Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-04-11

~ superintendents Of the several coun.
celve the sum OF 81 per school per an
mum as travelling expenses in yisldng
said schools, provided In no case shall
superintendent receive expenses for
entitled TO money expended for post
age, stationery. freight and express.
The trouble with our school system ~
that there is too much disposition to
load II with steeples. domes and cor.
nices. when the foundations are man..
festly insufficient. This has long been
the case. Nobody hears Of appropria.
tlons for the betterment OF the teachers
aud children OF the primary schools.
There Is woeful lack OF room for chill.
dren In those grades, and whenever
there ls any money 10 be disposed Of
II is applied TO the upper end OF the
sysicm.--New Orleans Plcayune.
The question OF the short skirt for
teachers is still being occasionally agi.
,ated. The superintendent Of the New
Haven schools has recommended that
all the teachers wear short skirts The
year around on the theory that The by.
gienic effect viii be good. The author.
tiles Of El Paso. Texas, have gone II
step farther, and prohibit teachers from
wearing skirts that touch the floor. The
subject Is one that seems scarcely
worth all the attention that II has re-
ceIyed during the last two years.
In the spelling book and Its proper
use seems to rest the hope OF the com
Ing generations of Spellers. Yet too
many of the spelling books now In use,
though Offering to the young student a
bewildering variety OF words. are
thrown together on no recognizable
principle. and afford no opportunity TO
the pupil to discover relation be-
tween his lesson and his own attain
ments. The aim In some books seems
TO he TO bring In as many difficult
words as possible. But the ability to
spell difficult words counts for little un-.
less they are 10 be used In ones own
composition. There In no use In an
ticipating In the elementary school the
wants OF the man Of forty. II need not
cause n shudder II the pupil should be
unable TO spell more than small frac
ton Of the less used technical and difii.
cult terms OF science. These may bide
their time. The pupil cannot In any
case master them all. What is import
ant In. that he form the habit OF spell
ing accurately the words that belong
TO his range OF thought, and that he
con.inue the process when he ad-
vances to the higher studies. To the
objection that many pupils who leave
school early often assume responsible
positions In later life, and hence ought
/ TO learn the spelling OF unsual words
In school, the answer is easy. No such
prophetic method In possible. The ext
/ gencies of life are far too varied to en-
able the schools to foresee them all.--
! William Il. Mead. In Educational Re
view.
The true teacher is not chiefly con-
cerned about his salary. This Is an i'm
| portant Item In his list Of necessities,
and he Is not likely to receive too much
Of 1t, II he Is true teacher. School
directors are not given to extravaganza
OF this kind. But salary Is not the most
! important thing In teachers life. 1t
Is more important that he be conscien-
lous In his work. The teacher who
puts his conscience In his work will sue.
! ceed where others fail. II In no other
way he will succeed In being at peace
with himself. The palnstaking, con-
scientlous teacher Is apt to give each
pupil the attention which he deserves,
and so secure for each one the best
fruits Of his toll. He win necessarily
make each scholar feel his interest In
him, which will inspire pupil to do his
best. TO get each pupil to know his
own weakness and to remedy 1t; to
bring each pupil to the point of doing
his best; to enlist every energy of the
child In the tasks to be done--this is
work which has no money valuation
The true teacher cannot measure the
amount of his work by the size Of his
salary, but will do whatever is neces.
sary, and as long as 1t is necessary for
success, He who gauges the amount
of his labor by the size Of his salary Is
mere hireling, and unworthy Of a
place in the ranks Of true teachers, A
high ideal, and conscientious work are
essential to every one who is worthy OF
being called eacher.-American Jour.
nal of Education.