The Forrest City times., 1898-10-21
Prof. w. A. Yerzlcy.

TYE TIMES is always delighted to
learn of the successful career of any Of
the many Forrest City boys who have
gone abroad to earn II livelihood and a
regulations.
Having maGr inquiries recently Of
his father. We. were shown the follow
Ing litter Wednesday from viii YeIz-
lev to his mother. and by courtesy are
allowed To publish it in full.
Like ourselves we knew shat his
many old friends will read tire same
with much satisfaction ut his evident
success in his chosen field:
GIL Madison Ave, New York City,
October 10th, 1898.
MY DEAR MoTiIER:--I have moved
again. this time To n very fashionable
neighbOfliuod. am Teaching In a private
school that makes n business of preparing
sens ut wealth" for college. and have the
five clas,es in higher mathematics. Some
of my students are preparing for Cornell.
N"'"r ht NoiuWVid ailu soHlc lOI OtncT III
stilu,ons of like rank The school, 1.-The
Madison Srhool," formerly the ''CoGdon
Srhoo. IN Enih avenue, is day school,
not boarding. and the tuition for instruc-
tiun alone is SiuA The proprietor, with
whom l have my home. Is foreign noble
nian, a Baron. Won Taube by name.
Among the celebrities in the school Is a
son Of Richard Croker. He is quite q
nice boy. lie has not yet reached the
CLASSES teach.
The school did not open until this
month; s6 for one month taught mathe-
MATES and English in the Brooklyn Manual
Training High School and made a pretty
good name for my self in the short time.
This is the peasantest position was
sver in. My students are a fine lot OF
Young men. all gentiemanly, and almost
ali good workers. Nv work takes but
half day aud leaves my evenings entirely
free. Under tue circumstances | think
of continuing my work in Columbia.
We had quite time over thu position
In the Brooklyn Manual Training High
Sch"ol The competition for the place
WAS very great and from among the ap.
plicanIs five candidates were selected to
appear before the committee. was the
last To ga in. The man who proceeded
me was ASH Cornell man and Normal
graduate besides-like myself AS lie
came out my name was called, which he
rec"gnized. and when | came out he in
trodnced himself To me. He encouraged(?)
me by telling me that he probably had the
INSIDE track. rs no was an old pupil and
personal friend of The principal and was
being pushed 10y him, all Ut which l
learned afterwards was true. or course
| saw ther. was no chance for me, for
sonal influence 10 help me.
We had now all been before the COM
mlttee aud were awaiting the result Of it's
deliberations. The door opened, The
principal appeared. The committee
wished to see again Mr.. Yerz.ry II,
Had some more talk. Exit again. No
one else called second time. The door
opens. the principal appears and Mr..
ferziey Is again called. Mr.. YerZley re-
turns sfter few moments aud accepts
the congratulations of the ''uld pupil and
personal friend"
Mr.. ierzey was not then sure that he
could get the position he now holds, so he
accepted The Brooklyn place with the priyi-
isge of resgnng within one month. Mir.
Yerzlry made such success of the work
that the principal. at first strongly OBJ.
posed to HIM. became very favorable TO
him. His clerk overheard him say that
he was very sorry WAS not to remain,
and this, coming from him. is no culnmuu
compliment, tor lie is not in the habit of
saying such things.
still have my weather eye open for
better pace aud have not tied myself here
with fast knot. Yet il Is not likely that
l shan better myself this year. though i'm.
po tant sacancies are liable To occur at
any time.
Leaving Miller School to come here was
one OF the best moves [ ever made. am
not getting rich. but am broadening my
experience n great deal aud am getting a
fooihold ia MI imlUriaHi center.
THIS l. quite long letter for me and
gives The important Items of my history
up iu date.
iunr affrciinnate son.
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