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One Teacher Recently Retired With A Half-million Dollars After 30 Years Of Working Hard, Caring, Dedicating Herself And Totally Immensing Herself In The Problems Of The Students. That Gave Her $50. The Rest Of The Money Came From The Death Of A Rich Uncle.

-Milton Berle

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One Teacher Recently Retired

Milton Berle

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One Teacher Recently Retired With A Half-million Dollars After 30 Years Of Working Hard, Caring, Dedicating Herself And Totally Immensing Herself In The Problems Of The Students. That Gave Her $50. The Rest Of The Money Came From The Death Of A Rich Uncle.

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