The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-02
SNAPSHOTS AT THE TEACH
ERS' INSTITUTE.
Editor commonwealth:

Editor Commonwealth:
At the countf teachers institute
held at Snohomifh h last week, general
ly speaking, it Vas quite democratic.
Firms from down east" were repre-
sented to exhibit their goods; litera-
ture advertising many articles from
Beecham's pills to encyclopedias or
automobiles, circulated freely among
the teachers in attendance; home in
dustries were not overlooked, as from
print as we'll as from the rostrum
local church received its share of cd
vertising.
On Thursday morning prior to the
time Of opening the session a young
man, apparently of refinement and
taste, entered the auditorium with
bundle of papers and at once began
to pass them out to such as would ac-
cept the same. Probably no more than
a score had been distributed before
County Superintendent Jones was hot
on his trail. Then it was that this GER
tain young man received a good
-tongue-thrashing.
The young man strictly obeyed the
mandates of his superior and distrib-
uted no more papers, even at the
earnest request of the writer. Not
one would be given out at the insti-
tute but copies were promised by
mail.
Supt. Jones gathered up few
copies of the papers thus distributed
or such as had not been pocketed and
as a hawk tears a chicken, tore them
into scraps
All this transpired in much less time
than it takes to put it in cold type.
Your correspondent never saw the
young man before and did not even
know his name. He was neatly at
tired, well groomed, with an intelli-
gent face and having recently read,
or rather re-read, "The Sky Pilot,
the first impression was that he was
endeavoring to distribute literature as
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his particular 'ism" to the people OF
this neck of the woods and in sizing
him up, our mind hurriedly scanned
the cults from Holy Rollers to the
established church. A fellow CO.
laborer sitting near by volunteered the
information, that young man is Bu'
chanan." 'Tis said that sometimes
lightning comes from the clear sky,
and in such case it is surprise
The information thus rendered was
surprise. In dog fight, our sym
pathies generally are with the under
one and our curiosity being aroused
sought other information in regard TO
the case but in the desire for further
information there soon came the man
date. "Nit," for as soon as the session
opened, Supt. Jones declared from the
rostrum that the institute was her
institute and requested all not to READ
the papers which had been distrlb'
uted until away from her institute
Being desirous of obeying those In au
thority, there was nothing else to &c
the remainder of the period but to sit
and listen to a lady from California
comment upon the administrative and
resourceful qualities of women as com
pared with men.
After a long, very long time, inter
mission came and with it chance to
read copy of the paper that had been
so spitefully torn into scraps. But
Buchanan refused to break his super
ior's orders, that is, Of distributing
further copies. A pretty schoolma'am
one of the prettiest in the county
kindly loaned a copy which had
escaped the ravages of time, and going
out on Gods green carpet OF grass,
the hated, the troublesome article was
perused.
After returning to the duties after
intermission the paramount thought
that rose was, why would not Supt
Jones give the under dog chance?
A REPUBLICAN.