Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-13

honor and propriety would not permit
them to tempt the candidates to a breach
of the moral law. True, it is not quite in
as bad taste as the grammar question OF
the Highland county board of examiners
but, - plague on it, it is just as stupid.
If they had asked what part or fraction
of 8 metres and millimeter is s metres,
there would have been some sense i'll it /;
but Of what value is such a question as
that, as test of a teachers capacity and
knowledge; it might answer as test of a
ehild's capacity in class in fractions !;
but if such questions as these are to be
the measure of the ability of the country
school teacher, what will, l,become of the
children; what can their parents hope
for or expect from such instructions. I
hope, however, that our examiners will
try and do better next time.
If we had county superintendent, he
would, no doubt, have considered it his
duty to reprimand the board in compli-
mentary way: just as the Superintend-
ent of the Washington schools did the
teachers, in his report of Jan. I'd, when
he said: s'The grades in English gram
mar did not show the proficiency the ef-
forts they have made deserve. There is
sufficient excuse found in the fact that a
change was made in the teachers. There
Is no disposition to reflect on any one. The
pupils are highly capable and will show
better results at the next examination .
To help the teachers into a new field OF
labor and give them chance to be pre-
pared, allow me to suggest the following
for the next, ,'or some future examination
From the center of a circle, drawn or
the blackboard or paper, draw the follow
| ing lines: N. 200 E. 4 inches to point
thence S. zoe E. inches to a point
thence S. 3Oo WA inches to point
thence N. zoe w. inches to the begin
ming. Let each inch equal 10 rods. FinG
how many acres are enclosed, and the
value thereof, at $37. so per acre. It oc
ours to me just here, to call attention tt
another change, or addition rather to tht
studies in the country schools. Mucl
time is spent in studying the geographi
cal details of foreign countries, which
are soon forgotten; and committing tt
! memory half understood distractions il
grammar, that might be exchanged will
profit for other subjects, especially a thor
ough knowledge of the land system of tn,
United States, which prevails from th'
western counties of Ohio to the Pacific
How many of the pupils of the Washing
ington schools know anything about it.
was foreibly struck by the reply youns
man gave his father, in Indiana, few
weeks ago. A stranger from one of tn
distant counties of the State had called
and was saluted by the host, and asl1et
for description of the location of hi
land-16O acres, which was furnishes
verbally; thereupon, turning to his boy
he demanded: teHow far is it, Wallace p
In few moments they boy answered
ssThirty-six miles north and eighteel
miles west'' Would it hurt our boys and
girls if they knew a little more of tn
land divisions of the country that hun
dreds will be emigrating to before long
Even if they acquired it at the expens
of the. subjects mentioned above, I an
satisfied it would be decided improve
ment. ~ w. 81. JONES.
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