South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-05-05

HR. hARrEs :-If your CORE sponden,
Vuce ia while" attempts ~ replv To
all the structures placed upon his com.
hunications by his fsllow-te.ohers. he
might yer: appropriately change his
nom de plume to "Oace a Week" The
Tact IL, hs has made two great mist.ke.
-inis.sKes which never fai, to bring A.
n''uemas on him who commits tLem.-
N The ifst place, he made "a verbal cri,i.
cish on tae Communication of n cores.
ponoent. This was an error, and il he
lad tho ground 10 90 over again. | am
sure he would avoid it. The ayerara
correspondent OF the locai paper, thong
country school teacher, is not over
particular in bis use OF adverbs and pro.
positions. sud eysa when he desires to be
right, he IS not always able TO determine
That is right.
But ''OUce in q While" has committed
moro grlsvous mistake. lie has nsser
seu that our schools are not what thew
shouiu De, and TIM. our teachers arc not
ss well prepared for their work is is de.
sirab'e. No wonder we conservatives
ge, stirred mp at such language as this.
IL Is preposterous to suppose thst any
or that thoIe is a single teacher in our
ranks who Is not the ne plus ultra OF
scholastic excellence. What wild theo
~ viii "Oace in While" promu!gs.e
next Probably 10 some future article
he will maintain that no one should. by
law, be eligible to a meo. bership OF a
Board OF Educ alton VITO is unable to
writs his name, or, o, lcaat, TO read il
sitter it is written by another!
"Once in q While" seems to be a youn,
man Of progressive ideas, who, hsving
adopted in his own school room the
motto Excelsior" deares 20 see others
also got out o! the olatim., inefficient.
non-progressjve routine OF school work.
tie has tho bravery, vim and aspirations
OF refoTmerand In accordance with i'm
msmorisl usage and the eternal fitness
of things, we Of the easy going. let we'll
enoush.aione c|ass must try to MARTYR
izs him. We don't want anything to do
with such fellow. Why can't he keep
qIlct, teach bis school in tho wav he
thinks best, and let US do the came 7
We will get through The four months ell
right, aud draw our salaries with th re-
gaisrity Of government clerk But il
th!s correspondent Goss on in this way
he viii! get the people interested in The
matter, sna after a time they will de-
nand that an honest eqIivslcnt be reu-
derei for the taxes thay pay, and then
~a will al have 30 work hsrlsr, soc ?
But this very restless and disagreca-
bic person having taught s. most sue
cessful school IS ia patrons will ,esti-
fly, is Sill Dissatisfied with thu results
he has reachai. lie inoHs that there j
something better AMI graurcr beyond,
rna rs la mounts tue ladder, step bv
step, he wants 10 soc others climb 70
TOO. Therefore sc he learnR, he preach
ea, esd we. though convicted Of our
shortcomings. are yet un willing 10 be
come converts to his View, and being
unable 20 produce any gument 10 70,
tuta theu. We 4, the only thing lott in
our powcy-wc nag our wise heads aad
scof.
At los5t his is thn way i; strikes one
who d!-ppsea o! The suhjec; thus briefly
at present. but who in esenest of his
readiness to discuss il ct greater length.
signs himaei: EESURGAM.