The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29
COUNTY supERINTENDENcY
Prof. r. B. Teiuick Would be the Right
Man for the Office.

Editor Reynodsville STAR:--The |
me for the election of county superin-
ndent will soon be here. The sever
candidates are making their rounds |
nong the directors, and someinterest
beginning to be felt in thu matter.
his is we'll, for our public SCHOOLS need |
4 the attention we can give them.
hey are none too far advsiced; neither
re they in too high statof excellence,
that thy have been
,arcely visited at all II the proper of
Ger for the last thee or four years;
also ghat our teachers
ave not been givel the time and at
ention they shout have had in exami-
alton. But thb aside. The Office of
ounty superintndent is not sinecure
Or some man Sho has about come to
he "end of his line" as teacher:
.either is ian Office in which he who
lol5Sit ou,ht to do as little work as
'ossible aid then spend the rest Of the
me presumably in doing nothing;
Nther g 1t an office to be handed over
Some friend because that friend may
BILE to do something for me in re-
but it Is an Office that requires
undivided attention il he dis
Yes his duties anything like faith
md we'll. The county superinten-
slcharged, among others, with the
lg duties, viz, to visit the
lsee that certain branches are
,examine the teachers, grant
:, les, etc. Paragraph CCXLII
laws and decisions, page 230,
jail be the duty of county SUI
-, lnt to visit, as often as practi-
= .Neveral schools of his county,
lthe course and method of
and branches taught, and to
t.JPiirections in the art of teach
and he method thereof in each
Nol, aslo him, together with direc-
and cntrollers), shall be deemed
lient 'pd necessary. This is the law
mater OF visitation besides the
ion schools demand visitation
couny superintendent. In the
districts many of the teachers
aoutl much experience and there
pys nPre or less of them just be-
pe A lsit from the county SUI
oraNtA giving directions as to
oraiccises, arrangement OF pro-
wouI 'thods of discipline, etc,
ers terially help such teach
failur@se always more or less
of thess ur teachers: but many
fairly sT might and would be
ed in tbeS..o!hey were strengthen
business 4 ,}ces by the one whose
face of theNawls'nem' NOW IN tne
facts how ca IA view Oh 'nese
vass on the srouta MAXI ms can
with the teacher oo' e'po''uene0
board will ons,, scretary of the
itation? Such G.! purpose vi Vis-
receive a vote te ought not to
tors who bor country direc-
school at heart. Oh ''e 0o.",'9
most careful supervIo Iois neou 'ne
who is not willing to f'u 'n 'ii"'i
tho woa.ha., W ,ut and brave
no business with the o, '''o'n ''"'
perintepdo,, county SUI
friends or son q "gued by the
thls office ought to com '"'es " '""'
who has had long yearA .""s ,I ''al
ana who has reached a RI ~. 80 ~,
what is in that argument "o"
mar. has been teaching 0"
Teen years therefore the
Jefferson county are undeS, -,
tendent W. -, VI oou usuperin
Winslow township who has o'' :
Republican ticket for yeaI, w. w.
been fairly successful in a.. 'o -" '
precinct ~, hiIeha,s :" caing tn
for nonin~rion ~ VI 'ne didate
-. worLcr-iil the ro,I. ""s oeea goo
ers of the o.. ""u thebre tn
Z under obligations 10 ~ ~ IN
Tess. The argument M, III
Pth instances. Granta ,sa ta