The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-02-07

teachers for life in the same man
ner as to lawyers, doctors and othel
learned professions.
lS Do they take into considera
tion that teachers have no time tt
attend to any business of theil
own except Saturday and that in
winter that is a very uncertain
quantity in this northwestern
country? And that they should be-
paid such wages as will insure
hem against want Or distress and
warrant their continuing in the call
ing Of teaching exclusivly. That
is the way to have the best schools
in the country.
10 Don't they know that the
teacher must be at the post of duty
at all times, ram or shine, whether
they feel like going OF not:
20 And that in poorly ventilat.
ed school rooms where children are
huddled together. the foul atmos.
phere makes teaching a very un-
healthy one?
81 The law relative to the pay.
ment of teachers wages is all right
with one very serious exception,
and that is: Instead of the school
allowing the school treasurer
to pay them upon the direct
Or's certificate that the teacher has
taught IL month or term as the case
may be. it obliges the teacher to ira
vel around over the township to see
first the school director to get the
certificate, second, the clerk Of the
school board and get an order on
the treasurer, and third, the chair.
man of the board must sign it also,
then the teacher must take that Or
der to the treasurer before he can
get his money. Most 81. this run.
ming about is generally done on
foot, because teacher as Il rule art
not able to own.a conveyance.
Imagine the lady teachers taking
Il ten or twelve mile walk every
month in the winter season of OAK
ota. 1t is simply one Of the great
est hardships that is imposed upon
teachers to say the least
II the flamers Of such laws
would take into consideration that
they owe to teachers their ability t.
assume legislation, l think that they
would as discharging debt of graf.
itude make such laws as would bt
of convience and benefit to them
rather than q drawback and imped
iment.
The bitter experience Of the last
winter, should have taught people
that they gill a very important Office
that they assume IL very grave re.
sponsibility in the care Of the child.
rem attending the schools, and that
no obstacles should be thrown in
their way but that they should be
aided in every manner possible ir
their good works.
Eor it is fact patent to every
one, that the intellectual and mat.
erlal prosperiety Of the people de
pends on the faithful and patient
efforts of the public school teacher
The teacher molds the character
and trains the intellect of all ouI
lawyers, doctors. preachers anc
states sman.
In the school room and under the
guidance of master hands every
flrst-class artisan in all the mechan
ical employments Of the age took
the initial course Of study that Ell.
ables them in after life to achieve
success.
There is not II printer nor IL mer.
Chant, or in fact It business man OF
any kind, or a farmer who can lay
any claims 70 intelligence and edu.
cation who does not trace his sue.
cess and mental culture right back
into the school room. Hence pro
pose as an education loving farmer,
one who his tine future welfare OF
the rising generation ut heart first
last and all the time, that it is as
little us we can do to pay our teach.
ers better wages than they are re.
cieying now, in order to enab, G
them to more fully equip themselyt .
for the noble profession IN which
they are engaged,
For let us bear in mind that how.
ever much wealth we may accumu.
late in this world we cannot take a
farthing with us when we leave
but we leave our children.
Shall we leave them in Ignorance
because of a penny wise and pound
fool;cl, rnl;ox, +ou.r1 tho;r %, 4.