Show One Olle T Teachers Teacher's s Sacrifice W WHILE 7 fILE the scarcity of or teachers is a u subject sub sub- vy uppermost in the minds of or the state board of or e education wo revert crt to the thc f subject U to cite a a. circumstance In in corroboration tion of recent comment In Jn these columns Among press dispatches of or the thc week wel it was note noted that Miss Katherine Abraham the thc oldest teacher in the public schools of or Pitts Pittsburgh Pa who retired after having taught In one school building fifty years yean tiled died at lil the a age e of 92 J years eals The Thc first thought Is that of tl fidelity to a avocation avocation avocation vocation and vt for one erie who had spent so m many n years In In u useful ul service But do not lose sight of the collateral fact that this woman served the public half halt a contu century and died as she lived live wedded ed only to her lifes life's work She was Mi Miss Katherine Abraham Abraham Abra Abra- ham all the while giving up all al the thc desires she may have hav had for domestic happiness to contribute to the happiness ami ao welfare of or other homes and ad firesides es Thousands of te tea teachers hers and millions of parents will agree at once that hors hers was wa a anoble anoble anoble noble sacrifice But did not she sacrifice too much We c are a patient and long suffering people but the man ma who takes take the thanks out of our Thanksgiving hanl dinner b by kiting the price of or turkey should have have his airship o or U-bo U boat U-boat t ready for or a quick getaway |