The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-30
THE. SCHOOL QUESTION.
WILLIAM" AN UNKNOWN CORES.
P0NDEET, COMES TO THE DE.
TENSE OF PROF. ALv0RD.
wilhelm to "Wilhelmina' What the Di-
rectors Should Do, ard What They
Should Not DO.
civilian" TO "wILHELNuNA."


an esteemed and honored gentleman.
Prot. q. q. Alvord. Under the guisc of
highly complimenting that gentleman.
and at the same time blaming the men, |
you gave the professor an undcscrvcd |
and cowardly stab in tender spot. and |
show up the very fault in the board that
wilhelm had, already, IN his common !
sense, practical way, told us about, TO
quote: The members Of the L oard OF
Education are gentlemen who have been
ENINENTLY SUCCESSFUL
in their business affairs Possibly, my
dear madam, that Is the exact reason
why they seem to understand 80 little
about economy in handling the school
funds 4 the time Prof. a. wa. first
employed, his salary was liked by the,
them Board at 81 $40, living, liberal
price even then, when air current cX-
pensc. were greatly IN advance OF what
they now are. "Sincc then" Ito continue
to quote)
IlMI- HAVE tHANbED
financial troubles have made ~ all more
careful Of our pennies, and we
feel our school expenses must be
reduced in common with all the expenses
OF life," therefore, and for that reason.
you assume the present Board has
advanced the professors salary from
sl,sO0 to $1,000. And that you give as
one of the evidences OF the wisdom and
economy of "enIinently successful bust
ness men, at the same time plainly in
dicating that he was, is, retained upon
his reputation. ifthis
STYLE or FLAT1ERY
is acceptable to the members OF the Board
1t must be composed of men OF singular
tastes. As to Prof A. he certainly had
"the reputation before you got
hold of him Of being SUI
perior teacher and upon that
reputation, backed by the recon-
incubation of some of our most success
iul educators, he was engaged as superin-
tendent of our Cairo schools but had
his reputation A. teacher been based
on such evidence as you bring up in your
reference to
MS GRADUATE,
(who, by the way. was not, or does not
hope To be so classed Tor two or more
years TO Gomez. had not been considered
by the Board as suitable for the place,
and had not been given it at any salary,
much less retained for several years in
succession, at salary greatly increased
as has been done by the present board.
1t is evident that in your desire to
| "IoTE WATER on BOTH SHOULDERS
you have stopped over considerably.
and splashed both parties about equally.
Even had you "toted fair" by these two
parties. your later loye--"the talented
Mis- Mcbride had been too much tor
your sense. for in your effort to strengthen
that lady's claims as 4 public bcnciactor.
YOU have chased the smile over the fair
face OF beauty and caused the knitted
brow of stern manhood to unben1. Upon
reflection. "Wilhelmina."
WILL YoU EXPLAIN now
'the ability with which thi. lady coL'
ducts the Rotations in the Normal school
is calculated to remedy the past cXtraN'
aganccs OF the schools: And
do YOU admit there are any
cxtrayaganccS and. if 80, do YOU
INCLUDE TuE $50 EXTRA
per month to Miss Mcbride for two years
for teaching Il normal class that has only
been organized within ten days past on,
of them. There is no blame to be- at
tached for this To the lady herself, or t'
Prof. A., either, for accepting all that l.
offered hun ; but tor
"EMINENrLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MN
who have the good of the Cairo schools
at heart, or in hand, il is queer. il moth
in. else. To the query that arose II
your mind as to "why i not this lad!
(meanins Nil, Mcbride capable OF iii
ing the position Of superintendent OF on
Cairo schools far more acccpllhly THAI
Prot. 4. has done. had YOU brru - dc
sirous of doing
JUSTICE TO hin A. OI LAupINu nEH
You would have paid the compliment il
[ the lady like and con idcrate " manner /
which she addressed herself To the "coul
, try lad that same being the boy 20
/ held up as a recent graduate No one
: friend "W.," can fill the position US NJ
? ccptably US Prot. \. has done and Is do
c ing, who shows such deficiency in III
/ FIRST ELEMENTS OF GOOD BREEDING,
: rs this lady showed Oh the occasion 20
D cite. Prof. A. is, essentially, 4 genil'
+ man in his department toward all con
= ing under his charge, however humbl
or ignorant they may he.
! "By THEIR woRNs,r ETC.
= "By their works We shall know them.
n Prot. AS graduates are tn
: prints of his works, aud h,
as principal OF our high school, on an II
2 creased salary, is the cause OF the en-
- minated wisdom and Judgment OF Il
board. You have presented his grad
: ates in n light
a ANYTHING But fLArTEEiNG
to his ability rs II teacher, and IN dom
l. this have placed The Board in yet LEI
IS pleasing light from the simple fact TIL
they are his employers, in the face OF Il
poor work you have shown be doe
y Advice is an easy thino'lo give, lrol
' "W.' Let me give YOU this Apol'