The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-05-14
WHOLE NUMBER s32.
made, your supposed victim is laugh
ing in his sleeve to think how thor
oughly you have been duped.

W the schoelroom may have theil
= proper effect, it is necessary that
;. there should be perfect good feeling,
/ sufficient evidence of good faith, q
y real, genuine sympathy between
!, teacher and empl yers; and this
connot exist in case either party con-
, siders himself aggrieved. How
i, would you like to toll from morn till
J night and receive scarcely enough
to clothe yourself respectfully?
Oh! that Christ's ''do unto others
y rs you would have others do unto
you,' were practiced more What q
q world of unhappiness it would
save,
/, Some say: "teaching is not hard
work, and besides, you are engaged
; only six hours in the day. You
hav'nt much to do" Only six
hours7 All! if you could go with the
earnest, faithful teacher to his room,
if you could but read his thoughts, II
you could see the midnight tear and
hear the murmured prayer, you
would not talk thus. Six hours!
Said a teacher to me not long ago:
Il went home from school that uight,
and after reaching my room, sat
down and cried like child. / didn't
know what to do. thought, and
thought, and thought; and not till
the clock struck one did / Iretire. II
! ever prayed in earnest it was then.
! state this that you may understand,
in a measure, how teacher feels
who fully comprehends the responsi-
bilities resting upon him.
ALI men must live in some way.
A teacher, being man, is not an ex-
ception to the general rule. be-
Iieye it is the chameleon that lives
solely on air. A teacher needs
something more substantial. in Or
order to live he musthave the means
wherewith to obtain the necessarfes
of life, viz: money. In hiring .
teacher always take this into consid-
Grafton. When we notice the wages
of our common day laborers, COM
pare the Importance of the teachers
task with that of the mechanic, and
hen balance accounts all round, the
astounding fact is revealed to us
that the man of the stithy or the
plow, receives, on an average, double
the amount of any sub-district teach
er IN the State, Look at it for
moment: The average wages OF
male sub-district teachers in the
State, according to the report OF
Commissioned Norris for the year
ending August, 81, 1867, are nearly
S35 per month";. or slO5 per term
(three Tonths-) Some of these
teachers have families for which to
provide. Can any one keep fami-
iy at this rate, teaching only three
months in the year, or in the winter
season? The msjority of the teach
ers, however, are young men, whom
it costs, per term, at high schools,
not less than S46. They teach .
winter term, and after deducting
their board at 50 per week, and
school expenses (s46) they find
with one months wages
in pocket 1851 clear, or averaging
over and above all expenses $1l-665
per month / doubt whether there
exists milliner's clerk who cannot
make more clear money in the same
time. And then people wonder why
they cannot have better teachers.
You can have them, if you so desire.
Once show to teachers that their ek
forts to qualify themselves for their
work are practically appreciated;
have it understood that first class
teacher always receives first class
price, and your school houses will
be filed with thorough, competent
teachers. Mr.. S. S. Packard offered
800 for the best piece of prose
sent 20 him before May
Ist, 1869. Why? Because he de-
sired to drov out TIE talent, to secure
the best writer's in the country. The
says: 81 will pay "a per
day for the best book keeper in the
county - and what are the results ?
His office is crowded with ap-
plicants possessing talents of the
highest order, from which to make q
selection. If you would have good
if you would have this pro-
fession on an equality with the other
pursuits and vocations of life, you
must make the remuneration equal;
It must be so as to command the tai
snt of the country.
Men are governed to degree, by
eirinterests-6nancially. Be wise.
Control the men by controlling their
and the hue and cry about
Door teachers will cease, and be
heard no more in the land.
To my co-workers in toll, who are
respondent, who despair Of receiv-
ng what is justly theirs, I would
say: The time is coming when you
1iA receive your reward Public
opinion, like time. is slow, but sure
IS the stars, and it is fast approach.
NO that point, most desirable by oil
,entient beings, when the real su-
,remacy of mind over matter, Of the
spiritual over the corporal will be
acknowledged practically. a. is is
low theoretically. In the meantime,
'tudy how you can better ct your.
'elf for D proper discharge of your
iuty, assured that if You re ceive not
,our reward here, it shall be yours
n the world where joys are never
.,~,aaa hv sorroW and al tar. ~