The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-09-10

ED,ToRs SCN:-I see that we have now an
other instance of the dead having risen. Ac-
cording to your last issue the apostle Paul has
turned up in this 18th century as a newspop.
er correspondent. 1t seems no living person
desired to support the acts ofthe school board
In giving the time and attention due the
scholars of the district to outside scholars
without any limit, and free of any charges
therefor; so st. Paul steps forth from the
tomb to talk to the Morrisonians. He, Don
nelly like, makes assertions as if what others
had said on this subject was terrible; but at
the same time he produces no argument to
show but what they said were facts. He
would have some think tina. he was really an
swering an article that appeared in THE Sun,
when he really, like corpse that he is, was
making a punch at some old issues As to
Patron attacked the liberality of the school
board" Admittcd-and he gave his reasons
why, which are unanswered. End. "He OBJ
hcted to the high school. He also gave
reasons for this, which are unansw cred
5rd, st. Paul says the article Of Patron twas
an attack on Prof. Miles" This is no such
thing, and Patrons article warrants no such
construction. 1t simply attacks the high
school as it has been conducted in Morris SC
far in general way: and all are, to certain
extent, at fault in its management. Evident
ly st. Paul wants some strife, and tries te
create some where none exists. Now the
fact is we have not a sufficient number oil
scholars that DO or WILL attend the high
school in Norris to make it an interesting de-
partment, and as matter of fact they can be
better served in another way. We have
never had but few scholars that by grads
were entitled to go into that department., and
l don't say it is Prot. Miles fault and ths
school roll will show what have sa id to b.
so. Then why try to support high schoo
without the material to do it with.
So far, it has been like the acts of some
men-aspiring for Some thing that was really
far beyond their reach, and such things will
generally result in failure, in an economical
point of view at least.
4th, "the independent district is another
source of annoyance exactly why you- cor.
respondent does not make clear" The
charge Patron made against the Independent
district was this, "that the School Board the
first thing they did after they qualified wa;
to take action AMI reverse what the people at
their meeting had voted to do unanimously. ,
Now if the Board has the power to nullify
The expressed " ish Of the district, then the
Independent District is humbug and ough,
to he changed for the better in some shape il
it could. If st. Paul has enough OF thi:
earthly life left in hin, it would be we'll fou
him to see what the school boards are
doing in other towns as to this question.
st. Paul tnot the manor-) but the city school
board charge tuition and make the rule SC
strict that a pupil can not enter until they
have a receipt for one months tuition paid in
advance. Sank Rapids will not allow. out
siders to come in until they have receipt fol-
three months tuition paid in advance. So
you can see that Pstron is not the only one
that objects to wide open policy. find
that there is a very great feeling against i,
here also.
A. PATpOy