The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-02-17

Points " General
Intersst.
tConciudedl
II the teacher eau have the brighter
prospect Of reasonable compensation
aud prosperity before him tho charge
need not be made that scarcely any a.
bovo the mediocre make teaching a
lies business. It will not 10 thought
that any one knows enough to teach a
primary grade; that John ZONES who can
not succeed 10 any other business. can
each. II Seems to not that the teacher
viii be- considered more truly an officer
OF the public vhea whom TO treat well
aud considerably will be- public good.
This does not mean indiscriminate
personal pa,npering, but a recognition
OF the Office. which u 6lled poorly,
should be vacated Tor those Of real.
worth. You have all heard what josh
Billings had to say OF the district school
tearher; The patience Of job 10 no
where compared to that Of tho drlstrie,
sehool teacher. It is true that job had
pretty plenty Of blles all over him, but
they we're all q one breed aud tho sans
kind Of poullioe would put a head on
each, but each pupil il bile Of dliier.
ent brood and requires different kind
OF ponllice TO puta head on each ore "
The oiiice Of tho district school teacher
10 the most important ia the land, bo-
cause he edncaiep the country lads and
lasses aud l. IL IRON these ranks that
out best men aud Women come III tho
nlst he has douc hh pnri we'll. Yeti
should aay tliai rural patrons should 10
most Interested in doing everything that
eau DO done 10 make the "common
schools' the bost In tho land. VIVA,
makes the good school? VIVA, natos
the diiIaTsnoe in schools2 WIN you not
with mn say ;"tno ,eacheffs Thsn ,hs
,cachcs' . once shou.a W. nMea with a
teacher. f.--
The leaoherneods eood warssr Lsi VI
SOC what your teacher gets (, Say t6oper
month Tor S or 4 months in. the yeth-
$500. When was a boy attending die.
trict school, which did until q, the
teacher often boarded around, so that be
was at no expense Tor board lido not
know what to deduct III Utah nom his
salary Tor board. You wautyout teach.
er to be progressive hence must attend
twoor more institutes, associations, phr-
chase a library, attend some At State
Normal or University and live on
small sun az tho above until next fall
when another torn begins. Possibly
mex, fall the board asks him TO teach
shorter term OF At smaller wages. whom
lio is forced into competition with m
untried aedgling or some ono who lives
in the diatriotwho can read, write aud
cipher. lie applies for position else-
vhere aud does grand work or becoming
di,gusled with the iniustiee OF teaching
business. goosinio some other calling.
Teaching losesa teacher Of ability aud
promise. But what has become OF the
school IL your district under the pounds
ioolish" policy which seltles on a local
nyoiteg Tue rule il easily stated tho
exception ia good school. Even then the
2ud person must either move or got up
on loss than $500, / do not expect TO
be met by ole accord on this proposition
, that am going to make, but let useon-
, slider il. Conditions in Utah age not
what they will DO In the early Goth
century and tho reform this paper would
point che way to, will not come to pass
at once. The tronble now IL lack oil
funds. that lie personal experience
!, with mauy Of Us too. Suppose each
d district would have a teacher elected by
I. tho year, say At $500 paid monthly, an
d eight months term With the vacation
y under direction Of school board and
!, county supyrin'enden', ailerre-employ,
. meni. a system eonld be inyokb
Or whereby ,he teacher could attend scho
r. travel. putfue mappci'out course
q study al homs and all come back TO
! district and its homes maayiold.
M no, doubt 81, ior under such policy
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