The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-05-22

hear the young man was Charged with
Burglary Hagins was trying to get
him to Plead guilty of his Charge
Mr.. Hagins seems to want him to
Plead guilty whether or not the case
although it would be great satisfac-
ton to Mr.. Hagins to plead guilty.
I had forgot the young Lady up
stairs Minnie Roberts She is in good
health and great spiret she claims she
weighs one hundred and fifty Pounds
now Mrs Cherington has flied her
out with new dress containing nine
yards after the Jackson fassion Bask
aud Skirt She says they are dressing
her up for Court She says it is raj
nice she braggs "a great deal about her
new clothes got in Jackson Co Jail
The Boys ON our side is in good
spirets Grant Watkins is in good
spirets after taking shave he is rails
ing a pare of mushash William John
son wears the Burnsides Greorge
johnson is got his hair cut and wears
heavy mushash whiskers we would
write oftener but we get scarce Of
Paper Please send me one of the
News Papers
GEORGE JOHNSON.
"WhOm the Shoe Fits, Let Him Pat
1t On"
To the Editors of the Standard:
Please insert the following, taken
! from "The National Normal Expo
nent:" S. +. WHITE.
Summer Normals are being organ
lied over the whole country. The
leading teachers in every county
think there is young fortune in such
undertakings, and issue their circulars
accordingly. Many of these local
schools are worthy enterprises and
conducted with genuine desire to
benefit their communities They will
meet need, too. There are always
young persons in every county who
cannot, from their circumstances, alb
sent themselves from their homes
long enough to attend large and we'll
established institutions. Better a
great deal that they should avail
themselves of the opportunities af
forded by their local Normal, how
ever temporary and experimental it
may be, then to remain through the
whole vacation utterly separated from
their co-workers in the profession.
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always better than isolation.
But there are some county normals
which are not worthy the support Of
teachers on any grounds whatever.
Their managers are scandalous law
breakers, and every session of the So
called Normal is a demonstration to
the young teachers of the county that
the laws can be violated with i'm
punity. They are in their very ma
ture organizations for the dessemina-
tion of vice and immortality. We re-
fer to the County Normals in Ohio,
which are conducted by County Ex-
aminers for their profit. The law dis
tinctly forbids that Examiners should
have any interest, or share in pri-
vate Normal. The ''hold" which Ger
tain Examiners have upon doubtful
candidates, it is we'll known. can be
computed in dollars. Such Normals
are practically black-mailing institu-
tions. The law looks upon them as
such, and proscribes them accordingly.
Teachers who attend them are con-
sciously or unconsciously participates
crininis They share in the crime Of
their examiners, whether they intend
it or not. By their attendance they
either confess they wish to improve
their chances for certificate, or they
are willing to encourage their Exam
liners in an illegal undertaking. The
whole influence Of such a Normal is
inherently immoral. That they are
permitted anywhere is a curious and
sad comment on the virtue of not
only teachers of the community in
which they exist, but of the people of
that community.
But such Normals are to be con-
demned, not only because of their
vicious moral teachings, but because
Of the damage which they infict upon
the profession in the county. We
know personally of many teachers
who. while they may not have defined
in their own minds very distinctly
their moral responsibility in attend
ing such local Normals, are very clear
as to the effect which their non
attendance would have upon their
chances for certificate. Experience
and observation teach that attendance
means a certificate; non-attendance,
no certificate. The moral question is
accordingly held in the background,
but the certificate made sure of-not-
withstanding the fact that they could
have gone abroad, availed themselves
Of the instruction Of celebrated
teachers, and Of surroundings which
in themselves would afford broad and
thorough culture, in word, prepared
themselves in every way more broadly
and thoroughly for their work-and
all at less expense of time and money
than they suffered at their home
blackmailing Normal.
Thus is the advancement of teach
ers and so of the schools of q county
obstructed by school officials.
But private County Normals are
not the only ones which damage their