The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-28
ONCE AGAIN
THE JUNTO CLUB
The Reporter Returns aud Gives an
Account Of the Last
Meeting,
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The laNysr Doctor Teacher Nswhaut aud
labOrer Discuss Then Lie Di-
plomaS Considered by
the Cluh.


has not gone out Of existence, as might
be supposed. The cause OF the inter.
ruption IN the series of reports was
the absence Of the member who re-
ported the conversations for the As.
torian. This member having returned.
the reports will he continued.
AZ the last meeting NJ the club there
were present lawyer doctor u
teacher, a merchant and a laborrr
Did you notice" said the doctor.
addressing his remarks 10 the teacher.
that the state normal school at Mon
mouth has just turned out forty.cight
graduates. each holding life diplo-
ma " Yes, what of IL" well. IL
seems to me that Il Is unwlsr for the
state TO issue life teachers diplomas TO
the graduates OF the normal school. "a
Is done now The diplomas. IA | un-
derstand H. are given to every gradu.
ate regardless Of the ability a teacher
may have, aside from the mere ability
to pass examinations
Then your understanding of the way
our normal school is conducted IL sad.
ly At fault The graduates OF that
school are given special instruction and
practice In teaching. and the student
must attain the required standing In
these. as we'll as In the usual studies
OF a curriculum. II a student shows
lack OF teaching ability In the model
school OF the normal, diploma will
be refused"
But know many graduates Of that
school who make poor teachers"
That may be true. but no more can
be expected than that some win fail
in their chosen profession. think |
can recollect a few doctors who come
far short OF being successful. and there
are not 80 many doctors az teachers
to be noticed" h."#r
But what wanted to get at. was
not so much an objection TO gradual
ing the student, but II seems 10 me
that they ought not to receive life d.
plomas. Let them be given state d.
plomas emitting them TO teach SIX !
years. and then II they prove TO be
successful teachers, give them life d.
plomas."
That's my idea" said the lawyer
And have no objections" added |
the teacher. "and yet what have you
accomplished by giving the six year dI- |
Dloma? Any teacher who has held a
state diploma and has taught the re.
luired length Of time will receive
life diploma. successful or not success
'ul 80 II amounts to the same thing"
1T ought not to be so; the county |
superintendent ought not. TO recon-
mend any teacher 10 the state board,
or life diploma, unless that teacher
has been successful"
That II true enough. but II you were
county superintendent perhaps you
you'd not find It so easy to refuse TO
recommend an applicant as n success
ul teacher. II takes a man with un-
limited courage Of conviction to with
tand the argument Of a young lady's
ears, especially when assisted by po-
itical influence OF an aggrieved father.
When you see county superintendent
hat Is condemned for not granting cer-
ihcates or recommendation, you can
est assured that he has been true TO
lis trust in the face Of great tempta-
Ion to be otherwise"
do you think II Is right to give a
ormal graduate a life diploma while
teacher who works her way up
through the vraious grades Of certih-
ates must spend several years gaining
he same end, when in a majority Of
ases the latter teacher is the more
apable Of the two?"
mo, I do not, and / have no doubt
nat the Legislature Of 1897 viii pass an
ct abollshing the life diplomas Of the
ormal schools, for that very reason.
he holder Of life diploma has many ,
MUST advantages over the teacher :
no works her way up. Even the nor
al graduates will admit that, and J..
icy viii quite generally favor
iange in the law which will give nor {
al students six year diplomas" =
''The whole system Of granting teach c
s. licenses Is more or less a farce
lyway, isn't It? There are too many :
achers and more being added to the
imber every year" =
mo more in proportion than there
e Of lawyers, doctors, ministers and y
her classes. You must remember I,