The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-30

Westgate, Gusta Schmitt, Louis Leven-
hagen, Mabel Smith, Florence Grover
TRAINING SCHOOL. GRADUATES.
Zeralda Buerstatte, Matthew Fitzger-
aid ..Hilda Halverson, Mary Holfeltz,
Adolph Kazda, Theodore knutsen, Ag-
mes Olson, Margaret Stephenson. Hilda
Terkleson, Guy Thompson. John Deehr'
Alma Gustavason, Alma Hansen, Ma
bel Jacobson. Georgena Knudson, Myr-
tie Mosher, Mabel Pankratz Anton
Strouf, Sidney Terkeson, Carl Wer-
necke Torval Tollefson.
With every passing year we need to
be more in earnest about educational
work
Most gratifying improvements have
been made in many districts during the
past year. Beautiful modern school
houses have been built in district Nos. q
and in the towns of Kossuth and New
ton. A new one is in process OF erec
tion in it. district No \ of the town OF
Franklin These are models for other
districts
Many buildings have been reprinted,
hard wood floors laid slate blackboards
purchased, wood sheds erected, school
yards enlarged, outbuildings replaced
by new ones, in the latter distinct I'M
provement has been made. But com
I,l1 10, III. m
there is still much to be done
1t is worth while to make the school
buildings more than comfortable and
heathful not only are the pupils ele-
waited and refined by beautiful surround
ings but they unconsciously respect and
80 protect the things they admire
Every effort made to improve and
beautify the school and surroundings Is
heartily commended by every broad
minded man and woman in the county.
Let the good work go on.
The country schools are in some re
spects the most important in the entire
school system. In q district school
taught by an efficient teacher the young
pupil has chance of hearing recitations
of the older classes and the remarks OF
the teacher AZ to many things quite be-
yond his class work that is apt to awak-
en- curiosity, arouse interest, stimulate
inquiry and afford knowledge
More than onehalf of the school popu-
lation Of Wisconsin are attending dis
trlct schools, and if history repeats itself
out Of these will go a majority OF the
men and women who are to be leaders in
thinking and doing in the state and
nation
These schools should be taught by the
best teachers it is possible to secure, for
it is manifestly more difficult to teach a
district school with its numerous classes
than II grade in the city schools But
an efficient teacher services cannot be
counted in dollars and cents. No ont
can estimate the value of character and
intelligence; morality and brains are
priceless
The average wages paid to teachers il
Manitowoc county is not what 1t WAS .
number of years ago and there Is NJ
good reason why it shall continue t.
be so. A majority of the people are moi
opposed to IA just taxation liz school af
fairs.
The plea that our school is n small
one and therefore we do not need goot
teacher il n weak argument indeed
Each and every child entering schoo
needs the best kind of training tina
it IL possible to give.
If Won have good teacher keep him
nor ought few dollars increase in pa,
stand in the way Of his retention
II YOU have a poor one, let him 90, r
and neither relationship, friendship, no
fayoritism should count The publ
schools are not charity institutions 70
beyond the teacher are the children
for whose benefit alone the schools ar
. erected and maintained,
One of the factors that tends to max
or unmake the teacher il the schoo
, board
When board ~ unit will sustain
teacher and uphold his authority on a
occasions it must be poor teacher in
deed tina. cannot succeed
I Boards must stand by the teacher
I they do not wish to undermine hi
@ power for doing good, they must SUI
tain even if they have to strain a poiu
to do it Any board that will listen
faulttnders and chronic grumblei
4 and allow these TO influence its decislo
had better resign and give place
. others who have little more gra
n matter in their spinal columns
n Boards should be especially watchfl
+. and helpful when new teach,
takes charge of the school.
The teacher also needs the hearty c,
Il operations of the home
! If parents could know how II lack ,
a intelligent sympathy on their par
!, wheh difficulties arise, dshearten I'll
n teacher and encourage the childre
: in wrong doing it would no doubt be
! pleasure to them to cooperate with ii
teacher
The great need Of today, greater TIN
ever before, is that children shall
we'll governed both M home and schoo
that they be taught truthfulness, no
4 esty and uprigtness.
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