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About The Morgan monitor. (Morgan, Ga.) 1896-???? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1898)
The Morgan Monitor. Thursday. August 4. IMIS. Our Public School System. r l he most potent factor in Ainer- iean civilization is >ur public school system. It has accom- jdished most wonderful results ami is being made better and bet- ter each year. Yet it is not what it should l>e. It has not kept pace with the times. We spend a good deal of money for educational purposes, but' the results, it seems to me, are not commensurate wj the cost, 1 wish t ,< > uiscuss in this article, some >f the needed i mprovements. We need compulsory attend- a .<*<• . ,\\ hen we take into consul- oration the fact that only eighty- three per cent, of all persons throughout our country can read and write, we can plainly see that something is wrong with our sys- tern of education. Most children are willing, even anxious, to at- tend school, but they are kept back by their parents. Some of I best* parents honestly believe they can not afford the expense, others are too indifferent t< send their cliildroi to school. I believe.the day will come when they will forced to send their children to eoei a ceitain milliner of years, ai .u the sooner that time comes : i lie better it will be for our chil- (Iren and our country as a whole. ! 1 1 is true We have been attempt-' ' mg compulsory , education . in some of our states, but it has been in a half-hearted way and the results obtained have :U( >t been satisfac- torv. New Rork, per!Re¬ has done more in this line than any other state, vet there is grea err room for improvement in tha rrr -tale. Every child snoillu lie required to attend school every day the j foacher does, the community to t'-.n'oit all claim to state help if it! fails to enforce the law. Then we! shall have citizens trained to reg¬ ular habits of thinking and acting and the tramp nrjsaneo will dis¬ appear hecaiisoMpe'Uool vagrancy | !ms lieen abated. We need better trained teachers, w e cannot hope for any great im¬ ' provement. m our schools until a itigher standard of professionally trained leaclvers is reached. 1 u i > not meat' impiy moral trained teachers, for many colleges and other institutions are new giving pedagogical courses, and other agencies are doing a great work in 1 ievating the teaching j>rofession; but 1 mean teachers who have v ie- voted their live* to this work, and luvve secured suliicionr technical training m pedagogy and exper¬ ience to entitle them to a profes- ■ ieniil character. Wo all know how’ tar short of this standard many of our teachers now meas¬ ure. We graduate-.from oar nor- Giiai- sc j tools only about O' 11 P" 1 cent, of the new teachers needed each year in tlm public schools. In Massachusetts, one of the lead- ing states in educat ional progress, ini* higliest percentage of normal graduates is only thirty-two, and seme of our Western and South- rii states the percentage drops he low one p< r cent. This is a poor record for ll country that boasts such high civilization. *Ve need to learn a lesson in fe¬ gard to change of teachers, One 'of the most serious drawbacks of air system is the frequent changes of teachers. Common business sense should teach a board of edu- cation, or trustees, that a teacher who was successful last year will b< more so this year, and the probabilities are more successful than any one else they can get. I know communities that invariably change teachers every year, and their schools never thrive. I In the interest of the children . 1 plead for the adoption of this lesson. Each year that a teacher remains adds to his infill- ence upon the lives of the chil- dren and upon the character of the community, The longer a teacher is in community, if ; a he studies the children as he ought, their surroundings, habits, and temperments, the better work he can do as a teacher. There are other needed improve- ments but space does not permit their discussion now. II. II. Shell, Dickey, Ga. Win y'onr battles against disease hv acting promptly. One Minute Cough Core produces immediate results, when taken early ir prevents consumption. later stages.it. fnvniehes prompt ie5iet '~~ Morgan; Dr. F. P. Griffin. Lears; J. w. Jones; williamsburg; Henry Turner. Edison. The “new” woman’s greatest objection to joining the army is the fact that the uniforms are all alike. No woman could be happy unless she was dressed better than the others. W in your battles against disease hv • acting promptly. One Minute Cough Cure produces immediate results. W hen aikeu early it prevents consumption. relief. r. J. Tihslev V Co.. Morgan; Dr. F. P. Grirtiiu, Leary; J. w. Jones. williamsburg; Henry Turner, Edison. I “Selfish,” “mulish,” •’domi- neering. i * These the throe are words used by ;V p,*u*ry describing a young lady's disposition to the Monitor reporter,a f< v w days since. Who on earth can that be? Is it ■’ you? The editor of the Evans City. Pa., Globe, wrin-s. ••One M inure Couch ( ’nre is rigtitlv maned. It cured my children after ail other remedies failed." it cures mxighs, cold.