The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-10-04

OF q teacher, Win proper Illness III
other respects, should be the guaGe
by which 10 regulate his salary,
otherwise, favoritism might creep H.,
aud the favorite get the zig school.
Let not tue money be stored for un'
warranted purposes ; and each gen
Grafton will take care Of it's own.
There is a certain degree Of knowl'
edge necessary, to ably conduct a
school. No teacher to day, knows
who he will be called on 20 teach
tomorrow. The school may bel
primary to-day, second grade to-
morrow. Every man who pays his
full taxes is entitled to his full share
Of privileges. II he throws away
his opportunities, his be the loss
In schools Of large attendance, many
minor details, are left out with
fewer scholars, explanations and OK
empli6catiops multiply themselves,
Fix one standard for pay ; employ
competent teachers, and see that
they do their whole duty. Invite
discussion, as to systematic methods;
choose from among the various the
cries, and make these methods, obi
gatory and uniform. Discard Inc
briefly, where 1t intcsferes with
ones duties as master !; and such
moral obliquities, as may creep in to
the school room. Let not school
teaching degenerate, thus becoming
like uoudoo characters ; but pay ade-
ouate salaries, and like fish to the
bait, or leaves in vallambrosa, COM
potency and enlightened methods,
will drop in. Frequent change OF
masters, is always, the result OF
small salaries +; for though q man
may sometimes, work for his board,
he will do so just SO long, as he finds
nothing better to do. There is an
unhealthy idea, taking hold of the
faculty. That is that it cost more
to live in town, than in the country,
!, aud that teachers there ought to be
better paid. Our Board may find
some trouble in the diagnosis, and
II would suggest by way Of parenthe
sis, that a dose Of good living in the
country, costs about as much to 6
farmer as to a mechanic, and other
trademcn in town, if work and pay
are fair measurement.
:. One word in behalf of Schoo
Teachers-Where an employment
requires an apprenticeship, of three
; or FIVE years the usual pay for worl
done, and emanating from the hant
, of one who has thus prepared him
E self, is about double if not quadru
pie that of an individual, doing Oh
E binary work as laborer. | opine
. that school teaching. in its prope
q isense, esacts something more thai
;. what is necessary to deal goods from
;, behind a counter, or to run a 60,
:, eminent shop and to return to hi
+ apprenticeship or scholastic course
p let me resume the comparison. TIL
apprentice boy gets generally 70
!. the first one Or two years his boar
and clothes. later, a little pocke
n money. The school boy on the col
trary gets nothing during his prepal
O alton, his preparatory course gene
it orally much longer, and .jer, ve'
o few, with the cessation, growing OF
of past and present public schot
d systems, ever attain a degree. {
Of proliciency, without more OF lc'
d cost to their parents or guardian
Now the common laborer, on pla.
to tations, have for years past, bee
Unfinished commodious houses, FRI
of rent, say eight dollars a mont
to ratious worth four or FIVE dollars
n. month, wood free of charge an
d. without stint, say a cord a mon
he with team to haul it, worth thru
1u dollars /: with wages ranging fro
Oh fifteen to eighteen dollars, al