The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-06-05
TUESDAY. JUNE 5. 1900.

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given rude shaking up on Thursday, in
the convention which met at Trenton, I'M
der the auspices of the Democratic party
One Dulin, who has recently taken up his
residence in Burlington. county, rests I'M
der the distinction, thonor, or what not, of
being the man who discovered Bryan.
Coming into our midst his acquaintance
was sought by the enthusiastic admirers
Of the man W HON they think is destined to
save this country from everlasting de-
struction, and every Bryanite became a
devotee of Dulin. With the idea that
they were simply in it they essayed to run
the state and to capture with hurrah the
convention which was to elect delegates
to the National convention. Seances were
held, re solutions were framed and the de-
cision was reached that the delegates must
go to the convention instructed for Bryan
But up in Hudson county there is little
bald headed man who thinks he can rule
conventions and parties. His name is
Davis. He is Familiarity called Bob. He
quietly smiled at the actions of the Bryan
ties, and laid his plans accordingly. That
he builded well was shown on Thursday.
He controlled the convention and instead
of crowd of worshipers at Dulin's throne,
the assembled multitude knelt at Bob's
feet. Zulick, who almost worships Bryan
was made chairman, but he had to come
under the instructions of Davis before he
coaabd secure the honor. Congressman
DAILY, rank Free Silver man not long ago,
was there in person, but he was Davis in
spirit. The boss had matters well in hand,
so well in fact that the little contingent
from Burlington was not worth consider
ing or even placating They insisted opon
certain recognition but got sneers in re-
turn; they threatened to bolt unless their
power was recognized, but Davis said let
them bolt; they tried to stampede the
convention and secure the passage of
their resolutions, but it was no use-they
simply were not in it from start to finish.
Probably the delegates to the National
convention will vote for Bryan, perhaps
they will endorse Free Silver to the limit,
but it will not be at the dictation of the
Burlington county contingent; they will
merely be lookers-on in Venice and will
shout for the platform, vote the ticket,
and lick the hand that smote them. In
the meantime, Dulin will sit on his altru-
istic plantation and figure on an explana-
ton to be given to the great tribune"
WRITING on the subject of teaching in
high schools as life occupation for men,
E. E. Hill in the Forum" says, if it be
true that the work of the high school
teacher calls for as much in the way of
personal character, ability, special pre-
paration, and energy, as any other of the
so-called professions, why is it that its
cause the responsibilities of the position,
and, therefore, the personal qualities that
it should demand have been SO dimly re-
cognized by the general public.
Cheap teaching does not result directly
in financial loss. That is the reason why
it has been tolerated so long, and that is
also why the occupation has always been
crowded with incompetents and crushed
down by those seeking to use it only as a
stepping stone to some other employment.
But enlightened society is beginning to
awaken.t to the seriousness of the work.
1t is busy now putting up high fences to
keep out the undesirable and inefficient;
it has yet to learn that it must put some
thing attractive on the inside to tempt
the strong and the capable to climb over.
Few self respecting, competent men are
likely to pursue eagerly, as life work,
any calling whose steady diet is poverty,
and whose end is pauperism or pension
But the chief reason why the teacher does
not receive for his services as large ma
terial rewards as his efforts would be like
ly to bring in other lines of enterprise,
lies in the fact that he is not engaged in a
therefore, can never be measured by dol
lars. 1t is impossible. upon any known
business basis, to determine just how
much he is worth.
If; then, in intelligent and well-to-do
communities, it is neither fitting to put
the compensation of the teacher on the
missionary basis, nor possible to compute
it on known business basis, giving full
market value for service rendered, one
method only is left for determining his
salary. 1t ought to be such an amount as
will enable him to do his work efficiently,
to maintain standard of living suitable
to his position, and to make reasonable
provision for that time of life when few
men can work.
To do these things it is neither proper
nor right that his wife should be obliged
to take in washing or boarders, that his
children should be compelled to go out to
work early in life, or that he himself
should be forced to engage constantly in
other occupations to piece out his mad
equate income as teacher. Yet such are
the conditions that now prevail every
where among high school teachers with
families depending upon them.
To provide properly for his wife and
children, to maintain them decently in
the social position to which their educa-
tion and tastes usually adapt them, and to
maintain himself respectfully in those
circles where he is called to- move, and
where he ought to have an influence, the
high school teacher is forced to seek en-
ployment outside of his regular work
Quite commonly we hear of him tutor
ing, hearing private classes, or teaching
in night schools; sometimes he eRgages in
so-called literary work, or in business;
while occasionally he is to be found, out
side of school hours, as a consulting engi-
neer, practicing lawyer, or fully
equipped physician.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear There
is only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infamed you have
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