The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-08
SUPT. TARBELL'S SUCCESSOR.
Home Talent that Might Be Well Chosen to
Assume School Control.

N
The election of Supt. Tarbell to the Provi
dence, Rhode Island, schools, has developed an
extraordinary amount of educational talent
which believes itself competent to steer the
schools and draw the So 800 salary.
President Smart, of Purdue University, has
knocked the highest educational persimmons in
the State, having been many years State Super
intendent, and is now at the head of the agri-
cultural school Some of the board can
''harmonizep on him, as they think him good
man for the place, and he has expressed de-
sire to return to his old love-the public schools,
and to his favorite town. Indianapolis. Presi
dent Smart is one of the few educated Demo
Gratis who could FIJI the bill, and so is good SUI
perintendent timber with that element on the
Board of Education.
Ex-State Superintendent Bloss, now in charge
of the Muncie schools, has his adherents and no
doubt dwells in hope. He was for several years
superintendent Of the Evansville schools, and it
is not known that his educational record is to his
detriment He is an Indiana man.
Nh William Bell, now member of the school
board, and several years its president and most
conservative member, is understood to be 81
lent candidate. Mr.. Bell is on the inside, knows
the schools system and teachers; he has been
principal of the High school, and for ten years
editor of the best paying school journal in the
State. His life has been devoted to edueationin,
Indiana. He has also been to 'Yewrup.'
Whether he will consent to carry the School
Journal on one shoulder and the public schools
onthe other, resigning his board membership, re-
mains to be seen. He has more honor
than the average prophet in his own country.
Mr. w. W. Circuit principal of the High school,
has been approached by some of his friends,
but will not probably allow himself to be tam
pered with.
Mr.. Lewis Jones, assistant superintendent of
the city schools and for several years principal
of the city training school, it is understood,
would not decline the position, if his friends and
the board think it the place for him; but as Mr..
Jones is one of the most competent men for the
place, and at the same time the most modest of
the aspirants, he will not be heard from until
he is asked for. Like Mr.. Bell Mr.. Jones has
in this city. Although man of pos
tive character and uneompromising integrity,
Mr.. Jones has never come in conflict with the
board or its committees. He has the unbounded
confidence of the teachers, over half of whom he
has formed under his own hand. Mr.. Jones is in
the line of promotion he is small of stature but,
like St Paul, big of intellect and heart.
Mr.. Joseph Mills is out He is President of
Earlham College, and having put his hand to the
plow will not look back to the Indianapolis pot
tage.
Mr.. Eli F. Brown is one Of the best-known
educators in the State. In the classroom he
has no equal He has filled many honorable
places. Mathematics at Purdue, science at
State Normal, for many years science in
the High -school He left the city schools
several years ago and is now out of the success
sion. He would be good man if he could get
the votes
Mr.. Austin II. Brown is not known to have
applied openly for the position, but is known to
want it He does not labor under the embarass
ment of being a member of the board, as does
Mr. Bell. and as is well known, his plans and
methods have been in sympathy with those of
Mr.. Tarbell and the latter would not be likely
to use his influence against him.
1t is not known that Mr. G. Smith or Mr..
Bingham, Of the school board, are candidates,
nor is Mr.. Olcott, this time, as he has been
elected city superintendent of that growing edu-
cational center, Greencastle, Ind.
Inthis brief retrospect all could not be named,
although the reviewer does not wish to offend
by omissions Enough names have been sug-
gested to show we have no need to 60 outside of
Indiana, or even Indianapolis, for superintend-
ent timber for the public schools.