The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-04-22
For the Lancaster Gazette.
The School Master Again.

"AmicuS Mdgistris." "Fiat jus.
titia rlat coeLHm." Stoltz schriedet
eiDher der pfoa, vie vol er soste
will, vie schoen ich bin How
We toads do swim. Amicus is fu.
riOus to be heard: and If the prin
tors cases contain italics enough TO
emphasize "aLI" tho words hc wish
es 10 stick deep, he must and shall
be heard. And scholars cannot
fail 10 be enlightened in contem.
plating the way he spells some Of
bis Latin words, and the applica.
tion he makes Of them TO the sub
ject he fcebiy essays to talk about.
Bot ruat cOelam. eA lfob
Anxious is quite certain that some
of my structures would "iHSait'
teachers; and in the same coUnec.
ton be affirms that Lancaster
schools arc not as good as other
schools in the State; but thinks they
could DC made as good, ii the
board and teachers, in cooperation
with parents, had the competency
and good sense to do it. This,
though not precisely his phraseolo-
gy, is its clear and uDmistakable
import. Tho board should call
from abroad young, and fresh, and
lucid minds 10 aid them.
The friendly magistrate seems
willing to let his head run down
in foods OF tears, over the condi.
tion of "our" schools; and is. not.
wilhstanding, largely profuse with
his superlalives, when often refer.
ring TO "Ow eEcelient' teachers
A stl hanger would take him to be
an old citizen of Lancaster, who
from his long identity with "dU"
its interests, joined to his unbound.
cd good will toward mankind, had
imposed upon himself the onus Of
"dH' its wants and prospective
good. How bis heart is enlisted
in the subjec: is made To appear
In the continual recurrence OF the
personal pronoun, possosslve. The
citizens of Lancaster, and the
friends Of tour" schools, little know
how much they are indebted TO
Anxious for "dti" the interest be
has taken in their affairs; and they
are likely therefore to prove an
grateful, if the matter, "aA' the
matter is not adequately brought
before them; and who so fitting to
remind them of their obligations
as HIMSELF F 1,f
1t may be that the mother of tho
peaceful magistrate does not know
that he has strayed away; should
such be the case, a duty is upon
our" good people; the duty OF see
ing thathe isproperly taken care Of;
and further, to assure the anxious
maternal parent that her darling
is safe. "0ur" people are, | bc.
lieve, somewhat distinguished for
humanity; and especially Tor kind
attention to lost children; and
therefore Anxious is in no danger
His kind and gentle admonitions
10 me to reduce to practice what /
preach, are appreciated proportion
ate to their value; but must reply
to my advising young friend that |
shall never enter the school room
as a teacher. l prefer to look on
and use my privilege of critic
And l may as we'll relieve the fears
of this troubled soul, by saying
here, that several of"our" excellent
teachers have fully approved my
structures on schools. which have
so seriously exercised Amicus.--1
But | have done, unless l can find
some one willing to talk OF educa>
ton, aad schools as q means; and
who at the same time owns the
brains to do it with. -
And now. Messrs. editors, thank
you for the indulgence you have
80 generously extended in admit
ting into your columns this war OF
words; and | can offer no apology
on my part, other than that it is
sometimes permitted to answer
fools according to their folly. l
have been puzzled to comprehend
tho genius that can write over a
column and a half for a newspaper
without saying one word that the
people have any interest in. Ire-1
fer to "Amicus Magistris" in your
last issue. And in taking leave of
the subject, and after again thank
ing you, l have TO say; that tho
friendly magistrate shall have 1t
all bis own way in the future
Nothing shall induce me to write
a word of reply to either his non
sense or his insolence.
"H Respectfully.
...... .. .H7. SEXTUS,