The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06

erS give new varieties trial as last
as they come out. Most of them are
unsatisfactory and it appears that
such an extensive firm as the Hanch-
etts confines itself to three varieties
the ''Warfield,'' Enhance" and
third, the name of which has escaped
me.
Home-Made Teachers,
A newspaper the other day indicated
that there was some sort of ''educa-
tional trust in Wisconsin-that dis
courages any talent except Wisconsin
students. Mr. Harper Of the educa
tional department tells me the stat
utes Of no other state in the Union
are so liberal and just when it comes
to considering the qualifications Of
teachers. The laws of Wisconsin relat-
ing to the certification Of teachers SIM
ply require that a teacher coming to
this state from colleges, normal
schools, etc. outside Of the state shall
possess the same scholarly attainments
that are possessed by the graduates
of colleges and normal schools of this
state-nO more, no less The situation
IN this state at the present time shows
records in the state superintendent
office shows that more than 60 diplO-
mas, certificates, etc., granted by col
leges and schools outside the state
have been recognized by the state
board Of examiners since last Decem-
Der and the holders of the documents
have been placed upon an equal foot
ing with graduates of like institutions
of this state, so far as the schools OF
the state are concerned. The presi-
dents of at least three Of the seven
normal schools in this state have come
from other states. Four-ffths of the
members of the faculties of at least
two of the schools in the state, if not
more, received their education in
schools other than those of Wisconsin.
The city superintendent Of Beloit,
Superior. Oshkosh, Chippewa Falls,
Eau Claire, Stevens Point, Marinette,
Mineral Point, and Racine are from
outside the state.
There are some forty-nine cities in
the state having city superintendent.
In many of them, but in none Of those
Hamed above, the city superintendent
does not teach, but merely acts as a
secretary of the school board, receiv-
ing for his services merely nominal
sum. This showing would hardly lead
strong evidences Of trust in re-
gard to school matters so far as these
superintendent are concerned. One is
surprised to learn of the large number
of responsible principalshlps and posi-
lions as assistants that are not filled by
persons prepared in Wisconsin schools.
This statement must under no circum-
tances be construed to mean that be-
cause of the large liberality shown the
schools of this state are not equal to
the schools of the same kind in other
states. Indeed, there is probably no
state in the Union where the school
work is so closely correlated and regu-
larly systematized as it is in Wiscon-
sin. From the common district school
to the state university the graduation
is easy and natural. But two states,
New York and Pennsylvania, surpass
Wisconsin in the number Of state nor
NAL schools, New York having twelve
and Pennsylvania eleven normal
schools, for population of about g.
100000, while Wisconsin has seven for
a population of 100000 New York
has one professional student in the
normal schools for each 1,150 of popu-
latiOn, while Wisconsin has one for
each $50 of the population. The num-
Der Of graduates from the normal
schools and state university in Wis
consin is about 700 each year, while
the graduates from other reputable in
situations would probably swell this
number to 1000. The character of the
Wisconsin schools is OF such high
grade and so we'll established that no
word need pc said in their defense.
with the large number Of thoroughly
equipped school men and women with
in the borders of our own state, it
would not be strange if the number
from outside were comparatively
small. On the contrary, however, the
number is unusually large, and care
full and unprejudiced investigation of
tho factr in tho 90 so will nEinco anu