Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-10-15
TEACHERS WAGES.
Some Incidentais on the Make Up Of
E.P. ~.

DNGMAN's FERRY, OCT 4, 1897.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PREss.-
"B. P u" having discovered a sup.
posed mares nest proceeds with some la
Dor to build a noun tain from o mole hill
In the Press of Sept 2lth he assumes the
Office of public censor, taking exceptions to
my innocent little article Of tho Bird, and
makes It Il shining mark The offending
paragraph was intended in a comparative
sense, and l believe was so understood by
PRESS readers "H. p. u " must have
wilfully read between the lines and dis
torted the meaning for the sole purpose Of
learning something to write about
Had he read the article in its construc-
tive sense much mental anxiety would
have been saved him l think the lrst
sentence refutes his Interpretation. Apro-
pos of the subject may say / am no ad-
vocate of starvation wages for teachers.
An efficient teacher IS cheaper at high
wages than poor one at low wages or at
any price. No class of people is doing
more for the happiness and progress of the
human race than the faithful, earnest pub
lie school teachers and anything to de
grade or belttle that position does iucal-
culable injury to any community, and in
fact strikes at the very foundation Of good
government. The policy Of doling out
such meagre wages as are paid teachers in
some townships in the county Is most de-
pressing to their ambition and has a ten
dency to drive worthy persons and those
striving te elevate the standard of educa-
ton out of the profession. Our directors
should remember that when there are
many branches of business requiring less
skill, care and mental ability, which pay
forty or more dollars per month for the
year, open to young people of both sexes,
they are not desirous of teaching for
twenty-five and be employed but seven or
eight months. If we have good teachers,
and none but such should be employed,
they should be paid fair compensation to
induce emulation in the profession, and to
retain them rs instructors Of youth.
'E. P. o." desires information, and
calls attention to pleasant little episode
which occurred nearly a year ago, and
now almost forgotten, between the CORES
pondent of paper, not the PRESS, and the
writer, and wishes to know where the fun
came in. Is it possible that the incident
after so long period, has just penetrated
and permeated his MIND and begins to
ooze from his obtuse brain ?
The fun is duplicated in his own case
when correspondent goes off at half cock,
and is hoist with his own petard
&c. " does not pretend to reach the high
plane of erudition which "E. 2. q. "
would have others believe he occupies, and
cheerfully confesses that four months
schooling under any of our excellent
teachers would greatly rebound to his
benefit, but would four decades of months
with the assistance of Edison and fluor-
oscope penetrate the opacity of "E 2. US
understanding I hardly think so, and
would advise that he vacate the cracker
barrel andilocate on pile of cod fish and
perhaps by the law of capillary attraction
some Of that excellent brain food might
percolate his anatomy and reach a spot
where it would GO the most good
We would like ''E. P. u" to tell us the
location of Gilmoreville, which he says we
have overlooked. 1t does not seem to be
on the map of Pike.
Probably the reason why he wants tc
know why Centre does not hold picnic is
because he wants good square meal as the
cracker barrel and cheese box may be get
ting as devoid Of contents as is his head
of grey matter C.