The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-04-21

EDUCATIONAL.


teachers and the kind Of Supt. we are
aro in necl Of. Some people still
pronounce "the schools failure" be-
cause the pupils who have been in at
tendance are not nhle 10 draw up "bus.
mess paper" or handle accounts OF
lumber. grain. interest etc. with the
ease of trained clerk OF course all
practical forms should be given and
drilled upon IN our schools even he
fore we are fully satisfied that the
pupils comprehend their real worth or
use, for too many do not attend reg
ular nor long enough to Justify the
teacher in n course OF theory until the
pupil has attained fair education.
Tho real test of schools is found in the
ability of their scholars TO comprehend
aud transact the business 0r life thci
power of becoming succcssfil in busi-
ness,and remaining true To the rightand
good citizens in spite of their success.
The teach r who wishes to bc suc-
ces'fil mIt have IN tsterly knowl
.eISo of ways aud means fJr what he
hts hls pupils To learn is one thi w ::
what Impressions he make on them l.
another. M teacher can fully sue.
ceel short of u heartfelt desire To bet
ter the condition of every child in
charge. Children are hard to deceive.
Too many teachers are engaged in
cramming Just for the sake Of showing
oil others need the pity anl sympathy
OF all who know them, for ever present.
ing themselves before u Supt. To earn
Il warrant" To teach on. w,th no more
brains than child. This il where the
great difficulty lies. II they do the
work given them, they get II paper.
often by means "rOiten 10 the core"
VIZ. Following up examinations, lnv-
ing Il list of the work sent them or bv
being prepared ~ some mi for tho oc-
ctsinn. IJu neel not ask, is il nos.
siblo that n county Sdpt. or any other
person has so little brains Ms 10 preparc
u teacher for cxlmihi,ipn rne.e trr
II few of the hot -hnlI,c methods of
m1Iing teachers, AID each district
snlicrS more or less by being hum.
bnggci with qlacks and coumterieiters
of this sort seeking the position oi
d
teacher. Look back twenty years and
recall your early teachers and rcmcm
her the faithful ones whose aim wa.
always toward those uohlr lessons q.
high~toued, manly character and the
pa is VIII hava fplosnI their
! teaching are TODAY cDnulnliny tho
honor and respect of all who know
them.
The directors shouid bo very careful
who they send to the SIpt. Tor exam.
inati"u w.tl tho promise ofa school
provided. they get through. Ry all
means ifa young applicant with 80
eyper.cdc ID , Dir shpul be s,'i,,icl
TINT the person has II high grad, of
Intelligence. aud not TOO lazy ar uu.
ski'tul to do cyGry'hi x 10 arouse. the
love and interes, of the pupiis lor
the teacher aud their work The
schools will ncrer be what they ali lnld
until sufficient wages are pail tu jIyU.
Iy competent teacher 10 remain in
charge of them. Rcmcmbcr lhc teach.
cr has high and noble calling, ant
one that demands of the hes: intellect.
Iand what does he gc, for Tho uyb {
service? NiUo,y cents dlv-ah rut
enough 10 pny his board without q
dime for hopEs papers or clothing -
These are facts and need 10 be said
The selecting Of Sup'. il Of seconda.
ry Importance, for if the Dis. alloS
themselves To he influenced by any
other than right, or do not fully under
stand their duty, no County Supi. can
supply the schools with competent
teachers The office of County Super
intendant should seek the man, mo-
the man the Office. No one can JUS
tly claim it his turn" or fright" wht
j. not the best ellcltpr in the county
If the present incumbent is that, re
elect him. But if the article in The
Times" of last week has any ground
We have ample cause TO ask fora pub =
lie expltntior, before he has u right
tn ask the support of onr directors
We also know of II spurious case oi
endorsing paper from Mii,lin
County. The Certificate had -four
zero's, one live ani other low num-
bers when il left the hands of Mr.
McClanahen, who in answer to the
matter wrote card as follows
MILRoy Doc, %, 1880.
DEAR Sir -
----hsd blanks in all
the branches except reading. writing
mental and Written Arithmetic, had
jour blanks. 1 relIscl him the paper,
told him he could not teach on il. hnl
he plead so pteonsly for IL that gave
II ~ above indicated, had live in
Written u il. Mental q in reading !!
IN writing
Very truly -W.C. McC-
Now that Mr. Scharf knew of TN
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