Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-30
MULvANE.

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To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Patterson Douglas and Fred Fellows
have jnst completed fine dwellings.
A. Minson and w. L. Rennicks have
lost several head of calves with what
is supposed to be black leg.
The public schools have nearly all
closed until after the holidays.
The weather is delightful, warm
and pleasant; farmers blowing as
though it was spring instead of mid
winter; no sickness prevails and every
body is happy.
Mr.. Beckle has sold his farm to Mr..
Harris, of Wichita, brother of DR..
Harris, of Mulvane. Mr.. Michaels,
who had the farm leased for five years,
will 90 west where he has farm of
800 acres.
A very pleasant time was had at
Maple Greek, Christmas eve. There
was no Christmas tree, but large
number of presents were distributed
by Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Clause. Mr..
and Mrs. Dunnell received the finest, q
SIS family bible.
The excitement in regard to coal
and railroads continues undated. l
sincerely hope that Mulvane will Sc
cure both, but am free to confess
that my faith in finding coal in paying
quantities is dropping.
1 have just clipped from the Wichita
EAGLE Queries to Col. Murdoch, !"
and his answer thereto, and placed
them in my scrap book. l want to
preserve them, especially the answer,
and more particularly the last words,
SO that when l am bilious and have q
sour stomach I can grin over them.
There is deeper interest taken in
literary and debating societies here
this winter than ever. The questions
selected are invariably good, all hav-
ing an elevating tendency. The best
Of order is preserved, which is very
gratifying. One of the leading ques-
tions for discussion is in regard TO
women having the right of the elective
franchise. The ladies invariably come
out on the winning side in debating
this question, but flank movement
is being arranged which is predicted
will leave them in the rear next We'd
nesday night. They say that if the
cut-throat from Ireland, the slubberd
gullion from England, the nihilist
from Russia, the blacklist African,
and all the imaginable shapes of de-
PRAYED humanity, including the
meanest Chinee that ever wore pig
tail, ara allowed to come here and
vete that they should be allowed that
right.
"When woman will, she will, you may
depend ont,
And when she won't, she won't, and that's
- the end ont.
[ have frequently heard the remark
from teachers who have not familiar
lied themselves with the system under
which the state of Kansas governs her
schools, that the examination, as con-
Quoted by the examining board of
Sedgwick county, was too rigid and
systematic; that the standard of teach
Ing was too high; that teachers from
Older states, with good recommended
tons and first-class certificates, who
had spent many years in the field of
education, could not secure the neces-
sary papers in Sedgwick county au-
thorizing them to teach. Well, with
all these apparent qualifications and
because Sedgwick county is new, does
1T follow that her public schools, in
which every one takes such pride,
should be taught by sham teachers
from other states? would not wish
to subject anyone TO ridicule or con-
tempt, but think it would be a good
idea for the county superintendent to
publish the manuscripts of those who
failed to pass the requisite examina-
lions, so that the public could see
whether the standard was too high, or
whether theirs was too low. Mr..
Hammond has without question
placed the public schools of Sedgwick
county on higher educational plan
than any man or woman who ever held
that responsible position, and if those
teachers who have shown disposition
TO complain and whose souls are filed
with bitterness and complaint, would
only attend the normal schools which
was organized for their especial bene-
fit, post up on the weak points. teach
for the interest in the interest in the
welfare and advancement of the charge
committed to their care, burn up the
keys, stay at home and study more
and run around less, am sure they
would have no reason TO complain.