SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOOLS.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1695, 9 June 1874, Page 2

SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOOLS.

-. (To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

SiK.-^Wfiatinducenient-dbes the Board of Education offer to teachers to induce them to spend time in fitting their pupils for the gcholayship icx^rainatiojis C?fc! s most --erroiie^u"rfl.yi'\iupp6«ed^^«bAp^ teachers are well paid and regularly paid. The contrary is the fact. Many teachers •fWrT^?V^S rA^fiate^ I#sfiff P» and in'otfe brtwo'cases for five ana six months -without receiving any pay, and in several cases .withoTat_ r receiying adequate j>ay. TtieA thk thing In the case of head teaphers the amount is decided by average, and texat^pns'iderayssoaft§n t Jof;{mamj[ months, elapse before the question of over-pay , due fpr ayprage is settled between the teacher* and the B,oa|»d} and epn, wien sett^e(j. ii_ frqqj»ej;tly hap r |fpnß it^at stjll fu|t|ier de|ay\ Occurs before it- is^p^id'-? Agß.in, pany Ihiogs affect average. A teacher may lose at thp rate Ur^lO or £15 in the quarter by a wet fortnight or a bad road. These things spoil the- averages- attendance without; being*injany degree the teacher's fault, and yet he is the sole loser. Nor does, he gain anything by fitting boys forj ; a.eb^krships/a£No lfosW) if^fUo^edj for the extra or gratui^us liarqUjwork; Required,; anA l rsQTrpai;el§v& ape m plrents 4 on ;e4ucatipnatma^rs,t|iat Jt^-jquestion-abl© if^he^jWili.raise^iSxaverftga^^ per a'nnum^by, thejjiarigs.t r! yj9p4r iffgllijrway.l Many^ ieacj,e^s^ va)^]^ j^prpujg^ dis-1 7heartengd; jtp^ ; Iryf^orM^Jb ;»i£qfftihatej tj?P«^fr, J^hp*c^mQjfier^^oTn A^pg dis- j rtaxree, at [heavy ; [expense, whipji^bejit re-j pay, j Wai '»pn ; th,<?i i^eljirriiie^Tfelburr rjii^nths,! teaching,.a: layge! sphjp'p}; JfeCpr^-mgre than I ylQsj was receivedifrpnr^t^ei.Bpill'd oF! E^upatjbij.utrrlf-^he^ iQp^erßniafit thug] plungeiithei^iteafthergjiu.tf fdiflleulies to Btart with, how can r j;j»ey hopife.they wiU Sflay : ? j :'Hpw o caa; jAxty. feopo,;tpjgcfe,good ones ? Another teacher assur.e,si me he thai no,,pay, [since -he. en^eygjliupp> hisj ' pvpsenj; duties at Christmas>,;j r .s| is wellj #npwn.t,ha|;7ai^pthej?;r^6.ac|je J r..,qeckres a lai-gejsufla/tp^Btiipue'^ihjm B 8 W^ftt <teWsm iPW$?f ,%%$ ebd»P«»spd °f teachers thus helplessly ; .plunged into difficulties^; ro U ;^w fcatt^itheij /miqid be I fynMkwP can gppd^achers-bp rcxpepJied^to/OHje* themis the salary. IJet them know definitely what pay they may make sure of regularly, and en- j jCpuragej-tbjem to extra exertion by bonuses I fbr*larg~e attendances, and successful j menaratign of;,pupils, -either^f or scholar-1 :'S^?t|" * ojf 'qe?ii&ctM^ !;*:•- titld? 1 m H]Bp$ vent I of^eacHe^tfeM/MyTO '%q take r cha^ge of a school, for the public i benfefit,4feVJUp Qpprnment jrec'oupj or partly recoup the expense, as lfc dbej in the case ofrhigher, aud^far more highly mid, Goveiinnient officiiilsi Until some suwplaal iVp^ied th^er'p V^IJ. continue to be complaints of- the inefftcienpy an 4 di*r satisfaetipa paf '-, teachers, j-aitfl fiery few i(*hotaVs«ipSwillT)e^b'faiyed'^th# of the:public schools. - x iimottoH ': '; ■■■• ■; ■: ;Teache«. .......