The Columbus journal., 1895-10-09
Hrs. e. A. Brindley.

Mrs. .Brindley is making a popular
candidate. She is not neglecting her
business of teaching school to elec-
tioneer, but is keeping right along with
her regular work. 1t is not necessary
for her to tell any stories either-her
life in Platte county since her early
youth tells what no mere campaign talk
for effect can do in the way Of cOnvinc-
ing fair minded people Of her ability to
conduct the affairs of the office Of super
intendent of schools of Platte county
What is needed in that Office is. a
scholar, and one thoroughly informed
in methods. Of imparting instruction.
Besides this, a superintendent is under
obligation by reason of the duties OF the
Office to ''visit each of the schools Of the
county at least once in each year. to ex-
anime carefully into the discipline and
modes of instruction, and into the pro-
gress and proficiency Of the pupils, and
to make record OF the same. and to
counsel withteachers and district boards
as to the course OF study to be pursued,
and for the improvement OF the instruc-
ton and discipline OF the school; to note
the condition of the school house and
appuftenances thereto, and TO suggest a,
place for new school houses to be erect
ed, and for warming and ventilating the
same; and for the general improvement
of the school house and grounds: to
promote, by public lectures and teach
ers' Institutes, and by such other meaDs
as he may devise for the improvement
Of the schools in the country, and the
elevation OF the character and qualities
tions OF the teachers thereof; to O'cOnsult
with the teachers and school boards. to
secure general and regular attendance
of the children Of the county upon the
public schools"
In the above paragraph alone, (which
We copy from the law there Is a large
field for useful work, and it is by no
means all that the law expects and re-
quires OF the superintendent for his
800 month.
1t is not necessary nor becoming In
our county superintendents OF schools
to pass the greater portion Of their time
at the county seat, when: it is we'll
known that they do not visit the schools
there, and We undertake 70 say for Mrs.
Brindley that she will make the Law
prescribing her duties, her rule Of con-
duct in that and every other particular.
We ask our readers to take note now OF
the above important functions and du-
ties OF the superintendent as laid down
in the Law, and after MrA Brindley lis
we'll along IN her first years work give
us your opinion of what she is doing to
earn the money that. Platte county will
be paying her.
The people Of the United States
learned long ago that there Is no sex in
| education. By far the greater number
of teachers Of the country are ladies
and their employment during the las,
forty years, not only in the public
schools, but also In academies, .semina
ries, colleges and universities, as we'll al
superintendent of private and public
educational institutions, has been fully
justified by the work they have done
and the progress they have made, I'M
precedented in the worlds history, dur
ing the same length OF time.
There is abundant reason to believ'
that where lady teachers, (eminent To-
good moral character and teaching abil
ity, - in Nm. Brindley's case). ar
selected a county supefintendents, the.
give excellent satisfaction.