The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-08-13
NOT ANXIOUS TO WE'D.

MI AN%tOUS TO WE'D.
Boise Statesman.
| For the past two or three days
the office of Hon. J. E. Harroun,
state superintendent of public in
struction, has been flooded with
letters from eastern schoolma'ams,
each of whom makes application
for a position in some of the public
schools of the state.
The applicants write that they
are informed of the scarcity of lady
teachers in this state, owing to the
disposition of the fair ones to
marry before the school year ex-
pires and leave the young idea to
advance Intellectually without the
assistance Of a birch-wielder.
Each of the letters contains a
clipping from eastern papers, of
which the following is a copy, and
on the strength of which the school
ma'ams based their respective appli-
cations:
Boise City, Ida, July 29.-Re-
ports received by the superintend-
ent of public instruction show that
the trustees of nearly every school
district in the state of Idaho are
having difficulty in retaining lady
school teachers. The fair peda.
goguses marry at an alarming rate,
and there is constant call for
new teachers. Young women flock
into Idaho from the east, particu-
larry Iowa, Illinois and Missouri,
easily obtain situations as teachers.
and in from three to six months
about 80 per cent of them are
married, leaving their schools for
the more congenial surroundings
of homes. There are in Idaho so
many more men than women that
a pretty and intelligent girl from
anywhere has no difficulty in
securing more admirers than she
knows what to do with. The
school trustees complain because
in many instances teachers marry
and desert their schools in the
middle of the terms thus causing
much Inconvenience and loss of
time. 1t is suggested that only
male teachers be, employed in order
that this trouble may be avoided
and, although the expense will BIZ
much greater, this may be done.
The state superintendent has on
file letters from over 300 women
who are DESTROYS of obtaining
positions in Idaho, and he is in
clined to believe that about FIVE
sixths of the applicants having
heard of Idaho's fame az a matri.
monial field, are more anxious to
come here in search of a rich hus,
band than to instruct the hardy
youths of the state. If any more
women are employed this year
they will have to sign an IRON
bound contract not to marry during
the school terms, and a generous
share of their salary will be retained
as a surety.
Superintendent Harroun said
that the article was a fabrication
Of the first water and misleading
in every respect. To his certain
knowledge no lady teacher had
ever left her scholars in the course
of school year to enter the joys
of matrimonial existence. As
for compelling future lady teachers
to sign an iron-bound contract and
retain portion of their salary as a
surety against their marrying and
and leaving the school, the superin-
tendent says it is all false.
The amusing part of the whole
farce is that with one or two excep-
tions the teachers making applica-
ton have each agreed not to. take
upon themselves the bonds Of we'd
lock during any school year.
The superintendent will employ
a stenographer and set the fair