The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-12-28
EDUCATIONAL,


this subject CT attendance n chronic lob
by with school masters and they think
that Johnny can be kept at home three
or four times month to help his par
ents without 1etriment to his progress
in school. This is only one feature of
the carelessness with which many par
ents treat all things pertaining to the
training OF children. They ought to
know that irregularity in attendance is
an evil in more respects than one:
l. Il is very apt to leave the pupil te-
hind his class in study.
2. II t,Lscourages hin from making an
effort to keep up with his class mates ;
and consequently
g. 1t creates dislike for school and
learning.
4. 1t is detrimental to the progress of
the whole school because III class in
which there are few irregular pupils,
the same subject of instruction must of
ten be repeated.
5. It forms bad habits for life. We
all know how important an element to
success in any calling order is, both with
respect TO time and place; but if this
habit is not incu;cated on the young, it
will net be exercised by the old.
One days absence from school may be
the cause OF life Of waut and vice.
Many man who finds It impossible to
contend successfully for the world s ways
and means, could date the beginning OF
his troubles to day when lie WAS told
to stay at home from school, that
one day mere CT less made little differ
ence.
SUPPOSE a boy who is one of the weak
er pupils III Il class, is retained at
home Oh a day when the teacher
explains some important rule in arithme
study,-and in q good school these days
are NOS seldom. What may ice the con-
sequence IF our pupil attends the next
day, it Is very likely that he reap8 10
benefit from nl.;ny of the lessons given,
because he was not present the dag lie
fore to get possession Of knowledge tiiat
many following lessons and our pupil
has lost the school advantages not Of one
day merely, but, being naturally little
dali and receiving little encouragement
from home, he falls further and further
behind lis class, every Gay and final
ly he loses all interest for study and for
all that for which the youthful mind
should aspire and unless the clrcum-
stances about him are favorable, he soon
begins to prepare himself for life, not
IL tie school. but in the street.
The greatest Gebt which parents owe
is that to their children and great
part OF ihis is to be paid by giving them
al education that leads to prosperity and
usefulness.
Supt. Walkers able report which ap
reared in TIE TRIBUNE last week, con
tains several items that deserve special
attention.
Oae remarkable fact is that there are
SO many teachers who hold only a so
called limited certificate while no one
received {; first, and only one a second
grade certificate. Undoubtedly, these
ladies and gentlemen who received full
third grade certificates, pride themselves
not q little or their superiority but lest
pride should rise too high, it is suggest
ed that the following from the school
code be well considered 1.-The third
grade certificates were intended for tenn
porary licences, TO be granted to persons
of limited attachments" Here We see
that the full third grades are called per
sons of limited attainments. Query
Of how limited attainments are those
persons who hold the limited third grade
certificate
The possession of a limited certificate
is no to be deemed disgrace. The list,
no doubt contains the name of many an
ambitious tyro, who Intends TO deserve
full certificate next time, then a second
and finally first grade certificate. To
such we would say: Yen lave done
well keep on, and climb higher. There
are, however, others whose names are
regularly from year to year, found III the
list OF limited. These are the ineific. ent
standsSill teachers who are disgrace to
the profession, and who infiict positive
injury on ossr schools. To these we
would say : DO the cause OF education
the greatest favor you are able to con
fer upon It-leave the ranks, and follow
some employment more congonial to
your tastes. L teacher cannot make his
school progress unless he progresses
himself.
The Superintendent justly complains
of the indifference with which district
boards look upon the teachers quaijh
cations, Teachers of the country
SCHOOLS often report that school officers
do rot ask to examine their certificates.
Just Thinks certificate on which the 81
perintendent spends hours TO certify cor
rectly the teachers standing for the ben
eft of school officers, is many times not
thought worthy of a glance by these
honorable gentlemen. SrhoGl Eoarda
could do more than any one else to raisa
the educational standard in the county.
The County Board at its last session
did one very good act It raised the
} salary of the county superintendent.
to $1,000 This is true reform. Ii Jon
want evidence COZ this, look around you