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Pioneer Faculty The life of the pioneer school teacher was a hard one. His duties and responsibilities were many; his salary, small. Not only was he the instructor, but he was also janitor, fireman, and general utility man. The hours during which he worked were accordingly long, and were little appreciated by his associates. The pupils themselves often contributed to the discomfort of the teacher. iVlischievousness, common at all times, flourished. The sport of tormenting the teacher became to the pioneer youth what bull-baiting is to the Spaniard. The boy who achieved a particularly daring or ingenious exploit was regarded with esteem by his fellows. Sometimes a mischievous boy would scale the roof of the school building, and place a board over the chimney. The building was accordingly filled with smoke, and school would be adjourned to allow the air to clear. The older boys were usually hostile to the teacher, and if he were not properly impressed with their importance and their preferences might proceed to enforce their demands. But sometimes the pupils alone were not in the wrong. Many of the teachers were far from ideal, and some were actually abusive. But they had to endure much, and frequently met with opposition. They were pioneers among pioneers; they were the pioneers of civilization and education. They were at first repelled by a certain type of individual, as the pioneers themselves were at first repelled by the wilderness, by wild beasts, and by Indians. But they realized the importance and necessity of their task, and, unflinching, bore ever forward the work of their chosen calling. And in the end they triumphed, as right will always triumph. And today there stand, as a memorial to them, the great modern school systems, which were made possible by the heroic efforts of the pioneer teachers, by their unfailing courage, by their unselfish devotion to the advancement of education and knowledge throughout the world. —Murphy Dorris, ’31.
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