The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-19
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RIvESV1LLE. May 1e.-The inter
testing letter IN the West yrsinian
dated May 1e, signed John "a Book
! president Of board OF education, sure
{ly should be read and carried out By
Ian concerned orFconnected with edu-
.fcationa1 Affairs whatever. The IDEAS
instructions and hints cover a great
ideal of territory pertaining to the 5uo-
building and education Of the youth OF
our land. and also are inclined to cause
some ideas or thoughts to appear IN
If put into execution in the right and
proper manner, would surely be- a
great help to the subject referred to
as the teacher. the student and the
parent all have their work to do and
should act In unison and work and aiu
for the same mark AS often said.
united we stand. divided We fall, and
there IS nothing in an ordinary stand
point more true And what is good
for Lincoln district IS good for Paw
paw or any other district in the coun-
ty.
The question may come up as to
why are your children NOT in school
a place where every child should be
If reasonably possible from the age
of seven years until the age OF twen-
ty-one and longer according to the de-
mands OF reasonable circumstances
which surely have a great deal to do
with affairs.
It also speaks Of the present custom
of employing teachers. speaking Of en-
ployinS only such as apply for schools
That cannot hardly be applied to all
teachers, as some who have never
had the opportunity of entering upon
the duties or having charge of
school may at the same time have q !
natural talent and be possessed WITH
more natural qualifications than some
who have been making mock OF the
profession for years We must allow
for the new beginner at all hazards |
professions as well as anything else.
The failure. the entire failure. OF q
large school IS due to something OF /
no small nature or cause. When the
scholars begin to drop out one by one
and two by two and four by four un- |
til the room looks lonely and barren. :
when the hatred for the teacher be-
comes unanimous among the scholars |
and when seventy per cent of the !,
parents on oath would say not salts
fed, the wrong man. the wrong teach !
er. in the right place. then what and |
who Is wrong2 Wen. in fact. all are
in one way to blame. Parents, why did |
You not visit the school? Why dbl
You not investigate? Why did yonl
not notify the board OF educationr |
Why did you not notify the teacher
there was wrong and that at some
body's hands the money appropriated
for the benefit of your children was
being wasted? Teacher. why did yon
not ask the children or scholars why
they did not come to school and the
parents why they did not force then
to come and get the worth OF the
appropriated for them? Sim
ply carelessness or not game. one or
the other. with all concerned The
the board ofeducation Of Pawpaw dis
trict, suggests a good proposition and
said he would make an effort to bring
it to. development. It is as follows.
and simply this: Employ truant off,
GERS in the country to look after the
truants. as We will call them, and
make them show cause why they are
not attending school. His honor de.
serves credit for the idea Then
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