Illinois Teacher, Vol. 2 PDF Download

Author: Illinois Education Association
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ISBN: 9781330491461
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Excerpt from Illinois Teacher, Vol. 2: Devoted to Education, Science and Free Schools I think this wording of the law a good for slaves, for it allows them some liberty; and if school officers are not by the law of our state 'oppressed without cause', I do not know where oppressed people can be found. They have to examine schedules, certify to them, etc. Last summer I went on the last day of school to see the schedules: we had children from two townships, and from two districts in each town. The teacher had no schedule made out, but one director had signed the blank schedules, and he did not know but it was perfectly correct. No clerk of directors can do his duty without spending at least six days in a year, and when he has to go to make his reports generally must use a horse. Now what are these 32376 officers allowed for their services? The Bible says "The workman is worthy of his meat"; and, "The laborer is worthy of his reward." It is a point in common law that the public shall take nothing from an individual without paying a fair remuneration. What remuneration do these individuals get for their services? They get one dollar and fifty cents, or exemption of "not over two days' poll road-tax" per year. And for this paltry sum they must labor from six to twenty days, and each liable to a fine of from twenty-five to one hundred dollars for not working for the public correctly. "Missionary work!" It is Oppression's work, and nothing else. It is a shame to the individuals making the law, and a disgrace for the state allowing such a law in its statutes. Look at it! 32376 men in the State of Illinois compelled to labor for the state for less than one-fourth what their board costs, or their horse-hire, and then call it educational justice! it is educational injustice! "Shall thy cheek flush with crimson Before the world-called great? Wilt thou fawn meekly, humbly, To that thy heart must hate? Wilt thou bow to the oppressor With courtly beck and nod? No! Stand like some strong mountain, And bow to none but God!" This is the condition in which we find this host of men in the year 1866, and at the same time a call in the Illinois Teacher that each one of these should put his hand in his pocket and take therefrom $1.50 and pay for it per year, so that they may know how to do their forced work correctly, and not have to pay twenty-five or one hundred dollars fine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.