Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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There are evening courses and scholarships for those who cannot pay their way. The Franklin Union Institute on Boylston street is an excellent place for those who wish to specialize in scientific subjects. The famous courses at the Harvard Summer School, where teachers can study during vacation, offer an opportunity for those who wish to teach in the high school. There are always chances for the ambitious, and if graduates of the normal school would not be left behind in the race, they must not settle down in the belief that their education is now finished, but must keep their love for study and desire for further improvement. There is a common expression set as a schoolma'am. Why the reputa- tion for uruttinessv should attach itself to the teaching profession rather than to any other, I do not know. For that matter, who is more set than the housekeeper with her hundred and one little whims about cooking and cleaning, which she offers as advice to everyone who comes within her reach? Perhaps the school-teacher's reputation for primness is due to the routine of her work and the fact that she is more removed from the bustle of life than the business woman, for example. Whatever the reason, the fact remains that teachers are liable to fall behind the timesf' and this is something that we new school- ma'ams must guard against. We know that teaching is not easy Work. A teacher is apparently expected to be proicient in eight or ten subjects, whereas a business woman is required to be proficient only in her own particular line, for instance, typewriting. It is this strain on the teacher that so often deadens her enthusiasm and drives her to do her Work in the old routine way, instead of reaching out for newer and fresher possibilities. It is what causes half the teachers to become humdrum and out of date, as the popular idea represents them. The important thing is to keep the inspiration and the ideals that our school gives to us. Some of the graduates come back to visit the normal school with enthusiasm in their eye and bearing, while others are depressed and dis- heartened during the first year. If we keep young in spirit, we shall always have the gift of sympathy, the first requisite of a teacher. If we keep up with the times socially, in thought, and in interests, there will be no danger of sticking in the ruts. The croaking of those who have grown old, but not mel- low, in the service must not dishearten us. There is infinite compensation in our work Qnot pecuniary, of coursej. We have the advantage of dealing with live human beings instead of inanimate typewriters or ledgers. Hence it is that the amount of pleasure and good that We get out of our work depends on our attitude toward life. 7

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was Sneezer, the ragged little terrier, who seemed to divine the trouble in his master's heart and came rubbing his tousled head against the boy's knee. Proctor, called a shrill voice from the back door, f'it's time you came in. Hurry up and be sure you put your sled down cellar and not leave it out in the yard like you did yesterday. The face of the woman corresponded with the voice. Her drab-colored hair was drawn back tightly from a forehead seamed with lines of over-work and worry. A tired, querulous droop pulled down the corners of the mouth. The bundle of sewing which the woman held in her hand suggested that Proctor's aunt had little time to spend in sympath- izing with her lonely little nephew. Proctor obeyed the command mechanically, carefully hanging up his coat and cap as a result of the persevering efforts of his aunt in that direction. He curled up in a big armchair beside the window and flattened his stubby nose against the pane in an effort to get another glimpse of the red tams on the hill. You're looking awful puny lately,', remarked his aunt, snapping a thread between her teeth. I must set that worm medicine to steeping right awayf' She put down her sewing for a moment and placed the hateful yellow bowl with its nauseating herbs on the back of the stove. Nothing like it to chirk up a young one that's got worms, she added. That night Proctor had a wonderful dream. He was up on the hill coast- ing on the double-runner with the red tams. He shouted aloud in his sleep at the joy of it. His aunt, darning beside the sitting room table, started up at the strange sound. Much disturbed, she rushed, panting, up stairs, woke the boy, and forced a big dose of the sickening concoction down his throat. He could have cried out in vexation and disappointment. Even his dreams were denied him. A wave of resentment against his aunt and the universe swelled up within him. He kicked the bedclothes about, and slipping out of bed, threw his' care- fully folded clothing on the Hoor in beautiful abandon. She would see if he was going to be bossed all the time. He would sneak out of the yard tomorrow and run away,-at least he would run to the hill with the red tams. His elation of independence, coupled with the effects of the worm medicine, so stirred him up that he lay awake till morning. Next day Proctor's brown eyes sparkled with animation altogether new, and the reputation of the worm medicine grew accordingly. He swallowed his breakfast in excited gulps, and lost no time getting out of doors. He did not stop to slide down the tiny hill, but boldly opened the gate and ra11 puffing all the way up the hill, where he was warmly greeted by the red tams. Did your auntie leth you come 2 lisped the fat little red tam girl. No, I runned out myself. Proctor had a singular feeling of aloofness 9