The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-31
GIVES FINEST PRAISE
TO SCHOOL MA'AM
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
TALKS OF THE SCHOOL
AT CLIFTON,

Miss Emma {, Warren, county
superintendent of schools, made
visit to the district school at Clifton
yesterday morning, returning 10 As
toria on the mid. day train
II don't know when have been
better pleased with school than
with the one at Clifton" said Miss
Warren after her return There was
something inspiring about the eondi.
tions there, something we'll worth
while telling about
Ii was quite apparent Miss Warren !
was well pleased with her inspection |
OF the Clifton school. II is taught by |
Miss Elsie Conklin, II is small, (
but comfortable and modern school !
house, There are on an average |
about 20 pupils The greatest mum
Der registered this year was 2S The
teachers OF this county and the many
others who are interested in eduea'
tional matters, and who also know
Miss Warren well, viii be pleased to
read an account OF her trip 10 this
school
Il found the school in periee,
shape" said Miss Warren, "and i
was such pleasure 10 enter a school
room and find everything just as Il
should be. There wasn't q thing |
could eriticise, but II was not alone
that there wasn't anything OF mega
tive nature that might be pointed out,
for the best OF il all was the positive
enthusiasm which was evident every
where
Perhaps Il is not every teacher who
wins such praise as Miss Warren
gave TO Miss Conklin, and the AS
torian hopes il is no, over'stepping
THE modesty inherent in the proprie.
ties OF praise when !, publicly tells
of the fine things said OF this country
school teacher. "0ne OF the incest
things that | learned" went on Miss
Warren. "was that the teacher had
taught four OF the elder girl pupils
how to sew, and under her inspection
the girls had each made dress. One
OF the girls was wearing her dress
when | was there, and il was very
neat and becoming. The girls had
been taught TO sew and make dresses
after school, and what pleased me
was the cheeriulness with which Miss
ConkIin did this, Instead OF COM
planning OF the work she had to do
she was looking for opportunities for
doing all she could TO help these
children in their lives.
I'm the coming teachers institute"
went on Miss Warren, Il am going
to ask the teachers this question
WHY Are You Teacher" and il
was evident that Miss Warren
thought that Miss Conklin's actions
{ denoted that she is a teacher because
: she love the work, and realizes the
, great dignity of it, and is not teach
ing simply because she finds it a
. means to earn a few dollars.
1t is a pleasure to state that Miss
r Warren finds other teachers in the
county who are perhaps equally de-
serving of the fine praise that is
given to the Clifton school ma'am.
. 1t requires but little thought to per-
8 ceivc what a great influence teacher
like Miss Conklin can have on the
pupils entrusted to her care. There
is no church or Sunday school at
Clifton, and the influence Of the
teacher will unquestionably be last
ing on many Of the pupils. -Four OF
the pupils Of the school have gradu.
= ated and are now in the Portland
high school 1t is also pleasant to
state that the good people Of Cliff
ton seem to appreciate the services
Of Miss ConkIin, and they have in
creased her salary as much as they
could, and now pay her $40 a month.