Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A CARD
To the Board of Education. and 10 all
whom IL NAV Concern.


4 EISEELISG A DEEP INTEREST IN THE Sue
/ Il cess OF our Public Schools, and knowing that
IN order to promote their usefulness II is indispe-
! sibly necessary:
First-Tha. there should be harmony among
| teachers.
seeond-That none but the most competent and
worthy teachers should be employed; and
Third-That the teachers should command the re-
spect and confidence only OF the pupils but Of the
public generally aud should possess degree OF eff
cheney sufficient to remove all doubt of their iGcon
! potency, and should bear regulations for honesty
yeracity and integrity above all reproach. We re-
gard the repeated failure of the First Grade OF the
Grammar School as very serious matter involving
I the reputation OF the entire School Department.
and one in which every friend Of our schools has a
/ right to be heard.
/ As we are informed, Mr. Mcdonald assigns as
the cause of the failures OF said classes in
three successive annual examinations the
of luminosity toward him. aud prompted BY
| such feelings prepared questions that we're out
rageously severe, and not fair test OF the quaf.
cations of the pupils and that these questions were
xrepared with the view OF causing the failure of
said pupils. By this means he intimidated the pl-
pills. ard has also thrown other obstacles in the way
of their success We have positive proof that Mr.
Mcdonald, ON the morning OF the examination Of
his class last year. expressed himself entirely salts
fed with the questions asserting that they were
fair set OF questions as he ever saw" The ques-
tons for the examination OF this year were tair
enough for the qualifications Of Mr.. Johnsons class
| and why not for MIR. McDonald'si Mr.. Adams pre-
pared but three OF the ten problems submitted, one
of which nearly all the class solved The failure on
the other two would have lost them but 10 credits
leaving them margin Of 25 credits over tie co nee
essary to pas unconditional in that study. Again,
it is we'll known that Mr. adams has received into
the High School all the pupils that Mr. Mcdonald
and his teachers have recommended, and also that
the Principals OF the High School have given extra
time to the class in mathematics, in order to bring
them up to the point where they should be at the
end Of the first year.
! To Us the remedy for this difficulty which is
bringing our schools into disgrace, consists only in
determining the correctness Of these statements.
Ii they are true, Mr.. Mcdonald has proved fail
ure, both principal and teacher.
Feeling that schools do not belong to the
teachers but the public and that the interest of
teacher should be weighed against that of pupils,
we ask that the Board of Education investigate
these statements WITH OPEN DOORS, giving all inter
ested opportunity hear and to give testimony.
! We believe that the time for prompt action on
the part of the Board of Education has arrived and
that every friend of public schools expects it.
and as friends and patrons of our public schools,
and as taxpayers, We respectfully demand 1t.
ju4-lt GEO. w. HANCOCK.