The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-04-26
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AnOpen Letter.

To T. A. Snyder, County Superintendent
Of Schools in Carbon County;
Some time ago either you or one of ySur
most ardent and enthusiastic friends |
caused TO be published in the CARBON |
ADVOCATE local which stated that the
proprietoIs of the Popular Educator, an
educational paper published at Boston, had
gotten up handsome lithograph of the
most popular educators in Pennsylvania
and that on this list you stood fifth in point
of popularity. Further that the proprletors
of this paper had sent out circulars to the
teachers of Pennsylvania asking each
teacher to vote for the three educators in
Pennsylvania that he considered the most
popular. The result of this election accord
ing TO the local was most gratifying as 1t
placed you, Mr.. Snyder, fifth In point of
popularity among the teachers of the
Keystone State. DIR. N, G. SchaetFer, of
the KutztoWn Normal School stood
eighteenth on this list, Dr. Waller, Jr.,
of the Bloomsbury Normal School who has
since been appointed to succeed the
lamented DR.. Higbee as State Superinten-
dent was not popular At all with the
teachers as his picture does not appear at
all on this lithograph.
So much, Brother Sny Ter, tor the local.
Now for the fact. This gratuitous piece
of information come to me very unexpected
ly, through a teacher in the schools of
Carbon county. / had not participated in
this grand election, neither could l, upon
Inquiry, fad any teacher At this end of the
county who had voted for three of the
most popular educators. This then further
aroused my curiosity and determined to
| investigate the matter fully haYlng, how
eyer, yet at the time an idea that perhaps
after all such an election had taken place
among the teachers, and that had perhaps
not taken enough DEGREES for exercising
such dignifed right of suffrage, / con-
cluded therefore to mail letter Of inquiry
to the publishers Of the Popular Educator
and to include with this letter the local
clipped from the ADVOCATE. Their
answer to this local is in my possession
deny that such an election was held In
Pennsylvania and that they had sent
circulars 10 the teachers of Pennsylvania
asking them 10 vote for three educators
they considered the most popular. They
also affirm that the number on your chest
moral boxl does not mean popularity In
the least, they say the numbers were
placed there By the engraver as he thought
best and that he never knew one Of the
portraits so that the Numbering was i'm
partial. The numbers were placed there
by the engraYer to associate the picture
and the name at the bottom of the sheet.
Now Mr.. Snyder a few questions. Did
you not tell some Of our school directors
in your electioneering when you handed
them the Autographs that these we're the
POst popular educators In Pennsylvania
and that on this list you stood fifthY Die
you rot tell them that youswere veTI
n popular throughout Pennsylvania, thli
election bearing evidence to the fact? DID
you not tell them that the Popular Etluca
tor had sent circulars 10 the teachers il
Pennsylvania and that each teacher haC
/ voted the three educators he considered tn
Z most popularP Did YOU not get an extri
E supply to furnish each director With one o
5 these handsome llthOgraphs9 Have yOl
( any left YETI The directors at Buck Noun
a tain have not got any yet and as yOl
d neglected their school altogether this yea
they hope you viii be more geneIousl
8 disposed toward them with your litho
graphs.
Now Mr., Snyder, II you, or your friends
/ are guilty of such statements you ar
% utterlng BASE lies. This article is pFlnte
It in time 10 let Mr., Snyder explain how b
got this autograph business mixed up Sc
!, |, This he can do before the cOnyentio
meets. Yours Professionally,
IA q. A. RITTER.
N Teacher in the Weatherly Schools,
N -BrinkmAn Bros, this week erected
the East Penn eeuletery handsOme Coluu