Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-08-22
The Coed System



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Miss Rose Harding was trying to
beat the three RS into the heads Of the
ignorant ID small schoolhouse located
10 tie midst OF sheep raising country
Ia u.e FAR west. Miss Harding was
thl d1aabser OF those who had been
wealthy Ii the east. Her father had
dgsi usolsent. but fortunately for
Eose. he had gives. her a college, eaaca.
ton. Tho laws OF supply and demand
work tie same ia education Is AIRY
whe-a else where there IS the most
Ignorance there is tlle greatest neel
for teachers. At auy rate, Miss Herd.
l,,e received an offer in Montana and
accented it, She was surprised to ind
her scholars OF mixed ages. ranging
tfo.u Ten to twcBty-six years old. But
she lad no difficulty in arranging her
classr- Tor the oldest scholar knew no
uays t!lan the youngest But Il was
ai work. Rose had taken prizes In
COLLEGE and was fitied TO instruct
Young people OF advanced scholastic at
taiaments In the sciences,
one morning while she was trying TO
teach her scholars how TO spell yacht
and such other words In the English
language as are spelled farthest
from their sound sheep herder rode
u e. the scloo!hosise door anu asked
j. 2-y one h2a seen nocK OF Sileeh
ln TIE i.2l-lh2Fhood. MISS iiafaias
pat TIE question 10 her scholars Hau
all answered la the negative. "hile
t3,s was being Gone tne sileep heieet
was regHiih@ MS eyes Win the siEnt
OF the reiliTed ana coineiy MISS 1at"-
liz. Such slEht, especially at ul8t
time, was not usually 10 pe hau ~ tAlAI
region. and the herder evidently gag
not propose TO let me opportunity SUP
say, miss be SAID. 40 you t'iihN
you could drive any iArnih INTO II!
noddlef
The teacher looked at nam scru'iA4.'
ingiy. lie did not ieoK az a'' s'"l,'d.
though he might not even kho" h'S
letters
THAT would depend upon VIA, ue'4'
you w"u4d give me ~ t"e mater.
The young man Threw hitiisei from
bis horse and hanging the rrihs 10
nook screwed 10 the ehoih LOT us Pu'
pose. went IN ana toog posiuOh Ia u+e
spelling ciass.
"flre away, schooihnafn' ne saio-
spell the word SAT-
SOFT
Iry AGAIN
s-o-l-s-t-
iry again.
SAINT
'once more
S-a-w-l-i
There was smile on the teacne-s
face. Although her new seholar was
evidently more unteachaoie than any
OF her other scholars the lines OF h's
face were entirely unlike theirs. lhere
was something incongTu"us IN his ~
n@7nce ana MS physioshomy
Ieac9cr' sald gawk oil twenty
three, i 1in ten you now 70 iarh ma
now 70 speH ~ zen MIN III ne gets u
right next Tune ne kan KISS the purtyeS'
gaI IN the room
There was shout OF approval OF
this proposition out MISS haruihg de'
INJURED. however. since her scholars
would nave II 20. assuming that me
purtyest gAi meant those among he
scholars she reluctantly consented
very We'll she said try again.
Salt. snapped the herder ana adj
vaneed TO take his reward OF the teach
err. biushing rosy RED, she ordered
MN BACK. teiiing MN that she was not
included. There was an uproar among
the scholars and much pouhng among
the girls Tor the herder. since be could
NOT KISS lne teachef. would KISS none
or them.
You nave struck vitai principle IN
pedagogy, SAID Miss Harding TO the
herder There was twinkle In her
eye ferhaps II came from sus'
picion that he knew how to spell the
word salt from the beginning. Some
day you NAV be q teacher yourself and