The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-07-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

MUNsON Ross, of Amigo, is III the CITY.
DIR. SCHwEICHLER returned to the city
this week.
THEODORE KERsrEN Esq, of Chiffon
was in the city yesterday.
P. J. ROONEY of Kewaunee was in the
city a few hours on Monday.
T. P. MILLER has started on trip
through the east and Canada.
JOHN ScHRIHARDT left for protracted
visit to Germany on Saturday.
GEORGE GUYLEs reached the city from
Norwood, Mich, on Friday last.
Mrs. ALBERT WRIGHT of Chicago is
spending the summer with relatives in
the city.
J. S. ANDERSON has gone down TO the
old State of Blaine to attend the G. A.
r. rennion.
HENRY HINRICHs combined business
with pleasure in trip to Milwaukee and
Chicago this week.
CARL MILTNER of Milwaukee, manager
of the Miltner Opera Company, was in
the city on Monday.
Nh. JOHN SIMS left on Monday for
Madison to attend the examination for
state teachers certificates.
CHARLES LULING and Clyde Sedgwick
who lately graduated at the north side
school will attend the state university
next year.
CONGRESSMAN RANKIN has appointed
Julius Prochazka cadet to the naval
academy at Annapolis. He will receive
his examination next September.
G. E. PATzER will not attend the State
Examination this week. His severe i'll
ness of last winter seriously interfered
with his studies and an extension of time
has been Justly granted.
NEXT Monday school meetings will be
held throughout the county. This is an
occasion of great importance. On the
action of the people depends the future
of their children. Where good teacher
has been found during the year that
teacher should be offered inducements to
return for the coming year. An increase
of salary will bear lightly upon tax pay
ers, will keep desirable person in the
profession and will result in the advance
ment of the school. A niggardly course
Oh the part of the people drives persons
of considerable capacity and natural tact
from the business of teaching. Thus it
is that the calling is an unstable one.
Teachers themselves are also to blame for
having their profession temporary, Did
they enter more earnestly into the spirit
of their work a niger public opinion
would be created in their favor. The
system which allows boys and girls to
engage in the training of children is also
a great evil; but it can not be remedicd
at once The iiberality of the patrons
of schools, the stern resolve on the part
of teachers to put soul into their work,
and the improving OF the system by re-
curing professional training before en-
gaging In the instruction of youth are all
badly needed to elevate our schools and
make teaching a permanent calling.
However, let it not be understood that
the writer believes teachers are all poorly
requited for their services. The average
teacher is amply compensated. He enters
his calling when he could not demand
equal wages in any other field and he
retires often before he attains the most
elementary knowledge of his art Surely
such party should not complain at the
remuneration he receives. The gist of
the whole matter is, that where teachers
are good, wages are low and where teach
ers are youthful novices, wages fully equal
the service rendered.
THE writer was not present at the
graduating exercises on last Saturday
evening but words of commentator have
come from those who were so fortunate
as to be able to be present. The program
me was so lengthy that few exercises