The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-02-01
Are You SailSiledl

/ promised you and myself that the
article which recently appeared in the
columns of THE RECORD would be my
last for some time. BY request l
agreed to TRY try again. When |
have completed my college career /
hope to find employment as a teacher.
am interested in the problems that
confront you. For the last four years
] have spent a great deal of time
studying the problems connected with
country schools. BY reading my let
ter which was published in October one
might conclude that | met no encOur-
agement while at home. You might
come to the conclusion that | thought
Crittenden county was by no means a
good place was encouraged by
many of my friends and | am not will
ing for you to believe that Crittenden
county is a real bad place.
1t is true that Crittenden county has
not reached perfection. see some
things that causes me to think some
changes should be made. One year
ago could criticise the teachers of
Crittenden county. now sympathizc
with them. | seriously doubt my abili-
ty to do better. Conditions must be
changed. Owing to sickness, was
called home last January. While in
Kentucky | visited few schools. One
Of the teachers said to me that he
found it much easier to teach in Arkan-
sas than in Kentucky. Why is this?
The people in Arkansas are not salts
fled with their present condition. They
are willing to pay the price for some
thing better. They are getting it.
Do not severely criticise your teacher.
| firmly believe she is doing the best
she can. So long as girls who have
had no training except that received
in the country school, continue TO
teach, you need not look for better
conditions. They must first see the
light. But how can they attend school
on the salary they receive? Are you
farmer friends satisfied with your
school?
Let US take a peep at the present
conditions and see if we are satisfied.
am interested in the public schools
Of Kentucky have brothers who are
yet schoolboys. have two brothers
who will not enter school for some
time. Why should not be interested!
Not long ago | attended Sunday
School at a country church in South
east Missouri. said to a good farm
err whom ! had just met, where is
your leader? He told me they had no
leader. learned from him that in all
that country there was not a young
man who was capable to act as leader.
At the Sunday School rally at Weston
asked the question, how many churces
represented here have a young man
whom you can depend upon to lead
your Sunday School? ] believe that
every church represented could boast
Of such a valuable prize. What does
this mean? With all the training that
the preacher and teacher give the
boys they will not, they can not take
their fathers places. Mr.. Preacher
and Miss Teacher are you satisfied
with your work? II so preach and
teach in the same old way.
You tell me you cannot hold the boys
and girls in school. Then let US have
some changed conditions. You have
not recently made many changes. DO
not wait for your county superintend-
cnt 20 change your school. He must
have help. know no man who is
striving harder than he.
listened TO a conversation recently
carried on by a crowd Of boys. !
imagine II | heard a conversation
among the wild beasts il could not be
worse than this one. had a talk