Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-10-31
AN OPEN LETTER.
CERKpo, WAYNE Co., w. VA.,)
Oct. %, 1883.
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Public:
My attention has been called to
circulars, evidently issued in the in.
terest of b. 5. Morgan for State
Superintendent. In order that the
public NAV not be misled thereby.
and that false representation may
be retutcd, write this open letter
The first circular contained a mum.
Der of commentators purportiny
to come from distinguished cduea-
tors, together with a number OF
futsome institute resolutions. The
next circular has the same, to the
bottom of which is appended: II.
ID. Mcclure, the Republican nomi.
nee for Superintendent OF Schools.
has been resident OF the State
about five years, during which time
he has taught a private (subserip
uon) school in Wayne county and
has therefore neror been identified
with our school system"
As to the complimentary remarks
of personal friends. and the creaB,v
resolutions at close of an institute.
the first are doubtless treasured by
Mr.. Morgan and filed away in pro-
per Souvenirs place, while the lat
ter are looked for as q matter of
course, together with resolution
TOR the girls who played the organ,
one for the man who rang the bell.
etc, etc. But that a superintendent
OF schools claims should rest OF
these, seems passing strange.
Mr.. Morgan has been Supeiin.
icndent for -four years, but not an
act 10 build up schools was ever
limited at; not a ray of light athwart
the teachers path pointed out.
Now as TO Prof. Mcclure: In
1865 | irst became acquainted with
MIR. Mcclure, who was then a mere
boy, in the public schools Of Cere
do, a pupil Of Mrs. Mark Poore
In 1866 ! knew him here as a pupil
in our public schools under Mrs. c.
II Osgood. In 1867 he taught in
public schools of this county. |
knew Of his taking a course at the
w. Va. Univer-itv. beginning.
am informed, m 1865 and gradual
ing in 1873.
Since his graduation he has taught
continuously and all the while in
this State, in our public schools, in
Marshall College, and in his private
school at Wayne G. H., save from
1875 to 1850, when he was engaged
IN teaching just over the line in
Kentucky, three years as Principal
of Louisa, (Ky) schools and two
Years as Principal of Callettsburg
{ Ky. schools.
Now If a man cannot in almost a
quarter of century connect or iten.
tify himself with sour school sys-
tenn" by continuous labor IN almos,
all relations to it, the matter must be
a difficult undertaking. | know Of
no man in this part Of the State, so
prominently and so closely connect.
ed with our schools His school al
Wayne & III. has been a power ior
good, especially to Wayne county
When established, we import.
ed very large per cent. Of teach
ers from Kentucky and Ohio. Now
these imported teachers are re
placed by teachers from his school.
SO popular and successful has been
this school that pupils go thithcr
from our town, which is almost in
the shadow OF Marshall College
where tuition can be obtained free
Myself and others Of our citizens
have repeatedly tiled to induce Prof.
Mcclure to remove his school 10 our
town.
/ am creditably Informed
that Superintendent Morgan is a
lawyer aud not professional school
man; that he left the State Of West
Virginia to identify himself with
the great West 10 Colorado, in 1851.
but returned to our State the next
year. OF course then he is a citi-
zen and as such entitled to hold Of.
flee; but right here stick pin and
read again what was said about res
idence of Prof. Mcclure, for five
years, and couple with all this the
idea that all these little circulars
without signatures. were mailed AT
Charleston where the State Super
intendent residcs-stick a pin,
say, and stop and think.
do not know anything for nor
against Mr.. Morgan further than
his circulars tell me; but do know
that Prof. Mcclure for % years has
been a pupil or teacher most init
mately connected with the public
schools Of our State and even while
temporarily teaching in Kentucky
was in heart, and frequently IN per.
son, aiding on this side Of Big San
dy river.
Respectfully,
1T WHARTON, ~ II.