The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-09-15
Home Teachers.

The above subject suggested itself
to me by hearing several young bloods
in conversation at a public house near
the boundary Of our (ForesO county,
speaking Of our teachers and stating
how they could run out" a couple of
our home (resident) teachers, and the
thought occurred to me that an arti-
Gle on the subject might not be inap
propriate at this season, when directors
are looking about for teachers for their
respective schools, and also by way of
warning lead them to make worthy
selections for instructors for the COM
ing term.
There are ten school districts in our
county, and, 1 believe, forty.nine
schools. We have about the same
abeg of resident teachers any Of
1 are entirely able to take charge
OF most any school in the county
and are fully acquainted with the
wants and requirements of the same.
Many have taught for four, five, six,
ten or more years in tho county, and
have always given entire salts faction.
One thing is noticeable in many
districts where home talent has been
employed for two or three successive
terms, the schools are the best. This
is owing to the fact that the home
teachers take more interest il the
schools than foreigners do.
Many teachers from Venango,
Clarion, Warren and other counties
regard Forest county as an asylum for
poor and "run out" teachers to get
foot hold in and to make some kind of
a reputation iSA Some think, when
about to make a beginning, Forest
county will do for term or tive, until
1 have little experience then Forest
county can go to the dogs.
BY such shysters many Of our old,
competent and experienced teachers
are given "back seat, while they
fiaunt about at our Institute, say
nothing, think less, then go home and
make sport Of the Forestonians who
strive to benefit and be benefited while
there.
Quite a number of this class will
strive, understand, to get foot hold
in Forests schools the coming winter,
Will our directors, who have the we'll
fare Of the schools at heart, who love
home institutions, and take pride in
home affairs, employ this class? For
the sake Of our schools and our home
, teachers, wo hope not.
. Directors, the time has come, not IS
coming, for Forest county to stride
pace by pace side by side with the
bordering counties in educational
| affairs. Oar home teachers, in the
f past few years, have given their time
7 and attention to the schools, and tht
result is our schools are from fifty tc
one hundred per cent better than five
years ago.
A few teachers como into the county
and make it their future field oflabor
+ These ought to be encouraged and re
garged as homo teachers, But, alas
/ know of but barely four of this cas
at the present. day of probably twenty
five or thirty who came in since | hav
: had the honor of being classed among
j the Forest county teachers.
a Well, Directors, you have the EN-
g ployment of teachers in your hands
, it is not for me to say, whom you shal
employ, but ever regarding the hom,
teachers with the kndest of feelings
cannot help but, on this as on man.
}, other occasions say a word for them /
a it will assist them in the least or Leaf
=. Others to regard them with more favor
Directors, Teachers, Patrons ant
r. Friends Of Education, | beg to remain
Very respectfully yours,
= +. f. WHTrGKIN.