New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
THE AcTIgE LIRE or THE TEACHER.

TIE AfIIbE LIIE Or mr. IEACHEN.
There is tendency among men Of affairs TO
look on educational work as being secluded and
uncvcntful and almost. if not quite. ciTcminatc
in its character. resembling the labors OF the
VILLAGE parson or the housewife, outside OF
Missouri where she is not agcd in temperance
reform work. Indeed. there are mcn-railroad
managers, army officers. members of the Produce
Exchange. and 50 forth-who look with a sort Of
patroniling indulgence on all members of their
own sex engaged in any way in teaching. and
affect the belief that this work should be left
wholly to the ladies' But these men only show
how little they really know Of the life of the
teacher The teacher may never cut under the
rate prescribed by the Interstate Commerce law;
he may never find himself in that region of high
mortality, tie lannon's mouth; he may never wear
a hat two DAYS behind the style on changc-but
lie has his exciting timcs-momcnts which call for
rs prompt and decisive action as those in which
the soldier peers down the throat Of the caStiron
cannon.
Two Instances which 60 far toward proving
the truth Of this have just occurred-onc in the
West. one in the East--onc in the higher walks
Of educational work. one in the primary branches.
The Western instance is that of the two pro-
fessors in the Kalamazoo lMich) College brief
mention of which has already been made IN The
Tribune Last Monday night these two un-
fortunate professors out of doors taking
some quiet little astronomical observations TO see
if the north star still in position, or something
~ this kind. when suddenly. without moments
warning. twcnty-onc masked students rose up out
Of the dry grass and. with biood-curdling cries.
began an attack The professors fought brvcN.
Crashing his four-foot brass telescope by the small
end Professor Trowbrdgc made many students
bite the dust Professor Ferry. armed with
scNtant and camp-stool, also did good work.
The conflict greatly rcscmblcd Clusters last rally
In both cases the savagcs were victorious Inc
professors were ovcrpowcrcd, and their hands ana
fcct securely tied after which they were carried
10 a ncighborng cornicld and left on the ground
till morning There. amid the harsh rustic of last
years cornstalks, Professors Ferry and lrow-
bridge passed the long night. Is the man of action
often called on 10 pass through more than this
The Eastern and humber case TO which we
referred took place in a downtown grammar school
in this city some two or three days ago. teacher
has lust been arraigncd in the Tombs Police
Court charged with striking one of his pupiis
named Bow on the head with brass bell.
Young Bow put in his head as evidence, showing
a long scalp wound sewed up with black thread
The Court ordered it marked Exhibit a and
called the defence The teacher admitted in
nicting the wound. but said that lie was justified
The boy had he explained. tried to butt him In
the stomach" He made bold to inquire if the
Court had ever been butted in the stomach by
larpc-sizcd grammar school boy. The Court ruled
this immatcral, but admitted that there was
probably nothing pleasant about it, and adjourned
the case. But the reader with spark OF ,magl-
nation about him cannot dismiss the case so
easily The picture of that infuriated Whitehall
ST. boy rushing AT his teacher with his head down
while that worthy instructor, in pure sclf-defcnce
draws n brass bell out Of his belt and strikes him
over the head with it will linger long in ones
memory.
The time seems to be ripe for the general Gov
crnment to take charge OF all educational institu-
tons and transfer their management to the War
Department.