The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-01-12
The Pioneer Is the Best ldYsrtsinl
Medium West Of DeYlS Lake.


Medium West Of DeYils Ldks.
work Of the teacher 10 the rank 6fa pro-
fsssion. When the teachers Of our country
can lay claim to knowledge Of the scientif-
ic principles Of education. they will b -
mitted within the pale Of professional work.
ers. The work Of the county institute i diff
fsrent from that Of the reading circle. The
object Of heinstitute il to instruct tsschers
in correct methods Of work, based upon sci
entifc principles, while that Of the circissis.
or should be, means Of discovering the sci-
entifc principles upon which the ccrrssk
methods are based. A teacher who has pir-
susd course of staAy n reading sbeas
though II may hsve bssn upon only one suab-
ject-theory and prachcs' Of tssching
much better !quali6sd for course Of instrds-
tion at county institute than one who -
not. He 10 Is prepared 10 sccspt true meth
DDS Or dispute false ones. =. q s s.s.
Whom our teachers become feedin9 an1
thinking teachers. then the success Of euf
school work In the new counties b In . efs6E
measure assured. Now, W may talk ind
write about the great good 70 b derived
from our educational factors, bnt until ~
necessity for their use H. made appaxsnt =
some psrceptible form, littls viii - acoosa-
plished. All over this country teachsn ~
required to submit to periodical examins-
tions..if they wish to retain their positions.
think this should not be, but. while 1T re-
mains.the custom, we should: have oursxam-
liners incorporate in their lists . series o.
questions on the science Of education. A
knowledge Of unimportant dates and Of the
location Of unimportant places 10 vastly more
important to the candidate for certificate
under the present system too generally pur-
sued by our examiners, than knowledge Of
scientific principles.
.Of next importance after securing tho
services Of . good teacher II to provide
good building for school purposes. The 4
school boards and patrons VI our new coun-
ties are wonderfully generous FIN erecting
good school buildings and furnishing them
with hrst-class appliances. Frequently the
best building in lthe district .is the schco
house. The patrons themselves can live in
. taxpayer shack or dug-out, but the
school house must be,'made comfortable and
a ttractive for thcir. children. Their real IN
the school-work, especially in the line of
building;,..is commendabls... Yet, in:ny coun- 4
ty, csnnot..charge the school boards With
extrayagence.
One township is building three school
housss with $1,000, making . bosded debt n I
osS3 for each school. They get sufficient
furniture for about. SO per school, which.
they pay for by direct taxation. Another
township is.buading and furnishing . school
house. complete for 5000. Questions arc
asked continually regarding. organization,
and expect TO see in the next six months.
half the county Of Bottineau organized. into
School Townships. -..- .s ss
As the Reading: Circle, County Institute
and EducationslT Journals are great means
for giving us.s. better class Of fsteachers, %
the priyileges;ahordcd BY the bonding lsv. !.
are Of great help in Ithe erection Of school
houses in the new counties. The settler has
great many difficulties to. contend with,
without thesadditional burden Of direct tsx
70 build school house. You. may. bs pre-
pared to dispute the privileges and advan- !
tages Of issuing townsbip.. bonds in the oldss
counties, but in the new counties tits ds-
sided benefit. Without issuing bonds new
township would 10 deprived Of school rriv
leges for yeirs, until II became wealthy
'nough to erect and maintain its schools al
.ectly. @
Now I have considered briefly The txo
greatest hindrances to the success of ths
'chool work-unqualifed teachers, and a
improper appreciation Of To public school
system in soma districts. When these ~
've,come the new .oounties. will b on ~
road TO success. ss.