Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-12
FIFTY YEARS Ago In THE STAR

conclude this afternoon: He wisely
avoids a three-day speech. Men. gods
and reporters abhor three-day
speech"
The unpaid public school teachers
of the District held a meeting May 9.
1863. in the Seaton
School Teachers schooihou'e. on 9Th
street opposite wes-
half the teachers were present and the
meeting was also attended by members
of the school board. representatives OF
the press and a representative OF the
board of aldermen. The teachers
adopted a resolution respectfully noti-
flying the board of trustees that unless
the salaries were regularly paid they
would be compelled to suspend their
lahors. The Star the next day. May Z.
1853. said:
The expression of the meeting was
earnest but dignihed and self-respect-
ing. and the action arrived at was
such will commend itself to the
thoughtful consideration of tho public.
The teachers, whose salaries are
mca ger at best. have now come to .
pass in consequence of non-payment OF
their dues for months that they must
either get relief or quit teaching and
seek some occupation that will at least
! give them bread. The narration by
some Of the female teachers OF the
humiliations and trials experienced in
endeavoring unsuccessfully to hawk
their pay certificates amongst tho
brokers and money lenders was call
culated to cause humiliation to all citi.
zens present. The only efectual
remedy for these evils, as pointed out
iy,T hn Cfar 1as al to 70 Nut ho fo~ fnR
school purposes at an adequate rate
for their support without resort to the
general fund. and then keep the school
fund entirely distinct from any other
fund or course, some mode of present
relief must he sought for the teachers
before another tax is levied. but the
above is the only mode OF putting the
school system on a sound basis"
TT Is a fixed article of belief in the
creed of every patriotic American" says
The Star OF May 8. 1868.
Entertaining that the British writer
comes to our shores
AIoiiope. with his pen dipped in
gall and with a greedy disposition to
find material for piquant showing up
Of our faults and peculiarities such a.
will make a book salable. Mr.. An.
thony Trollope. who is now an atten-
tive looker-on at scenes in Washing.
ton, has shown himself in his hereto
fore book on this country an exceed
ingly fair-minded observer. But II he
We're inclined to make an uncompli-
mentary pen portrait of US. we have
certainly posed, ourselves during his
present visit to invite such picture.
Scarcely had he composed himself to
seat in the diplomatic gallery when
Messrs. Butler and Nelson began to
handy epithets. He heard Messrs.
Evarts and Bingham exchange the
vituperative compliments of the sea-
son. On Friday the debate at the other
end of the Capitol served to give him
specimen Of House manners. On Sat-
urday the House. as if for the express
benefit of the chiel amang US takin'
notes. surpassed its astounding display
Of the previous day. We suppose Con-
Eress. in its whole history, has never
displayed such vituperative wrath. such
catawampous. dumfoundering overflow
of objergation as in the great Dom
nelly-Washburne quarrel On Monday
our proud national bird again disported
for the beneAt of Mr.. TrolIope. The
that the House could exhaust its slang
whanging resources in single session.
On Tuesday again. and again on We'd
nesday and Thursday members INDUCED
in sufficient reviling to show our Wis.,
itor the exceeding fertility Of the soil.
He has thus. in the short time he has
been in. Washington. heard honorable
members call each other by every other
uncomplimentary name known to the
English language, enriched by some
choice indigenous epithets which will
have the merit of freshness to his ear
Should he write as he sees and hears,
Will we own up to it as a true picture,
or denounce it as caricature?"