Smyrna times., 1875-08-18
For the Smyrna Time
Our School Teachers.
WHO IS TO BLAME?
Can such things be,
Ana overcome us, like summer cloud.
Without our Special Wnndnry,,

MR.. EDITOR:-
"Can such things be-
Ana overcome us like summer clould
without our special wonder?
Reading short communication i'm your last is>ue
t toL DoWll Below, feel that from the fulncss OF
the heaTt the mouth speaketh." In this wall from
sussex the writer tells OF the maady but proposrs
no remedy. have been through the sandy county
the s S. on his last swing 60 stand where bnva
STOOD go see what have SEEN" and YOU win saw
uuiy nat the condition of school matters and the
state OF intelligence and development even aInn
teochefs' ana those who present themselves for pT
hhlhaton, Is simply deplOrable. Would vou tolerate
IN your schools teacher, or would Won send y',T
Ghll9Ten to teacher who does know who is Vicn
lIesllchl OF inc United States, no does moi know
congress from cabinet, who tells vuI Inn h.
last battle of the war of 1872 fought at WnCr1o
mouiu you call man kdchrr who CautIc rr9,i -,
IfllHISil language paSSaby, who has barely Ln",
through Greenlcafs ) Arithmetic or who knows nNtb
ing oi plaln English grammar? Yet what c,n ,'i,
90? These persons have been "t,.ochii,.g" ~ NJ !
sun doing So and the desire of the Suneriutr,3,
Is 10 have them come from the tnpni ja , It :
he%cllsable ignorance to rouse their intrct. t |
h T,u Ht! ana thlnk. and strengthen Themselves fnr
superintendent is christian ana n r.IJ ii i9u'ie
Solely troubled with all this He knows wlint tcan ,1
To- reach stamGnr an IL mIdnHldatt: were required by law
III aI inc one hundred applicants in Sllsscy tot
would have received a certificate e '"'i'!
Let Inc ask Down Below" i'm Such a co. ,,I,
would you do? GOu would have no tn",Eor' - "!.t T
Wa ~ 80 " new ork state, or to Massachusetts or
suppose you could get men to work i'm vDiir , 3I 3"
i h,I t"chtE dollars per month"; who can rGt one NM
fnd those divine hcruc; who work in n,,r i"fS ", m 10
charlE VINO care nothing for paw who onIv liz, tIt
We Moriu may br the better for it, Men ana w,In',
o superior intellect. of lofty intelligence nf "r
rESoule, energetic constitutions and sun,rh r,,,5i
'll6ialer are not sold for Il Glrthil. tirv ur,. ,'
sufficiently plentiful. 20 '! "i' i''l
IN respect to moral character 90 not see how I'M.
SUPERINTENDENT i To know all uIut q rn,,'. I' '
t n"Iallty lie can not spend day or t,yn iv,.,i
Saling anu going around among the cUl,iiir1,it,.
CdTchlllS Tor testimonials for each Ir, fi,iI.,r
lhey come asking for certificates tfrv OHM, H. ~,
81 ~ ruGheF ana hc can only judge from circumstance,
I'm men au''IC~Sa appearance. from S know I.,,
n @ i"! \IoEHoh'!' Wnclhcr they curhcrS or runt
.i"S man! 50 called teachers pisS for men ,f , a
lolI cnaIaclcr Who smoke and cEcw tnI.,r ,,,,'
iinIlH3pcr. or lFiaic lan%l;yu take n drink ,.r.,
! base tiIll clubs and H., many oil I,.r IittI
uuSN wiIic are not good examples for Ihn.n vn,,,,
OF pure and noble lives " ''''9 d. men
ny We want want reform We must have reform We. must
make teachers and make schools Lnliry, ~, i't, 1
new law and our new Office of ~tato ,,,i @ w..
are calculated To wOrka revolution i'm oT r,lIIrSti,
CIonohl!' % Inc superintendent knows what he -
.ils L!at examination. will certainly ,. p.>i nvt
aC.l ui'tS> cE DO their part and La Ike The, 1,rGN.
inGJ III tSlr qualifications which he iu.ti, rTI.,t
r,liJ % 9 nave not Passed. \ number we're re-.
4NcIuSc. All possible charity ha. been pvC,tnI ~ !
tc "pPiicdutS ana under the circumstances al -
, c eIc Hlii IN .ii-t nave been iiYC!. t. tlt. M ,r
itd prosperity Z tie -..L o!S @ "N'"'V
he great ref rn "a hirI is nee. l,.i ,a,. , l,, - , .
m M ~ once Ir'chrr,. ul~. ln,,I, and ~,t ,,
WI "ECtiicr iAc ilrE ma IL, ,.i,,i,.r.t,. -, =
tGe GiII,i I''F"ieL F": :hr oprlc To- am.
SuI'ci ti'" IA ."r NlH; A. an IL r:t; rn,.,.IIt.
lhcIr own iuult = ;l",yl; IT,. -
- tAl"'t aharHcr 20 give Il child thnr,I,0b ,.,.
perhaps SlN hours III a WLrk '''''
w 81 n t>>tN; cCt at, your st;ilr,. -,,, ,---
h"fc 'haiI four months in year: m, :. yltr
id. ITih WIN Hnh re afraid of Il little money uuJ
'' he"r rom You IN better spirit IIER lnXi,l's