Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-17
TEACHERS IN HIGH Places.

"Many Of the most able ard eminent
men of to-day In public life in this coun-
try began as bresi winners by teachiur
school, sad n prom inent New Yorker
TOT Telegram reporter. lie Illustrates
as follows:
President Cleveland taught in an asy-
lum Tor the bl.nd before he y ae admitted
to the bar, aud the school rostrum has OF
late years more than ouce been tho sen.
ping stone TO the White House,
President Arthur went West In early
lie to search Tor wealth. He failed b.
and IL, however, and went to teaching
school, ana In this occupation he earued
his frat 500.
Pres dent Carl IA was q school tescht r
before The war, aud was CONNECTED with
an OHIO coleg- when sent to Congress
Tor tie hrst time. He often said thai the
patience aud insiphtinto chsrag ter which
lie gained IN the school room had much
TO do with his success in political lie.
Speaker John q. Gar sic taught school
for four years while pr, pairing for the
bar, and even at this day his personai ap-
pesrance Ia tina OF the Is piral professor.
lie declared recently that the happ,cst
| day OF his Iile was that on which he
walked Into Coviug'op. KY, after Ii
miles OF rough camping, to receive his
/ tescher's Certificate.
Mayor Hewitt, lire Speaker Carlisle,
is fond OF ate uding school and teachers
conventions ], Was As teacher thu,
Mayo, Hewitt tsroed tie money to pay
the expenses Of hts fret trip to Europe
James q. B!a ne was graduated At the
age OF IL. He BEGAN to WELD the birch
almost Immediately afterwatd, and made
4 conspicuous success As T. teacher.
SENT r Ingalls,, oil ksnsa., tue Eepub-
lican leader Of the United sta,cs Senate,
has presided on the hool house rostrum.
Alter b ing at Harvard College he went
to Kansas, expecting that his Massachu-
setts training aud "kalchsh" could at
once he coined Into dol ars. II WAS uphi
work; 30 Mr.. Ingalls, r-sorted to teaching
to ali in h,s support iii he could earn a
sui sistence at the law.
Senator Joe Hswicy, OF Connecticut,
taught school sw lille before he entered
college.
Ex-senator Mitchell, Of Pennsylvania,
was teacher when tho civil war broke
out, aud Senator kijdlrberger, of Vir-
giuis, was a scLcolmasser until he took
up politlcs.
Senator Camden, Of West Virginia,
earned In the school house the dollars
y hich laid the foundations OF the IN ono
he owns to-day.
Senator Kenna, also of West Virginia,
had school on the Kanawha while he
was stu lying law and farming
Senator Cullen, OF Illinois, managed o
schoo ten years before the cisil war. He
is 10 day type OF the bsckwoods peda.
gogue
Senator Vest, OF Missouri, taught
school in Kentucky, and Benstor Nit
eheil, OF Oregon, was n school teacher
Tor many years.
Secretary Lamar WAS D professor at the
Oxford (Mi,s.) University wien elected
Senator.
Postmaster General Villas, Congress
man Reed of Mniae and Congressman 4.
y. Cox OF New York all We @ school
teachers at one time. Although the lat
ter has M AIDE brilliant record as legis-
lator and in literature. he Was dismal
failure A. II teacher. Tliere Is a legend
to the effect that he resigned as teacher
OF ono school only after the most pro-
longed an earnest solicitation OF the
school trustees, backed ~ every taxpayer
of The village.
The aooYe arc fsw namss OF tho mos.
conspicuous men who have risen from the
Teachers desk to prolainonee Ia public
llie TIE names alone OF Ih,' lesser lights
would reach far into the hundreds.