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ALL LETTERS pertaining to the Editorial Department, and all communications for the pages of the JOURNAL, should be addressed to the Editors. All letters pertaining to the business management of the JOURNAL, should be addressed to WHEELER PUBLISHING COMPANY, the Publishers. 219 NORTH CHERRY ST. NASHVILLE, TENN COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION. The Tennessee State Teachers' Association, at its recent meeting at Tullahoma, discussed at some length the question, "Should there be a law creating County Boards of Education ?" and the conclusion arrived at was embodied in the following report of a committee: We do not think that a County Board of Education should be created, and offer the following reasons: First-We believe that the present school officers can carry out the duties that would devolve upon this board. Second-We believe that it would be impracticable, expensive and inoperative; (a) impracticable because it wou'd be difficult to get a quorum, when needed; (b) expensive because the school board would prove inefficient, unless well paid, and if so paid would create too much expense; (c) inoperative because of probable disagreement and incompetency and want of independent necessary duties. The committee, we think, was eminently correct in its couclusion as to the impracticability of the County Board. This writer has had opportunities of observing the workings of this plan of organization of county schools, and is fully convinced that it is not applicable except in small and densely populated counties. SUPERINTENDENT GARRETT. We are glad to note that the Tennessee State Teachers' Association asked that Hon. W. R. Garrett be continued in his present office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction regardless of who may be elected Governor. Mr. Garrett is a scholarly gentleman whose influence will prove of great value to the school interests of the State. But the request of the State Teachers' Association was but idle words that will fail utterly of their purpose. To the -a piece of political "pie" -to be handed out as payment for political service done. Personally, we know nothing of the facts in this case, but the presumption is that the present State Superintendent of Public Instruction has used his influence during the campaign to secure the renomination of his chief, Governor Buchanan, which will be sufficient ground, from a partisan point of view, for a new appointment by Governor Buchanan's successor. Would that it were not so. READY FOR WORK. Have we rested this summer? Have we improved our time during vacation? What have we seen and done this summer that will help ns during the winter? If we have gained nothing but physical strength during the past three months, our vacation has not been wasted. LACQUER WORK. The juice of the lacquer tree (Rhus Vernicifera) is the nat ural varnish upon which depends the famous lacquer work of the Japanese. Specimens of the tree were brought from Japan 16 years ago and planted in the Botanical Garden at Frankfort, where they have flourished, and have yielded seed from which thrifty young trees have sprung. This place now has thirty-four healthy trees, 30 feet high and 2 feet in circumference near the ground. To determine whether the juice is affected by its changed conditions, Prof. Rein has sent samples to Japanese artists for trial, and is having comparative analyses made by eminent chemists. If the reports are favorable, it is expected that the lacquer tree will be quite extensively planted in Germany, and that Europeans will be instructed in the art of lacquering wood by some skilled worker from Japan. CENSUS STATISTICS. A recent Census bulletin shows that there are in round numbers 7,470,000 negroes in the United States, of whom about 580,000 reside north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. The same bulletin states some other facts which will be a great surprise to many people. Of these millions 956,989 are mulattoes, 105, 135 are quadroons, and 69,936 are octoroons. It will thus be seen that nearly six-sevenths of the negroes in this country are of unmixed African blood. than a year ago a reputable Methodist editor traveling in the Southern States expressed it as his conviction that the mulattoes were more numerous than the unadulterated negroes. His view was based on what he had seen in towns and cities, and along lines of railroad and was, therefore, without an adequate warrant.-Christian Advocate. Less THE LIFE OF BIRDS. The falcon has been known to live 162 years. The swan is the longest-lived bird, in extreme cases reaching 300 years. An eagle died in 1819 which had been caught 104 years. before and was then quite old. A white-headed vulture, which was caught in 1706, died in the aviary at Schonbrun, near Vienna, in 1824. Parrots live more than a century. Water birds have a long life, exceeding that of several generations of men. Ravens also live over 100 years. In captivity, magpies live from twenty to twenty-five years, and still longer in freedom. The common hen attains the age of from fifteen to twenty years. Doves live ten years, and the little singing birds from eight to seventeen years. The nightingale's life is the shortest, ten years being the longest, and next comes the blackbird, which never lives longer than fifteen years. - The Great Divide. THE NEW DOCKTAIL FASHION. "Now don't you admire my turnout?” she said, The dear little maid with her eyes of blue; "Tis a present from Grandpa Billion, I think he's a duck, do n't you? "Just look at this dear little carriage! I always think yellow's so sweet, And this love of a docktailed pony, With his delicate high-stepping feet. "I've named him Lord Ronald-the darling! From the dear old ballad, you see; "Your grandpa may be a duck," I said, "My dear little maid with eyes of blue, And your horse might have been a beauty, But still I do n't envy you. "I never could sit in your carriage, Behind that stump of a tail, And your poor beast trying to switch it "Oh, dear, but it's all the fashion," she said, "You like to be stylish? but how, then, If stylish means brutal dear? If your style of a day means the pain of a life "This poor stump can have no healing, "The good thing that nature gave him, To be his help and his pride, Is gone and all that a senseless whim Be senselessly gratified. "When Fashion and Folly unite, dear, 'T's pleasant, mayhap, to see; But when they join Cruelty, hand in hand, Away with the wretched three! "And I'd rather see you a-foot, child, The whole of your bright life through, Than see you driving a docktailed horse, And proud of the thing you do." - Laura E. Richards-Our Dumb Animals. COMMON-SENSE GEOGRAPHY. If, instead of teaching the thousand little things in the geography text which nobody remembers, or cares to remember, more attention were given to common-sense questions bringing out the practical points in physical, political and commercial geography, children would be vastly more benefifted by the study of this branch than is possible with the system of teaching so common in the schools. A grain of coffee will make quite an interesting lesson. Describe the countries from which the coffee is brought, the route by which it comes to us, and the people who are engaged in its production. Indicate on the map the countries which produce coffee. Why it is not cultivated in the United States. A grain of wheat will serve as a similar lesson. Which States in the Union produce the most wheat? Which in Europe? Why is Africa not a grain growing country? Rice, sugar, cotton, wool, all of them articles which can be had in any home, will do for the lessons. Find out why the wool-growing countries do not produce rice and sugar. Why wheat districts do not produce rice. Topics of this kind will make pupils think, reason and inquire, and that is what is needed in our instruction. Oysters, peanuts, coal oil, tobacco, pepper, salt and similar articles which children see every day, and yet know precious little about, will form the basis of most interesting discussions in the geography class. Where is the oyster field? Is it cultivated or of natural growth? How many can tell whether it is found in water or on land? Is it a vegetable or an animal? What is the difference between a vegetable and an animal? Does the oyster breathe, can it move, has it feeling, is it eaten when alive or dead, is it a fish, bird, beast, radiate, insect or what? International trade or commerce is an interesting and practical subject. What does our country buy from the other countries of the world, and what do they buy from us? Reciprocity treaties should be considered in this connection. The different nationalities form excellent lessons in geography-so do the races. Write out the names of the countries inhabited by each race. How are the savages of Europe, Asia and Arica distinguished from those of America? In what countries besides Ireland and America will you place the Irishman? To what countries does the black Caucasian belong?-Pennsylvania School Journal. |