The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-11-03
EDUCATIONAL.
By w. e. LARSON.

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visit to the schools that it would be very
convenient to have some way of com
municating to the teachers of the county
items of general interest and suggesting
various methods and devices For tha,
purpose this depai tment is opened. II
will be the aim to make it az practical
as possible to the teacher, the school
officer, the parent and .ne pupil Let
it be understood, however, that the
ways suggested in these columns are not
the only ways; therefore, if any teacher
has any practical suggestions to give
that have been found good, send them
in. Let us help one another and make
our schools the best possible
Next Tuesday is election day, but it
is not II school holiday. The following
is the statute on this subject
Sec. 459 School Code. Twenty days
of teaching shall constitute school
month unless it be otherwise specified
in the contract, and all legal holidays
except the day of any general election,
occurring on school days shall be counted
although no school be taught; but school
taught on legal holidays shall not be
counted for two school days, and no
Saturday shall be counted
Teachers, can you not arrange TO
have an election on the afternoon of
election day in your schools What is
more practical than lesson of that
kind? Ballots can be obtained or made
by the pupils. Appoint your election
inspectors, your ballot clerks, have
booths for voting and have votes
counted and announced. If this is done
III school fewer mistakes will be made
at the polls in years to come There is
no reason why II young man should not
know exactly how to mark his ballot
without the aid of any one when he
goes to the polls, if he has been taught
practical civics in the school
a few people seem to have n wrong
idea as To the election of the county
superintendent. A voter asked if the
superintendent was to be appointed
after this. Certainly not He is elected
as before. by n change in the law the
county superintendent will hereafter he
elected at the spring election instead Of
in the fall. This removes the Office
from party politics. The term of the
next year. 1t is much better to have
the term commence with the school
year duly y than to have it break into
the middle as heretofore. The people
also seem to be well satisfied with the
change in the statute. BY the elimina
tion of party politics, it will no more be
the question whether the candidate is a
republican, democrat popnlist or So
cialist, but whether he IL II person well
qualified for the position
The state superintendent appoints the
county superintendent only in case of II
vacancy and then the appointment is
only for the uneXpired term
The superintendent visited school
district No. 3 of Liberty last Friday
afternoon and found the Literary So
ciety in session. The president ana
secretary conducted their respective
Offices admirably and showed consider
able self confidence. Among the
features of the program was spell
down and geographical name contest
Let other schools try the same The
teacher Mr.. Ed Koch, contemplates
some JOINT spelling matches with IN.
other school this year
Do not expect the superintendent to
be in the Office all the time. That isnot
what he is paid for The most valuable
service he can give to the county il to
aid the teachers in their schools.
Information in regard to the condition
of the schools will be given in this
column. Twenty four schools have
been visited thus far and the schools IN
general have been found IN excellent
condition.
A sad accident happened in the
O4man school last week. RAYMOND
Egan, while climbing II ladder, acci
dentally fell and broke his ankle BE
careful boys, don't be too ambitions
II is all right TO get up in the world but
he sure you have n good foundation
We hope that Raymond will speedily
recover, aud be with the school at
o m IN again soon.