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2.—Furnished comfortably with referenae to Physio-
logical Laws.

3.—-Equipped with Black Board, Outline Maps, Text-
Books and cheap Educational Apparatus.

4.—Well warmed, lighted and ventilated.

III.—The Teacher :

1. A thorough knowledge of the subjects to be taught.

2. Skill in the art, and love for the work of teaching.
3. Capacity to govern, cheerful temperament, of good
manners.

IV.—Supervision :

1. Earnest, by some gentleman interested in Public
Schools.

2. Intelligent, by some gentleman capable to judge of
Teaching.

3. Vigilant, by some gentleman who will devote time
to the work.

The best teacher accomplishes little if his School room be
inconvenient and badly furnished. He is like the mechanic
who has neither shop nor tools. The best Teacher becomes
listless if his work is never inspected. He is discouraged if
no person manifests interest in his School and notes the pro-
gress of his Pupils.

In many sections of the State there are few resident teach-
ers competent to instruct, thoroughly, in all the branches,
of study designated in the law. Until the Normal Schools
and Teachers Institutes have furnished qualified home teach-
ers for every city and county, we must depend upon those
who come to the District to take charge of the school.

Many applications have been made at the Superintendent's
office for schools, chiefly by young women. Of these several
have, at the request of Commissioners, been sent to the coun-
ties.

To meet future demands a register has been opened in
which the names and references of applicants will be entered.
Should any Commissioner have occasion to ask the aid of
the Superintendent, he must state distinctly the location of
the school, the probable salary, the price of board near to the
school, and such other facts as will give the teacher a definite
idea both of duties, emoluments and personal comforts con-
nected with a home. This last is of great importance for
women teachers, none of whom are willing or ought to go to a
distant district without having first the assurance of board in
an agreeable family. This arrangement must be made by the
Commissioner or School Visitor, and, if well made, will re-
tain the services of competent teachers when they are secured.