The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-17
Some Things You Should Know.

AS the time is here when most II
the schools are openings few things
known might save trouble. The idea
has crept into the minds of some par
ents aud consequently into the minds
of the children also, that teacher Is
kind Of cipher" without power or
privileges.
Now there are just two points about
which | desire to place you right
First, that teacher has a right, given
by law, toSuspend pupil for any Of
tense which lie, the teacher, may re.
gard as grave enough to justify such
action. Itshall be the duty of the
teacher in such case to notify the
trustees Of his action, whose duty II
shall be tOat once investigate the nc
tion OF said teacher, and If they find
he has done right shall confirm said
suspension for two weeks. II at the
end Of this time the pupil suspended
returns and makes promises to be
good, heSlall be admitted to school
Otherwsehe shall be expelled indef
nitely uruntil he promises, and keeps
his promise, to be good
But some one asks, what must thu
teacher dolf the pupil suspended re
fuses to stay away from school? ]
answer, have him arrested for inter
rupting The school and If necessary
sent where he must stay away.
Now, lctus look at the justice Of
such actions, /, for one, do not think
much Of the old idea Of thrashing pu.
pills into subsection. / want to EN-.
ploy kind means just as long as pos.
sible, butln some cases thrash them
genuinely.
II these fail. as they do many times,
why have the life Of the teacher made
miserableand the balance of the school
interrupted by daily troubles with
large boyo two, and failure as a final
result, when the expulsion OF such
will bring immediate and permanent
relief? There are parents in Harri.
son county who have no control Of
their children at home but are the
ones who make the most noise II a
teacher tries to correct their children
at school, Society demands that PEG.
pie shall respect its rights. II your
child goes to school, THERE'S demanded
of it decent regard for law and
order. lfyou have notso raised your
children athome as to insure good be.
havior upon their part, the law pro.
videS for the protection Of others by
sending them back to you.
Second, that teacher has no right
to punish pupil is u mistake. The
law plainly says that a teacher shall
have the same control Of the child as
the parent, AS l said before, l do not
believe in thrashlrg much, yet / do
think it highly necessary, at times,
and the only thing to relieve the stu.
alton.
l hope that no parent will be so mar.
row as to have a teacher arrested, but
IL they do, have this to say to the
teacher
l have but little respect for the
teacher who will confess judgment
and pay a fine, or to leta Justlce's court
be the last resort. l donot know why
it is, but very few of the cases tried
by a justice Of the peace results well
for the teacher. But on the contrary
in every case, so far as know when
the matter was brought before judge
of the circuit court, the case was
speedily settled in favor Of the teach.
er. A hint TO the wise should be SUI.
ticient.
To the teachers, wish to say,
trus5 that you will all enter upon your
duties feeling the very great respon.
sibilities that rest upon you, and that
all will endeavor TO make the greatest
success possible of your work. Let
nothing pass that will aid you In your
work. Be not content with doing just
what you must do, but II possible do
some extra work. You will lose moth.
ing by so doing.
Above all things let the Reading
Circles" be organized soon. And In
connection with these the district
Round Table.
Yours for good years work.
NJ. b. NEWTON,