Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-20

The First Freak to Bring Politics
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into she Schools.
II. H. Howe, Principal of the public
schools at Carson, who is also candidate
for County superintendent of Public In
struction Of Ormsby, has written the fol
lowing letter to the Principal of the Reno
schools, and the correspondence is being
approvingly copied by the Republican
papers of the State:
CARSON CRY, New, Oct. 9, 1882.
Prof. Carr, Reno-Dear Sir: The en-
closed document will explain itself, 1 think.
1t has been asserted that the teachers of
the State are not inclined to indorse Prof.
Young for the position of State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools. I think the
assertion not true. The enclosed paper, if
circulated among the teachers of the State,
will solve the question. Will you have
the kindness to obtain the signatures Of
such Of your assistants as are willing to
sign it. Respectfully, II. H. HOWE.
With the letter is enclosed the following
recommendation, which is being circulated
for the signatures of teachers:
We, the undersigned, teachers in the
public schools Of the State Of Nevada, be-
lieve that our Republican State Oonven-
ton made q wise choice in selecting Prof.
G. S. Young as its nominee for the posi-
ton Of State Superintendent of Public
instruction. We gladly indorse the nomi-
nee of said Convention, and pledge our
selves to exert whatever influence we may
have to secure his election: H. H. Howe,
Kate Hodgkinson, Kate Berdenwerper,
Belle Ryan, Grace A. Dowdell, Annie II.
Martin, Bertha Wagner, Ella Startling,
Alice M. Wilsey, Lou A.. Spencer, E. J.
Brown, Jennie Payne, E. J. Knowlton, S.
Ii. Wilson, Elmer Macarthur, Ella G. Nc
Nicely, Nelson Carr, H. M. Scoville.
Impertinent is too mild a word, says
the Virginia Chronicle, to apply to this
electioneering dodge Of Schoolmaster
Howe. 1t is positively indecent, and
should result in the discharge of this
enterprising politician from his place as
teacher in the public schools.
A correspondent writes to the Chronicle
concerning the matter:
1T will be perceived that there is an
effort being made to promote Mr.. Young's
chances for election to the office of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction by
a system of bulldozing i~mpecunious and
dependent schoolmarms and ~pedagogues
of the opposite sex. Mr.. Howe ought to
be taught that there are children of Dem
ocratic parents attending the public
schools of the State, and that his active
Interference in behalf of Mr.. Young in the
manner resorted to is not only in bad
taste, but is an outrage upon every Demo-
crat whose children attend these schools.
1t strikes me that this action of Howe
is rephrehensible in the highest degree,
and if suffered to go unchallenged and
unrebuked will result in dragging our
school system into politics and making
partisans of teachers, who ought to steer as
clear of such things in their high Office
as a Judge on the bench should in his
Office"
The Enterprise, also, has the fairness
to condemn this uerile scheme editorally
in the following terms:
By considering for q moment the serious
consequences of tolerating the action of
Professor Howe and his teachers in sign
ing this Young letter of recommendation,
We discover its improperly. All the
teachers are to a great extent under obliea.
tions to the various Boards of Trustees
for their positions, They will, therefore,
be very likely to sign an Endorsement Of
any candidate whom the Trustees or the
Principal rnay favor. Democratic Boards
and Principals will have Endorsements
signed for Democratic nominees, and Re-
publican Boards and Principals will have
Endorsements signed for Republican nom
inees. A teacher, being human, might
hesitate refusing to sign a document of
this character for fear of losing his or her
place. 1t is a bad business. and we hope
the example set at Carson will not be fol-
lowed elsewhere. The Republican party
of Nevada has pledged itself to keep poll
tics out of the schools. Mr.. Young is the
nominee of the Republican party, and the
Endorsement Of its convention should be
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. without work.
ing up q ''boom" for him among the
teachera.