Daily Republican., 1885-11-10
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1883
Tho A.saal, ou our Ieneb srs.

The members OF the Board Of Educa-
ton, without taking any formal action,
did right last nj ght in devoting few /
minutes In deuuuciation Of y commuui' |
cation, which III n sunday paper, attack
ed the characters OF seveuty-hve per |
cent Of the teachers OF our public |
schools. l. looks more than anything |
else as IL the cure pond mt had some |
concealed auiui1sity against some
tea ,her and then le yelled hii veuomous !
darts al near.y the whole fraternity.
the man, II 1t be man, can certainly
have neither wife, slater or daughter,
who would ind scrininately attack,
and attempt to pull dawn the character
of Que hundr Ai and twenty OF the most
laborious and worthy class OF ladies
IN our city. There was no cause for
such . wanton attack, anyhow, even
had there besn one or even more out OF
such large number OF ladies' who was
the least vulnerable, while a private
complaint to any one Of the me M bers OF
the Board Of Education would have met
the diff entity. 1t Is possible that there
may be tea chers who are ii ompetent
to perform the duties OF their positions
proper knowledge OF the true theory
and practice Of teaching, but their
characters aud honesty are unassail-
able.
Some people have habit of always
hawking and tearing AZ the public
school teachers. Many of them do it.
without thinking Of the injury they do,
and many others do it because they
have q chronic disposition to grumole
and q I'D fault any how. To the latter,
the sun may shine in all its resplendent
glory and effulgenc without stirring
In their minds the least admiration Of
beauty. The genial showers may de-
soepd and water parched earth max
ing vegetation to spring up and cover
1t like q green carpet, be. they would
see IL that only dahbling wet hour OF
two and loss of time. Such persons
would really cohs.rue kindness into
harshness, love into hatred, and desire
TO do right into ptrtiallty and njusti e.
There are many who think that
cur public school teachers lead nothing
but q butterhy's lie. They have a.
conceptions Of tbs troubles and harras-
sing cares which attend the lie OF &
teacher who has forty or fifty children
under her charge. They think not O
the gained heart and aching brow OF {
teacher after day of trial and contic
with children whose parents show tt
teacher no respect, There seems to b
30 many people whose purpose Is NOR
to discourage than encourage, more
condemn than to praise, more to fin
fault than TO approve There is 4
class Of people in Wilmington TIL
needs more sympathy than our OF
hundred and sixty lady school teacher
We do not believe there Is any class
people who more honestly perform the
exalted duty than our teachers. Tat
have charge of nearly nine thousal
children. Are We to believe tn
anonymous scribble that evidently h
spite against teachers OF perhaps h
been thwarted in some Ie fidious
sign against them, that seveuty-d
per cent of them are uudt morally
Instructors of orr children . We q
glad that humanity IL not so low Al
Rroveling az 10 lake such view Of
class OF public servants that We belle
will measure up ia every respect to t
high standard attained by the "a;
class In any other city otour mon,