River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-06-01
Educational
III. :. BAKER. A. H., Editor.
(coUErY SUPERINTENDENT


er's duty to instruct the pupils in the
rudiments OF good manners. School.
ing is designed "a civilize. In fact, it
is the main part Of civilization. And
some village pupils even, need culture
in this line. cur opinion of some
teachers has been raised 20 per cent,
by having them correct pupils who
rush rudely in front of people; who
answer with nod, grunt, or "yip;"
whose laugh IS like the neighing of
horse, but Duder. Every parent is
pleased TO have his children act like
ladies and gentlemen, Young Amer
lea is too bud. The pupils initiate
the teachG, If there is no instruction
given. Arough, clustering one, if
positive character, will soon have i'm.
itators. We know some young ladies,
who in initiating a refined teacher,
have ovGdone it, and become Miss.
NancyisI. Teach both by precept and
example. Personal tidiness is part
of this branch. Let them talk no
slang, nor stare at strangers for more
than five minutes, at time. Perse-
we're in your work, in that line, and
your pupils will one day bless you for
it, if they do not now.
THE National Teachers Monthly for
May is fresh. One article shows that
crime results from neglected educa-
ton. Another alludes to the very
high morality Of teachers. "Be vir-
tuous and you will be school teach
er" is the phrase. 81 per year. A. S.
Barnes, Chicago.
TUE Golden Shsaf published at
Poultney, Vt, by the pupils of the
Troy Conference Academy, of which
NJ. E. Cady is principal, is neat,
scholarly and attractive paper. Sl.0O
per year.
Q.-Is % days legal school month";
Att is.
| Q.-Do you favor the publication OF
monthly school reports, as practiceC
by some teachersl
Alt causes hard feelings in thos'
not reported. We doubt that it doe
any good. If you know that it doe
more good than hurt, do it; not other
wise.
| Q.-Do you consider it necessary t
teach the metric system, in common
schoolsl
A.-No. When it prevails in thii
country, pupils will study it with in
terest. Do not waste your time on it
Q.-Is the 18th example, 18th page Of
the Intellectual arithmetic, correctly
stated
At is not The one.eighth
should be one and one-eighth. The
answer is p.
A SERIOUS difficulty has arisen in
Green County between the County
superintendent and the ''school
marms." About forty who had pre-
viously received certificates failed at
the recent examination. Some dis
tricts propose to hire favorite teach
ers, though without certificates, in de
fance of law. The new Superintend
ent has raised the standard of qualif
cations; hence the failures. Elk.
The same thing must be repeated IN
every county, for aught we can see,
before the teachers will be what they
should.
We gave out $50 numbers at the
spring examinations. OF these appli
cants, 100 received certificates. Their,
were two first grades, r. L. Reed and
Miss S. c. Thomas, Is second grades
and l03 third grades. OF the latter,
81 were for one year, and the remain
der for six months, and some of those
were limited to particular towns OF
districts.
1T Is WE'LL TO KNOW WHAT WE STATE Al
FAcTs.-There are some who are SO
wise in the laws relating to common
schools, as TO claim that a county supt.
has no authority to issue licenses. -
by which we suppose is meant a lin.
tied certificate, as neither the law nor
ourselves know what is meant by a
license. Such persons must have
drawn their wisdom from sec. l02 OF
the School Code, and we give the ex
tract that others may see it.-if they
wish.
"The county supt. may limit such
certificate to any town in the county
aud may also issue limited third grade
certificates, for less period than one
year, and for a particular district,
whenever by examination, he is sat
isfed that the applicant is not qualified
TO teach in every district OF the town
for which he Is licensed. "
Pg1 a boquet on the desk.
B. J. McTSrYRf, Of Isabelle, has left
| the Normal and returned home, on &C
count Of sickness