Evening journal., 1916-05-25
BILL JONES, OF SANDTOWN, DISCUSSES
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS WITH The
WILMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JANITOR

the foot OF the bottimless pit. Ef hit
wuzn't fer him the fire down there
wud be absolootly beyond kontrol
and we'd have to tellyfone to Chester
for helm. An me an Tom agrees With
sam The morals OF these yeer
teechers an stoodints has got TO be
perteckted at all hazzerds an ef this
veer frunt dore is a sOrce of temp
iashun TO do emmy huggin' an kissin'
with the Dellyer avenoo kars as
erandstands fer the spectators, hit
kalnt be yoosed on a koedukashunel
basis. There's thousands OF homes IN
Wilmington owes there happiness to
us an TO the fortytOod me an Sam
an Tom has displayed in relashun to
the yoos of that there frunt dore.'
sez. Hits a pity the moral tone
OF Wilmington has got so low" He
sez, "Yes; an hits also a pity that
nobody in the kommyoonity seems to
appreshiate the fackt that both Sam
an Tom is a-gittin' gray an round
showldered a-tryin' TO hold hit up.
Ef yu see Sam Baynerd, jest look
at his wiskers Wi. ] kin remember
the time wen they wuz a beeyootiful
lNIkHinNNiIlWI
wite as the driven snow frum
a-grieven' over this yeer edyookash-
unel sityooashun An after you've
lookt at Sans wiskers. look at Toms
hare an mustash They're as wife
as the fer OF an Artick fox. Hits hart
brakn' Sum allows as how they term
ed wite in mite after a heerin' be-
fore the Finanse Kommittee Of Sityy
{ Kounsel on the hudgt fer the BOrd
OF Edukashun know that haint So
/ but ennybOddy hoo has bin az wun of
/ them heerin's knows as how Osker
/ Draper an Hen Downward Is enuf 10
/ tern ennyhoddy konneckted with the
Bord Of Edyookashun gray wen hit
kums to diskussin' edyookashunel az
fares an the fnanshel needs Of this
yeer department. inkloodin' the sal
leries Of the iannyters"
sez. "Mareen. wuzn't there a po-
lees sensus of this yeer sitty took re-
had gang Of fellers goin' about the
sitty a-kountin noses sez, "Wot
did hit show?" He sez. Hit showed
as how Wilmington now is a sitty OF
one hunderd an six thowsend seven
hunderd an sum popuashun. | don't
know the exackt iggers but do know
as how my sallery hain't kept pace
with the growth OF the sitty.' | sez
"Mareen. haint hit a sollem thawt to
WI that the only thing that's standin
between them there one hunderd an
six thowsend seven hunderd an
sum peepil an hellfre an birthstone
is sam Baynerd?' He sez. Yes, hits
sollem. but he's a-doin' his dOoty nobly
in spite Of the intense heet He's
takin' on hisself the blisters of this
yeer hole derned komyoonityl'
sez. "Haint there a feller be-
longin' TO the Bord Of Edyookashur
; by the name OF Doc Washbern?' H'
sez. "Yes. he's kuttin' his wizdun
teeth an his gums Is sore sez, "Hi
seems TO me as how ] seen IN IN
newspapers that him an Sam go
kinder mixed up as to how mutc
2 money yore department needs to ru
, hit rite doorin the next fiskel year.
{ He sez. "Oh. yes. there wuz a littl
= differens Of sumthin' like one hun
derd thowsand dolers. but that hahn
much when hit kums TO deelin witt
Bord Of Edyookashun that hahn
get a bit OF respeckt for the bindin
b effeckt OF a budgit All we asst then
! fellers i'm Sitty KOwnsil TO do Is 4
give us the mummy. We kin doc thl
spendin' without emmy help frum Sity.
b Hall. They're totally lackin' in th
fnanshel roodymints."
sez. But didn't Sam Baynerd an
Doc Washbern figger on the finanshe
needs of the department." He sel
Yes" I sez. Then the way siz
hit up they kudnt a-studied Quite
the same arithmetiek wen they WI
e boys" He sez. They didn't Sar
\ yooses the Washington Hites ELY
menterry Arithmetick an Doc Wash
bern yooses the Washington Stree
Advansed Arlthmetick. an tina
akounts for the tritlin' differens {
G abowt one hunderd thowsend dolleI
o in their iggerin' An there's anuthe
thing that the peepil don't seem
. take into akownt. That is that Sal
; owns a lot OF property over Washing
II tun Street Bridge, an wen Dc
s Washbern or emmy uther feller adv
II kates an advance OF therty or fort
n sents on the one hunderd i'm the "a
e rate, Sam has rite to kick as A pro
" erty owner against sech a hist. wi
e al the same time urgin' his own III
i gers as Pressydent Of the Bord
u EdyoOkashun VA see. he feels tn
h he has divided responsibility in Il
+ matter-his dooty TO the sitty an h
e dooty to hisself" / sez. That's on
n natcherel" He sez. Yes; his att
{ TODD has mi full approved an sir
: pathy. But. Bill, never lose site
j this fackt. Sam an Tom is mi frenC
!. Us three stands er falls together. T
n luv OF Damon an Pithyus WIZ /
n alongside OF our luv. an Hero a
y Leeander wuz simply engaged in
Is mild lertashun that time wen IN
II bubble drownin' aksident okurred
n the Hellispont." l seq. lookin' Ov
l. the Iii Skool property an the nu a
e dishun. AN all this yeer is yorn
r He sez. "All mine!" I sez. "Mareen,
l. kongratyoolate yu." He sez, Thar
RI yu. Bill"
- An then. Mary Ann. we partid.
d emmy OF that there asparagus has 2
n the beetil in hit. sell hit TO lie
~ Shockley. bekaws he's neer-sited a
Ne KANT tell the differens. Ef th
TO brindle yearlin' is still persistin'
on suckin' the red kow. put a spik
at muzzil on her an let the red kC
en- almost kick her derned he'd on a
IL believe me 20 be.
.er Nore lovin' husband
'u- BILL JONES.
INV man Co..,,..-.