The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
A Reply.

Mr.. Ed1t0r:-
Your correspondent J. T. Y, seems to
hint very strongly that the undersigned is
the author of the communication on the
High School building in your issue of the
goth ultimo Since that article Whites no
member of the School Board nor any other
man, there is no reason for denying its au-
thorship. 1t being maiden effort at news
paper controversy, there was natural diff
dence about signing.
1t certainly seems that this discussion
should be carried on in a spirit of friend
illness. 1t was not intended to 1mpugn the
motives of any member of the School board.
Among the friends of any enterprise of
so much Importance as this building there
are always differences of opinion as to poll
cies and methods, but such differences need
not imply enmity. There may be some en-
thusiastic friend of our schools who thinks
we need a sixteen room building, and for
such a person to ridicule and speak con-
temptuously of the friend of the twelve
able and unkind than is the reproach and
contumey heaped upon the majority of the
School Board and others who advocate eight
rooms To renew this discussion excepting
in friendly spirit, is distasteful, but the
circumstances seem to demand it and per-
sonallties will he avoided as far as possible.
AS to the "glaring" use of names in the
former communication, no member of the
School Board or other person was mention
ed excepting in respectful manner If the
contrary is the case, the person or persons
in question have the writer's profound
apology.
II is not claimed in the article of the goth
that Commissioner Hazelton incorporated
in his motion for an eight room building
the remarks attributed to him as to its per-
fectness in ali particulars. 1t is customary
at School Board meetings for any Commits
sioner who wishes to make a motion to state
his thoughts on the question under consid-
GRAFTON and then for Supt. Mahoney to for
mulate motion incorporating all the es-
sential ideas, to then read it to the Com
missioner. If satisfactory that is the mo-
ton that prevails. The only two members
of the School Board interviewed on the
subject say they remember distinctly that
Commissioner Hazelton expressed in sub
stance the ideas attributed to him. AS to
these remarks having been made at secret
meetings, the writer knows nothing, having
never heard of nor attended any such.
It is hard to understand why it is reiter-
ated that there is disposition to compel
the children of Kenosha "to put up with a
makeshift of High School building in view
of the facts. The argument most frequent
" mentioned by its friends for a twelve
room building is the desirability of having
something imposing that we will be proud
to show to ''our friendsE from abroad or ene-
mics at home" whatever this latter means.
Your correspondent says: Il am not In
favor of an eight room building because it
must necessarily be square box OF build
ing" Now there is an insult to Architect
Allen, beside which that of Commissioner
Hazelton, pales into insignifcance. Is any
one willing on sober second thought to say
that Mr.. Allen is unable to make slightly
structure that will be credit to the town
out of an eight room building Is it as
serted that this architect of long experience,
who has furnished acceptable plans for SO
many school houses all over the northwest
ern States Is unable to make anything but
'ssquare box of building out OF an eight
room school house? If this Is true 1t is bet
ter to secure the services of another archi
tect. It is safe to say, however, that Mr..
Allen can If he Is asked, give Kenosha plan
and elevation for an eight room building
that will be credit to him as frst-class
architect and to the citizens of Kenosha as