The Magnolia gazette., 1886-10-01
ABouT the SUPERINTENDENT.

WI - = II +1+.f a
The following communication Is all
aressed to The GAzErrE by as competent
an instructor aud tsnoher as there ID ~
Ibis, Of any other couuty, With inssrnos
bions to publish or cast in the waste
basket. Instead of dong the latter
will say that the sympathetic and CONS
plimenfary uttersnces it contnins, ars
indeed grateful to me, and coming rs II
does from source that know to be
cnmpeteut and firmly believe TO be
honest aud sincere I most cheerfnlly
gisa 1t a place in my columns. THANK
him for the complimentary notice aud
testify my high appreciation thereof.
/ know not II other teachers agree with
hisn, but. I assure them all that truly
cnvet their good opinion, on my line Of
duty. While / occupy the position sf
County Supt. / shall trY to do my duiy
|faitkfuily, kaowinR at the same time
that I am bound to csoss tho pathway
of some. but trust they will all give
me credit for oons s,ientious discharge
OF duty.
Mn. EDrroR- Dear Sir. beg q little
space to say d few worlds. NOS so mnch III be-
half Of tile teachers. as la the ipterests Of
public ofhccr, who notwithstanding the
smAllaess ct his pay. has ever discharged his
dulies faithfnilytp teachers aud patrons Of
public schools. Iinsan our superintendent
II any member sfthe Board Of surervisnrs
had been pressnt at the examination of
| teachers In this cpunty on tho second Satur-
day of this month and had seen the immense
amount Of work left for the Superintendent
| to psfforn,, re do not hesitate to assert that
his svmpathiss would havo been fully enlisted
| for that officer. / have not received certif-s
cate and ID NOS know that. under the taw. !
am entitled toalcsnsc. Being tcauhcr |
havs no right to- complain. Teachers. it ia
generally nndorstood, ara alenc permitted to
srjey the luxnryot beng put to every imagin-
abie inccnvemcncs and exponse, an that for
the privilege cf being allowed to serve tru-
1 " grateful pnbic do not agres with the
superintendent that the standard at teaching
willbe raisedin this county By the present
sxantnntiois. NJ reaaens saay 10 briefly
stated as follows: First, think his examine
tions were moro lifieult and fir better tssts
LOT teAchera qua.ifca TONS; Soc
ondly. no tcachor, however conversnnt he
may be with the several branches Of study III
which be u examined, can do himself ample
Justice In . single dag.
Thirdly. IT wi iltake FIJI day 70 write an
swers to the questions as pronona,ls1. and
4 allow tho mind nc time to adjust itself to the
changes FROM branch to branch; ForrthIy. it
muat bc stimittoA b., everyone practically
Eaequaintnt with mental science, tinss tha
mind cnunpt 30 made crratc Mt win, bu.
that itmust act ~ith deliberation. and that
before Knowleiga cal: be properly retained ii
the tnenieiy Il must DO acted upon by appre
hrnsion. judgement aud reason; lastly.
couciude that our present examinations ssrvs
only as = test Of memory, when thu work i
Eerowded into single day.
Though the teacher may have trained him
4 self in expressing his thoughts SO as to hav,
gained nueh In the intercats Of concisenes
and cle@rnsss, yet no fnda that he has ssine.
but iittle time for rejection. fl were allow
! ed D few mlHutes to think conid, in mos
cases, cxpress In a few limos what nigh
otherwise consume an entire page and TIM
saye labor for orinyssif and materially lighte
the daties Of tho Superintendent, 1t shoui
be remembered that the Superintendent
dnties nrc not only increased butare mad
moro oneroua aud embarrassing than bs
! fore
II freely testify that In my experience
have never ss~n a Superintendent wl
laLored more faithfully to raise tho atandai
If tcaohing in his county than our Supcril
tsndcnt has don't.
"A TEACHER.