The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
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Passaic, N. j., needs q school teacher. Being
an up-to-dato city. Passaic has made its needs
known through tho Z" want" column Of q news.
paper. In fact. to get the kind Of teacher
wanted, Passaic had to advertise In plain terms
the requirements of eligibility to tho place.
Otherwise the Board Of Education might have
been overrun with applications from demuro
maidons Just out of normal school, or from
elderly scnoolma'ams or from theological
students. What Passaic wants Is a man teacher,
and an nble.bodicd man at that, as witness the
following adj
XJhSTED-An able-bodied man to teach In = truant
w school. Apply to City superintendent of Schools.
At a meeting Of the Board of Education. a
week ago, 1t was decided to open a now class in
one Of tho schools. where all the refractory and
trunnt pupils Of the city could be gathered to
prevent them from mixing with tho other chill.
dren. When the motion came up. the matter
nnpearcd in a humorous light to Commissioner
Ryan. He said:
at seems to me that this is a pretty big un.
dertnking. You say that two or three of these
boys in n class spoil 1t. ia like to know what
you'd say OF q class full OF them, II you get them
there. I've got q picture In my mind of slates
scaling around the room. q couple of boys pass.
ing a ball across the room, and two or three play.
ing leap frog in q corner. / see another little
frcckled raced yOunRSCor leaning out OF O win
dow and peppering the heads of the people on
the street with n bean.shooter. A couple OF
fights are going on in one corner, and up against
the blackboard is the teacher frightened half to
death and sorely menaced by a couple of big fel.
lows, with Just enough manhood in them to keep
their hands Off the girl. i tell you, gentlemen
pity the woman that tries to teach that class"
After a slight discussion Mr.. Ryan again took
the floor.
"must be a man. q strong man, an able-bodicd
man, q man capable of handling them. He
ought to be equipped with q suit OF arinor and
should have q policeman'R night stick hung at
his belt, and he should be capable of welding II.
might 60 further, but I won't say what I'd do.
The man that takes the job has got to have his
eyes open"
Mr.. Ryan carried the meeting. and there and
then the advertisement was prepared:
pass upon the applicants !" Will they be re.
quired to pass an examination by the city
physician In such event, though the applicant
might successfully pass the examination, there
would be nothing to show his ability to defend
could DO bested in an encounter with two or
three specimens OF Young America. Probably
the local Turnverein or the Y. NJ. @. A. athletes
NAV help the City Superintendent to make the Sc
lection. Each applicant could be required to COM
pete in a series OF gymnastic events. such as club
swinging. throwing the hammer. punching the
bag, and broad and high jumping. II this com.
petition were held in a large hall, with all tho
applicants entered at once. an admission fee
could be charged and q large portion Of tho
saved to the city treasury. Some persons believo
that the kind of man Passaic wants can only DO
found among the SCARED graduates and veter-
ans Of college football teams.