Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-12
"WhO Shall Teach the ys,.s..

To the Editor of the Gazette
In a recent copy Of Tag All
there is a communication from,
ter" of Hillsboro, the ostensIb,,
OF which Is to elicit informats,,
gard to the peculiar fitness Of n
G. Harris for the position Of M,
of the summer normal at Cls.'
Its real object, however, spps,u
criticism in rather severe toue 4
official acts of the state board d, ID
ton, the superintendent Of pub6 n
struction, the practical utilitydtn,
mails and those members Of lbs Y
sion who have been selected 10 a. g
them. q
We do not propose TO enter II \
as the champion of the stats w 4
state superintendent. Those ds,t
we think are abundanlIy N. +
take care Of themselves nud aS
official acts. Nor do we propose dal|
sing the utility OF the nofmsIs p3
are already recognized a. ihs n
anchor OF the profession BY all d! 4
members, save an occasional "a
who imag ines he has the concea!ll.
wisdom of the profession, and q
ders that one small head can 4
all he knows,n or the ptolesi
"school keeper" to whom
progressive movement only I'D
more plainly 1.-THE handwrlIn, +
the WALL" or last, but not bast 4
disappointed aspirant for pfolbzs
preferment. We regret 10 X
"Magister" display bis het
to the normals, ss well q
ignorance in regard to N
IL is willful ignorance, too fosA
been o subscriber to the 'fexss 81
Journal lie would have know
sentiment Of the profession within
ence to su MINER normal schoos
the name of Il. u Harris would
been familiar to him, as be hh
one of its directors for tho psl I
years.
However, for the banehsd
members of the profession W.
neither masters In the esliqsp
the profession nor have arrived y
distinction by the majesty Olihhi
ipse dixits, but who belong Y
glorious majority who s'iIi y
there is something TO be leAIned
sire TO state that Prof. 4. 9. nan
neither q novice, blathenslp
cross-road politician, but genus
| q scholar and q succeesfal ells
He is a graduate Of Carson VI n
Tenn. He has been eOnnecM
some of the best schools Of ~ VI
state, from whose faculty ana WI.
he has most fiattering indaI''ss
Since his removal to Texsps
su perintendent Of the Weal
graded schools, gained ~ ~
reputation both as a genlc,
educator, which was abundanl
fed to by the press ana
who spoke of him as Jap ss
whose EQUAL 1t would % o'.
fiudn when he voluntary "
his position. He has Peg
successful as co.principM
he now fllls) OF Plano ln,
school whose reputation ~
none in that part Of lns
Magister Ia still a Doubling WI
will further state that Ky a f.
conducted the Sulphur "
NAL for the year 1858, wnlp II N
nounced by the Galve'lon I. f8
most successful normal
Texas, and received from ~ slD
in attendance such ;
public indorement =
tructor as would ~ IA
the vanity Of Magister. ~ y
appojntment was made wl'9 9'.sS,
tation either directly b. ina y x. 7
the part Of Prof. Harr9, sSs IN,
cepted at the repeated e s.ns ia
solicitations of Suparlnlenass,s,s nv \
| To the teachers who GU Xxx n
n rmal at Cleburne, anu ss'asl,Bl|
already masters, / can W. W.,,, 81
say you will find Pfoi, ,horMEhl]
tlemsn aud educator, Wv ~
formed and capable q pg3
teachers,n and quite e. ? S mi !,
Ion for Magister u no p,sclFrs