Thursday, November 30, 2006

snow etc.

this is the third attempt to post this same stupid post and it keeps being eras...

Some of you who are teachers might apprecitate this. Now if this wouldn't make you want to be a teacher there must be somthing a tidge outta square in yer head.
In 1872 these were the printed rules of conduct for teachers.

1.Teachers each day will fill lamps and clean chimneys.

2.Each teacher will bring a bucket of water and scuttle the coal for the days session.

3.Make your pens carefully. you may whittle nibs to the individual taste of pupils.

4.Men teachers may take one evening a week for courting purposs, or two evenings a week if they go to church regularly.

5.After ten hours in school the, teachers may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other good books.

6. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed.

7.Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum of his earnings for his benefit during his declining years so that he will not become a burden to society.

8. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquer in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity and honesty.

9.THe teacher who performs his labor faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of twenty-five cents per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves.


As all of you know I am the perfect candidate for such a position what with all me chimbley sweepin' skills.

6 comments:

Mela said...

That, and your liquer abstinence... And what's wrong with getting shaved in a barber shop?

sara without an 'h' said...

that, and the smoking...

Dane said...

This seemed appropriate. . .

I am a chimbley, a chimbley sweep
No bed to lie, no shoes to hold my feet
Upon the rooftops in dead of night
You’ll hear me cry, I’ll shake you from your sleep

To hear me weep
"Your day will come indeed
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
A chimbley chimbley sweep."



I echo Carmela, what the heck is wrong with a barber shop? Anyone? It just doesn't make sense.

Unknown said...

hey joshua! cool to read what you're doing. umm, met a bunch of people from langley the other day - a work team that was down here - they didn't know you.

about the list of requirement for teachers - not too far off the mark here in nicaragua. no drinking, no smoking, no discos, dating is okay but the students have to give their approval, putting money aside for flights home is a must, and since the power goes out about 5 hours a day - oil lamps might be a bonus.

take care:)

poncho

Amanda said...

you woulda done well as a teacher back then. no doubt you woulda earned that raise, too!

SaraMonet' said...

i'm definitely sending that to my mom. she's a teacher and she'll love that!