The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-11
Meeting Tuesday Night.
d.. 7. RUs-ELL, Secretary.

in response 10 n call for a meeting of all those
in favor of good schools. ut the COurt-hoU-e on
TUESDAY evening, a respectable audience assem-
blcd, and at about O'Clock the meeting WIS
called 10 order by j. W. Ent, who nominated a.
;. Chi:tcnlen, Isl, rs chairman OF Inc meet
ing. Carried.
On motion, J. ". Eat was made Secretary.
The object Of the meeting was then stated b.
Nj. J. \. sanders, upon request Of the chair
man, 10 be the selection Of two candidates for
School Board, 10 be voted for III the election on
SATURDAY..
Nj. sanders stated that he was present at The
meeting on saturday night, when certain clarg-
Is were made against the present school Boarl
and ,hcFrincipal OF our school, Dr. Crsikshan&.
He was not here 70 vindicate any If tine gentle
men charged, for the simple reason thai they were
men ofsuch standing as citizens AMI educational
men rs to need no vintication. Neither did he
come 10 make a financial statement; FOR the Official
stat emcnt recently published by the Board was
explicit and plain enough for the comprc.cr-
sion of all men of ordinary minds. Any indi-
vi,lual who viii, from private gricfS or personal
piquc, attempt to iradTcc aG.l ruin our good
schools. is no real friend Of education. So far a
the proper care of the school, and the sustaining
of It's reputation is concerned, lie had fully rs
mich room for confidence in Messrs. Rea,
Stiles. Schustcr, Nash and the She resi- Of the
Board, rs he would have in John McLgin or Dr.
Gardner. Taxes are heavy. That Is true.
They were never complained of rs being too
light. But il would seem 10 the speaker that
every other item should he closely scanned with
Il view to reduction of expenses before the cdr
cational expenditures should be attacked with
the pruning knife Of economy. lie had no fault
to find with the actions of the present School
Board, the teachers in the school, or the wages
paid them. Forty of fifty dollars a month was
moderate wages for gootl teachers, such As We
have IN our school. But one individual, on
Saturday night, complained that The Board had
hired II Young lady rs teacher who had been ri-
uca'cl at home, a'rI fIiic, to accept OF another
who had been c~,i,scatr,i at a Normal school. l.
ihi- surh q hc.aoUS crime Is to be- cried :lotnI
on the ,trrrt-cJrncrs! Sine" when has il become
u Disgrace TO receive . home education? ! an
informed the Board became satisfied from evil
drnrc before them, hat Miss Layton was tnr
best teacher, and they therefore contracted
with her ut the usual rates. They did not at
;cmpt 10 sew her down, 20 the credit Of the
district be i; said. Who hut an Individual ol
lis calibrc wOUli ever have thought of such II
thing? We have . school here of which or pro-
pie are proud, ani because young lady has
PISSED through lis various rooms, and becomes
competent to take chIrr. ofihc primary depart
mrut, 4 grca. noise i raised because She i no
branded wiz. the worl Normal" ! am not
opposed 20 normal sciool>-thry are good inst.-
,u;ion,-but ana opposed 70 making - term in 1
normal school The sine ga non of = t~cat!e:'s
qualifications. Ihlycn no defense To- make 81; Dr.
truikshauk. II, goes quietly about his business,
withou. stopping 20 handy cpi;Icts or engage
in quarrel with every man OF SINAI! c:!iiTc
who chooses to challenge him. lie maintains Il
position Oh siien; Indifference TO the iurcn,ioca
and ,lurs tina; such parties may nirS ut him.
lie keeps right along in the line OiL!S duty, and
is willing to stand or fall in so liz Is his efforts
to keep zap = first class school are 4 success or
:: failure. The patrons If The school alr the
judges OF that, and not nr. GTriner or .JIdrc
McLain. There are individuals in almost every
communicated We haze them hcrc-who are
50 selfish or ,cll-opiuionatnl that ira public insti-
tuition or boly don't consult Them, or don't
sncczc when they take sruT, they VIII oppose the
whole thing by false statements and false zig
urcs, even though they ruin Il most exemplary
project and place serious obstacles in thr path
of the successful prosecution of II good cause.
They make Il pitcouS and sanc;imnuiou5 cry that
we are being ilccccl. This, although for per-
sOnal cnts, undoubtedly mas an evil effect ON the
success OF the school. If the school can he
made Il cIilurc, just such Efforts Us this Will pro-
dacr it. Who Is injured by the school n it Is?
Is John McIain suffering, morally, physically
or financially! What is the matter? II is this
and it is pretty generally known in the district,
too. Two men are dis-a,isncd-One because he
can't exercise u controlling influence over DR..
CruikshLuk or the School Board; the
other, because he can't get the
balances tthat don't amount to Il fig
in his little bank. There were good men
who participated in the meeting last saturday
-mcn who are in earnest when they say they ore
in favor of cconomy-and they are right. But
let me say to them that they are painperins to the
sciishness and unworthy desires g ividuals