River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-04-27
Educational
IN. \. BAKER. A. H., Editor.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

Book TABLE. Henderson Test Spell.
or, publishe ed by Clark and Maynard
N. Y, is good book for advanced
classes. The words are all defined, -
a great Improvement. We can recon.
mend il.
ASDERsoS's Grammar School U. S.
History, by the same drm, is one of
the best. 1t contains good number
of maps, and we'll selected wood cuts.
The tables of dates are good. There
are also questions for topical review.
The notes are well written extracts
from the best writers, and help to
bring the topics wildly before the
pupil. 1t is far superior Co some now
used in the county.
Gas teacher suspend or expel
pupil, or can the district board del.
egate this power to the teacherl
A.-The law gives power to the
board to suspend or expel, and not to
the teacher. If fragrant misconduct
require it, teacher may, from the
necessity of the case, suspend a pupil
from Rotations till the board can be
called. State Supt's. decision, 1873.
Q.-Ts county supt. justified in an
nulling the certificate Of teacher who
cheated landlord about his board
billl
Ayes, if there is satisfactory evil
denca of such fraud.-Tb.
TOWNSHIP system OF School GOVERN
xENT. The law is such that any town
can organize as one school district,
and thus have the schools controlled
by board of directors. consisting Of
one man from each sub-district, as the
old districts are then called. 1t is
claimed to be better than the district
system for several reasons, which we
give in brief. If it is not liked, the
town can return to the old method
after two years trial. But this is not
likely to happen We wish some town
would try it.
By the township system, the taxes Of
the town would be equal in all the
districts, The poor districts could
have as good schools as the rich ones.
One graded school could be estab.
lished in each town, at that place
which would best accommodate the
older pupils of the whole town. The
sub-districts could be formed to suit
the interests of the pupils, and the tax
payers, by 80 doing would not be
wronged.
There would be fewer school officers.
The entire cost would be less, it is
said.
This would enable the schools to
hire better teachers, by paying higher
wages. The poorest teachers could
change their occupation.
A competent clerk could be found
in nearly every town. His services
wouldbe valuable.
There could be a respectable school
library in every town. great help.
The board of directors could and
would adopt uniform textbooks, and
a course Of study.
There would be fewer school cleo
tions. The disputes about district
boundaries would cease and many
other causes of quarrel would not ex-
list. Who ever saw a school district
without QUARREL
WHERE Is THE NoRrH SrARl-Nearly
every one knows the Great Dipper by
sight. 1t consists of seven stars in
the exact form of .dipper with a
slightly bent handle. At present, in
the evening, it can be seen in the
Northeast, about halfway from the
horizon to the zenith, and it appears
to stand upon the end Of the handle.
The two stars farthest from the han.
die, Merak and Dubhe, are called
Pointers, because they point exactly
to the North Star. Follow the direc.'
tion indicated by them, to the west.
ward, and the FIRST star Of any size,
that the eye can see, is the required
one. II is not very bright. II is just
halfway from the horizon 10 the
zenith. To prove your work. follow
the line as far beyond the North star
as the Dipper is on the east side, and
the figure of chair can be seen.
The Dipper is not always in the
place indicated. as it reyolves about
the polar star Near morning it will
be overhead But tie Pointers never
lie. One who is lost, needs only 10
cast his eye over the heavens until he
finds the Dipper. AMI follow the above
directions. The star II not however,
EXACTLY north at all times. II a per.
son should stand at the north pole,
and look toward Wisconsin, in what
direction from him would North,
South, East, and West be situatedl
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