:15:00
You're 45. My father delivered you
the year they built the courthouse, 1896.
:15:04
We need someone young.
:15:06
This fellow who's coming
is well recommended.
:15:09
And I can get him
at the right price.
:15:12
Mr. Harrington, he's outside.
:15:14
He can't do us much good out there,
Ms. Colton. Send him in.
:15:19
- Would you come in, Mr. Rossi?
- Yes. Thank you.
:15:23
- Good morning.
- I'm Leslie Harrington.
:15:25
This is the school board.
:15:27
Mr. And Mrs. Partridge.
He's a lawyer. Dr. Swain.
:15:31
Seth Bushwell. He's editor
of the Peyton Place Times.
:15:35
Mr. Rossi, here's our situation.
:15:37
We're prepared to offer the job
as principal to a qualified man...
:15:41
...with a minimum guaranteed
five-year contract.
:15:44
Mr. Rossi is a graduate of Penn State,
summa cum laude.
:15:48
He holds a master's degree
in English and literature.
:15:51
He was an outstanding athlete.
He's single.
:15:55
Personally, now that I've
seen him, I like what I see.
:15:58
- Did I miss anything?
- I've been working in construction.
:16:01
If you're a teacher,
why were you working there?
:16:04
I couldn't live on the salary
of a teacher.
:16:07
This job starts at 3000 a year.
:16:11
Then we're all wasting our time.
:16:13
That's only $5 a week more
than I was making as a teacher.
:16:16
But this offers you security.
A long-term contract.
:16:20
Guaranteed poverty is not security.
:16:23
I want 5000 a year and a raise
of 500 in the second year.
:16:26
- We can't do it.
- You own this mill.
:16:29
How much do you pay a foreman,
$200 a week?
:16:31
This is business. These men manufacture
a product that makes money.
:16:35
Be practical and face realities.
:16:37
To people like you,
education is a necessary evil.
:16:40
You can't see it,
so it's worth nothing.
:16:42
Let me tell you this,
the things we can't see...
:16:46
...are the most important things
on this earth. They're called ideas.
:16:50
Thank you for the interview.
:16:52
If we offer you 5000, would you
coach the basketball and football team?
:16:57
No, I would not.
:16:59
If you can't pay the principal
of your school a decent salary...