Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-01
THE BULL DITc,HER.

more or less of the time. and the
amount of yelling necessary to propel
| forty animals OF this kind Is some
thing fierce. On Monday the outfit
made nearly, If not quite, a mile OF
ditch. We understand the price paid
| for ditch Of this width and depth is
| IS cents per rod. This ditch has a
good outlet into the school section
creek, and will reclaim a large area
of heretofore worthless swamp. We
have an idea that one season with an
outfit of this kind would almost teach
| q fellow to swear.
| THIRD GRADE TEACHERS.
[Algona Republican,
| What teacher can command even his
or her own self-respect II willing to-
go on teaching continuously with a
second or third grade certificate? 1t
| is plain to be seen that there is some-
thing the matter with such so-called
teacher which should rule him out of
the ranks. Either the teacher Is want
ing In the ability needed to master the
common branches Of study or Is deflc-.
lent in the ambition and the applica-.
ton required as condition Of mas!
tering them. A teacher who is able to-
get third grade and school ought
to have more pride than to ever ac-1
cept such grade the second time.
Why cannot teacher give his or her
evenings to study. and so In winter
make good any deficiency? II any
thing Is in the way 1t Is the lack either
of the ability or the necessary appli-
cation. Either one Is disqualified
ton for teaching and the person defic-
tent in either particular should quit
the ranks or be ruled out.
Have we not considerable element
among those who are trying to teach
or trying to get the chance to teach
and draw public money who have
themselves been taught by third grade
teachers with either no ability or no
ambition, and whose ideals were low?
Have we not too many whose inclina-
lions are to associate with the gum
chewing, the spooning, the slang us
ing, the loud talking and the giddy
set, and who spend their evenings in
spelling themselves for honest work
next day in the school room?
Perhaps not. We sincerely hope we
have at most only a few. If we have
one there is call for wedding out.
No. child should be placed under such
PERSONS influence.
1t will be much better to close half
our schools IL necessary and pay the
teachers wages to somebody to carry
the children to a school presided over
by properly qualified teacher. With
conditions as they now are we see no
other solution of the always difficult
problem of public education in the
country districts. 1t is high time for
people who have children, for whose
moral and intellectual training they
are responsible, to take up arms
against this worst of grafters-a grade
teacher.
IOWA'S STATE ADMINISTRATION.
MASON City Times-Herald.1
1t is the fashion in certain quarters
in Iowa just now to sneer at and de-
cry the acts of the present state adj
ministration. If it is not upon one
pretext it is another. And If no con-
venient mail seems handy to hang a
criticism upon one is supplied. Every
administration has suffered in this
way, but the present administration
which has deserved especial common
ddllOll udS SGcIICu W NC uIlJuSlly d..
sailed. The Cummins administration
has excelled all its predecessors in
many ways, the personnel of the ex-
ecutive heads of the various depart
ments were never in more thoroughly
competent hands and not single
scandal has darkened the horizon. The
executive council which Is composed
Of the governor treasurer secretary
of state and auditor have raised the
taxes of Iowa railways ten millions of
dollars more than they paid under pre-
vious administrations. The interests
of the people have been guarded with
singular fidelity-the service rendered
being unapproachable and unequaled.
The only criticism exploited is of a
political nature, for the personal and
private lives of these men. like their
official conduct, are scrupulously hon
orable and certainly the quality of
service rendered has entitled them to
fair and honorable treatment even
from political opponents. A man who
is in politics even tho he be gov
ernor cannot please everyone and what
will be said to more or less extent
Of any ambitious man in public life
to the crack of doom. Enmities will
be incurred, jealousies vii. be arous-
ed, antagonisms and hosttlities will be
engendered, the personal ambitions OF
men will be run athwart, and criticism
is the result Misrepresentation fol-
lows naturally.
But the future historian In Iowa
will write Of the present state admin