The Placer herald., 1871-07-08
The Democratic Candidate Tor Superintcnd'
ent CT Public instruction.

which does not need explanation:
Hon. O. =. FrTzGERALD-Dear Sir: AT
an incidental meeting o. few educational
men discussion arose which furnished oc-
casion to write YOU this letter. In the meet
ing referred to, both political parties were
represented, and as the conclusions, which
were unanimously arrived at were such as
could not fail to both interest and crafty yon,
it was thought proper to afford you the
pleasure of learning what they were, and the
advantage that might accrue to you from the
publication of them, if you permit us to pub
sh this letter, with your reply. Many of
the signatures hcreunto appended were OBJ
tanned for the express purpose of inducing
YOU to allow us to publish this correspond
ence, as the meeting above alluded to was
scarcely large enough to present sufficient
array of names to impress the public with
he fact that the opinions and sentiments
herein expressed are widely entertained by
teachers, school officers, and all who watch
the course of public events.
1t was claimed by your political friends
and acknowledged by your political oppon-
ents That YOU have, ever since your ac-
cession to the office of State Superintendent
manifested that spirit Of impartiality which
the Legislature of 1868 contemplated when,
for the express purpose Of keeping political
discussion and partisan feelings out of the
department of education, they enacted that
the State Superintendent should be elected
with the Judges of the Supreme Court,
long enough after the general election to al
low of the subsistence Of its usual rancorol s
excitoments that you have followed up the
many nd great improvements and reforms
of your predecessor as re slously as though
YOU yourself had originated every one OF
them; that your general policy and official
icton have indicated the possession Of true
moral courage, and the results have subserved
economy. harmony and efficiency; that your
aims f)r the further Improvement of our ed
ucational system entirely satisfy the desires of
the most Jealous friends Of education; that
there never was time in the educational
history of our State when good feeling and
consequent cordial cooperation between
teachers and school officers were so generally
prevalent. And finally, all agreed as to the
great desirably OF continuing this most
proper condition of our educational depart
mcnt, and in hoping that not only will your
merits be recognized by your own party and
acknowledged by u denomination, but that,
f YOU become a candidate for reelection,
YOU may receive the cordial support Of all
Who know OF your deserts, without distinc-
ton of party.
We chcerfully testify to the trnih Of the
facts set forth in the above letter to the Hon
O. =. Fitzgerald, and cordially ndorse the
sentiments contained therein with regard to
him and the educational department Of this
State.
[Signed Henry Durant, President u =
versity of California; +. L. Carr, Professor
Of Chemistry, University of California; W..
+. Lucky, Principal Of State Normal School
of California; A. Thurber, upcrintendant oi
Common Schools, Contr. Cost county; The
olore Bradley, Principal Boys High School,
San Francisco; Martin Kellogg, Professor OF
Ancient Languages, University Of California;
Agroa NJ. Manning, Principal Market Srtcet
Prim4ry School, San Francisco; Vi. NJ.
Scott. Sub Master Shotwel Street Grammar
School, San Francisco; Henry =. Carlton,
Vice Principal California State Norma!
school; A. f. Dubois, Principal Marke
Street School, San Francisco; A. j. Nelson
University of the Pacific, Santa Clara; War
ring Wilkinson, Principal Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute Of California; Kate Sullivan
Principal Lincoln Primary School, San Fran
cisco; Paul Pioda, Professor Modern LIN
guages, University of California; B. IL.
Weston, Master of the branch of Fifth ClAs'
of the University of California, Stockton,
). NJ. Shcarer, Principal Public School, San
Juan, Monterey county; Jas. Denman,
Principal Denman Grammar School, San
Francisco, late City Superintendent OF
Schools; Phillip Prior, Principal Union
Grammar School, San Francisco; G. L.
Metzger, Superintendent Common Schools,
ruolumne county; Silas A. White, Principal
Valencia Street Grammar School, san Fran
,isco; William Swinton, Professor of English
Literature. University of California; w. j.
German, Principal South San Francisco
Grammar School; Henry \. Bolander, Prn-
eipal South Cosmopolitan School, San Fran
cisco; O. NJ. Adlms, Principal Preparator,
Department, University of California; ". l..
G. Williams, Principal Spring Valley Gram
mar School, San Francisco; G. b. Towle,
Principal Sanla Clara Public School; Z. d..
Humphrey, Principal Mission Grammai
school, S,n Francisco; L. A. Morgan, Prin-
;ipal Fourth street Primary School, San
Francisco; J. II. Braly, Santa Clara; Eben-
ezer Knowton, Principal Union Grammar
School, San Francisco; L. Hamilton, Presi
lent Board Of Education, city of Oakland;
John n. Burnett, President Board of Edu-
cation, city and county of San Francesca
John A. Moore, Principal Eighth street
Grammar School San Francisco; Joseph
O'Connor, Sub Master Spring Valley Gram
mar School, San Francisco; A. d. a. Cham
pion, Principal Cosmopolitan School, Oak
land; Bernard Marks, Principal Lincoln
Grammar School, San Francisco: James
Stratton, late Grammar Master, San Fran
cisco; l.. w. Reed, Sub-Mas;er Lincoln
Grammar School, San Francisco; Geo'g
TAFT, Head Master, Fifth Glass, University
of Californias w, A. Robertson, Master