The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-01-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited by
l.. O. BRUMFIELD, Lockport, La
THE BETTERNENT OF TIFF
RURAL SCHOOLS.

IehH ItIo1t tllt tSVutI'SlH
Association at Galveston by State
Supt Preston of Mississippi:
..TI,e hope Of the nation is in the
country schools. In them are so per
cent of our pupils. They held within
their I'm tue vital population that
produces strong physical fiber, that
perpetuates the activities of life at the
close Of this century. How can we
ioiu and make the Iural schools more
tttectivc 2 Give hettrr pay. The peo-
ple never become seriouS in any, en-
terprise until they pnt money into it.
The fundamental proposition is the
investment of mor money for the Il
u%cation of the country districts. We
can bring that about by making our
selves more competent. The teacher
who is imhued with the proper spirit
and takes hold Of the elements of sue
cess and works with ali his heart, a
lift mp so as to make the people res
pond. They know that tile mind is
the immortal part and are anxious to
cultivate it. We ourselves must rise
to the true dignity of orr %osition, fill
ing hearts with enthusiasm and earn
estnesS. The country school teacher
who discharges his dnty is as worthy
of loror rs il president of Il college.
Neve. he satisfied. never cease to con
time your efforts. The teacher who
does NOT grow is unworthy Of the
country school and OF any other.
The teacher must rise to the occasion.
to t!ie demand Of The time. mn>t saw
her money to reinvest it in herself to
the ~hetternenr of her mind. The
need o! the Soutli in education is mon
ey, but to obtain the additional funds,
we must rise to the standard of Il trile
teacher. 1t takes effort, persistent eff
fort to accomplish growth. We can
put forth this effort to accomplish
growth. We can put forth this effort
il we are cnnsecrated. In the name of
Heaven. of Liberty and of four eoun
try lets give TO all n chance of educa-
ton. 1t is the duty of Il teacher to
rescue from illiteracy those on whom
poverty has LAID its hard hand. The
country school is the vital question of
the day. The city school is equipped.
We need the help of the country teach
ers themselves, of The colleges and
normal schools and the strong men at
the Lead Of city systems. County su-
pervision is a good thing. 1t will not
do it oil. We need in every county
five supervising principals. We need
directive force. Until we get that,
progress will be slow. We ought to
make of country schools that which
will develop the boy to be a good man
and our girls to be good women. salts
fed with the environments of home"
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
We begin this week the publication
of the questions given in the late par
ish teachers examination with our
answers to ame If we give any an
swers which You do not think correct,
let us hear from you. You have as
much right to cypress your opinion as
we have ours besides we may be
wrong after all. We give these ques-
tiOns and answers in the Educational
Column, because we think they may
be a benefit to some ore.
If you have any other questions you
would like to have answered, the Ed
ucationai Column is at your service,
and will do the best it can. If we are
unable TO give a satisfactory answer,
perhaps some of our readers Will kind
ly answer for US,
ARITHMETIC.
1. If a man sold a horse which cost
1928 1-5 at a loss of $l0f. and IA COW
which cost 1873 at a loss of $50 ]; what
did he receive for both
Ans $146 1920.
2. A grocer bought 1885 lbs. Of So
gar at &c he sold ga of it at Ole,
and the remaider at S4-10c. How
much did he make or lose
Ans. $1.5444 gain.
3. A grocer sold tea at l %32-1OOcts,
below cost and lost 73oIo what was
the o S of the Tea ?-1Scts.
4. l invest 1910 in a business that
pays me 1885 month. What annual
rate of interest do l realize on nv in
vestment g-Ans. 1864.
5. Extract the cube root of 24I, 14O,-
625. Ans. 625.
6. Of a 60 acre field 80 was planted
in corn, 5 Z of the remainder in wheat,
and the balance in oats how many
acres were there of ach
Ans. 49, A. in corn, 333tb A. in wheat,
131 A. in oats.
Z. If a ladder be placed on a house
Soft. high, resting II it. from the base
of the house; what is the length of the
ladder
Ans. 37ft. the length Of the ladder.
8. a certain sum of money belongs
to A, B, {, and d. What is the entire
sum if A owns /, B 10 ITO aud ID
1869 4?
Ans. AS part &205. BIS part S164.
C's part $50. DIS part 1869.
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