Year: 1868

II


on our children, and in their turn become


thinned out by the same process. True o.
| sll this, it is hardly necessary to what hav
| to say here, but will serve to impress the


need Of doing what can be done, to make up
for the defect in amount paid. have seen


teachers labor faithfully through . term Of
school, expecting pay at its close, and then


Informed that there was no money in the trea-
sury, but that as soon ~ it came in, the or.
der should be paid. And in many Of the rus
raj districts this is done without 50 much As
paying interest. Now, in view Of the smallest
Of salary paid, it seems to me, that the law
should require that an order be issued at the
expiration OF each school month, for that
months wages, which, if not then paid shall
bear interest. And when price is fixed for


the lowest grade Of certificate, the other
grades should be fixed above it by fixed
per cent. which can be planned 30 - to work


no local inconvenience, while it would be .


simple act Of justice. and an advantage to the


teacher, and the schools, being in itself an in.
censive to greater exertion in order to obtain
| the best grades.


Surely, it 10 worth our care to educate, it i


worth everything that can be done within the


limit of our means to get into the work tn
best minds and make An inducement to them
to stay in it, BY such management ef the f.
nancial affairs Of the system IS that they need
not suffer loss in that direction in connection
with the excessive wear Of the body attend
ant ON the lsbors of the school room. do not
hesitate to soy, that, by ajudicious husbands
ing of means, . better class Of schools might
be conducted at the same salaries now paid,
but do not mean to say these would be what
We want, or the necessities Of the times de-
mand.


One thing further seems to be defect and
I refer to it briefly. This is the silence Of our
law in reference to the correction of the "gross
immorality, or persistent violation Of the
rules Of the schools, for which, the law says
pupil may be expelled. am no advocate
of corporal punishment. and yet, believe
that when our law is silent as to the use Of
any, or all such punishments for offences
against school regulations land opinions on
our law seem rather against the use Of them)
the stand taken by local boards is too apt to
lean solely on the side Of protecting thspupils
from undue severity, than Of combining with
this a due protection of the teacher in the
right to enforce all suitable measures Of dis
cipline in those cases, which are always las
BILE to arise, unforeseen by even the best of
teachers. A provision in our present law de-
6ning explicitly admissible or inadmissible
punishments, or repeating, in effect the lan>


guage of the common law in this case, and
bring it within the scope Of the legal reading
Of local boards, inform the public mind IS to
the real meaning Of the Law and the position


Of the courts on the subject, prevent the 90
curence Of many cases of county, stop the


mouths ofsundry complaining old grumblers,
'. and often guard the teachers against being
the recipients Of insult, in the proper enforce.


ment Of wholesome regulations, ::as necessary


to the education Of members Of free govern
ment IS other lessons in schools.