Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-13

'lf tliin>'d ont ut any moment.
II. In my younger days and perhaps it
~ SO now. tletountry public school teach,
re ''boarded around. rs it was termed. Fir
~ one week at the Smiths. the next at Il
N Joneses. the next at the Browns. and $
ot on. from one house to another. When II
n, clrclli: OF the settlement was made. the p,,
D. veyor OF public knowledge began again z
:. the first end of the string and went II,
II r0n'ihs over again. If any class of peopl
is ever excited my youthful cOmmiser.,tior
:: 1t was t;lat composed of teachers knocke
n from pillar to post in that way. RegarIe,
n ms sort OF public paupcr. snlibhed RICH
n and LETT and forced to regard the pork an,
+ bread and molasses he or she ate as tl
q oift OF charity. the humiliated teache
It changed the location ct his or her carne
i sack regularly every Monday mornin,
= with the humble denieanor of a whinpet
dog. anu never passed plate a sccon,
S time without an inward fear that every
. member OF the f,mly was mentally con.
I demning the greediness OF the unfortunate
| creature flted to teach for a living.
, Then. again. the teacher is mser;,bly
: paid. 1t is the fashion to make compar;
, son. and were comparison ever odious it is
in this matter. The groce:. figures up his
yearly profits. and comparing notes with
, TIE soap-5oiicr. concludes that. judged
from the standpoint Of their earnings. the
. teacher is sufficiently reinuneratcd.
NOW. the comparison is ri,culous,y um-
lusl. lie tcaciler has nothing to say re-
gar'inS the earnings OF the canllp-nakcr.
h't the c;lnde-nlaker. who is in the major
n.y. has much to say and effects much re-
g;"ding the income of the teacher. who
hes helpless in the hands OF the fathers of
families. 1t being the high province of tie
teacher to train the brain of the scholar Gf
t''e scholar have any such Hlticl.) or to fish
ION some substitute for brains in en,ntx
heads, (where brains are wantinpl the
teacher having committed to him the
moral, the intellectual the social traininu
oi our sons and daughters, it would seem
that he or she should be so elevated by
means OF proper compensation above the
ordinary anNieties regarding bread and but
ter. ana rental. and fuel. and clothes, and
taxes. that the petlagOgic mind might be
almost solely occupied with the improve
snoft OF the rising generation. No econ
oi8Iy can possibly prove so riinols to Orr
best interests as that which. wou!J sn,n .
Collar here and there from the ulreadv
heager sA!'ries OF orr teaching class. Nen
ana women cannot train the pu lie mind
Is it should be trained to render that t,~,in-
ihS elective II. at the same time. they are
'l;'''nted by the spectre ofa poyerty-ssrick
EN- OH age. and worried to death by the
ahNieties bred OF half empty flour barrels
unpaid bills and overdue notes of hand
given perforce to doctors, butchers and
grocel:.
Even now, rs | cast back in memory, =.
see a delicate. refined, educated woman.
VINO from intellectual choice had taught
school all her life; SO poor that can SEE +.
her now. cooking her daily dinner OF mush :
md potato Seasoned with little butter
ma great deal OF molasses) in an iron ::
Dot over the sc!OOl-rOOm stove. Willie her
scholars sat around eating their lunches Of
hlnce pie. second joints Of chickens. pound
AXE and oranges. know how she toiltd :
''er our stupid brains (tot was one OF her
know She regarded teaching as
mission know that she was faithful u
ager, anxious; but also know that she
new her mince-pied and second-jointed
clolars despised her mush and wondered N
'hy she didn't buy more inolasses at Il g
me. And how could her energy and her
iitlifuliesS last under such a regiment !"
eachlng became with her. as with il thou :" =.
ana Others, a mere business: and when =
eF ptpi.s oHe by one Were taken away. "'
eciuse. as the parents said. they didn't -
arm anything. and the school was closed. 81 "
I'd the teacher moved away with her MUSK III
ot and scant wardrobet TO open somewhere
Sc, the verdict was: ''Served her right. ~
ie wash much of 4 teacher anyhow!' ~
ow in the name Of common sense could >e
e be. sleeping upon Il straw tick. with - -
'tliing in her stomach but mush. and lie
thing in the future but poverty? o'
The teachers of the people must he re- o'
Dved from the bread and butter anxietjes h''
life would you render them effective to ne
required and proper degree. The great ''e
ret OF the success of the Romish priest re-,
od lies in the f,ct that its support is i,
beyond question. its entire time e.,. ~
given to its business. and the result is an '"e
,cflveness the world has never seen 'io'
laled. And perhaps were there less '.''
tiety lest teachers be paid more than e.a'
Y can earn, and more anxiety that the 'h's
: should he such nc ,o,,a ,o,. a. thei
ST capable to the ranks OF the instruct are
anu encourage the best efforts of all con-
ned, our schools could and would grad oo
g to the various walks of life more p'"'
roughly educated mon and women. NC
othing is more true than the assertion ~
not half our mo, .,, =, -, d. ~, yeai
IS of our children. Admitting the ne p'''1
lty for education, they. az we have
!. shirk too much Of their own respon-
ity upon the teacher; but, disastrous p.t,, ~,
his proves. it is by no means as pr,,- aa,;,
:, ''io'. ~ '"e '"''''.o" anu '''uie ing
y. .ne o"' ''s ''ie sys'e'l'a'ic scho
ring by father and mother of the adapt ha a,
ty of their children. Boys, with no .nd
e taste for farming than 4. COW has for ,,,,'
hing ducks. are forced to become E,rm-
thus, poor farmer is made ut the ex- NV,
!. ~ 49, = a..a., " SOU 'a"- speci
$ deprived OF any hope OF success in ,ha =
,ecause bound, against his will and 49,, ~
and at the sacrifice of his ambition. s.a..,,;
Office, or an anvil. or landsaw. Is .,,;,,,
! cause for wonder that boys SO mis- s.ho,
d go through life etiecting little, and ,,no,
tisiied with themselves and everybody and !.
II the parent owe any ,hat
to bis SON, it is that mol only OF show s;an
one practical interest in his education. -,
- ms ''pa- speecl
~. o'"y punching twent
but encouragement; and many son Do