The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-05
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NEosHo RAPIDS, April %, 1876.
EDITORS NEWS I'm your issue OF
the 18th ult., 1 noticed Buckeyes"
Price. 1t is believed by many that
Buckeye laid it on a little too thick,
notwithstanding Mr.. Prices acknoWl-
edgm emit, in the Index, that he failed,
for the first time, to give satisfaction
as a teacher. 1 don't say our school
board is fickle-minded, or but what
they are good men for the place, yet it
is conceded fact that the board were
divided in their opinion as regards the
| hiring of Mr.. Price at the outset, con-
sequently there has been some little
strife, which adds nothing to making
the school a success. believe the tea
cher laid it to the fickel mindedness OF
the board as the reason why he did not
succeed in his last winters school. Be
that as it may, there is one thing GER
tain-teachers, in order to make their
schools profitable to the district, should
have the united support of both the
board and parents. Of course, theIe
are exceptions to this rule. Teachers
are not always what they should be.
Government seems to be the one thing
in which they fail more than anything
else. / hope our present teaeher,
Judge Weaver, don't care easily, for
should he, he may soon be trembling
in his boots for fear of the vituperative
language that dashed his predecessor
might come down upon him like an
avalanche, Sc eking to represen him as
being "mangelwurzel, or goose-egg-
headed," to say nothing about the lite
tie end up. Gentlemen and teachers,
we don't wiAh you to understand that
we are a sc&ndalous people here at the
Rapids, much less void IF the milk of
human kindness. Yet many of us
have too much s'mouth, ''and say things
not pretty No doubt MIR. Buckeye"
whoever ne may be, has long since re-
GREETED that he gave publicity to the
article on AE. Price as being a better
subject for the insane ASYLUM than
for a teacher. Price was fully an av-
erage teacher, and as I understand,
could show some complimentary first
class certificates.
AS regards 4lis liking his three glass
es per day, I win say interviewed
Mr.. Druggist, aod he seemed to know
nothing about IL
thought after reading Mr.. Prices
article descau6ing upon our school fur
niture and the scholars being back
WaId, and slight whack at our school
pOaId, had nohing to say, but upon
reading Buckeyes" letter, / thought
it q little too thin to give credence to,
and slight explanation was only nee
essary TO make it smooth on the teach
er's part. Let US not indulge in inVec-
tive and slang phrases towards one an
other, especially in their absence.
Peace and good will toward one an
other is indicative of much brains and
q noble heart. Whereas, thoee SO I'M
fortunate as not to possess the aR)ve
qualities,are groveling along in ing ui-
| ty, seeking whom they may devOnr,
and the blow that is meant for others
generally rebounds to their own inju-
ry. as
I don't know whether our teacher
(P rice) was church member or not.
1t makes no difference. The idea that
his belonging to the church secured
him his buttermilk, is speaking disre-
spectful, to say the least. both Of the
church and the teacher.
1t seems to me, buckeye" sang his
tune upon friend Price void of the mel
ody characteristic of generous heart.
What! Has it come to that, that one
cannot leave without having this til
rade upon his character, and especially
one of our teachers? God forbid that
such is our natures. A CITIZEN