The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-02-12

and look out a community, every
movement of whose people portrays
life, zeal and action. A people, every
expression of whose countenance,
speaks more loudly than words, that
they see grander conditions for their
children, a greater civilization, and a
more Approximate conception of the
glory of an eternal God. And here
he will cry aloud "Eureka" and
choosing out his little plot of ground
will build home.
The next essential of this great
undertaking is to choose as trustees,
men who represent the best there is
In the community, and here is where
the great responsibility rests upon
the ordinary patron, for after the
choice has been made, they should be
left alone to carry out their work as
best they see fit. In choosing man
for this position, we should exercise
great care and select man who has
a thorough conception of the duties
encumbent upon such an official, and
man who is willing to assume those
responsibilities and fearlessly to put
them into action.
He should be man who combines
most harmoniously all the elements
Of manhood and citizenship to the
highest degree, intellectually moral
ly, socially and religiously (not sec
tarian). He should be man who
will give. not grudgingly, but gener-
ously of his time to the prosecution
Of his duties He should keep him
self posted in the methods and man
agement of the most progressive
schools, that he may be able to act
wisely in all matters which concern
the equipment and management of
the school which he has in his
charge; whether it be in the build
ing of a new schoolhouse, the pur-'
chase of suitable apparatus, the selec-
tion OF new teachers or whatever it
be.
The selection of a superintendent
of schools is the next step in the COM
pletion Of our great project and one
in which perhaps, the board recog-
nizes to the fullest extent the enor-1
nifty Of their responsibility, for it is
into his hands that they must entrust
the direct management of the schools.
and upon his knowledge of the re-
quirements and economy of school
administration, depends the success
or failure Of the enterprise, for which
the people have given so generously
Of their means. He should be man
possessing those same qualities Of
manhood and business sagacity which
were pointed out as qualifications for
the school trustee. But he should be
more than that. He should be a man
who has had careful and thorough
training in every department Of
school work. His knowledge should
extend to the minutest detaiIof every
department. and he should know how
to correlate the work Of these depart
ments to the systematic development
of every power and faculty Of the
child.
lie should possess an understand
ing Of what constitutes d good me-
chanical equipment for a school and
how to wisely and judiciously choose
the same.
He must be an adept student Of
human nature, and know how to
deal with Gods matchless creation,
both from the standpoint Of the child
who is directly under his charge, and
from the standpoint of a man among
men. He must have the confidence
of his board of education and be
their advisor in all their tolls. He
must explain his motives and reasons
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