The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04
For the jasper Courier
A Reply to One 0f Your Pupils.

EDITOR COURIER lit IL conceded b,
Iall, believe. that every question ha
two sides. II Il equally true that man,
individuals possess two faces. or villa
is the same thing have one opinion up
on one occasion and another diametri
|cally opposite, to promulgate upon som,
Other occasions, just 10 suit the views o
those with whom they chance 10 be i,
company. We are led to wonder If In,
individual whH wrote that dashing an,
brilliant article for the Huntingdon,
Times, under the cognomen Of 'sOue O
your pupils purporiing TO be reply /.
the article Of 20. X. Juniper Virgins.
published In the Jasper Courier som,
wo weeks ago, could be the same indi
vidual who stood up in a Teachers As
sociati0n and howled into the ears ~
teachers and trustees against reductio,
OF teachers wages, and groaned piteous
lly when anything derogafory TO ths
character Of teachers, or anything favor
ing reduction of wages was said. /,
he the man who stood bravelv up 70,
teachers rights, then as soon as ths
danger OF exposure is past turns his back
upon them and says. "teachers ought IA
work for glory alone? 2" Does he do
this to curry favors with trustees
Shame on such manhood!
In the article Of 20. X. j. W. II Is
not alleged that novices are necessarily
inferior teachers, or vice versa. We dn
not know whether "One Of your pupils"
Is novice or not. or whether he Il n
teacher It all ; .ut we are led to believe
a n ~ flsoe =
character that should be an esscnfia,
in the character OF ever,
teacher. We were not aware Of Wash
ington in our midst, or that we were
treading upon his corns. Mr.. Pupil.
Washington had his own thousands OF
broad acres to look over--more, I am
fearful than you possess. When you
yet TO be such man as Washington--
The man who headed our feeble armies
in the darkest hours OF the revolution
the man who lever felt q wound but
when il pierced his country ho never
groaDed but when fair freedom bled.
and was "tirst in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts Of his counfrymen. =
You can say to the Trustees. ~ did the
fsthef Of our country 10 Congress, II
will keep an account Of my expenses.
which no doubt, yon will discharge. II
Nc thinks il will be long time before
the Times correspondent will possess
the goodness and patriotism. or "a.
financial sbility TO make such . dcclar
alton 10 the Trustees.
The article OF Virgins was net adj.
dressed 10 Pupil" but to the trustees.
Hence. Nr. Pupil has Kicked before he
i spurred." suppose he must have
felt pinched or he would not have re
piled. The trustees were simply asked
The question. ii in reducing wages thew
were not working de;risnent to iheI
schools by driving good teachers from
the profession? We are willing to allow
III the boasted goodness and public
'piriiedness 10 Mr.. Pupil that he claims
but are lar from believing that he would
each school one day without pay for il.
He must not think his cause and the i'm
Mortal Washington's are parallel. He
loes not live III the trying times on
" Nashington. neither can hc impress,
lpom the minds OF the people that he
would be . Washington IL he did. Far
rom IL.
Who ever intimatcd that teaching was
'ot honorable5 No one. Hence, Mr.
'mpil. when answering "wiggins,, you's
rird to misrcpresent him aud wished
0 convey the idea that the profession ofe
eachine was stigMatized BY wv Was
for want Of something better to write
hat you departed from the subject andt
rom TRUTH Don't bc alarmed about!
our reputation as q teacher being soiled,
~ 20 On IN the good work, do your
usy, and then you need not write news
aper articles in your own behalf, but
he patrons OF your school will come tol
our rescue, and speedily pnta quietus N
pom Q. X. JUSIPER wIccISs. !.