Teachers In England

An Euglish paper, having offered to throw opeu its columns to a coDsideration of the "worst paid class in the community," prints the following: Dbar Answers- I am a schoolmaster, and it Is my pleasing duty to teach Greek, Latin, French, English, mathematica and 50 other things to the "sons of gentlemen." I receive board and lodging and L60 a year from my benevolent employer, who makes a net proiit of over L1,500 per annum out of nis school. My poor oíd dad (a country parson) was always anxious that I should receive "the education of a gentleman, " so he pinched and screwed to send me to a good public school and subsequently to Oxford. I may say, without conceit, that I distinguifched myaelf ut both places, vinning scholarships and other prizes with a facility that seemed to mark me out for the life of an instructor of youth. Behold me, then, at the age of 29, raking in the lordly stipend mentioned above and luxuriating in the "home comforts," which, according to his advertisements, my principal supplics for his boys. During uine months in the year I may be said to be on duty for the whole 24 hours. When I am not teaching my boys, I am playing f ootball or cricket with them, and I am even obliged to sleep in the same dormitory with 12 hearty youngsters, who snore liko steam sirens. The worst feature of the life is the fact that there is no future before me. If I had a capital of L2,000, or even L1,000, 1 might start a school of my own ; but, as it is, I can hope for nothiug better. What will become of me in my oíd age I tremble to think. There are hundreds of expensively educated young fellows in the United Kingdom who can earn no more at schoolmastering than I do. Sincerely yours, M. A. (Oxon).