Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-23
THE AMENDED SCHOOL
LAW.
Reply to the Hampshire Cores
pOndent.

tg-7-7g-teuce OF the Register.
7 have read with interest the stric-
m,, % "A Hampshire Teacher on
TIE amendments TO the school law OF
Wss, Virginia.
T. There IS much reason in the Obiec-
u.-, which DE urges to the new method
da7r9.u,iug teachers. Three Trustees
ar.1..u the immediate neighbOrhOOd OF
q SlaJl house NAV be presumed to
k2R better the kind Of teacher, as to
S:a-,, anil popularity, that will best
2,,iy the wants Oi the school; and on
u.,lrc1uut We would have voted to let
me 1G arrangement stand. Still it has
been ,4,I with much force that the
u,-a Trustees had family axes TO
C.Ei that they were not always above
sl,r.51D Of part.ality in their appoint
meets 'aa, they were often involved in
L.l.r--ll.s and veNatiOus Quarrels
AZ themselves, that they sometimes
inter. r.7l with the independence and
.ugl-'.l. i. >,Ip,Iue of the teachers when
TIER children were involved; and that
benz "a, the best but the appOintees OF
o. Eul-ls, they did not necessarily
reP-e-vG, the wishes of a majority OF
t. patrons 0i the school which they
llGlsri Many OF these evils, IL may
o. hoped, the new arrangement Will
ayIL Az any rate, since there had al
Nay, BEEN So much dissatisfaction with
tae th-sr-,rIs,re plan. il will be wise TO
gy. ,ua new experiment a fair and can
al :rlI. lt will, perhaps, be some mitl-
e,.1 u, the change, even IN the eyes OF
auMV>s.rr teacher when he learns
ua' '.r luJrls are hereafter 10 consist
Cl.- members each, instead Ct three,
all as ,lrrr are on an average only
2-HU nine schools % the district, the
l-un--, 90 the board NAV be 81 dis
r'l'ed a. 20 place one, at least,
N convenient proximity % each school,
a. Thar i've men elected by the people
a. 90 t1r sual. area OF one district,
cil1H. De- presumed % be very ignorant
".ae interests Of the people, or likely to
very greatly violate their wishes IN the
assignment 90 them Of their teacher.
4 tn a Hampshire Teachers
ooeruaUs 90 the new regulations con-
'e'1as The grading Of certificates, they
SeH % be- made exclusively in the in
'e'e,. 20 the tcachers, while the purpose
., '-r amendment appears 10 be 10 ele-
vac i-r standard ui scholarship, and so
.''-a, tae scholars. Judge the writer
9i' not seen the law, for Il is plain he
r,' not understand its effect. This
y. ar '' prevent the employment OF
.-.-'"r teachers, not 10 destroy Just
,,.>.1r'.u0 between them as 10 merit.
y =. p '1J lin d Rea grade I m rit from
" .lo. No, a grade Of q 10 s., and
-, d a grade ot61 10 - per cent, and the
Az Lrll that teachers inferior % No.
s'll Un, be deemed worthy Of employ
.-zl, .n our schools. This, We think,
N.,r. %, the 1872 teachers which the
S.ar >guerlutendent's report shows
er-t owed in our schools, there were
YEAR only 22lS Of the Grade of No. I,
a. only ~ ui the Grade No. 5. So
- q, 70 becomes known that the
4ls' ADt . are degraded below the
- az oi employment, the capable ones
- - Improve themselves for a higher
- IN; and the stupid and lazy iHesi-
~. Do retired % service for which
are better fitted. SO our schools
. 'e relieved, IN measure, OF one OF
=. greatest sources Of popular dissatis-
- WIN ihem-inethCient, ignorant
N,'F'hiess Preteniers, who are EN-
tV- >9metunes only because they are
vSAP' twil. De a happy day for us
So every teacher employed in the
I.-.ssnal. &c snal. pro ure and deserve No,
i,Ilt''e. As % the extra cost, il
~ Ii'a'.er oi small consideration com
e. 9 N'Ih the advantages that will ac.
H,--ul3otul uoul L. II the four teachers IN
epr,5s'.'re nov employed with No. 5
cr,..s-l.es ,...;yI.es and the seven with No. 4
h1Ij,Sl44'tss - We're all replaced by teachers
h.'s 70. s certificates, as the neW
DE- iu'res, il would only make an al
H., cost 20 the whole county %
n pshire Of S75.
Vhirb :. "olecuon 70 the amendment
qui,. Si'es the Boards power TO ne
Al % me holders Of Normal Diplomas
sIa,,l l.o.ssslonal certificates 70 be re
sTa,sl sa when they Judge il necessary
tsscS.tu u!Ihk, without reason. II such
Sr ST. s,a.A A OF 30 Questionable A characte
a. 70 induce q Board 70 NJ