The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-19
OPPOSITE VIEWS.


A nrmbev Of Psaf- Y. :. fnxraA4ms
fr1~Hds an np In &fzns sn6 io1d Ia taseti
de4nnfsngzon ez tie board 81 sct1<sl
ds-scssu fos sppsfat.nx . tpf<l stranger
and seu-se<zdsns % TIE kixh resstssz ol
saperinsendcut 81 tie p1ht5c scbosss o:
seattle They clans thss the dsosplnx ID
Prnf. lnxrnasu vithsas sos3es 70 htss. ard
aarfnx bis Absence. wasa
EHxAcm ~ s~ssp sx1ra-
All sssaeks verT ssrpaxsy Of sas3 1aAs.
snszzrs IL rss seaasfsinx wsfse Lney ~
a. she > Atfie schools for the rssr shiEsees
y~xrx. and tina: Il sH< largely due V Ets
,-efsr<. tbns shs .ekErsss have attained TIE
,,-ssssf Ye<ifssu o. The h4sss pah9se sehSois
IA fhs serriDgry Asny ~ the trafne-s
a;so size With Prot Ifssrx asrs. s5s1 De- izfs
tHat f1fs rrzznTns was 1s5usf sna nnfAzf
os rsEx eTHxs HAxp.
49,. .-e xsssxrn< who. while they have
ssshissx against Prof iagraharz. fesi that
BE- has ksxn seeding ~ fiss pa Bile csib f5iiy
511sz soozxh Bae gentleman. the father
If See ehildren. sxsd II ttsink the bard
sSs~s s.iseIyi In Introducing rew issssss isfs
our pfEfdse schools. reg fssrs trsy hAsr
fses rna on the Plaza 81 tautnal Hdfaifs
ten sxsr.efy. wifA PrSf. Enxrshara ~ the
kswx kzsr The same teachers have been
kept year after year. regardless Of their
efSaess s< qualifications. and salaries have
s-sesI raised from tsas 20 tirse. until Prof
Iassshsfa finally Sefxed himself into g
{sf where he bad nothing 10 Do but 10
drax his tsss9 Per year sslsry. ara ore
ef fhssse " no s,eiseve Ia aa occasional
change. aud N Prof fnxrakazu has hels
tie seattle schosss down Tar thirteen years,
IL il time he was given 9 rest Ia regard
TO the appointment OF q stranger. am not
~ enthusiastic ! feel that there are uzen
ia
and think II sse1sd have been given 10
oHss Of fhern Nnsf IL the matter With
Frsf o. Il Ionezs He = an experienced
ssssneasa1r. has beeu connected with the
schools = bong time. aud would have made
= good superintendent
sHAT 4 MEMBER OF THE eosRs SAYS.
After hearing many other views. pro and
con. regarding the change. . reporter
called on Mr. ". n. Haghcs. . meinbrs Of
the school board. 70 learn the facts con
cvrning the appointment OF Prot. -yir. Of
w.uansr Minnesota, To the position Of xu-
peFiutendeut OF schools. Mr.. Hughes said
''yo. xe did not give Prof.. fngrahsm any
notice Of the change. He did not ask for
any His term does no, expire until sep
ferasser 1. and he viii probably learn OF
the seton We have taken before that time.
Then. again, we did not throw him osst on
10 the cold world without employment.
We made h.ia rfincipal OF the Central
3[tt801
board was uuansnous ia favor Of a change,
aud II ron Will tank bark ron VIII renefn-
Der that was elected oB that implied, ii
not expressed. issue. Ny opponent Was
Nr. o. J. Carr, . yery worthy gentleman.
but rs he Vas Prot. fngrahssn father in
Law. and was np5ainsfsi BY The friends OF
the professor. presumably IN bis Interest.
many citizens Opposed him and elected me
instead when the matter came up the
hoard was
rsAxIxors r0R A casssE
There Resc many reasons for this. Many
FELT that the time had come when the pub
lie school interests OF seattle should he
represented by better talent Water never
rises higher than Its source. and our schools
can never rise above the talent q, the head
al them Prof fnxFahafn came ~ seattle
fresh from A normal sth9oi IN Maine some
fifteen or sixteen years ago, and while be
has done remarkably well, many tax payers
feel thai some OF she later aud more i'm.
proved methods sbosiid l,e introduced into
our schools. Complaints have come 20 the
board that
rEoF. fssaAhAz LACKS piGSirr.
That he has been known 81 single out a
rn,sii with a freckled fare or eross eyes aud
hslid him up 10 ridieuls In tbs school FooJa.
+ hen again. many have noted The fact That
the professor wore bis hair soag. heFsf
BACKED his boots and was generally rrfidy
si,sut bis personal appearance. thus settling
a rad example 10 al those wno attended
Hfheot A teacher fcff sscsieste about lee
turing her pupils for rtst having their hair
culaisesi, boots biaekct, ~ clothes brushes!
sisess the superintendent. 10 whom the
rhiisls~n haa reason 10 fosk 10 ~ pascrs
and guide. came 90 school Ia the same con
dssioa.
Az No brBE.
Aud zoiit take much stock IN men vito
,sart thxii kzlf In the middle. OF wear
bauss but l. in common with the grea;
majority 81 citizenS Ike 10 see G certain
degree OF dignity aud style abcu, our ptsh
he Officers aud especially those after whom
cur youths VII naturally pattern.
How aii the board come 10 select Prof
Syie. who bad never put his foot IA Wash
inxsau Territory. for thai ro>liionF
'sfhe board had large number Of appll.
cations ffain all ever the country for that
position. each u these applications being
accom- panied BY recommendations aud iii
siorsesseafs We gave them all respectful
hut a. nr. Minor. a iiiefnber
ot the board, was acquainted with some Of
the parties recommending and insiorsing
Prof syle, he was given the .rratntinent,
aud notified 70 Tat sasct. HIS tenn OF
once will begin September aad his salary
will be s.0Co ner aRnnni. He lsa graduate
of Yale, aud his indorse raen,s are III
edged. Now that this sesiert Pas been
taken. think the ieas. sci. ahcu; il the