Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-09-05
Ple Rocky Mountain HIbanQman.
II. N. SUTHERLIN, Editor.
THURSDAY. sEPTEMBER5, 1878.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER5 s, 1878.
WHILE hurrying forward On our, restless
way TO gather and accumulate the goods of
earth, our educational interests should not
be forgotten. The, tax for the purpose of
maintaining our common schools is liberal.
thousands Of dollars are annually paid into
our county Treasures to be dispensed among
our several school. districts; which is sllfli-
cient to maintains school on All average for
nearly five months in the. year, in every
school district. Isolated alul spaIcely set
tied districts get tliree.o tour months. and
those more. t!iickly settled. six or seven.
Ibis we consider, is remarkably good for a
new c,runtry like o,rs, and is good evidence
of the liberaIity aud rood intention Of,
our people, hut is scarcely satisfactory evi-
dence that, they take the proper interest in.
education. The providing of ample mepns
Tor the maintainance Of good schools Ii, GER
tainly ''half the battle" yet if this ,pWvision
is lily spent. us is so often the cnsesin Mon
tana the cause of education is bat slightly
furthered. Now ,llat Montana has the pro-
vision to spread the light OF knowledge in
her remotesC and most obscure valleys,
what is needed is for those who are interest.
ed, the parents of ,ll,e children WHO need
. education. to take an interest in, the matter
and see that. competent teachers are employ
ed, It is a notorious fact that a great por-
tion,pf, ,ous school aEoney is squandered to
no purpose. Many of our schools are I'M
worthy the name. Many of those who set
themselves up Tor teachers are incompetent.
They may have sufficient education, but
certainly there is a great lack of thorough
ness and discipline, and the communicative
faculties requisite to q teacher. No one who
has visited our schools, or who is intimately
acquainted with, the children who attend,
will doubt. orr, statements. 1t is a fault
which cannot be well disguised. IT, shows
upon the children now, and should such in
structions continue, they will remain with
them through life. The tune is now at hand
for the beginning, ot< our: school term, and
those having, children to educate, should
take an interest in the matter. 1t is not suf-
ticient to pay the tax nor send the children
to, school when a teacher has been engaged.
Inc sCuOOlS sioVlN NO. NlSitCA- 'tIu tIN
progress noted. A reformation is needed in
these matters as much as any other
branch of business. The future of our Ter
ritory depends very much upon the culture
of the rising generation, and since we are
paying a sufficient amount to secure first
class instruction. and it is to our interest
that we see that it is provided. A large por-
ton of our taxpayers are. bachelors and
never think or care, anything Of schools,
and in fact think theydo their portion when
they pay the, school tax. It. therefore de-
wolves upon, men with families to take it in.
hand. If they do not they and. theirs will.
be losers. They should, see to. it that their
teachers are good scholars, and that they.
conduct their schools in. a proper manner.
Let favoritism be laid aside. for the country
cannot afford 10 have their dearest institu-
tons jeopardized to serve private ends.
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DUNCAN MCDONALD, the Ne,o North West
AND it's Phillipsburg correspondents have
been having a skirmisfi. over the Indian