The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-23

five miles In order to get to their
respective teachers meetings in
reasonable time,-and they got
there on good time. too. This is
the spirit that bespeaks resource
~fulness and vim.
We are in receipt of notice from
the State Department of Education
to the effect that examinations for
the lower grades of certificates will
be given as follows: April ~ and
%, July 20 and 81, and October
IL and IS. This offers a splendid
opportunity to qualify and there
should not be a single request for
a special certificate from any resi-
dent of this state the coming year.
1t has come TO our attention
that a few teachers 1--WE do not here
refer to teachers who go regularly
to their homes Or homes of their
relatlves) make practice of
leaving their respective districts
on Friday afternoons soon after
school closes, gong to town and
staying at hotels and restaurants
and rot returning to their schools
until-well-rather late Monday
mornings. A few will say that
there is really nothing wrong about
that Yes? But, there are several
results from this sort of proceed
ure which viii cause the wise
teacher and tbs teacher who really
prizes the esteem of the patrons
and the general public to refrain
from doing this sort of thing.
First of all, it gives the patrons of
the district the impression that
the teacher feels that conditions
in the neighborhood are not good
enough for her second it creates
the feeling on the part of the pa
irons that the teachers heart is
not in the work (Which, in such
cases is generally true) and not
infrequently it engenders in the
community where the teacher
spends those off-days the circul-
alton of very undesirable reports
regarding the teacher. 1t seems
to be a weakness of human nature
TO form the general opinions and
estimates of a class of persons
more from the mistakes that thew
make and from the less desirable
members of that class than from
the much good that they do and
from the very manny eedita BIZ biu
members of that class. So. it
devolyes upon everyone who as.
sumes the duties of a teacher to so
live and work that he or she may
not be a reproach to the very
many earnest, faithful, capable,
efficient teachers. Not long ago
we asked a patron how the school
IN his district was getting along.
"Well," said he'll have not heard
much complaint mol much praise.
The teacher seems to keep fairly
good order, and to be able to teach
the pupils the book lessons, but, L
do not like the way that teacher
sgads' about from Friday after.
Moons until Monday mornings.
She surely ennld be 8 much better
teacher if she spent a part of that
time IN better preparation for her
work" Was this a just criticism q
It certainly was. This man had
sons and daughters attending that
school. He had a right to expect
and demand Of this teacher the
very best services possible. He had
9 right 10 expect, yes, even to de.
mand that the example Of this
teacher land the example of the
teacher can not be taken lightly
DC at all times, n Of fidelity to
duty and pride in an unquestion-
able reputation.
Mrs. Elmer Waterbury, who was
called to Missouri a week ago last
Saturday by the illness Of her
father, arrived a few hours after
his death. He was sick lust q