Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-28

The scbool Trusteesi,ip

WAsHISGrUE. ID. o.. avg. u, 1874.
Mr.. EditOT.-The editorial in your Issue Of the
2eth instant in regard TO the rsappointment OF
Mr.. Hart a Trustee of the Public Schools has
naturally caused considerable discussion That
editorIal was well considered, brief and Incl
s,ve, withsl. The writer of this article, who has
been q reader of your paper since the first num-
Der was Issued, and regards il as standard au-
th0Tity" on ali questions involving the interests
of the people OF the District of Columbia, does
not prep8.e for q moment TO Comment on that
editorial, nor TO express an opinion as to the
statements IL presents. The editor of The STAR
II abuDdsDtly competent 10 take care or himself
and to protect ais utterances when the latter
may be called into question. But with the Gard
signed "S. Wolf" which appears In TaE STAR
OF this evening, do venture, as an old citizen
OF this District, aud former member for six
years Of the Board of Trustees of the Public
Schools, TO say have something to do. 1 may
remark lust here that | owed my appointment
az such Trustee TO the fact that the Hon. Rich
ard WcllGch, the hODored mayor Of this city, ct
the date OF my commission, was educated
at the Columbian University, near this
city. at which institution the writer had
the honor Of passing three years of his collet
giate Life. L have reaSon to believe, too. tha-
superintendent Wilson, whose colleague 1 be-
came, recommended me to the then mayors
favorable consideration. b 1t to the card of
Mr.. Wolf designed to address myself espe-
eially and briefly. l admire his fidelity to his
Intend ana former business partner. / likewise
approve his willingness to give place to his
former associates, DIR. Roeser and MIR. Hart [
do not admire, however, his disposition to draw
aud strictly American classes of our fellow
citizens. The old flag knoiUs no such distinction,
nor should any man who is protected by the laws
OF the country, by virtue of obedience thereto,
for moment su bmit or urge his claim to pre-
feTmeDt upon the ground of nationality alone.
We are all Americans, Mt. Editor, from the in
slant We submit ourselves TO the laws of this
country, the principles of whose government
we accept.
Ibave another and quite as decided an exeep-
ton TO take TO the very sweeping statement
which Mr.. Wolf makes when he places his
TTiend upon the tOpmOst round of the ladder in
point OF ability and efficiency in the board of
trustees. There are those who do not assign TO
Mr.. Hart the position which is accorded him in
che card referred to. IL L may make COM
parisOn, such men as McLeland, Rhees, Walsh,
Clarke, Woodward, Stuart, AtLee, and others
still, are the peers in all respects of the So
called "mOSt Efficient trustee" whose cause MIR.
Wolf very naturally 50 earnestly espouses.
More than this, quite sure am 4 that Superin-
tendent Wilson, unless his judgment ia greatly
warped, because of the personal interest Mr.,
Hett takes in his official welfare, will not en-
dorse so unqualified and extravagant an opinion
as that TO which exception IL taken. The writer
OF this article is upon terms of friendship with
both OF the gentlemen, Mr.. Wolf and his friend :,
bur fidelity TO tae truth is of far more importance
than blind adherence TO the dictates of friend
ship, and my pen could not be held longer in
aoey anee while due regard for justice required
it to be used in its defence.
AN EX-TRUSTER OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.