Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-12
The Oneida Township Patrons Meeting

| MEHITABLE.
The Oneida Township Patrons Meeting
The converting of the patrons and
board of the school districts OF
Oneida Township which vas held
Saturday, October 9Th, 1904, at the
school house at Oneida under the
supervision Of Couh.y Superinten-
dent Joseph was a success in at
tendance and interest.
The truths CLEANED by our pen
ran something like this:
School grounds should be kept
free of cockle-burrs, sand-burrs,
mudholes and other noxious things.
The teacher should take person.
al interest and deem it her duty to
look after the keeping of the
grounds.
1t is the law that the boards shall
set out six trees per year until the
required number to give sufficient
shade be in thrifty condition.
School grounds might be beauti-
fed with flowers was also advocated.
Suitable play grounds were en-
dorsed and games etc. considered.
The subject of the Rural School
was ably presented by the County
Attorney, who also instructed the
audienco r-sS-aing the compulsory
school law. Childr..-srom seven 70
fourteen years of age to atruaa ,.ll'
to sixteen consecutive weeks begin:
ming the LIST Monday in September
and not later than December first.
Mr.. Cloud briefly considered the
criticisms of the school system Of
Iowa that were being published in
Eastern periodicals.
Carloads of teachers are leaving
Iowa annually to engage their SER
vices in other states that pay higher
salaries. Some teachers are getting
all they are worth; some more than
they are worth; and some less than
they are worth. The best teachers
do not always seek the highest sal
aries. One teacher will fail in one
district and succeed in another.
Different conditions of districts de-
mand different kinds Of teachers.
| One patron thought the good
teachers sought the small school OF
largest pay and the poor teachers,
the left overs" took the large
school with the poor pay. But this
was not final as several statements
were made which coun.erac ted it in
general, although it is presumably
true in some instances. The at
tendance varies with the many
changing influences of district pop
ulation with its fluctuations.
/, Seek the college or university
] graduate was advocated, and, pay
J, we'll the one who fits herself for her
work etc., which enthusiastic state
!, ments were as promptly scored by ;
member Of the meeting who asked
) what proof has a director that tn
one who holds a university diplom'
r will be any more successful as ,
teacher than possibly those VIII
! hold but second or third grade Ger
} tifcates?" This side of the arg,,
/ ment was SO conclusive that tn
: chairman declared it matter of ex
pertinent at best. Salaries of teach
K ers in Iowa are less than in othe
: states. There is more illiteracy il
3 our state than in some others
l Oneida pays her teachers less thai
It othef townships in Delaware county
}. Wages ought to be raised. Diret
o tors and patrons should uphold tn
r hands of the teacher. Patron
Q should visit the schools oftener tina
: they do.
vi There should be harmoniou
II adjustment of all these question
IS that>were so we'll presented an
e ably discussed and this can only b
% brought about by parent, teache
1t and pupil which form the trinity {
education, working together.
b, Morality, temperance, honest,
3 industry, sobriety and all the virtue
IS should be taught by every teacher
N said one paper, "and every hon
70 should inculcate these things in IL
Of lives of their children SO that thu
" would not go to school to see no
70 much meanness they could do al
10 develop into young men who cou
in be bought for mug of beer or
n cigar"
Id Prof. Kelsey, Messrs Joseph al
1t. Cloud and Miss Lien of Manchest
We attended the meeting.
a w. e.. Moss of Greeley read
to paper.
an Mrs. Huftalen and Miss Klec
sft ner were also present from Greele
he Mrs. j. U. Rector read par
ut that ought to be printed, read, a
to learned. 1t was excellent.
his Mr.. Marmon an ex-teacher es
by mated that at the salaries teach,
it" are receiving they could possil
ley lsaye forty dollars for their yel
re