The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-12
educational Department.
ID. ii. HUNTED, EdItor.


This 10 one Of the most important
ponths Of the school year. Az many
f the schools Of our country com
lIasncs on the Hrst Monday Of Sep
tssmber, teachers for those schools will
ss,s engaged this month. 1t is neces-
barry that the school board o! each
district take into consideration the
heeds Of che school under their caro-
Ind to employ . teacher suited to do
their work for their particular d strict.
Some districts need teachers who
have had considerable experience 10
teaching, and who have excellent
qualifications 10 respect to the
scholarship.
One who has never taught and de-
sires to teach will be obliged to COM
mence somewhere. II is necessary
that those who have not taught will
hnd schools suited to their ability.
II We would have q suficient number
Of experienced teachers and those we'll
qualified to teach to supply the schools
Of our county, some Of the districts
will b obliged to pay better salaries.
We have acme districts that pay
their teachers we'll, and We have seine
that bsgrudge even q small salary to
one employed to teach their children.
II no district in the county would pay
less than thirty dollars q month TO
any one for teaching, and il all dis
triots were willing to pay more than
that amount Q month to teachers
worth more than that, there would be
IN induOsmeut to experienced teachers
70 come to our county from other
counties and help along in the edu.
eationsl work Of the county. We have
some experienced teachers, living in
our own county, who do excellent
work and are willing to improve pro.
~fsssionally.
A forty dollar teacher should be
paid forty dollars . month. A thirty
dollar teacher should be paid thirty
dollars . month. A person who is not
worth thirty dollars . month in
sehsolroom should not be employed 81
any prios.
Il 10 much better to have three
months school taught in any district
By . teacher worth fifty dollars I
month than TO have nine month";
shool taught by . teacher wortl
twenty-five dollars . month.
We have set the standing require'
for persons to obtain certificates II
this county at q reasonable grade. /
10 our purpose TO hold tothst standar'
and 70 grant no certificates to any on
who win not attain to that standard
unless 1t becomes necessary to do s
In order that schools may be supple
Of inferior qualifications on account Q
low salaries.
Every director that inquiries for
teacher asks for one who can COVER
veil, one who can teach we'll, and on
who has . good certificate; but wo ri
sorry to say that many are not willir
to pay. what . teacher Of the kind d
sired ID worth, and ere unwilling
employ one Of inferior ability or do
reluctantly.
II is high time hat teachers
employed 10 oil our schools who q
teach the common branches thoroug
~.
1t would put an end to the nee,
sity Of parents being obliged to SO
their children to . boarding sch'
for the purpose Of obtaining such
structions as should be given them
the district school. On account
low salaries, irregular attendance, a
other evils the people do not get
benefit from the public schools Il
they ought to get.
A few more subscriptions to I
North Western Journal If Educati
are necessary ia order that q few mt
books may be added to the cour
teachers library. Every school boa
should subscriber for the North We
era Journal Of Education.