Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-03

| LUr your COuSlu6IdIIOn.
Il. Provide for a state board of ed
ucation of which the state superin-
tendent of public instruction shall be
a member ex officio. Have this board
prepare all examination questions and
| fix the standard of attainments for
/ certificate of each grade. Have them
inspect and mark all examination
papers, and decide to whom certlt-
icates of all grades shall be issued.
so. Have all examinations held on
uniform dates under the immediate
direction of the county superinten-
dents. All papers to be sent at once
to the state department for inspec-
ton, marking and filing.
3s3. Issue the same certificates now
provided for by law, and under the
same limitations, together with the
special Kindergarten, primary and
grammar grade certificates.
a. Upon expiration, all certificates
held by successful teachers may be
renewed by the county superintendent
issuing the same for a period cores
! pending to that for which it was
originally given; provided, that if at
ter five years successful experience
ally teacher had done satisfactorily
all the work required by the State
/ Teachers Reading circle, then a GER
tificate shall be granted of the grade
| tL en- held which shall exempt from
further examinations for a certificate
of that grade in such county; but if
after such exemption accrues a period
of one year passes without such per-
son teaching, five consecutive months,
then the exemption shall be at the
option Of the county superintendent
ts5. Every county superintendent
shall endorse for the full period for
which they are valid when presented
to him, all except third grade certif-
icates, and these he may endorse al
his option.
Sc. The board of examiners may in
their discretion accept the certified
final standing in a subject from any
Wisconsin state normal school, the
state university, or any accredited
college in the state in lieu of exam
ination in such subject.
cit seems as though there ought tc
be a good strong teachers reading
circle in Wisconsin. We have
state teachers reading circle, but il
has never received more than a half
hearted support A reading circle
ought to serve as a stimulus to pro
fessional growth, give a larger in
sight into the sources of general cul
ture, aid in the acquisition of tht
habit of self-directive reading, ant
lead to growth in literary and profes
sional ability and to increase il
teaching power.
There are seven state norma
schools in Wisconsin built AM
equipped at an expense of more thai
$500, 900, for the purpose of training
teachers for our public schools. The.
are annually closed for a period o
ten weeks at time, when there is ;
large demand for the training the.
are maintained ito supply, Judging
from the 1900 or more who are an
nually enrolled in the summe
schools of the state. If kept ope1
during the summer it would afford al
opportunity for teachers in the coun
try schools to attend these sessions
who from their necessities Nigh
never otherwise be able to avail
themselves of any normal school ad
yantages. Continuous sessions of tn,
, normal schools would be a helpful
factor in solving the country schoo
problem .
{ Then followed discussions on thes
subjects: The Mental Ideal, led by L
, D. Harvey of this city; the Mora
Ideal, led by John Faville of Apple
ton; the Physical Ideal, led by Caro-
, line Crawford of Stevens Point, Rich
i ard Hardy of Ishpeming, Mich; Ma
!, ture Study, Eva D. Kellogg Of Chica
: go and N. A. Harvey of West Su
) perior; Literary and Supplemental,
! Reading, by Rose C. Swart of Osh
| kosh and r. B. Dudgeon of Madison
President C. K. Adams of the stat
university gave a most interesting pa
) per before the college section of tn
association. He said:
i0C u0 IlOL LUl SCL UudL du OppOT
tunity for thing is not the thing it
self. Let us remember that Huxley
: far-famed ladder never lifted anybod,
to the skies, and that no schot
f house ever educated anybody, how
ever costly in it's construction, ant
however decorated with flowers an
engrayings and mortgages. Let u
also remember that no school system
however deliberately articulated ane
adjusted and fabricated, ever made al
educated man or woman.
Il think it ought to be said that ;
most serious danger is that the public
generally will exhaust itself in tn
mere preliminary opportunities for
good and great work. Is it not true
that many a town has expended SO
much for buildings and for other ma
terial outfit that it has felt obliged so
| to reduce teachers wages as to secure
! teachers of only inferior grade? De-