The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-06-24

from Prof. A. j. Hicks last week. II
we only cared for our reply. to reach
the professor we would have witten
him letter, but we want everyone to
know Our opinion of the standpoint OF
a county paper and consequently pub
lish his letter and cur reply.
Editor J. G. Upton, Forsyth, Mo.
My dear sir.-It was my purpose to
have talk with you last week when
I was over, but it was so late when I
finished other matters that I failed to
reach you in time
feel that it will be absolutely nee
essary to have some medium through
which more cordial relations may be
established between Superintendent
and school officers and teachers as well
as between teacher and school officer
and teacher and pupil. Moreover, I
feel that the county newspaper should
be the most direct avenue for com
munication among the people gener-
ally.
If you can spare space for such
information as will be necessary to
publish from week to week in order
that all teachers and school officers
and patrons may be enabled to keep
an eye on the educational machiney of
the county, will say that I will make
strenuous effort to put the paper in
the hands of every teacher, and inter
est as many officers and patrons in the
paper as possible. The county news
paper should visit every household 81
times each year.
Kindly let me hear from you relative
to these matters.
I sent in q few of the late enact
ulents, which I thought to be of in
terest to the people generally. 1t
probably came too late for last week.
If you will kindly give space this week,
it will obhge. The June examination
will be held at Forsyth, Friday and
Saturday the 25 and %.
lam sending you g copy Of Schcol
Laws 1907 and viii slnd you Revised
Laws when they are out.
VIII you kindly give space for the
following queries, inviting comment.
Should these teachers be permitted
to hold certificate and teach children?
I. Those who use profane language.
3. Those tamper with intoxicants,
using or disposing.
5. Those who do net attend as
sociations, and make and effort to equip
themselves for their profession.
+. Those who are not habitual at
terdsDts at church and Sunday Schools.
Your friend,
A J. HICKS.
You've hit the nail on the head.
Professor. It is absolutely necessary
to have some medium through which
more cordial relations may be estab-
lished between Superintendent and
school officers and teachers as well as
between teachers and school officers
and teachers and pupils and more
over the county newspaper is the
most direct avenue for communication
among the people generally
That's exactly cur idea. That's
the kind of county paper we are try
ing to run, and if it isn't that kind of
paper It IS simply because the peo-
pie and officers Of the county don't
use it. We have said before and re-
peat now that our columns are open to
the use Of the people Of the county
for the discussion of any question of
public importance. The only ex-
ception is that we will publish nothing
of personal abuse.
We don't attempt to give any out
side news in OR paper. Editorially
we discuss national politics a little and
state affairs some, but even in this de-
partment we would confne ourselves
to fancy county if the people will get
things going. We publish this paper
in the interest Of fancy county. Not
that we think we know enough to
teach the people of Taney county any
thing, but we do believe they can help
themselves by the exchange of ideas
through the columns of the paper.
Will we spare space for such infor-
nation2' Just send it in and see.
We want to impress enc point firm
| ly upon the people, while we want to
make this paper medium of exchange