Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-02-24
Some Pertinent Suggestions From the Com
mon School Superintendent
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mon School Superintendent.
n the Editor OF the Interior Journal
With your permission should like to
occupy little space in your valuable pa
per, with few suggestions to trustees
and teachers OF the common schools Of
our county. II will not be long till the
former should be making diligent inqui.
~ as 70 who will be best suited to teach
the coming term in your respective dis
trcts. Not whether or not the applicant
needs the school; or whether il would be-
convenient for said applicant TO teach
the school, not that you can get Sd and
80 70 teach for the public money, or per-
/ haps add a month or tSo go the legal
term; but 1t will soon be time for you
/ TO see that the services OF one can be Sc
cared who is not only provided with a
certificate from the county board of ex.
stniners, but who is in possession OF
those qualifications that will fit him to
be of importance to be taught; one who
is capable OF properly managing a school
with as little friction as possible under
even adverse circumstances. III the re-
yised school law, which has passed the
Senate, becomes a fixture (and | think
it should, there will be ample time af'
ter the first examination of applicants
for rtifiactes, which will be in June in
lieu OF July, as the law now is, for al
contracts to be made between trustees
and teacher. Then az IN, 10y 20 doipl
part of the teacher vino fails 10 secure q
proper certificate will be avoided. AS L
the teachers OF Lincoln county, | an
glad to be able to say that they are, as |
rule, taking more genuine interest il
school work that comes under their i'm
mediate control than was the case few
years ago. Many are taking advantage
OF the vacation by attending some goot
q normal school. Others are taking a reg
T ular five-months' course in some goo,
academy or college.
t. to be a success must not stop at the ex-
! piration OF the term for which he ha
been employed; neither need one ex
pect 10 teach successful school b,
q teaching those things only that are ioun,
! in the common school curriculum, bu
L should be able to give the pupils en-
trusted to his care an ample fund OF gen
I eral information. The child can no long
e er afford to he kept in ignorance of tn
D rapid advancement that is being made il
J. this day and generation in almost al
e branches OF industry, literature, arts AM
y sciences, political economy and in fac
!. all that goes to maze man or womai
d practical as well as theoretical in thi
p. life. trust that the time has com
r when trustees as well as teachers vii
I consider the interests of the children
II over whom they may have control, c
q far greater Importance than individua
5 preference or favoritism.
d In my honest opinion the future great
e ness of our country depends largely W
on the proper conduct of the commo
;, school system, for through that channe
e of education only can the masses b
e reached. Then il this government {
8 ours, which is the pride of every Amer
II can heart, is still to maintain it's free il
l. situations, is to have its governmental a
l. fairs administrated by those who ar
e and will be chosen by the people TO aC
minister the affairs OF government, W
/, must guard with jealous care our com
o mon school system, remembering that I
Q the poor as we'll as to the rich the door
,i of our public school buildings are opeI
e ed and all are invited to enter withou
e money and without price.
|. Let us all remember the old adsge tn,
'f There is no excellence without labor
e And again, remember that it is the dut
n of all trustees to create as far as possibl
in their respective districts a sentimer
II among the people, 80 that they will vii
d ingly conincide with you IN supplement
,. ing the public funds sufficiently 80 a.
Il equip each school building with sue
e necessities as will enable both teachs
d and trustee to get the most good from
little judicious outlay of funds in til
% name OF the districts.
v w. F. McCLARY.
! Virginia is still the mother OF states