Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-04-25
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ing possible for the value of ladies as
teachers, and in his fourth paragraph
admits quite all that we claimed for
the superiority of men.
In this we spoke IN general, by no
no means locating any evil exclusive
ly in Allegany county. What is true
here is true in more or less degree
everywhere. School authorities all
over the country are beset, hampeced
and weakened just as ours by num-
berless presentations alien to the IN
tent of the law. Their trust is an ex
ceedingly difficult one to administer.
They know that the design of the law
is to impart instruction to the chill
dren, not to bestow emoluments upon
teachers. They know that State
and county levy, in this county, for
instance, Of from 80 to IS cents per
$100 is laid upon the property Of the
people for the express purpose of lay
ing q foundation for future good
citizenship and scholarship. They
find, however, that the distribution
Of the great fund thus realized is
sought in very many cases with
very different object. What are they
to do? They best they can under
the circumstances. But we will
guarantee that our commissioners
and examiner are satisfied that, left
to themselves, freed from outside
pressure, their work would be much
easier and more effective. This is
the case at least in every other bust
ness where the employers. have free
choice in the selection of their sub
ordinates.
1t was incidental to a consideration
Of this character that we expressed
an opinion favorable to the employ
ment of more men than women in
stead Of more women than men.
The proportion Of 81 women to SIS
men should hold the other way, for
the reason, as stated, that us q rule
men are better teachers. TO contro-
vert this, however, our correspondent
resorts to sentamentalism of modern
growth and establishes it upon a
basis of conformity with usage IN
other departments Of public affairs.
This is fair deduction if we admit
that one evil justilies another.
The ebay of the .bludgeon-wield-
ing pedagogue has passed." says
'Teacher," who, disclaiming plati-
tude, has adopted extravaganza. BY
"bludgeon" he really means rod, yet
if the bludgeon We're used in our col
leges there would be a surer end of
hazing and other such outcroppings
from organisms reeking with original
sin. But we do not believe the rod
has passed into the region Of Cox
ploded humbug )" it has rather gone
out of that ETHEREAL realm tmos-
pheric Observation-Disclosures soft voice,
gentle manncrand eye oflove feebly re-
buke the gel-footfalls oflittle devils.
Orperhaps it ssupplanted by refined
reproaches of lowbreeding," and
other winning insinuations. No,
since the advent of feminine tutor
ship the rod naturally takes a rest
that the expedient of moral suasion
may have q chance. The beautiful
little fiction of ruling by love is up
for an occasion. 1t is designed to fit
an order of things in which theory is
better than practice-a part and par
eel of the fabric which we say is frus-
trating the intent of the law. 1t has
dethroned the autoc:at and reduced
her and him to equality with the
subjects, and all to anarchy. We will
cite an instance. The following, ad-
addressed to the Warren (Na.) Sen
hme(, appears i'll that paper last week
from Il man who is frank enough to
say his own children are not the
sweetest in the world
|, VIM. w. Rudacillcr, patron of
the school at the mouth Of jennings
lane, do declare TO tho public that |
was compelled to withdraw my chill
dren from this school on account of
''no government" and the domineering
OF the older pupils over the smaller
ones. | believe our teacher to be an
exemplary, modest young lady, and
competent to teach my children and
the children of the other patrons of
the aforesaid school, but owing to my
children being unruly and perhaps
what might be termed bad, as well as
the other children of this neighbour