The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-07

day. Den l vas so mad NIT dare sass
me, and l dell dem Mein Gott in Him
mel it ish too pad you say some dings
dat ish lie. And vat you dinks7 Dem
teachers shust laughs at me, and goes
away. Mr.. President, moves to turn
all de teachers out and get as peter
ones as never vas. ] calls for the pre-
viOus question on the ayes and noes"
Mr. Quack- -and-boSh sec onded the
motion.
Mr.. Yorkshire was "hopposed." He
remarked that the rule required teachers
to be hat their school ouses hat twenty
minutes before nine, and that was hear
ly benough.
Mr.. O'Shanty favored the motion.
Sure and bedad he wanted the doors
open. His Pat and Mrs. Malony's bit
of bye had frozen their ears, entirely.
Mr.. Brown succeeded after consider
able effort in "rising to his feet"
What fool invented this expression 7
and how high up does one need to go
in order to "rise to his feet ?") Mr..
Brown remarked that it was his oppin-
ion something should be done-it ought
to be. In Rhode Island, where he came
from, they did 80. New England was
the cradle of common schools, and he
wanted things done here as they did at
the east. But Mr.. Brown was a good
deal troubled with hiccoughs, and his
elocutionary habit could hardly be re-
garded as a success. He sat down,
and, being "tired," was soon sound
asleep, and dreaming of Rhode Island
schools and New England rum.
Most of the number seemed to think
that such topic was unworthy of de-
bate, and they called for the question,
which was decided as follows: Ayes !:
Messrs. Keyerschneidher, Brown ,
O'Sbanty, Worststick, and Quack-and-
bosh.-5
Noes: Messrs. Blickenleiber, O'Gra-
dy, Smith, Grant, Yorkshire and Sharp.
-6.
Motlon lost.
Board adjourned two weeks.
A few days ago heard story of a
Kentucky Board of Education, some
where in the blue grass region. AS
nearly as ! can recollect, the case was
follows: An article had appeared in the
Daily BuckShOt, complaining that the
teachers in the public schools had not
received their pay in due time, and
great inconvenience was experienced
by the fifty teachers of the city. The
article was greatly lacking in respect
for the Board, and its tone was decided
ly querulous. At the next meeting,
a great deal was said respecting the Of
fensive article. At length Gen. RIFE
man arose "to make a motion. The
General is a regular "Kentucky gentle.
mani" which implies that he is over
six feet in height, dresses in shabby gen.
teel style, is never seen with less thar
four ounces of tobacco in his mouth, at.
tends to all the horse-races in the State
is proud of Kentucky, thinks that thu
United States are located in some re
mote corner of that blessed State, vii
allow no one intimate that all Kentuck.
ians are not gentlemen" highborn
and higberbred. The General took
the floor, which he had for an bouI
been flooding with tobacco juice. He
offered the following preamble and res
olutions:
"WHEREAs, This honorable Board is compos
ed of Kentucky gentlemen of the highest stand
ing in society, whose honor is dearer to then
than their lives; and WHEREAS no true Ken
tuckian will submit to insult, or allow any tarn
ish to come upon his name, and WHEAEAS, al
article has appeared in the Daily Buckshot ofthi
city rejecting on the official action of this hon
Pesolred, That a committee of three of us Ken
tucky gentlemen be appointed to ascertain whit
is the author Of the said calumniating commu
RESOLVED That should 1t be found that the saiC
article was written by one of the teachers em
ployed by this honorable Board, said teacher b.
forthwith dismissed"
In support of these resolutions the
General spoke for thirty minutes. He
said that in the veins of most of th'
members of that honorable Board, ther,
ran some of the proudest blood of Ken
tucky-they were descended from tn,
first families of Virginia. If they, in I
craven spirit, submit to dishonor th'
bones of Boone and r. M. Johnson anC
Desha, and John Morgan would rattl,
in their honored graves. He was glaC
that Kentucky did not "grow" its teach
ers. Most OF them were foreign impor
tations. They came from Ohio, New
York and Massachusetts; and too man.
of them were ignorant of what consid'
Grafton was due to Kentucky gentlemen
An example was needed, and if on
teacher pays the penalty of her imperti
nence, the others will understand thei
subordinate places. He had no unkint
feelings toward the teachers any NOR
than he had toward the niggers; bu
he must vindicate his honor, for in Ken
tucky no man could be regarded
gentleman who would not resent an in
suit.
The Generals speech was rapturousl,
applauded. Only one voice was hearC
in opposition. Mr.. Northman did no
approve of the article in the BuckshOt
Ii was not respectful, and should be sol
ry if it should turn out that any one
their teachers had written it. HBut,
said he, tive cannot afford TO pass thes
resolutions. 1t would not become on
dignity to show seriousness on such
subject. If we are careful only to pei
form our duty, we may safely leave ou
reputation to take care of itself. W
should make ourselves cheap by enter
ing upon a crusade against some poo