- and ah thr<m.t and lung U’onbles. T. J. I'iusley \ Co., Morgan; Dr. F. P. Oriffln, Leary; J. w. Jones. williamsburg; Henry Turner. Edison, Admiral Sampson, in his report of the Cmstruetion of the Spanish fleet off the harbor of Santiago, ban lm word of praise tor Commodore Schley ami merely mentions the fact that the latter's ship, tiie*BtOokl vit, was m the tight. Sampson’s rejiort, ami the fact that 1 ie 1 ell be rately overlooked the leading part that Schley took in the tight, lias convinced the Ailed i- can people that he is a man of ver\ > U iali caliber. It. is cuite safe to sa; however, that t he peo'ple of this conn tl .y w ho admire a braVe man ami he lieve in fair'play in all things -will find a •'ay n honor (Jetnuiodore SenGv for his galkint conduct at Santiago Should Read Up. The Youth’s Companion tolls this incident in one of its stories: ‘That reminds me of a storv,’’said one of a group of men. looking round i furtively, ‘'as there are no ladies present.” “No, but I am,” promptly responded a tall young fellow, as he turned on his heel; “and you need not teli me any story that you would not tell your m. them” Each iudivid- ual encourages or discourages. This young hero did both.” Thu editors of the Youth’s Com- pauion should read up. They will let some contributor rope in on them the s f*>ry of W ashington s hatchet as a fresh romantic incident. The moral taiigatm Hie above incidents is grand; heartily eluloKse W ami - u ' ish eve *' Ulan hi the world had said it, or vvoul<Jsay lfc ' 15111 t(n ‘ OVin ' tweu ~ ty five years, this story has been told over and over again as an incident in the life of Den. U. S. Grant, that he was the man who rebuked the fttnnf y j • storv teller. 1 he story is almost as ; thumb-worn as that of the cherry tree that never got cut. E. C. Blanks of Lewisville. Texas, writes that one box of Dewitt's Witch Mazel Salve was worth $.50.00 to him. It cured his piles of ten years standing. 1 He advises others to try tt. It also cures eczema, skin dLeases and c Estimate sores. T. J. Tinsley k Co., Morgan; hr. I . P. Griffiiu, Leary; J. w Jones, willamsbnrg; Henry Tiiruer. Edison, J ne High crown Leghorns arrived ail 1 "^d;iv, ]\Irs. E, 31- crittendon. - If you are in need of JOE 5-?oold Qall 09* THE MONITOR T? P V * IT 1 1 11 Hl't' Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Note Heads 9 Visiting Cards Wedding Invitations, Books, Pamphlets, Dodgers, Or anything else that is us¬ ually printed in an up-to~ date job printing office. V/ orkmans h i p a n d CT <r> ' of material eruarant 0) o NO PAY. We deliver o D - work anywhere in r county free of charge Major Lagarbe, who is in charo- e rh-e hospital a t Si bone;,, has made , experiment with the arms used hotn sides in the fights that ha t a ^ en place between the Spanish ai Ameiiean troops around Santiaq with this result: The bullets of ti j Mauser rifle of the 1895 pattern pe< e!rated 324 inches of yeljow pitij pi ,ie ? t he Mauser of 1896, 32.54 ineh< a,, d that of ±897, 85.152 inqhes. TI: Krag-Jorgeusoti of ISOS tenet rate through 26.125. and the m>nnoft e [ rifle could only send a bullet si inches through the same wood. Thi explains-some of tnc Spanish of bullet.;. the ternbjr effect A volunteer soldier wn te a lei ter to a friend at home, fro oi whic this little extract is takei ■•Dear Bill—When I ti ■netl m l )ac l c 0 n a ]i that was dei- ' to m and vent at the call of nrfcoimtr to fight its enemies, to -tiiffer th hardships of camp life, ttmiderg all the perils of a canning in' tropical country, hunger (fxppsui! wasting fever, venom tornatils, on -insect.} deadly reptiles, an heaven knows what else, l’Jcal, did knol that the dough-faced Jii Siuggl6fritz, is staying It honl making love to my girl, if tell - v it is pretty doggoned toijh !” A true philospher sals: “Sii cerit v is scarc G but tlmsupply . equal to the demand, 7 7 The girls don’t, like tiff SpanD tactics tiving to avoid an hi gagement. 7 7
