The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

Educate your teachers, that they NAV
educate your children. Only Normal
Schools can do this. Examine the subject:
ponder well. and then act
OR TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
L know Of no place where a Young
teacher can acquire 81 much knowledge Of
his or her profession, in 50 short time,
and NJ 50 trifling an expense. As by attend
ing an Institute. There should be one
held in every county at least once year.
at which all the teachers Of the county
were expected. II not requested 10
attend" speak from ex-
perience when say that there is no greater
auxiliary Ia the rightly understanding and
fitting out the teacher for his high and re-
spectacle calling, than that IL Teachers
Institutes. Mind speaks Ia mind, and the
soul catches the fire of resolve. when he
breathes the experience of his fellows. and
listens 10 their success or failure. II the
experience Of the older in life is an advan-
tage to the young. surely that Of the ex-
perienccd teacher should be Ia the tyro. II
should not only be an experience meeting.
but one where the best methods of in
struction. government, and all things con-
nected with common schools should be-
presented-and then. in a few years. We
would have teachers and schools worthy
Of any people.
o: QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS.
The standard Of qualification for teachers
In our common schools should be raised a.
soon IS possible. 1t may be found ne
cessarv. for a short time, 10 employ some
who are deficient in many Of the essential
particulars which go To make up good
teacher; but that necessity should he done
away with rs soon "a possible. Let the
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standard be- raised, and we VIII not only
have good teachers h"cking into our
country. but our Young men and women
at home will qualify themselves for the
position. There Is nothing more Ia Ia
dreaded. In any community. than an igno-
rant school teacher. IL IL a calamity on
any nei8hborhood. more To be dreaded
than pestilense The one may strike
down some Of your children, but II will
leave them untarnished. the other will
poison their very being, and perhaps ruin
tnem Ior NE; ne VIII leave oiisht that
anIe oaiho. e'a
, -. .ne s'anuaIu oc f'l'seNl "'iu NeP. up.
Le. ignorant men anu women learn tnat
hey cAliho. receive our money ,or u,e
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ho,u 'nae naPIoPer INSTRUCTION. Is slpu,lS,
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anhe' certainty "neh the httie Is 1aa IN
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will be doing what We can for the good IL
our pOsteritv. Let US raise the standard:
raise the remuneration. and hold out such
Inducements a. will bring tn our country
the right kind 81 talent Better only To
have three months u good teaching in In.
year. than six or nine Of NOR. or even
doubtful. Let our motto ~. kiok.r-
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