The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-08

not have been made. Not " dime ought to
DO paid until u committee Of competent and
fearless men have turned this job inside out.
SchoOimurms H. wives.
We find some disagreement as TO whether
schoolnarms are desirable candidates for
matrimony Among the ladies themselves
the opinion seems to prevail that rs wives
they would especially adorn homes and
mako happy the lives Of good husbands.
rhoy argue that the very fact of their get
ting and holding their places * evidence of
their Intelligence and moral worth, two
thiuas, very requisite in "A wife. They say.
uithcr that the familiarity with the man.
agcmcnt Of children which "a teacher ac-
Quirc- will serve her in good stead when
! she becomes IL mother herself. and that the
development Of her faculties which she gets
IN the s,houlrOOm is OF just the snrt that
| best prepares Il woman for the duties of n
wife. In TACT, they cay that they arc the
girls ior youus fellows To- court.
There Is, however some masculine tDjcC-
tion To these claims of tho schoOlmarms,
and it is Expressed in the letter here printed
sa. noticed n rda,'s srs an atfcei fer tc.n.
milton school i,a .h,.s anun- uat1a.. anc men by
oi their naWDcr who. after rod Ally 'nun' rating
ihor many virtues and especial qIaeauI H. AZ, rts
rIat Were = d..lc. lleu l0 Ng 0! %. ..it Ohm. n-
aN1 a.nu,,y ash, why tnv ic,in- ,A.i- f,f .,.,ral
reasons. answer Frsi. de,liie Mis- IL ,oAt as,r
t.N. Ut M iI.t~ cAt h.f. t- fu 90 uilrfN they
au mi, ui, mt rAf tal.g .alai- Do. ttaa
s9r,i ~ for ti.ru,cU. They ftr nrci nuo to 'hciu
.,l,c.. especially at this uc"nortah. ,os.on the
wear. Which the wiu tr astIa-e nuus-wL,
Iut .ic fllr0Ia reason why t are o.. H-A' after
iv en touic mrisr4 nptmrns b.. that they nave their
ie,icn. de.eor' whieh cni be larai'd ~ "ei"s their
Nl.'u's
"Il,y generally assume a surorori's ofmanncs winch
CO., 49, 10 i,tutau e. outrage any ordinary si'or ana
t- iivN advance In wears aud grades tl lectHnc
cusicn,d t. cuac,nr the role Vi unF'iuVi t. tc ierr mel
small by that teN naturally ASSUME an independent
.na o,,rl,ntif. ati.ilic toward uih,rs-quauaca.is
iusny requisite the schou'rocm hut mo- dr-it Vie
ina huus,hud Again. from the constant dun,Nauces
ait, ndaut tt,i. daily dates, their Vmrcrs bv
so't,i. ad they lose IN measure tho -geai charm Of
huialits 90 course there are exc, ion', but ihia is
iuo ruio l. i; wodcr thew. that m"u do uoi '''k Tor
0ol,'Anluns among - uHeotst nil though oil'r~ise
worthy ,iss these same >ei,.imarns wavia sour
iair cor. esponacut ~ sahantls 'ha"iVhsf l. Ia
What our correspondent says is not dest-
tutc of truth. though we continue 10 fight
On the side Of the schoolmarms. We are not
surprised that some Of these maiden p"da-
gogucs refuse, or pretend 20 refuse, to enter
tain the idea ui marriage. Situated as they
are, they are able to- support themselves
comfortably, AMI enjoy degree Of indie
pcndence. They have the satisfaction Of
money as suits themselves. rhcy feel that
they are their own nis,Ics-cs, know just
what are their present ils. and tear that
those they might fly to ia marrying axe
worse. But, though all this may he true II
I he right SOFT OF lover comes along, aud
tries to convince schuomarm 50 fortified
by sound arguments against matrlmony,
that snc would be happier a. Ills wife than as
hat
batter down the walls and carry the fort
Vet 80 far ~ material comfort Is concerned.
she might do better to withstand the
assault
A. to tho ,cLoomarms assuming an att
tudr of superiority. perhaps our correspond
cnt mistakes them. Their manner may hc
ore acquired in their profess ION and not
mean that they think they are wiser than
other people. though 1t 50 implcsscs some
Observers. II IS true that from constant
contact with pul l- 10 whom they are STU
pcripr IN knowledge they may grow in time
u think they can teach everybody; but
II they are brought into frequent as-ocu-
tion with people who are their intellectual
betters. they viii learn after "A while that
they do not know as much as they think
they do aud will draw in their horns Very
likrly the men about these schuolmarm- are
their interiors in nominal education. and
they may bc really Inferior otherwise. In
such cases the teachers arr unfortunately
placed for II is better 10 associate with per-
sons who know more than you Go than with
those who know less, "a then You will keep
down "A sclf-rOLceit which IL always oiirnslN q
IN it, manifestations. Still, II II man is not
actually Ifcrur to u school teacher he
nccin Ice afraid Of her There are none Of
th,m who know il all, though they may
think they do.
Ii Is tuo true that schoolmalms Of long
experience in handling the birch do get {,
little precise in their manner and severe in
their aspect. The attitude Is not, as our
corrc~pundont calls IT, independent and
ovclhrariug. hut like that Of an old drill
sergeant, Il little mechanical and au-tcrc.
l}ut this Is the misfortune, and not the fault,
of the schoolmarms long in the service.
Sometimes too, doubtless, the daily trials
and petty anuoyEnces Of thelr profession
may tend to sour their tcmpcrs, but 81
would anybody's temper be likely To- suffer
with a lot Of uuruly children in no wise re-
lated to him, to keep in order from years end
to years end. No wonder the countenancc
oil the seasoned schoolmarm grows strong
in its lines, aud her movement becomes trim
, and methodical. What would the teacher
do in the schoolroom if She always wore "a
, jaunty manner and kept her face wreathed
, in smiles Would not the boys and girls
, take advantage of her, and would NOT her
pupils fail Ia advance in the rudmentary
studies 1t is not right to forget the trials
OF the schoomarm.
But after all, we repeat that many good
, wives may be found among the women who
teach boys and girls and We hope that all
such will get good husbands. and find that
they have changed their state only to bet
ter IL vastly.
4 Case Of ingrntitude.
The philosophers tell us that there is no
cOmmuncr vice among men than thnt ui in
I'm.