Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-02-13

Allow me to enlarge on thess three
points. Tho teacher must see that
the heating and ventilating system is
satisfactory. She must teach the
children how to keep we'll. And she
must make sure that they get enough
exercise and recreation on the play
ground.
Moreover, the teacher must see that
the children secure the key to all
knowledge, namely, the ability to
read; that they learn to figure 10 that
they can manage their own financial
affairs; that they learn the funda-
mental business principles; and final
ly that they learn how to manage
farm scientifically. This, think,
is the most important subject our far
mer children should muster.
Finally, the teacher must see that
the children grow up in optimism and
good-fellowship in their work and
play; that they develop ambition to
make good in adult life, to become
doctors, lawyers, educators, successful
business men, or expert farmers, and
lastly, that they turn into intelligent
and capable community leaders.
II
All these services are required of
the teacher. Can you use any but a
good teacher! Shouldn't you have
the best? Should not the ablest and
highest-minded young people be
drawn into the profession?
1t takes one thing to catch mice.
It takes another to attract the best
talent to the noblest work on the
face of the earth, work that takes
your children out of homes for five
or more days out of the week, dis
covers their capacities, shapes their
intellects, and builds their characters.
That thing is money. It is Grass
metal only, that is true; but it is
absolutely essential to a comfortable
living.
The answer to the first question is
undoubtedly this: The salaries should
be so high rs to attract high school
and normal graduates of inspiring
personality and superior moral char
acter.
Now, shall pass to the second
question: If we decide to increase the
teachers salaries. what kind of sched-
ule shall we adopt and how shall we
manage it?
In the first place, discourage the
permit teacher PAY her from S25
to $50 less per month. Better still,
don't engage her.
Make a practice of hiring in the
spring the teacher for the ensuing
year. Decide on nine-month term
Begin on time. If you cannot send
the older children all the time, send
them during the most convenient six
months.
Stand absolutely pat on profess
sional requirements. Accept nothing
less than certifcated teacher. Pre-
fer normal school graduate. Let
your superintendent grab off the
graduating class of the Valley City
Normal.
Do not keep teacher whose con-
duct is not above reproach. And ws
have had many of that type in this
county. Treat her fair. Don't
Judge entirely by what the gossips
say. Call her on the carpet and give
her personal hearing If she re-
forms, all right. If not, Dust her i'm
mediately.
Encourage teachers to stay three,
four years in the same school. Adopt
a schedule which provides an Increase
of at least s45 year. If the teach
err is very good, give her an increase
of 800. Really good teachers ara so
rare that you can afford the extra
expense. Do not pay for the job.
Pay for results and personality.
Why not have more home girls
teaching IN our schools! Why not
give preference to high school and
normal graduates who hail from EN-
mons county? The danger from de-
generation would be remote.
With Emmons county girls in our
schools we would have teachers more
accustomed to living standards, eli
matte conditions and social and re-
ligious precspts. They would not be
80 quick to kick the board and the
weather, and they would attend the
same sociables and church services
e that their children attend. They
: would be in tune with the hum Of the
t community.
herewith submit tentative SEIZED
u ule for your consideration: