Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

Ray Cooking had the misfortune
to loose finger recently, the middle
member on the left hand being
crushed in the cogs of separator.
DR.. Dittmer dressed the wound.
Geo. Meirs Yields the educational
dictatorship at the village of Oneida
the building is new, we'll lighted
and furnace-heated.
Rev. Metcaif of Greeley will hold
services at Oneida the 26th at 2;30
p. m. Sunday school at usual hour,
l:3O p. m. Everybody invited.
Mr.. S Marmon will father the
cause of mental growth in No. B.,
having been reelected to engage the
teacher keep the school house in
good condition, the wood house full
of wood and kindling, and provide
new broom occasionally.
Mr.. II. Miller has finished his
term of instruction in the Smith
School west Of town. We are told
he is to become a missionary and
has been assigned to Africa, he is
a very exemplary young man.
WHY?
May we not continue our queries
and soliloquizing, not for the pur-
| pose of asking anything that cannot
be answered, not because we have a
desire to antagonize anybodys pet /
theories or hobbies, but as was
stated in previous articles, because
we are interested in the cause Of
education very similar to the ways
in which others are. and interchange
of thought is helpful.
There are always two sides to
most questions and it is not always
|inexpedent to consider both well be-
tore adopting new methods and Gus
toms.
We can recall ut least two mat
tiers in late years that have covered
our eXperience-written spelling
;, and vertical writing-most educa-
4 tors fell in with the new ideas,
readily adopting them as new meth
: DDS of superior excellence, and al
s though there were some who did
not as readily take up with the new
IS idea, they were part of the edu-
/ cational wheel and were forced into
/. using these methods. methods which
G are now gaining disfavor.
Why is it that the written recita-
1T ton in any branch is not SO bene-
l. fetal as the oral recitation? Why is
n it that the schools have turned out
such poor spoilers in recent years.
'e Did you ever see any vertical
e writing that did not include all
N kinds Of slants including back hand:
Why are we SO ready to have con-
ia solidated schools? What do we
actually know as to their practicable.
G ity? Is it true that the ungraded
II country schools Of the past have
ot turned out better scholars than the
graded town schools?? What ad
as vantages will be derived by grading
lt the country schools?
Do not the children and some pa
tie irons appear to think more about
getting promoted" than any othel
re factor in the graded school? Is it {
t. fact that pupils Of the graded schoo
are more dishonest during exami
e, nation periods than country pupils
are at the same periods in the UNI
st graded country schools?
Why does country schoolteache
n have to furnish IL clock, if her salar,
is less than the teacher in the tow
ed school, why shouldn't the latter fur
s. nish clock. Why is it that the
or teacher is expected to furnish ma
y. terial for busy work, and sometime
cd pencils and other supplies, shoult
III not the one who receives most pa
furnish most? If the ruralists wan
wv their schools to be like town school
81 why don't they equip them with til
3 same supplies and pay their teacher
more? Some seemingly think til
it. consolidated school would provid
IL better teachers however.
What do you ruralists propose t
d. do with the teachers who have S
IA faithfully labored with your child
rem? If the school building is to b
on in the center of the township, no,
he far will your children have to ride
oil Would you like to have ridden a
en- far during the past winter? Woul
ne it have been possible for hack t
have gone the rounds during til
ICE past winter. The mail man couldn't
lr- Some members of school board
m think it best for rural girls to teac
ng rural schools and city girls to teac
nd city schools, what do you think
Some patrons find fault with IL
teacher, did you ever notice they al
the same ones who found fault la'
on year and the year before, and til
nd year before that, and likely will d
the same next year? Some teacher
'h- grumble because they do SO muc
and receive so little pay, why not d
ng without some of those explitives i
dress and patronize the saving
ter bank. Some taxpayers groan undo
the weight of taxes but they are NJ
lei all school taxes are they? Som
gu children squirm under the disciplir
IN necessary for mental, physical an
j, moral growth and perfectness, b.
tn it is SO in the home too, is it MOI
This is enough for this time ism
1g it? Ii not read it over.
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