The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-06-18
EDUCATIONAL.
For the Jefferson Jan.
HIRING A TEACHER.

! ana, possibly, Soou may result.
G II is pretty generally understoo
v (at least by the parties interested
: that when female teacher Is hired
I deduction of about seventy-fiv
!. per cent. on wages follows asia na
ural sequence. In other words, this
( when q man and 1c0Dian engage il
the same business, they heing Q
equal capacities, perform the sam
! labor, are subjec: TO the same diff
: culties, .and each overcoming tn
same with equal perseverance, tn
man receives $lI5 aud the scomGI
: 81 90 per day I! 8 tIi.si-t TO
Now, 1 pretend not to be posted
, in Ciialectics, but i should like to set
that system from whose premises th,
conclusion is drawn that this is just
, that it is right, that it is in accord
ance with the principles of Divine
revelation. Men, in their dealing:
with men, in their daily bushes:
transactions, too frequently Jorge
the "Golden Ruie"-the warp and
woot OF Chrisi's gospel, and that tc
the sorrow of their fellows. It l.
laid down as an axiom by all bust
ness men, by all employees save the
majority of our school directors,
that he should receive the most NhC
does tie most aco,k an the best manner;
why, l ask, should teaching prove an
exception to this just rule?
The factory-girl in yonder mills
gets as much per yard as the largest
man in the building, and so it is in
every establishment from Maine TO
Georgia. That person who weaves
the greatest number of yards per
day, goes home in the evening that
much the richer, and it is righ. that
lit should be SO. Wa "a
| The editors of our literary maya
zines offer premiums for choice ar
ticles, receiving contributions alike
from male and female; and, as it
should be, bruins and solid worth car
ry off the prize, irrespective of over
coats and crinoline.
The gjrl author, that plies her pen
in the garret, by the Pickering light
of q tallow candle, receives as much
as any '.lord of CREATION in the
county, if her productions equal
his; and sensible people everywhere
say 20 as just. ;
The world, yes, even the great big
world, with ali it's crying sins weigh
ing it down like a burden, puts all
humanity upon one common plane,
holds up its baubles OF fame, spleD-
dor and glory before the eyes of
rich and poor, male and female alike.
and rings out the command, "kun
shat ye may obtain :" and lie who
runs fastest wins. Bat cur worthy
friends, the directors, virtually say
TO teachers,-''We have two tracks,
known respectively as the profitable
and non-profitab!e We have drawn
broad lire, taking special pains to
make it correct, between the two
parties yc!ept male and female Al!
are to start even in the race, and If
YOU, gentlemen, OF any one OF you,
reach Gfst the goal, q rich reward Is
yours. AS for you, ladies, yoa' are
engaged in noble cause; it is yoni
duty to run gailantly, but you need
not expect to receive = rewati ike
unto these your brothers, because
YOU are on the wrong track, and are
= woman. This is just and right (:)
Each 90 the best he can, and bere i
the crown for the victor (sctO V0ce
.'if the same be gentleman !"
Now / submit to all sensible, rea
sonable men, whether this is not an
outrage upon the female portion o;
the profession. Il is certainly not
doing as we would De done by
Teaching, as now followed, is q sort
of ladder upon which men ascend to
something higher Dealfair, friends
Do not climb mp and then pull The
ladder up after you Give others a
chance. Give the ladies, your sis
tcrs in labor, an equal share Of the
rewards.
| object to this on the grounds Of
policy. 1t is not policy tor Boaros
OF Education to pay male teacher
seventy five per cent. moIe than ie-
males. The last report shows that
there are S,34S male and 100
female teachers in the state, making
4 .S72 more of the latter than the tor
mer. Every succeeding report will
show, as every former has shown,
an increase OF female teachers, and
the probability is that soon male
teachers, in our sub-districts as well
as the majority of our high schools,
will be, as Sam. Weller would say,
'.rather skeerce." In other words,
that from three-fourths to four-hiths
of our teachers will be iemales. Now,
it is the object of Boards of Eduea-
lion to secure the best teachers
In order to effect this end, there
must be number one teachers in the
market, and hence, teachers must
spend time and money to quslify
themselves, which they will not do
without stimulus in the shape of
bet ter wages. 1t they have poor
tea chers now, they will have worse
after while. If it is mite of an evil
in 1869, it will swell itself into q
mountain in or about A. d. 1873.
But the great point is no'c. The
important question that comes to US
from all over the state, the problem,
par excellence, is this: Show can we
obtain what in justice belongs to us?"
What adds to the perplexity OF the
case is the fact that men are not
aware that there is any injustice il
the matter. 1t is an adopted maxim
that a woman should receive less
than a man, and men open their eyes
and hold up their hands In holy hor-
ror, when and wherever it is disput
ed. Hence it is important { } that
teachers labor Tor change in public
opinion on the subject. You can do
.his, fellow teacher. If teacher is
of the true stripe, he wields greater
Influence than any one in the com
munitv, the minister not excepted.
Use this for a good cause You have
abundant opportunities of convers
ing with the good people of youi
Irrespective districts. Do this to s