The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-02
AxNraL scHooL MEETING

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Our citizens will lie called gIsDR to-
MORROW 10 choose four members Of tie
school bo4Td, three 10 GU vacancies Oe-
e4sioBsd ~ the hsW lIs, which In
creased the nnDher from three ~ siJ,
and Oae Ia the place 81 Mr. q. HANNA,
whose term has expired. Two trustees
ara Go lie chosen for three years,
for two years and one for "a year;
hereafter two trustees will he chosen
annually TO serve for three years.
There has been considerable agita-
tion in this district. for the past four
weeks, over this election Of school
trustees, owing 10 the discharge Of two
teachers recently. The LEADER has
refrained from discussing the matter.
for want Of Official Information. We
take for granted, however, that the
school board has the power to employ
and discharge teachers As their best
Judgment dictates. and they are not re-
quircd to give reasons for their action.
Some interested parties have attempted
to create considerable feeling over this
question, and appeals have been made
TO the voters to take sides for or
against onr present school board, and
aid In creating a division among our
people In the administration Of our pub
lie school.
The LEADER does not approve Of
this course. IL has always advocated
n policy which will keep u school af-
fairs aloof from party OF sectariaR
strife. Our public school is admitted
by everyone TO be in a iourishlng con-
dition; IL is, we believe, second to none
In the west. and among the very best
the country Affords. Our citizens have
good cause to he proud Of this school
and its management during the past
ten years. To the late lamented L. l..
johnson, principally, and 10 Judge
Slaughter. W. ID. Pease, 4. r.
Snow, w. w. Corlett and p.
HANNA, who for years aided him
In the administration Of public
school matters. do our people W our
present superior school system. the fine
condition OF school buildings, and
the general forishing state Of the
school district. II would lie unfortu.
date for US. indeed, II contentious and
jealousies should now be permitted Ia
undo Ia n large measure what Inns been
accomplished in the past. The LEADER
implores the citizens Of Cheyenne 10
take n united stand in favor of our fire,
public school system. as 1t was left to
US by its founder, Mr.. johnson, and as
II has been conducted by his successors
In Office.
Let four good and true men be chosen,
who are willing to take upon them, elves
the responsibility Of conducting the nj
fairs Of our public school in accordance
with the dictates Of an enlightened age,
and In accordance with the thoroughly
American idea Of non-interference on
the part Of religious or non-religious
sects with the management or conduct
of u public schools. The selection OF
such men, only, will keep our school in
its present most satisfactory condition;
and the voters Of our district owe it to
themselves and their children or
their neighbors' children, to see TO it
that the management Of our pdblic
school is tomorrow placed in the hands
Of faithful, unbiased and tried men OF
women, who will discharge their duties
fearlessly and honestly; who have no
personal axes to grind, and who, in the
administration OF school affairs, will
always keep the best interests Of edp-
cation and the free American school
system In view.