The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-04
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Editor Register
Wemean the following brilliant
ccruscation Of genias which up
peared il the last issue Of the Ma
son County 6asite We are anx.
iouslhasit may meet the eyes Of asI
many Mason county teachers as
possible, and therefore reproduce 1t
in full:
aGo Slow
aMr Editor. | see in your last
issue a statement that 1.-THE school.
teachers 10 lhisend Of The county
are talking strongly Of a Teachers
convention 10 nominate a candi-
dale for Superintendent ofschoolsp
Is not thisrather a pfesumptious
move upon the part Of the EN-.
ployes Of different Boards Of Edn.
cation in the county, Now, would
itnOt be more modest to leaye.tbis
matter lothe patrons ofthe schools,
and not to an association Of teach.
ers2 Heretofore the teachers only
took the part Of common citizens,
which Of course was alright. Mr.
John L. Written seems To have
been the only teacherin the county
who had the manhood and courage
to offer to run against the old Sup
erintendent. Bat the verdict Of
the people show that they can
manage this matter without the
interference Of the theachers."
r.
What do you think Of it, fellow.
teachers. lsay fellow.teachers, for
happen tobelong tothe class here
spoken Of as talking Of holding a
convention. as not this rather a
presnmptious move on the part Of
the employees Of the different
Boards of Education in the county,
Perhaps, Mr.. F., it looks that way
TO you for the reason that it is to
your Interest to make it appear so,
but to the majority Of the 100 in.
tclligent teachers it does not look
quite 80 presumptious. The class
TO which F. refers is without quest
ion the most submissive one which
belongs to our social system. The
State abolished life certificates, nor
nal diplomas, exemption certif
Gates, fixes salaries according to q
certain percent. arrangement, tax.
es them $40 or S12 annually TO al.
tend county institutes, grinds them
through a yearly examination yet
they quietly yield submissivelY to
all, and now F., who doubtless de
sires !ore.pay MI. John L. Whit
ten for services rendered during the
recent canvass, asks them as a
body to become a nonenity, while
he and a few of his calibre decide
who shall oversee our labor and
control the school policy Of the
county for tho next two years
Will we doit2 Not if We possess
the daring, Mood and courage
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Why does he not suggest to the
Ohio Valley Medical Association
the presumption Of its members in
not allowing the "people" to name
the presiding officer who shall rule
over its deliberations2 Why does
he not ask the Presby terians, Asso'
Citations, Conferences, &C., Of the
several religious denominations to
leave to the "people' the preroga
tive Of deciding what Minister
shall preach the Gospel to them
the next year. Uuless F. is an
"employo"of the Board of Educa.
ton himself, the lowest grade
teacher in The county has vastly
more interest in the selection of q
Superintendent, than he. Why
notH The wages Of every teacher
depends upon the grade of certif,
cate which the Superintendent
awards. He too is the medium Of
Communication between the teach.
er and State Superintendent, in
many instances selecting the in.
lsLruclOr INV recommendation in
the Institutes, and decides points
Of law which most nearly concern
the teachers vocation. Then, F.,
it you are q teacher, no longer "go
slow" but run that you may read.
If not, make yourself known that
Mason County's corps of teachers,
among the foremost in the State,
may consult you as to their best
interests.
"But The vcrdic! Of the people
shows that they can manage this
matter without the interference Of
the teachers" The verdict of the
people rendered in blood, more
than a century ago, decided that no
more shall there be- a union If