Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-10-05
THE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPER
INTENDENCY.

In 4GAkN4x4GSS4
To the Editor Of the Times. tt .fkt
AZ 70 the qualifications Of County School
Soperirtendenis the laws are generally ei-
lent. In Minnesot the Superintendent must
De "a fitting perron, O: high moral charac-
tel aua Iiierssy at ainmenss"; in P nnryl-
vsnia, OF "Ii.erary en- ssien;ifc acquire
rnsr.s, ard of s.ili aud exos.ience In the
AL CT teaching" I, has been proposed in
,he Sac A1soci -.ions Of Illinois and Kan
rss'- mike the holding Of State @ rti6ca.e
c5ndilioc ot election to this important
office; boz the suggestion has not yet become
Ir-. Some st.ndsrd Of qualification. sui.
tcien,iy flexible for adjustment to all parts
y. the Stsie, ought u be fixed.
Tor grade certificate in Kansas, teachers
IRE examined in Nap Drawing. Pbysi-
oIosy and Hygiene. Theory and Practice Of
Teaching. Vocal Music, Bookkeeping. In.
dustrial D,asiug. Elements Of Botany, Eis-
msnts Of Easomolgy and the Elements Of
Geology. bes,dsa other common branches;
With these the Superintendent should Be
perfectly familiar. He should also Be .
practical teacher. This should Be regarded
Q. an indispenssble qualification; for no man
ean properly discharge the duties Of the
Office Who 10 mot perfectly familiar With al
the duties Of the teacher in the school room.
The education, or theory, il not sufficient.
A knowledge Of Law doss mot qualify . man
TO practice medicine; neither does kpovl.
edge OF medicine Ct man for the prscsice
Of Law. Every man to his business.
Ford county should mot b behind the
other counties in the State in educational
maiten. Next summer Ford county should
have Q Normal Iaslitute for the benefit oil
teachers and thoss desiring to become teach.
era. Thess Insiituso ere being held in near
ly every county in the State.
Such men should b selected to ell this
Office q are at home in al there educational
matters. The ealary 10 very small, and
only such men will do justice to the Office
- sske delight in this work. There is q
growing feeling among educators that th.
tendency Of election Of these officers on par.
.iz,n tickets is to the deeeneracy Of their
work, which the enactment Of rule Of fit
ness would 60 far to couuteracf. A better
plan would be the appointment Of them BY
An educational officer, or their election BY
an educational body. Appointment BY the
State Superintendent or the Board Of Edu-
cation has been suggested in resolutions be.
fore our State Teschers' Association.
The superintendents should visit the
schools under their care; examine into their
condition and the progress Of the pupils;
consult with the teachers in regard to meth.
DDS of instruction, Management and govern.
ment, and to exercise such general supervi.
sion, o. il not only necessary to carry oul
the Law, but is for the best interest of The
soho Il. These various duties can only b
performed properly BY practical teachers.
The Superintendency is regarded as a.
important feature Of The educationsl orgsDi
ration Of the Sac. The officers in chars,
Of it should lose no opportunity to popular
ise and make thoroughly eficien, the system
One Thousand passengers left Topeka OF
the train thas came up tho road last week.