Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-11-27
ATTEMPTED KISSING.
A Know Nothing Love Letter.


A Know Nothing Love Letter.
There are more things in the practical
working Of our School system than were
dreamed of in the PHILOSOPHY of its
founders. II is dangerous matter TO
make from thirty tot fifty marriageable
girls-some of them sery marrisgea BILE
dependen. for place, salary and promo
tion. upon twelve such men as rise TO
the surface with the scnm of an election
in this city. 1t becomes still more dan-
gsrous when these young lacies are sub
iect to the daily inspections of such of
these men as choose. from any motive.
to visit them, and when they are obliged,
on pain Of incurring their i'll will. which
may result in dismissal. TO treat them
sometimes with more than courtesy.
And yet the material conditions of this
stale OF afraiss exists in twenty out OF the
twenty-five Wards of this city. Teach
ers are expected to be present-and are
presen,--from twenty to forty minutes
before the hours for opening their schools.
Most of them are detained an hour or
Itwo-sometimee three hours--after clo-
sing. by a system OF keeping refractory
children after school. which is as fatal TO
the health of the scholar as it is illegal
and unjust to the teacher. They aie sub
ject, too, during school hours. TO be in
terrupted in their duties BY any bloated
drunkard who may have happened to have
demanded Trusteeship. in return for
valua BILE services rendered his party at
the polls on the day of election. Ballot
suffers aud strikers will be paid in what
manner they choose. ? Within a year
there has been more than one instance in
which Trustee in State. of beastly in
toxication has very seriously discomposed
the countenance Of school. st
There are few teachers who have not
been more or less annoyed in this way
who have not fel, at least compelled 70
listen TO long stories, not a';out school
matters, to which they would never have
though. of listening had not the inflic
iion have come from an Inspector; to en-
dure q twaddle Of gallantry which they
would have treated as disgusting. Were
it not that Trustee or Commissions
were guilty of it.
Still there is great competition for the
position. 1t is one Of the very few hon
orable escapes from starvation open te
women in this Christian city-one OF the
best paid, one Of the most respectable
Salaries of from $50 year to Loco
are actually paid to women BY the Gov.
, eminent of the City Of New York. There
is hope for the world and consolation fo
heavy taxes in this. And in teaching
there is large opportunity for the -devel
, opement Of much that is very beautiful
in womanly nature. Many a noble girl
, the labor of whose slender fingers woult
be of but little avail, sustains fathefles
family, and while she is the pride ans
comfort of a widows heart is sort o
!, superior being TO hundred little urchin
who could hardly have greater regard 70
an angel Of light. were one to come dow'
, to them, than they have for her, and woul'
give all their pIay.hings, and put them
selves on starvation allowance Of mis-
chief beside. just for one kind word from
!. her. The clvilizing influence exerte
: in the public schools on children VIII
/ live under the most uncivilizing induen
!, ces in the miserable holes which the
!, learn to call home. is immense. Actin
|, at time when seart and brain are facil
and receptive it can scarcely fail to mol
:. lify materially the hard knocks Of the ri
sing generation Of Short Boys. Lift!
backs aching under the blows of rum an
a father. and little hearts cut nnS bleed
ing by mothers curses are maeicall
!, bound up and poulsiced with few heart
warm. humane words from "the teacher.
!. so that they can enjoy play and the sun
!, shine again. The saddsst wounds whicl
!. mortals have received in these last year
have not been given or nursed before Sc
i vostopol. We need not cross the ocsa
for Florence Nightingales.
uThe Tribune follows this Introduction
a by . story of some half dozen columns
/ about young. married. jealous. enthusi
astic. Know Nothing School Trustee. sn'
. plump, rosy, sweet little school mis-
/. tress, who had aatssesed his sdniIins a.