Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21
Our School.

ME-. fDiIOE-.iuSDie tistt kfiOHs any tH!nS aLOui
schools or school teaching, knows that in order to
DE successful as school teacher, 8 person must
be possessed Of mid disposition, with good de-
gree Of firnlncss, Of an even temper and literary
at;ainments superior TO those of any of his scho-
lars. lie must be able TO answer readily and cor
rectly any question that my b. asked him by any
OF his scholars in regard to any of their studies.
If he is not able to do so, his scholars will be
quick to learn that fact and just quick to loose
respect for him teacher. When teacher has
lost the respect Of his scholars, in that respect,
more than any other, the sooner he leaves the
school, the better it vii! be for both himself and
his scholars II school is NATURALLY inclined to be
Obcdient, after il has lost its respect for its teach
er, it will become insoent toward him and DISC
be0ient, which will be real injury to it, aside
from the fact that it will idle away its time and
learn nothing. 1t will regard its teacher, and cor
rectly too, ro5bng it Of its time labor, trouble
and money. The School Fund Of district belongs
to the children of that district, ana when teacher
takes of that fund without rendering full equiv
slent. he robs the children of the district to that
extent, and unless teacher is faly competent to
fulfil! his contract in respect to them, he can not
render full equivalent therefore, say he not
OHis roDs vi ti!nS, t!OaOlc anu LABOR.
but also of their money. In order that scholar
shall make advancement in its studies, ii must
take interest in its lessons ard in order that
shall take interest in its lessons, it must have
full confidence in the ability of its teacher to liz
stTuct il correctly. Otherwise it will not, neither
can il be expected TO take an interest in its work
In view of the foregoing facts and no Of even
ordinary intelligence will deny that they are self
evident facts, is it just, either to the scholars who
attend the school, or to the parents who pay their
money for the maintenance of the school, for
School Board to employ teacher whom they know
to be incompetent to Gil the position for which
they employ him. In this country, where
schoo! facilities, at best, mcagre, we should
have the very best educators get for the
money we able to paw, that our children may
have full benefit of what opportunity they have to
acquire an education. 1t is wrong, entirely wrong
that our more advanced scholars shonld be com
PEELED to l.av" school, AS they were year and
half ago, because of the incompctcncy OF their
teacher.
am surpr scd 1T tho action Of the School Board
in engaging Mr. Grocniykc as teacher for the com
ing year in TIC advanced apartment Of orr school
when they are well aware OF the howl Of jaiigna-
non taat was raised, not Only DI prcnts. Dat also
by the more advanced scholars OF school,
year ago, when it was understood he had made APP
plication for the school another year. Nearly, il
quite ali the parents of the advanced class said
that if he had charge of the school they would
keep their scholars at home, they had done no
good for the last six months of the last year he had
charge of the school, on account Of his incompe
tcncc Now after the same scholars have had an
additional year of good advancement, do not see
how the School Board expects Mr.. Grocndyke to
instruct them for another year.
Good teachers can be had for the advanced de-
partment if the Board will take thu trouble to
look them up, an incompetent tcachcr will do
more harm to Il school in three months than the
best cducator overcome in year. Let us have
good teacher or none at all.