The Schoolmistress Abroad
The Ballarat Courier gives verbatim et literatim a copy of an application sent to the principal of a ladies' college, who had a vacancy in staff : — Madame— l here that you have a vacancy in your school. I would like very much to got it. Although I have not actually been teaching I have had a good deal of experience among children. I was four years aasistaut domestic with Mr A in Bturt street There I had to assemble the children for breakfast — to call the rool and see they were ail there. There w;is seventeen of them. If anyone was absent mine was the duty to carry out mustering and bring him in to his meals. I have great command over children, and none ever dared resist me. lam 5 feet llf in m y bare ee^ an( * measure Hi Q arnl 8O cau nave n0 ear but that I can keep discipline all right. I can teach general subjects— writing, -sumsV sowing and cetree. At a piuch I could teach music. Although 1 have not practised for 5 years I have been through Znrnj'a etudys, and would braalAt up if needed.
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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 107, 16 March 1889, Page 3
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196The Schoolmistress Abroad Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 107, 16 March 1889, Page 3
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