The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-04
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"HnO Shall bc Ihc superintendent of
our Public schools?
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| our Public schools?
Editors InteHigcncer:
Under the above caption there APP
pears in the Daily Register OF WeGnes-
| day last, an article from "the pen of a
we'll known writer of this city," at least
SO saws the editor Of the Register, ard
no one WHO read the article OF Wedncs-
day, and who is ut all acquainted with
| the style Of II certain young man, VINO
some two or three years ago Otticiated
as local editor OF the Register, Will for Il
| moment doubt the Source whence the
article em4uatcs. Although there can
be Little doubt that material aid was
afforded in lis pref aration By certain
other "weN known writer" and petit
| logger Of this city. The writer's pecul
lar manner OF attack upon The charac-
ter Of the present superintendent OF the
city schools, and his wholesale charge
OF Venallty against the Principals and
Teachers employed in the schools, are
remarkably refreshing. The extend
| ed preliminary remarks of the Wri-
ter amount essentially to sinister
attack upon the present Superintend.
eut of the city schools, charging him
indirectly not only with incapacity, as
public ltliccr, but with derelictiOn of
duty; and with the employment OF
| means TO continue himself in office,
which would rank him with the lowest
and most contemplate polItIcians.-
And in his labored effort to bring the
present incumbent into dlsrepute with
the Board of Education and the COM
muuity, this "well known writer" does
not hesitate to inculpate the whole fra
ternity Of Principals ard Teachers en-
gagged III the public schools OF this dis
trict.
His queer ettempt, also, TO instruct
the Board of Education in the matter of
q IJfNv in "a
IendenU OF Schools, must be particular
~ edifying TO the members OF that hon
OraDle body.
After few urexceptionable remarks
with regard to the qualifications OF u
Superintendent OF Schools, the writer
proceeds to say that "in making Il Sc
lection the Board of Education should
be uninlluenced by the influences or
prejuGices of the principals or teachers
Of our public schools" In other words,
the opinions and the wishes of the priu.
cipals and teachers should be utterly
ignored, when ii comes to the matter of
the election OF Il Superintendent. Aud
why? Simply because, according to
this writer, the cunning and unprinci-
pied Superintendent may have brought
to bear upon the susceptible minds OF
the principals and teachers some mys-
FERROUS il lluence or LegCTiGNlGi1L, wherC-
by they may have given or sold them
selves, soul and body, to bis int rests.
How utterly shallow, ridiculous and
contemplate is such logic. Who can
be better qualified to judge Of the mer-
it's OF Il candidate for the Superinteud-
cncy than the principals of the schools?
Or who would be most likely first to
complain of want of fitness or derelic-
ton of duty on the part OF Il Superin-
tendent? Evidently the principals and
teachers. They labor to make the
schools efficient for the purposes for
which they were established. Their
reputation and success depend upon the
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF this grand Object.
And to intimate that they would tor
IL moment give COuntenance to course
on the part OF n superintendent, calcu-
lated to "secure their support ut the eX-
pense of the true interests of the
schools" is, to say the least of it, a scan
daious libel upon the intelligence, as
well as the integrity OF the worthy edu :
Gators employed in the public schools
of this district.
The writer gees on to say that ian
ltnScrUp7CiOUS man, occupying the posi-
ton OF Superintendent in our public
schools, has it in his power TO build up
an electioneering scheme which will be
devoted to his own selfish purposes and
designs"
The members OF the Board OF EIuca-
ton understand full well what undue
influence and misrepresentation. if
any, may have been brought to bear in
this matter by the respective candidates
and their friends, and they will be very
likely to "gOYern themselves accord
ingly." "But," says the writer, "theSU
are more general remarks, not iHtcndi1Ly
TN them any application to Il particular
person." Now to what extent said pre-
IatOry remarks arc intended ITO apply
to Il particular person." or how much
hHthjUiHcSS there il i'll the assertion that