The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-27

snail Young. Rising Teachers bc
Helped Aioif- or Driven Out?
! This is Qut i"n which demands and
requires more attention tlnn l.as been
accorded il, aih more than. ii this writ
ing, il seems likel, 10 get; but If this
lariiclc will serve 10 draw any attention
10 the subject, cause those high in favor
IN educational matters in our county 10
regard il in more liberal light. its mis-
sion will be most glofiously fulfilled.
Y IL = q palpable and well known fact.
That the system ln vogue in Indiana up
TO recent date, Tor the selection of
teachers for district schools. was one III
The most defective and aburtive in the
United States; and now that the law
has been changed % that the evil max
70 great extent he avoided, ii seems
that Dubois county still seems deter
mined 70 hang on with death grip 10
NE old, obsolete and impcricct Way
The system OF '.clccting teachers BY lie
school pairoDs.T was one in which our
twiSe - legislators ouiiid thcrnselyes,
and their reputation for framing useless
and Intellectual laws. in devising. No
more unsatisfactory way, could ID ro--
sibly devised. both 10 teachers ana in-
iclllgent patrons. We an know that III
a Tare for school. teacher does not
staud upon his merits IA ! teacher III ail
ior about nine times out Of ten tile Lr-
icaied candidate would have taught Tie
best school.
4 candidate for a school (under lie
system still in use in this countyj does
not need a good education: the best of
recommendations from prominent tau-
calurs are ~ degree worthless: stlc-
cessfnl experience in a scho0i-r0om VA.
NO weight What tuu need arc relation
or influential friends in the district in
which sou want e. teach. an AGED look
ON your cOnntenancc. and 4 growth NJ
down on your upper lip, Or all over
YOUR fare i better. Now. with these en-
low nenis, (which certainly are ird;-pu-
table evidences that yon will make a
Successful tcacher). You need moi b.
afraid of being beaten by any teacher
holding twenty -four months license. but
who Lack the mustache and relatives.
Then when You have beaten your op-
poneni, YOU can begin your school with
the Iei.eshing facts staring you in tie
lace. that ail those patrons who voted
tor your opponent. instead uf helping
you 70 build up The school will q siumh-
ling blocks III your WAY. aad viii be
rOmsfaniiy casting si0ne~ Af ,on. ana ia
every possible way cgogging The success
81 your school during the entire term.
But il YOU wish "a draw any nav ior
YOUR teaching. il mighi be WELT, secure
license before beginning TO teach. 1hi-
you will find 10 be not such an easy mat
ter a. securing the school. fcr vour
\ musiache and relatives will not assist
Won in answering questions to which
you do not know the answers. Hut do
not be alarmed. y0nr exhibition Of iunor-
ance will have no effect upon your school
patrons. for with bulldog pcrfins.ify.
worthy OF a nobler cause. they will hnld
on 10 you until after trying four Or five
times. you secure license for six months.
or il j. % late that the school must inn
pcraiivcly begin. But in the midst of
YOUR humiliation and defeat, you can
have the qualification Of knowing that
yonr relatives and supporters will do
their utmost - make tho lot Of tile
teacher employed in your place . haFG
one.
Now. il not this fine state Of affairs
for a state which boasts Of holding a
high rank IN the educational world
These are. a. an posted well know. no
idle iancicS OF a chimefical brain, but
true statements which can be verified
from almost any teachers practical ex-
pcricDce.
We have school officers whose bounden
duty il j. 10 protect and advance our
school interests. and see that good teach
crs are employed. We al know how
well (? they perform this duty. III
even approached by teacher whom
they know favorably a. such. and know
him 10 be well qualified TO take charge
~ school. and asked for rccnmmcnda-
ton 10 be used in securing school, they
refuse 10 give H. The grounds
upon which they base their refusal are
these II they give a recommendation fol
one they must also give one 10 each
teacher III The township or county. They
might A. well argue that they could not
issue any twcnty-four months license on
the same grounds.
II Il strange fact that such intelligent
men as are chosen for our superintend-
ents and trustees, should advance such a
flimsy argument. They could not. or
course. be expected 10 give certificate
10 person whose qualifications they did
not know, stating that they knew him
10 lie 50 and 20. but they could aud
should give such recommendation 10 a
teacher. who 10 their personal knowledge
is entitled 20 Il. Tie teacher, hy cner-