The Mena star., 1898-06-08
Normal Resolutions.


 Dubiished:
 The citizens of Arkarsas have set apart S10, ,00O for the maintenance Q normal schools in all the counties of the state. This fund is for the purpose Of improving the teachers profession, thereby enabling the teachers to give better instruction to the boys and girls entrusted to thelr care, and it is right that the citizens have the benefit of their money.
 There are great many who call themselves teachers, who would vir- tually rot the state of this fund Their desire to impose themselves on the people by asking for schools when they do not manifest any interest in the Normals, paid for by the people, and thus they would rob district of the benefit of Normal trained teacher
 In addition to this injustice, they desire to take the funds that are to the credit of the district in the public treasury, they ask the people to em ploy them to train their children when they themselves set the example of taking no training. They do not at tend the Normal schools that the citizens are supporting, and still they have the effrontery to ask the citizens to let them teach their children.
 The result of such teaching must be 
 similar to drawing for water at dry we'll, If they excuse themselves by saying that they do not have time to attend the Normal would not our directors be entirely justi6able in tell ing them that the children of the district do not have time to lose their opportunities with quackers. Even If man feels that he would not learn anything at the Normal. is he not under an implied obligation to his pro- fession to attend the Normal school and give his ideas to those who are not so competent? But the truth is, that it i is the most incompetent who seek to evade the Normal. The teacher who is | iCdCHCl ID lOhhSA db hio POSo 'o|h bAAy in this school, and daily learns some thing new. Such fragrant injustices have been practiced on the boys and girls of our state till the legislators have been forced to take the matter in hand and give us, at least, partial protection.
 The Normal school is intended for all those who expect to teach in the public schools. and it is bu' simple l justice to the citizens of Folk county that those who teach in these schools take the Normal training that is given them by these citizens.
 Today there are less than ten teach CTS who hold legal county license in | Polk county, and directors will do we'll to know whom they employ to teach their children.
 In behalf of the boys and girls whose interest the directors are sworn to protect, teachers siiouId be demanded who have had this training, and there. by give equal and special privileges to none. The poor mans child is as much entitled to Normal trained teachers as the rich mans child. Do not allow yourselves, Esaw like, to be cheated out of your birthright The law is so arranged that those who hold license must attend the Normal or their license is revoked. It is not in the province of the county examiner to continue the license of those not attending.
 The superintendent of public in- struction says the law and not the county examiner revokes the license of teachers who fail to attend the full time This is just law and the people have perfect right to demand its en- 1 forcement. In other profession men do not consider the inability of man to prepare himself for his work. When we want a physician do we ask whether he is a poor or rich man? Whether he needs fee is not the question. the question is, is he com petent. If he is he takes medical l journals attends medical associations and is in touch with the world of physicians, we naturally conclude that he is competent Yet, there are un- | trained teachers, who come here to practice on the helpless child's mind. where the highest of Gods creation