The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-13

, Let me insist that you subject all
applicants fer certificate to rIged
examination, and 10 the end that
our school system may be efhclent
and commend itself to pubic conf
: dencc. it will be well to annul all
ccrtcrficatcs, when you are sure the
holder is not equal to the duties the
( certificate imposes. Should you
ascertain that you are not qualified,
by the proper educational training
for vopr place, You owe it to the
public to resign. 1t is not proper
TO hope for progress when the
means of moving are worthless.
I When the Public Schools shall be
come = public blessing, they will be
/ tostcrcd by the Legislature and
/ che ertully supported by the people.
! 1t is useless TO hope that the people
will love and support that which is
! not only not advantageous, but
/ positively damaging as all inefficien
schools are.
Your attention is respectfully call
| ed 10 the time spent each day in the
public schools. Not less than six
/ hours in actual school room duties
must be spent by teachers, and 1t
| is recommended that exercises be-
gin u 8 o'clock \. NJ. continue until
10:45 then have recess for fifteen
or twenty minutes, to be followed
by the closing duties of the fore
noon and stop for dinner. After
dinner and playtime of two hours,
spend us nearly the same time as
practicable, in the same manner.
Some modification of this schedule
may be necessary in cities, but ex-
perience proves that frequently the
old way of doing things is the best
way. Teachers must have time as
well a. patience and industry, and,
it is believed, that in some places
more anxiety is felt to close the
school day than 10 discharge faith
fully the duties of the day.
Your attention is called specially
to The education of the colorcd child
rem. The State Superintendent Is
Impressed with the conviction that
our highest duty to the State, to
humanity, AMI to posterity lies III
this field. Be careful about the
teachers you certify to. these pco-
pie. They should have good teach.
crs and good teaching. 1t would
he very gratifying to see our young
! men ard young women, who have
been well raised and carefully cd
ucated and who are seeki g employ
mcnt, give them selves TO, the Work
the rewards of which will be the
same in money as in white schools,
with the additional compensation
OF contributing TO the calls of pure
philanthropy. The future OF thin
country depends largely upon the
future of the colored population,
and the common schools are and
must be the means of their eleva
ton as they are the hope of this
people. Impress your teachers
with the duty of instructing the
, colorcd people in the Obligations
they owe to society, and the respon-
sibillty imposed upon each lndivid-
ual of the community to maintain
good morals and good order.
: The new school bill will be for
warded To you as soon as it is re
ceived from the hands of the State
Printers. Let us go to work now
) and learn to deserve well OF the
Legislature and OF the people, and
we will be dealt with us we deserve.
The State Superintendent holds
himself ready to serve in his office
to the measure of his ability, and
invites your hearty cooperation
and the co-oi Grafton Of all good
! citizens.
Your obedient servant,
TIlos. S. GATHRIGHT,
State Srpt. Public Education.