The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-09
Eighth Grade Examination.

From the School Journal:
The February eighth grade county ex-
animation will take place on Saturday, the
oath, at the following named places: Hazel
ton No. 1-center school, New haven No.
CLARK school. Henderson, Fairfield No.
Zone mile west of town hall, Venice No.
4-center school, Corunna, Burton, Du-
rand. Bancroft, Pittsburg, Laingsburg,
Byron, Morrice, and Shaftsburg.
Every teacher having pupils intending to
take this examination should, II possible.
attend the examination with them; but
every visiting teacher should take seat In
the front part of the room at reasonable
distance from the pupils writing. and not
annoy or embarrass In any way through his
over-zeal for his pupils, those conducting
the examination. This may seem a rather
trifiing thing to speak of and 1t may also
seem to be rather an arbitrary arrangement,
but judging from various little complaints
that have been made In the past, 1t seems
quite necessary to be very particular about
the manner of conducting these examina'
tions. l shall not hesitate, upon proper
complaint being made, to throw out the
papers of any pupil who receives I'M
auth zed assistance from visiting
teacher or undue aid from an examiner. If
any question needs explanation In order to
be properly understood, one of the ex-
aminers should explain it to the whole class
at once, so that there will not be even an
appearance of favoritism.
1t is desirable that as many teachers as
possible who are personally interested
should be present, for two reasons.
A pupil feels more at home in the pres
ence of his teacher and is inspired with
more courage.
Visiting teachers can see for themselves
that the work is conducted impartially and
thus prevent some pupils who fail and who
wish to explain how 1t happened, from
being able to say that other pupils passed
because they were helped by the examiners.
This complaint has been made two or
three times IN the EAST. 1t may have been
true and it may have been imaginary.
Both examiners should not leave the
building for dinner at the same time, and no
pupil should be allowed to write on ques.
lions in the afternoon that were given out
in the forenoon. All papers should be
carefully collected before dismissal at noon
In other words, with Shiawassee county's
efficient corps of teachers, believe have
right to expect that those who are APP
pointed to conduct these examinations will
do the work in careful, unassuming, and
business-like manner.
Two of the greatest causes of the political
corruption that we hear so much about are
the spirit of sel6shness that rests in the
human heart, and the incorrect and even
vicious principle that every act of political
or public duty must be rewarded by some
special favor from those in authority who
have been personally affected directly or in
directly by the performance of that act. II
then we ever expect to do away with this
corruption, we must begin with the boys
and the girls of today to build nobler
citizenship for tomorrow. We must teach
them by precept and example that it is
noble to fight ones own battles of life, to
do right for the sake of right and not for
the sake of personal gain, and to respond to
duty's call for the sake of the whole nation
and the brotherhood of man and not for the
sake of one selfish individual in that nation
and that brotherhood.