The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-21
Letter 10 the School Directors
of snyder County.
For Tng PosT -

Ivy superintendent OF PubIc Schools.
The duty that devOlves upon you in
the matter, is not only plain, bu,
very important one. You are the
representatives. of the people ani the
guardians Of the lucationll interest.
OF tho rising generation. The people
nave committed au Important trust
u you, ani they expect yor t. act
INTEL gently aud cJnscirntinu ,ly in
the performance Of your duties. You
should not fermiJ partiali;ics or pb!i,-
iraI preferences to h.vs any influence
dpou you. Tho intellectual training
loi the yoing IS m,ttar of to, great
Importance to be lightly treated. and
he who Cinnpt implrtiaily AMI wisely
dlsch,r-c his duties is II lit TO have
Ianythins 10 do with it. Whenever
there IS n choice of mems to accom-
plish ~ cnd, the qrc ,tioa with you
should be which Is The best.
Superintendent Wi,kcr,ham in his
late Annual R'por, sug costs the pro
prie'y Of Uppo Hiiay the County Su-
l'N''''t'''b'S llHtcdi VI cltCOu- =
them tho appointing to be done by
lhJ State Suyerintcodcnt.-Why is
this suggestion DO you not sup
pose there Is u oau.c for ii ? II GER
taiuly Jemlud- your serious attention;
f1r the manner in which y2p discharge
yoar own duties may have had some
thing II DO with tho promgi,Hy ol
this suggestion. Wiclcsslam is not
alone in ;hc opinion lha; the election
shol'! be changed t. an appoiutm,nt
there are p'enty Of others who think
/ the sane, ani not n few o. them are
in eur uwh county. Nor are those
who think 50 among the il'iicra,c 90
tho contrary, they a.s the most ir
tclIiIcn', AMI their number il iu-
cfcasin'. Their opiaion has not been
ra,hIy formed either nor is it unrca-
s5nablc. IL il we'll known to all con-
yoisant wi, h tho fact, that the ppJlc
Schools OF some Of the counties Of our
State are in very advanced ADD sat.
islac,o.y cDn itiIn, while those Of
others are not on.y shlmcful,y in
the bic't ground BAT, many Of them
very little better than none at oil ;anI
this difference is owing o The eli lea
cy ar lnc;lic eacy Of thc Sup r.ntrn J.
oats. Tho c1untIcs which have the
b"si anu most educated schools, have
had wcll-liahisi Suporilt2nleut..
whereas those 10 WHEN the school
're yciaIm)st IN their palm tive co1
ditipn, hevc had m,r who's, Ilalti
cations were, ii any, very litrlc uboYr
those OF their average teacher, Their
Reports 10 the STATE D'pir,mcut, 10
,tyle not u1l,kc those OF school boys
hdi. - Dc rewritten ,el1rc they were
lit Tor publication THIS, men haze
5yo;hi dsrrelit u2oi thj Pub.i.
schools. / he schools uudcr their su-
pcrIntcn icaco have ~ reputation
whatever; aal, u, is ql.ie natural.
he supe!ln,cnlenoy Itself hlying ac-
compl,shci almo,, nothing. /, l11k,G
upon n5 useless. In tn, t.cc Of III g,
facts, IS /; a w0adcr that lha State
Superintendent is dis,ali.i.I with u
num5tr u! his su1Dr.ultc county
officers, anl desires {, aay1 .ho e'e'.
tioa Of them taken oIt orthe hanls
of the Directors ! repeat il, is i, Il
wonder that b. shoul! want GhinCc.
where the Directors should them
selves - Incompetent cr reckless in
the performance oi t.,ir duties aB to
put mcn wiki no higher qlli,ira ion
thnn that of political lricl,tcrs Or par.
y hacSs into position of such impor.
tancc
II The p,op'e want the selection OF
/ Supcrin'crdeuts 10 remain in lhri.
own hands they must show ta,m.
selves worthy oft. If they "a! to
do this 'ni permit poorly qlrIf,d
Irick5;ers u lidr into ciiicc over those
who would honor the position, they
"An b'ame npboiy brt Themselves If
! 'hl gh"c! be talcu entirely from
| hem.
II tbs is a thing yoa hav, never
given any conidtrlt.ol, it is ugh
'me that yup shouli'.D 50. Perhn.s
It woa'l not b, oat Of pa,e for you
to con'iier whsthcr .you have di.cyys
done yolr duty and elected tie person
with IN, best qIalili1a;loaS for there
are so.nc, and perhaps not fow, who
have serious lJujt, on tho sablgc..
Two canl'da'cs, praf. Wan. Moot.
!ins oF SeIinsgrove and the present iu-
aumbcnt Mr.. Meyer o.T,r thensalye,
Tor your ch ice at III, con- ming elec-
u'n. B'twecn these Two IL IS not
i.i for yOl u cAu)St. Prot.
N1ctling's qlnIjiieati,n' for til, pJsi
ton no ore in the country doubts.
lie is not Only well but flvorab!y
known, and oar educational Interests
cou'd not easily be entrusted T. a
more competent person. Your duty
- plain. win yIl faarlsssly and con-
5ciaGtiou'ly discharge i, or will You
permit yourselves TO be bought with
the promise ci pclty Offices aud per-
sonal iaVors | remind yon again
not TO forget that you are to act for
the Interests Of the people.
Respectfully but earnestly, Yours
LEWIS. |
Midi!eLurg, March Is, ~.
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