The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-09
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We want 10 remind snch members ufthe
Board Of Education as were raised by
mothers, and call the attention Of others
who are orphans and received their early
training in stock yards, 70 fle fact that
married women teachers are, ls Il rule.
more capable Of controlling a large body of
children than lovely but inexperienced
girls. They are not So liable 10 fly of the
handle when they catch Il girl writing
notes. OF a boy pepperine flle surrounding
landscape with spit balls. They are also
more capable Of making the punishment fit
the crime in case 4 seanee with 4 fractions
pupil becomes an overpowcriHg necessity.
Memory brings to our minds eye the
seepes Of the bent-pin. slapped ear days Of
orr youth We were a boy with a stub6ed
toe and many freekles Ne were also a
nuisance 70 the world at large and a sort
ii gymnasium TO tile teachers We had
but ,ne yirtue-we were q patient little
cuss. We kindly allowed the girl teacher
to bend our fingers back as though the
knuekles worked on hinges. and chdse the
flies off Of VA soiied palm with a big rtiler.
Then we retired to ctr seats and wrpte
notes to the girl across thc aisle. which. il
published in book form. would cause tile
average letters Of eourtslhp and marriage
book Ia become a nauseatiua drug IN the
literary market.
She grabbed rs by the coat collar aud
shook Us until oar one head looked ike l.
heads to the rest Of the scholars and We
could see the air full Of stars ard stripes,
and the signs nj zodiac. There now,
young man, perhaps gen viii behave after
thisl she gasped, breathless with her ex-
ertion. hut we only smoIe a sickly smile as
We retired to our desk. and when She
turned her head we fixed a slate pencil in
the chair Of the teacher pet, So as to
impale him when he sal down after recit-
ing. When his wild Shrek arose on the
Silly ali She came over aud laid her giflish
lily white hand on our ear in a manner that
caused rs to hear the roar Of Niagara Falls
distinctly There also seemed to be more
or less heavy %sannonading taking place pn
the rim q ourear
When we recovered c-onseiouslless we
decided To offer a remonstrance to any fur
ther demonstrations Of this nature on her
part. We passed at the end ofthe term
Notwithstanding her efforts to teach Us
nine different studies in almost as many
minutes and were banded Overt to a maseu-
lar Young lady. who proposed. in our hear
ing, to take the nonsense ont Of us via the
rapid transit reute. She pulled the girls
ears 50 they hung down on their shoulders.
and slapped the boys out # THEN seats
with a single graceful swipe i. the hand
One day she caught us studying orr geo
graphy lesson out Of a yellow covered book
entitled ''2attlesnake Mike. a. the Mys-
terry Of the Blood Sausage. She ran a
foot-racc with us around the room. then
laid both hands upon our shoulders and
attempted to wave us abrIt in the air, but
the back Of the chair, 10 which we chung,
came ont and we both fell back upon our
shonlder blades. We were disenlaneled
with some difficulty. and while the teacher
was looking for her back hair We went
home with flying color and orders no; to
return.
We finally ended the boycott by resortilg
10 arbitration. and were transferred to
another room and the tender mereies 81 a
married woman teacher. As usual, we
soon kicked up high inks and were ordered
to stay after school. We sized mp her big
ruler and well developed arms and decided
there was going to be trouble. We could
hear the boys whistling and shouting out
side and wished we had been numerically
logged before the whole school and allowed
to go. Ono by one the scholars went cut
and finally We were alone. ''Gome here 10
my desk, a firm but not unpleasant voice
said and We staggered NJ defiantly.
The expected punishment came, but in a
different form from that expected. \ pair
Of soft arms entwined themselves about
rs. a pair Of soft motherly eyes looked down
into our rebellious young heart. while a
voice in tender accents pleaded with ms to
be a goad boy for the sake Of those Who
loved us. Then she kissed og trembling
lips, and our eyes and nose suddenly dis
solved at the same moment, and between
our sobs we said, "Ye-ye-e-yes, We Won
would be goo-good, boo-lieol We were
conquered, and the next day at recess we
licked a boy who had dared to make faces
at our dear teacher behind her hack
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