The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-03-28
Educational News.
ny EARL A. ROCK, co. SUIT.

| each SCHOOl SnOuiu nave an ATDOT
day program, and the patrons invited.
The eighth grade final examina.
lions will be held at Forbes, Oregon,
Bigelow. Craig, Mound City and
| Maitland respectfully beginning Mon.
day, March 81 and last for two days
at each place. Pupils who do not
have a grade on record In seventh
grade subjects will be required TO
take examinations In those subjects.
The law requires teachers to pre-.
sent receipt signed by the County
Superintendent. for the term report
before the board can legally issue a
warrant for the months salary. The
board that issues such warrant with
out receipt violates the law.
The next teachers meeting will be
held at Oregon school building, Sat.
urday, March ~. Patrons and pupils
are invited. Teachers are expected
to attend. The county spelling match
will be held at Oregon the same day.
Every patron should be In attend.
ance at his respective annual school
meeting next Tuesday and make his
wishes known, and give his support
to all measures that will make for
the children better educational OPP
portunities.
Schools are not maintained for the
benefit Of the teachers nor the Coun.
~ Superintendent. They are pri.
marily, secondarily and finally for
the children. For them schools were
brought into existence, for them
alone has been provided all the para.
phernalia Of educational government
from the United States department
Of Education, down to the district
school, represented by the Board Of
Education and the teacher.
Everything belonging or pertaining
TO the public school is holy, consc.
Grated, set apart for the most divine
purpose, IN the world, that Of educa.
ting and training the children. Their
minds must he developed, their NOR.
ais cultivated, their health cared for,
their manners improved. The test
Of every educational device should be-
"ls II Good for the Child"
II is the duty Of parents to provide
the very best school possible: to levy
and pay all necessary taxes for its
maintainence, and to send the chill
dren to school. The wisest men need
counsel. IL l. the duty Of parents to
! consult with the teacher and give
their sincere support. u they fail to
do this they are neglecting their
child. They are making the teacher
entirely responsible for the education
Of the children.
Parents have the right that their
children bc provided with comfort.
able quarters, that their health he
not endangered by sitting In ''cold
or In "A draughty room" or In an UN.
VENTILATED atmosphere: that their
forms he not distorted by backless
benches or by desks that are too high
for the arms or otherwise unsuitable,
that their children he treated with
consideration, tina, more shall no, bc
/ required Of them than their years
and experience will justify. that they
be spoken TO with kindness and gen
/ tleness, that they hall not he need.
lessly exposed 10 communicating In.
/ lluences; that they shall bc taught To
treat Others kindly and shall receive
right treatment In return: that they
shall be taught In books, In morals,
and IN behavior: that their instruc.
tions shall he suited To their under
standing and lifted to their useful.
ness In life: that the example Of the
| teacher shall he worthy for the pupil
to follow; that they have the right to
! be Informed OF the needs of their
children In whatsoever pertains To
their effective school work. They
have right to cooperate with the
teacher and school board In every
way possible and to he shown how
they may do this to the best advan-
/ tage.
/ Teachers In return for the above
have right to expect more than a
salary and a small amount for incl
dental expenses. They have u right
TO have nice, clean, well papered
and painted, well lighted, well heated
and ventilated school room. Neces.
sary and appropriate furniture, dec
orations and equipment. Often teach.
ers complain that boards will not
supply necessary supplies. II this be
the case can you Justly make the
above demands OF your teacher?
, Every school district should purchase
each year a part of the necessary
equipment, II 1t cannot purchase all.