The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-06-15
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Treasurer, Cedar County Iowa
| To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
herewith submit the following as the
report of my work since your last meeting
The summer schools have opened since
then. have visited As of them, and am
glad to be able to report that many ofthem
are in excellent working order, and that
the teachers are doing all that their cir
cumstances and surroundings will permit
them 10 do. There are others however, oil
which it is impossible to make favorable
report. am at loss in some instances
TO determine whether the fault is, that the
teacher does not know how 10 teach, vi
that he does not care how he performs the
work am disposed 10 think the latter
in some cases. There is great deal said
about teachers not being sufficiently paid
COR their work, aud while in many instan-
ces this is true, there are others where the
district is paying for more than they are
receiving. The people generally, be-
lieye, are willing to pay for good teachers,
but they do object. and very properly too,
! think, to giving large salaries to incom-
petent ones. When the teachers shall be.
come thoroughly in earnest about prepar-
ing themselves, believe there will be far
less difficulty in regard 10 salaries.
The attendance Of pupils in Massilion
township is small. In sub. districts No. 4
and the registration was but four in each.
l consider that il is at least a doubtful
economy which induces the directors to
sustain these schools especially the one
in No. four.
There is fearful lack of school appara-
tus. No school ought to be without die
tionary, and if township boards would or
them in sufficient numbers to supply the
schools OF their respective townships they
can be obtained at great reduction. Out
line maps and globes are sadly needed
The large number of recitations which
many of the teachers endeavor to conduct,
renders it impossible for them to do JUS
tice to them. Some Of the programmes
are arranged for forty recitations. The
idea of crowding all these into = school
day OF six hours, seems to me to be mis-
taken one. One lesson we'll recited is cer-
taiaiy worth more to the class than = half
dozen conducted so hurriedly that it is inn
possible to do justice to the subject under
consideration. II it cannot be arranged
otherwise, no teacher ought to be expected
to do thorough work Another serious er.
ror which have observed is trying to con-
duct two recitations at the same time, and
! have invariably noticed that one of them
is a failure and the other not a success.
The teachers Normal Institute will be
held before your next meeting. 1t is
TO be hoped that willing but inefficient
teachers will endeavor to improve them
selves III their work and learn how to teach.
Since my last report l have issued so
certificates and refused Is. Henceforth
candidates presenting themselves for ex-
animation must be prepared to answer at
leat seventy per cent. in each branch il
they desire to teach. There is no longer
a doubt but that enough can be obtained
who can do this to 6ll the schools the COM
ing winter, and it is simply justice to the
public TO refuse those who are incompetent
to give instruction to those who may at
tend the school. It is impossible for the
blind to lead the blind.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
EUNIcE h. FRINK, Co. Sup't.
On motion the foregoing reports Of the
Treasurer and Co. Supt., are approved.
In accordance with the provisions of
Sec. 1921 Code of 1873, the following or
der is hereby made, stating and declaring
the length of the main track, and the as
sessed value as fixed by the Executive
Council March 9th, 1876, of the several
railroads lying in each town, township or
lesser taxing district in Cedar county.
which shall constitute the taxable value of
such railroads for the year 1876.