uniformity of books, either State
county, or township. is required by law.
The branches to he taught in the schools
are not especially indicated each district
determines what branches are to be TAUGHT
IN their schools. The school year, which
begins the first Morday in September. is
not less than nine months in districts h nv.
ing 900 children owe five and under tw en-.
ty years of age, and not less than five
months in districts having from so to so
children OF like ages, nor less than three
months In all other districts. A school
month is four weeks of five DAYS each.
All children between and IA years must
attend school at least three months rear.
Penalty from So. to $50 In additio to
the Normal school at Ypsilanti. the State
superintendent holds Institutes of one
week, In twelve, to eighteen places al lnu-
ally; and several city schools have nor.
NAL classes. A kindergarten school has
recently been put in operation by the
School Board at Lansing, which gives
good promise o. success. In this the
German system has 10 be somewhat mod. |
hed to adapt it fully to the difference of
WoMAN.-The higher and more per.
ect the trairg a woman has received IN
vi wonanly essentials. the better wife
nd mother she is prepared become. She
Will not want for suitors who is WORTHY
u them Men are not alfblinded by glare
litter, by long ringlets of false hair. by
mammoth panniers, artificial insteps, un-
Natural compilations, and that long Ian.
uish OF the eye-lasher due to deception
rts-not even when the rustic of silk is
brown owe all this, ard is soItened bv
lraperies of real lace, and embelIished
nth the CLEAN of costly jew els. Most O,
hem carry, deep in their heats, love of
ONE and real womanhood. Now il is
ne business of all true womanhood te,
all nut this feeling in men; their doing
Is necessary for the life of society, for
ne prosperity of the world.
Men are what women make them. ~
has been said. Well, before women
IN call forth any good in men, they mus
'emseives be good and pure and true to
very law Of health, both mental and phv
cal.