Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-01-07

than S26 per month. .................
Number receiving not less than S26
nor more than $50 ..... .....-... -.-.........-.
Number receiving notles than S3l nor
more than S3o.-......- 4
Number receiving notices. than $50 nor
more than S4U 3
Number receiving not less than S4l nor
more than $40.
Number receiving not less than S46 nor
more tnan S5O
Number receiving over $50 per month.
The new laws relating to graded
schools and the certification OF teacher,
are of interest To us. There are in the
county eight graded schools of three oil
more departments and three schools o.
two departments. The schools at Colby
and Unity being connected with higE
schools do not come under the provls
ions of the new law. The school al
Schofield did not comply with the pro
visions of the law respecting the quail
ticatioDs of its teachers and is not list
ed as a state graded school. The
schools at Mosinee, Edgar, Stratford
Spencer and Athens will rank as grad.
ed schools of the first class and will
draw three hundred dollars per year
aside from the state school fund income
The schools at Norrie, Fenwood and
joint district number one, towns Oh
Easton and Wausau will draw one hun.
dred dollars as graded schools of the
second class. These schools are now
subject to state inspection and the couD-
ty superintendent shares with the state
department authority to supervise and
direct the grading and equipment OF
the schools.
After January lst, 1902, ali applicants
for teachers certificates must pass an
examination in the elements of agricul-
ture. After July 1st, 1902, there are
additional requirements for second and
first grade certificates.
Chapter 800, Laws of 1901, requires
each county superintendent to divide
bis county into inspection or examina-
ton districts of not more than four
towns each if the number of schools ex-
ceed one hundred fifty He is further
required to hold each year at least one
examination in each inspection district.
sad at least three others at intervals OF
thSae months, two of which shall be for
first and second grade branches. The
number of districts may, with the con-
sent of the state superintendent, be
modified if the local conditions require
it. This law, if strictly followed, would
give Marathon county eleven eXamina.
ton districts, and would require at
least thirty days of teachers eXamina.
tions. With the approval of the state
superintendent | have divided Mara
thon county into six examination dis
tricts:
District No. consists of the towns OF
Franzen, Eldron, Norrie, Plover, Har
riSon, Pike Lake and Ringle.
District No. consists of the towns OF
Easton, Hewitt, Texas, Wausau, Yves
ton, Marathon, and the village of Mar
athon.
District No. consists of the towns OF
Mosinee, Kronenwetter. KnowIton, Der
gen, Emmett, and the village of Mosinee
District No. consists of the towns Of
Rib Falls, CaSsel, Vein, Cleveland
Dav, and the village of Edgar.
District No. consists of the towns 81
Spencer, Brighton, Eau Pleine, MeMil
Ian, Frankfort, Hull, village of MeMil
Ian aud the east ward of Colby.
District No. consists of the towns of
Holton, Johnson, Halsey, Rietbrock
Hamburg, and the village of Athens.
In my inspections of schools have
found two very striking things to which
wish to call your attention. The work
of the graduates of the Marathon Coun,
ty Training School for Teachers is fan
better than the work of those who have
not had special preparation for the pro
fession of teaching. During the year
have had the assistance in the vista
ton of schools of two different normal
school institute conductors for short
periods of time, and the difference in
the school room work found in the
schools of the training school people
and the unframed teachers excited
much comment from them favorable to
our county school 1t is refreshing IL
note the clean cut, progressive work OF
the training school teachers With one
or two very notable exceptions they
are doing and have done remarkably
good work, and they are repaying sey.
eral times over the money we have in
vested in them. The best recommen.
dalton that can come To the educational
work of this or of any other county
must come through the statement that
the schools are IN the hands of thor
oughlv competent teachers. The old
fashioned notion that the teacher
makes the school is in every sense true.
FadS and senseleSS experiments may
for a time give us reputation of being
progressive but our true educational
progress must come through putting
into the schools teachers who are able
to teach wisely and develope in our
children that sterling character which
builds up true American citizenship
There are in charge of some schools al
the present time persons who should be
dropped from the teaching force. They
are time-ServerS. Their Sole interest "a
the work is centered, on the value of the
school ordel coming Ia them every
fourth Friday. They have education
enough 10 pass the required eXamina-
ton aud when you give them credit
for that fact they have credit for their
whole worth As true educational as
set their value is nothing The money
paid to them is woeful waste of pub
lie funds There would be more real
profit in paving them Il salary 10 keep
away from the schools. Ii they We're
washing dishes or piling lumber their
successors might be teaching school.
1t takes time 10 weed out the teachers
who do not give foil value in return for
the money invested in them but il
should be the business of school officers
TO see that no new teachers are admit-
ted to the ranks until their worth is
known. The old failures will either die
or get married In time and If We closely
inspect the newcomers we will be safe.
The second striSing feature of school
conditions is found in the splendid
equipment af the Marathon county
schools. With very few exceptions the
local boards provide readily everything
needed for good work. Indeed some
boards have carried their enthusiasm