Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-12-02
school Teachers.

rank high among those OF the state
: Their support involves there, as else
where, very heavy taxation. A CORES
pondent of the Detroit Post has been In
vestigating the qualifications of some {
the teachers in the schools of that cit
land gives that paper the result of bis OF
lservations as follows: isi aa-.'tf
\ 1t will, perhaps, be of interest to man
to know somewhat of the qualification
Of portion Of the teachers employed i
our public schools. - ,'.i' A'op
/ Some years since gentleman publish
ed note received by him from the teach
er of one Of his children, which in spell
ling, punctuation and use Of capitals, de
noted the most disgraccfnl ignorance
Instead of being dismissed at once, sh
was told to submit all notes written b!
her, to the principal for correction. Thi
teacher is still retained IN the sam
school, and many Others of no bette
qualifications are employed to the detri
ment Of the pupils ami to the mortitica
ton OF the better class of teachers.
Most of the Instances herein given have
been personally, observed by the writer
| A pupil, in reading. pron'ounces mug
get (ofgold) with the hard sound Of g
and is corrected by the teacher thus
'.nujjet.' a,e,.''fsf
Again. a reader is tolet.te pronounce
Egyptian" ''E-gyp-ty-;lh." Ssss.
A teacher, wishing 10 borrow Schuy.
ler's ARITHMETIC, asks iOr '.'Scllooier's
Arithmetic ar .e....s,sri e-.,..re
Another teacher speaks OF the first
month of the year is .Jen-oO-a-ry," says
that certain use of money would be
more ''equinoinical,r directs pupils to ear.
ry the lcft-hand :'figgrr.n warns pupils
that they must do better work in 'Alge-
Bray" reminds pupils inclined to mis-
cllief, that a school is not supposed to be
-menagerec,H gives notice 10 the school
that Il pupil has lost an ''umberill,' di-
reefs. in writing, that an ''emtyl' room be
prepared for the reception OF pupils.
A list of pupils, names has this unique
heading: "Delinkuemt. pupils" t
A teacher requests that broken door
';n-o-b" may be repaired, asks for some
'.n-ii-l7e-s." '.some paper (plane)" informs
the proper authorities that 1.-THE black
boards to the school are very Ruff :
Here are few questions from exami-
nation questions. written on blackboards.
in full view of the entire school:
''If barrels cost - Birs lo.t p
'.Write the comparative degree OF
Write the definitions of case, GENDER
etc., etc.
"How does bar effect d note?"
'God's balance. watched by angels, is
hung across the sky" is thus quoted /:
''God's palaces watched by angels is hung
across the sky" thus numbering both
poetry and good English ''''''
The following are copied from suspen-
sion notices: at5t'i'' ters
"He has been suspended twice with
out any affect" Suspended for irregu-
lar attendance to school" Suspended
for making and showing pictures to
girles.'' "He is not only disordarly him
self, but tries in every way to disturb 9th
ers, thus making himself perfect neaus-
ance."
81 then took hold of his arm and turn
ed him around again in front, to which
he became very angry and was quite inn
potent and defient.. think ought to
expell him." " .''' " '"S' 81 ''''' ga.
The same pupils corresponding record
in the suspension book lis suspended for
Impotence" no .
A teacher is instructing class in
and is speaking of the elas-
ticity of the ribs. The principal, enter
ing at that moment, assumes control Of
the class and tells the pupils that 1.-THE
ribs, with the exception of the two float
ing ribs, are not elastic. Why they
can't be, because they are fastened to the
o''' $40 =
The same principal tells a class in ge-
Ography that Alaska does not all belong
to the United States, but simply the
portion south of the Gath parallel.
Several teachers, discussing the favorite-
ism shown by certain officials, have the
question settled beyond a doubt by one
of their number exclaiming, 1T Mr..
H-'s daughter was prepared for the
high school she ought to have went, but
if she wasn't prepared she hadn't ought
to have went"
A teacher, reprimanding his pupils for
being too noisy OH their way to and from
school, says: 1.-The boys must stop this
and yellowng in the street."
A lady teacher remarks that it is time
10 go home and she must. '"get on her
luds:" @@~ f.H
Pupils often bear their teachers use
such expressions as IL done,"~ Il seen."
i ain't,," s'You don't never hear me
'ay."
The correspondent states that many
more instances might be given, but we
lgree with him that the above mentioned |
ire tar more than enough. The school |
BOARD must be sadly deficient in their
luty, or such reports could not be made.
We fear. however, that Detroit is. not the
'nly place in the, state where more at
ention has been paid to school, architec-
ure. than, to- school teachers.