The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-03
A SCHOOLMASrER AROUND LOOSE.
detroit Free Press.l

| Four or five days ago man about fort.
years of age, looking as if ne had been ora"
over o dusty floor tor an hour or two, ca!!et
mon one OF the members Of the Board OF Ed
ucatIou and introduced himself as Nllllan
Cannon Harrison, of Saginaw county.
was politely received, and commenced prompt
! ly bv saying: :,
I'm a-iooking for situation as school
teacher"
"Ah. ha ~ replied the member, wondering
why the man wasn't looking for wood-pile
II could have brought pile OF recon-
mends 50 high" continued the man, meas
uriug with his hands, "but recommends don
| amount to nothing.
"And have YOU any school in view 2
asked the member.
| AZ want TO get in here, in Detroit, replied
the man. What wages do you pay =
"Tm afraid" began the member, when
| the schoolmaster interrupted:
"Oh! well, l spose you pay going wages,
and that's all can ask for. l don't want to
put on style and live high, as I'm getting a
ieetle old and ought to save money?
GAS was gong to remark - sad the
member, when the schoolmaster suddenly
inquired: -,
here? If they do, Tn the man you want to
dress the boys down! I've had en- come for
me by the dozen, and it would do your heart
good to see the way laid EN-! Why, when
i had that school in Bay county, l thought
nothing of licking thirty scholars day, te-
sides hearing twelve classes rvcite! I'm an
Old screamer, tell you, and there's tln IN me
when you get zoe woke up!
IL hardly think" commenced the men,
Der again, when the schoolmaster jumped up
and said:
"Of course you won't take me unless pass
examination; but hain't afraid OF not pass
ing. I'd like to see q word couldn't spell
For instance: .Catarrh-c-a-t-a r-r-h, catarrb !;
dandeh n--d-a-n-d-e-l-io-n, dandelion. Or
try me on words of foar syliaoles: 'Lugu-
briou, -,-u-g-u-b ri-o-u-s.' Oh! can KNOCK
tn. socks right off n thee sxell-head teachers
and rot half try
II should like to help you" put in the
member, "but-"
"Oh. Won needn't think I'm behind on geo.
graphy," interrupted the teacher. ''For In
stance: What is an isthmu>? An lsthmus Is
a narrow strip Of land connecting two l rye
bodies Is the world round Or Il t? Round.
Why is it round? Because it is. Which is the
largest river in the world? The Amazon.
Which is the highest mountain? The Andes.
might 90 on tor seveDty-tive days this way,
and then not tell you halt l know
'Yon seem to bs pretty well posted On geo.
graphy, bu. as l wanted to -
''Aud on grammar, too!' exclaimed tho
teacher, jumping up again "What IS
noun? noun is the name OF any person,
place, or thing. Give us an example Man,
dog, cat, coon, goat, jack-knife, tish-hook,
gate-post. What are tho principal conJnnc-
tons? And, as, both, because, for, 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
me"
The member was getting desperate, and as
soon as he could get word III he said:
II will take your name, and rs soon as
vacancy.
"And 1 know arithmetic from cover ia
covert" exclaimed the man, Standing up
again. II can go through the tables like
lightning through hays,ack, and when yon
get to fractions and cube-root I'm awful
weigh ton ard q half aud still growing.
Rithme;ics my f.vorite study, and Ill give
YOU $50 to find o man who'll saw sums In
! two and plane EN- down'as quickly as Can
His speech took the wind out Of him, and
the member managed to say there was no Va
cancy at present, but he would take his name
and con -ider his case as soon as one occurred
I'D like to commence right OFF, replied
the man; "but I'm willing to wait. Here's
my name, and the mint get your letter III
come down a-hying. Ii you get me you don:
get much style, but you get solid old common
sens. and genuine education. Yon won't See
scholars playing hide-ard-seek around the
wool-box, or marbles on the hoor-no you
won't!
And ne went down stairs.