Telegram-herald., 1886-06-11

That Pen and Pencil Business
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That Pen and Pencil Business
7 To th- EllloE of lae rs-EeAAN-HEEALD.
take great Interest IN ta- arlicesl read Boz gour
f paper concerning orr scheo-s Please .et me say
F q sord in rep.s o. @. b % and in behaif OF our
F Board ot Elaetrou. o.. b 60. meauous some 90
+ enc evils connected eltn the management OF our
schools ald fa-u says ~Our Board seems r0
f be- .tansilg around a.rh their hands folded aud
/ saying ue canaor h-lp il" Nou ! would like O.
+ knou on ehr authority such o. statement Is maize
f 3 an noE am-aaoero of the B1ar1 and am ia uo
Fay connected is.th il bui feel Indignant and
imfe.lei Ca have las Say ll behalf 0i The board
F When -lra charges are made. know thai the
majority of tae iaemoerso oi oar Board of Educa-
GOO aaFe nof lhe.r hAuls folded hltare earnestly
wurziug lrm drterllluation o. reform the
abuses I'D our school system would advise &.
30. aua elher- wl1 are nntn- fault e.rh our
bnari of Lilrst.Hl ra thoroughly investigate
matters to attend tne mecrus. 1f tue Board and
sre Nlat really being done. How
active Interest in school matters. h0n many az
Them suuF even N men oar scuoo. election occurs.
or N1o are elected member, of -le Board Most
oi tne parents in oar clty say quietly away from
tle polls and permit those who have neither
e-IeS uor clIll -o rlu rae election ana become
memher- 1i tne Board sag Oh YOU fathers aud
motler Of Grand nap.ds. % there are abuses lu
oar sfnie4s % l- yuuf taul- ID tuc Board Of
ElICttl0u is refll,s iu duty it Is your fault.
if our resclers are not lp -o ihe marx it IS your
iauiE fou do nos manifest sufficient interest in
these mhtter 30 d, rare that auy OF sar fathers
aui uoflers attend the meetings oi the Board or
confer Wltl tll encourage BE-. mcmt,r~- This j.
ail wrong Z imagine chat 10 is no pleasant task
lp fl-HA fle dates ot d -cnu1l trustee 20 give
Hur. enemy. thought and .laru. earnest Wurk.
altlHuf rrlllu luerlrluu. with little praise or Com-
meldsrlou for what sou do. olt sIth abundance
llen. again. every member of rhe Board has h.s
private r.l.ine-s .o attend to and every hour oe-
to.ed To- tle work oi Che Board is so much time
given b ere Plniif without Thought uf compeusa-
ton aud Win Che majority of the members
every hour IS valuable notwithstanding
this. know several me mbers who
have. tlrug the past fees weeks
given yearly their hole time t0 the work of rie
Board and tley have done ir willingly free
anl instead 1f cen,urc aud fault finding they
merit tlf hearty thanks au1 support of every
flt1eu Cor their determined efforts o. reform
aa0-es iu alt elevate t1r standing ol our school
system. We have some 1rst-cIls- men on ihe
sustain tnem encourage tnem and work with
them Che Gue HiI very soon come when fle
wrongs oi which sd many complain viii be
rgn-ed.
As t1 che natter ot pens. pencils etc. II which
o r. 40. complains. tluS the writer is entertain
'ls wrong Idea The fact ], every teacher IS
simply aelug. iu rhar business. as CLERK for the
-lperinteud -af and whatever pr.nt there IS in
fnts Store Seeriug goes into the pocket 0f thaf
indiVdiai lhe articles are pgt IN csarse ot the
different principals and she distributes them to
tHe tesrler- ludcr her aud these teachers sell
them t0 fle pupils. Every teacher ha Go account
to ler praart. every cents worth She receives
and fne principals mus. iu Che same way. ace
rlunt .u tnr -lrerutend .ut lt frequently hap
fans tasf pupils forget or neglect CD bring their
pennies 900 ..r a'hcntr s 'uut tttt amount aud
in t.c roar-. 10 t1e year these uIlt. amount f0
ns InC.gslierahie sum. 80 tnat fhe fa0t is the
.ler- instead af pe seflrE pr SIS nearly equaI
-' Lneir ftItr't- are cersfn- af au absolute Joss.
anf 10 tae same tI1e hsee added tothe.r lrigols
lita ine fi,s and a9tner oi Constantly pediHng
uHI's ft1tls gr1-f gers. efe. TO futir pupils and