Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-21
Prof. Csaebler and MIR. VIM RteI,ar

| PrOf. GReDIer ana MIR. VIM. Biebe r.
The Welburger Of last week contained a
letter from Prof. Gaebler in which be souoht
to weaker the force of Mr.. VIM. Bieber's
published statement showing that there is
no need of any additional school building.
Mr.. Gaebler says that because Mr.. Bieber
was not re elected school superintendent, he
is"a sorebeed aud is wreak ing his vengeance
upon the school board now by taking sides
against 1T, and Mr.. G. tries to make It an.
pear that Mr.. Bleber's figures must be taken
with allowance on this account. But the
truth is ihat the figures and facts now IRE.
scented BY Mr. Bieber are precisely the same
as embodied in his report to the school
board last April, when he was in Office, and
he could have had no grievance as Mr.
Gaebler claims be has now We have be-
fore us a copy of Mr.. Bieber's report in
which this whole question was discussed
and minute estimate made of the wants
of the schools, and the capacity of the pre-
sent buildings for supplying those wants.
We have already published a extract from
the same, covering Mr.. Biebers plan for a
consolidation nd transfer of scholars. which
if it had been acted upon would have obvia.
Ted all necessity for another building; and
hence we Will not 60 over the ground again
We viii! say, however, that it is unfo~-
tunate that Mr.. Bieber's suggestions we're
not followed, and that the conservative
and common sense views contained in his
report were treated with so much indiffer-
ence.
The closing paragraph in Mr. Bieber's
report is also suggestive one, and we can
well imagine how it must have grated upon
the ears OF the school commissioners who,
it is evident, are not governed by economi-
cal onsiderations. Mr. Bieber said:
"From the financial statement, which
shall also submit to you to day. your Hon.
orabe Body will see that the balance on
hand in the school fund on April LIST, 1878.
is s6lo7 26 and sl37l IA less than at the
same time last year From a careful esti
maintaining of our schools for the present
year, it is apparent that your Honorable
Body must be careful in contracting labili-
ties IN order to avoid becoming short of
iunds towards the close OF the year."
Notwithstanding this, the board rushed
head!ong into unnecessary expenditures
and contracted for the erection of buildinp
as needless as the fifth wheel in q coach.
never stopping to enquire whether its &C.
ton was legal or not. There is at present
about 81 900 in the school frnd, and when
the expenses of the next school term are
paid there will not be dollar left to begin
the new year with. The board understands
this, aud for that reason contracted to paw
MIR. Schmutzler on the lst of February.
1875. taking advantage of the next tax
levy That the board with its extravaean.
and nonsensica notions should have been
dissatisfied with the economical and reason
able ideas advanced by Mr.. Bieber leading
TO the dlspacing of the latter, does not
surprise US. The board has in Mr.. Bieber's
successor person in entire harmony with |
itself, and they work together most beauti-
fully studying how best TO fool away the |
public money and render the schools and
their management by-word and reproach
That school board OF this description has
no use for such superintendent as Mr.. |
Bieber is palpable enough. But Mr.. Bic
Der may rest assured that the people are |
with him, and that he will not suffer in |
public estimation by the attacks of the
school board or any of its members. Mean
while, Prof. Gaebler must start some other |
cry than that of "sorehead' if he would |
bring the late superintendent official fig.
ures into disrepute.