The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-24
tFrom the Detroit Free Press.l
A sCH00LMAsTER AROUND LOOSE
Warm on tho Boys-A Lively Examination
Solid on tho Rudiments.

Warm on tho Boys-A Lively Examination
Solid on tho Rudiments.
-Four or five days ago man about forty
years of age, looking as if he had been
drawn over dusty floor for an hour or
two, called upon one of the members of the
board of education and introduced himself
as William Cannon Harrison, of Saginaw
county. He was politely received, and he
commenced business promptly by saying
I'm looking for situation as a school
teacher"
"Ah, ha :" said the member, wondering
why the man wasn't looking for a wood
pile.
81 could have brought a pile of recon-
mends SO high" continued the man, meas
uring with his hands, "but recommends
don't amount to nothing"
"And have you any school in view ?"
asked the member.
81 want to get in here, in Detroit re-
piled the man. What wages do you pay ?"
sim afraid began the member,
when the schoolmaster interrupted.
"Oh: well, suppose you pay going
wages, and that's all can ask for. l don't
want 10 put on style and live high, as l am
getting leetle old and ought to save
money"
GAS was going to remark" said the
member, when the schoolmaster suddenly
inquired
''Do they allow licking in the schools
here If they do, I'm the man you want to
dress the boys down! I've had 'em come
| tor me by the dozen, and it would do your
| heart good to see the way laid EN- Why,
when 1 had that school in Bay county l
thought nothing of licking thirty scholars
days besides hearing twelve classes re-
cite I'm an old screamer, l tell you, and
there's fun in me when you get me woke
up"
| 81 hardly think" commenced the
member again, when the schoolmaster
| jumped up and said
"Of course you won't take me unless
pass examination, but hain't afraid of not
passing. I'd like to see word l couldn't
| spell For instance, 'Catarrh C-a-t-a-r-r-h,
catarrh.' 'Dandelion 'd-a-n-d-e-l-i-o-n,
dandelion, or try me on words of four syl-
tables. Lugubrious : 'l-u-g-u-b-r-i-o-u-s,
lugubrious.' Oh can knock the socks
right off'n these swell-head teachers and
not half try ~
81 should like to help you" put in the
member, ''but--"
| "Oh! you needn't think I'm behind on
geography" interrupted the teacher. "For
instance: what is an isthmusp An isthmus
is a narrow strip of land connecting two
larger bodies. Is the world round or flat
/ Round. Why Is it round? Because it is.
Which is the largest river in the world
The Amazon. Which is the highest noun
tain9 The Andes. 1 might go on for sew
enty-five days in this way, and then not tell
you half know! !"
"You seem to be pretty well posted in
| uoouraphy hnt 7 xranted m fell-v
"And on grammar, too, exclaimed the
teacher, jumping up again. "What is a
noun? A noun is the name of any person,
place or thing. Give us an example: Man
dog, cat, coon, goat, jsck-knife, fish-hook,
gate-post. What are the principal copjunc-
tions2 And, as, both, because, for, if, that,
or, nor, neither, either, and so forth, and
so forth. oh! I'm right on the roof of the
meeting house when you sling grammar at
mel"
The member was getting desperate, and
as soon as he could get in word he said
81 will take your name and as soon as O
vacancy"
Sand know arithmetic from cover to
cover" exclaimed the man, standing up
again. 81 can go through the tables like
lightning through a haystack, and when
you get to fractions and cube root I'm aw-
full weigh ton and half ard still grow
ing! 'Rithmetics my favorite study, and
I'll give you fifty dollars to find man
who'll saw sums in two and plane 'em down
as quickly as l can"
His speech took the wind out of him, and
the member managed to say there was no
vacancy at present, but he would take his
name and consider his case as soon as one
occurred:
SD like to commence right off" replied
the man, "but I'm willing to wait Here's
my name, and the mint l get your letter
I'll come down a flying. If you get me
you don't get much style, but you get solid
old common sense and genuine education.
Yon won't see scholars playing hide-and-
coop around the wood box or marbles on
the floor-no, you won't"
And he went down stairs.