The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-03
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En-. CnEoaIcLE
As you have not had any news Of late
frUm this part Of the county, ] thought l
would try and scratch up q few items
Our township still continues to increase
In population, by immigration, &c. Ten
years ago our sole population were thirty
five souls; and we had seven dwelling
houses. Now at . rough estimate we have
at least 100 dwelling houses, and Eve
hundred IN population. We have nine
School districts, ten School officers, and
fourteen civil officers, twenty-four in all,
enough to run State; how is that for
high. We pay higher rate Of taxation
for school purposes than any other town
in the county, and can show more money
lying idle these hard times when every
body needs all their spare cash, than any
other can. We expend more money to
educate the least number Of Scholars.
We have got the smallest School Houses
for the amount of money expended, and
the poorest, except the Center School
House. Well we will learn perhaps, but
learning at such cost is dear lesson
to the poor tax payer. Heaven save US
from any more such lessons. Money ek-
pended for School purposes is all right
but let "a erpend 1t according to Lam
No more coal furnished without letting
the contract to furnish, to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder No more paying men
teachers good wages and then pampering
to their notions by hireing fires built for
them. If personwill not teach q school for
good wages and build fires without cost,
and club with the scholars and clean
the School House without cost, don't
hire them: No moro paving teachers
who have no certificate to teach from our
County Superintendent: No more hireing
OF teachers who revel their nights away
in the giddy dance-thereby setting their
scholars a very bad example and rem
dering them unfit for the next days du-
ties in the school No person who drinks
is considered eligible TO the position of
q teacher, because they set bad ex-
ample and are unfit 10 perform their
duties; how much better is the dance
room deyotee. A. teacher occupies q
very promineDt position in every neigh
borhood. Little do parents dream what
damning effect the bad conduct of one
teacher will haYc on the characters of
their children. Be careful. If one will
teach, let them be very careful what they
teach. Our example speaks louder than
eur wosds. As tax payer claim right
TO be heard "a all these matters, aud l
trust our worthy directors and County
Superintendent will note these things
II were County Superintendent l
would certainly cancel for cause the GER
tifcate of every teacher, who, either by
drinking or dancing, or otherwise, less
ened his or her ability to fulfill their con-
tract. Some may say, You talk strong
language. Well, the law takes my money
and others money, and devotes it to the
support Of public objects. All right: but
we demand that every dollar shall be ju-
dic,ously expended and expended too, ac-
cording to law. A bad disease needs a
severe remedy. Wherever there is a de-
feet in the School system, let it be remedi-
ed, and herein claim is one defect al
least: We need system Of compulsory ed
ucation. How think others Our election
approaches. 8. II. BALDWIN.