The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-04-04
Second Letter tO the School Di.
reCt0rs OF Suy der County.


Second Letter tO the School Df
rect0rs OF Snyder County.
GENrLgMEN.-By what should 20,
be governed in your choice of Couo
~ Superintendent [? Has this ques
ton yet ia all its bearings and will
its proper force come home TO you
minds 7 fear that some of you
look upon the matter as Of eompara.
lively little consequence, and permi
yourselves TO be Influenced by any.
thing but purity Of purpose aod the
educational Interests of our county
| am no director myself, but, be
sides my own personal ioterest 10 pop.
ular education, ] have been request
ed by Directors and Others equally in.
terested 10 our Public Schools, "a
write 10 you aud 10 urgo you to the
impartial and faithful discharge OF
your duty. 1t is a fact too well
known, that the Directors on former
occasions Of this kind, failed most Ia
mentally, and consequently tho peo
pie are anxiously looking forward to
see what yom will do; whether any
Of you will betray your trust and per-
nit yourselves to DO bought AMI sold
with political promises aud threats.
Tn. treatment Rev. Lazarus received
three years ago, has by no means yet
been forgotten. The means made use
Of to defeat him, were of such a dis
honorable character as to reflect auy
thing but credit upon his rival, aud
upon the intelligence and moril puri-
~ OF some Of the Directors then iu
office.
1 have Of late talked with q num-
Der OF persons from all parts of the
county, and learned to my utter dis
gust that certain parties (it Is we'll
known who) 80 from township u
wnship bisely and most shamctully
mlsrepreseutips Prof Noetliog, to
defeat his election. Indeed to say
that they misrspresented him, is usin,
too mild term for they soy what
they themselves know to DO real down.
right lies, Of which they cannot sub.
s,antia,o even tho merest shallow
They say, for instance: l, That if he
be elected, none Of tho present teach
crs will get certificates that he will
give nouc certificates unless thev
have the highest qualifications, and
tha; none such can be employed with.
out corresponding increase in sala-
ries, which will make enormous taxes
upou the county. 9 Tha, he has rob.
bed the county Of twenty. -four hun.
dred dollars, for an Insignificant strip
of ground taken by o street made
through his property. 3. That he
will permit certain ministers to preach
aud bold revivals in all their school
houses. 4. That, on account of his
own school, he will not DO able to at.
tend to those Of the public, and con-
consequently must neglect them. 5.
That all the Directors Of Seliusyroye
will vote against him.
Prof. Meetings integrity and NOR
al purity are so well known that, to
defend them against such willful lies.
seems like waste Of words but as
some people are apt 10 be misled by
faIsehools, it may not b, amiss to
make few replies.
l. SO far as the examination of
.eachers aud granting of certificates or.
concerned, Judging from the Profess
'ors, 5 known reasonablcncss, it is per-
eclly safe to say, that be will not bc
unreasonable in his expectations aud
demands, but viii do justice to both
teachers and the public. 2. TO say
hat be robbed the county, if it were
lot utterly false, shows only the mean
hess to which somc people will resort
o effect personal ends. II is uot noe.
'ssary here to make further explaua.
ion OF this, as the Sclinssrove Times
ias ventilated it sufficiently. 3. The
Directors alone have the control of the
ehool houses and without their per.
MISSION no meeting or anything else
'an be held in them. The Sapsrio-
endent's duties are with the school,
'od not With the houses tho latter
ire built by the Directors and remain
lnder their control. 4 His owo
chool, he has promised (if elected.
o give eatirely INTO the hands of hi,
eachers, so that il shall not in the
east Interfere with the interests of the
'ublic. 8. That the Directors of Se-
insgrove will oil vote against him, is
IS truthful as the other assertions q,
ready referred to, aud hence Leeds no
urther com ments.
"hat means a.e used to bias the
mud OF a Director, depends upon
us Intelligence and his TO ligious
Jews. II he is Q member of demon.
aation favorable to revivals, robbing
he county, rejecting the present teach
'rs, high salaries &c. are employed.
Il no happens to be opposed to GER
ain ministers and "pro,racted meet
ngs,' revivals 10 the school houses.
'o6Uins the county, rejecting the
present elias, Of teachers, high taxes,
10. are handled.
That what l have said is already
suown to most of you do not doubt
Ind shoulI any Of you not have heard
I'll that is circulated to influence you
o the choice of candidate, a little in-