Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-22
WILL SEAMAN ANSWER?
SOME MORE QUESTIONS PRO-
POUNDED TO HIM.
One Who Knows Proposes Some Ticklish
Conundrums-The County Superintend-
ent of Schools Should Answer.


was long article, consisting principally
of questions relating to Superintendent
Seaman's relations with the Teachers
Employment Agency"
A week has elapsed and not one of
these questions has been answered.
The Times had just struck a mine of
sensations in the Boynton affair, but it
fed wildly from the scene when it found
that the next charge was sure to blow
up the county superintendent OF schools.
If Seaman were innocent he would re-
fute such serious charges; but he knows
that he can not. and he dare not attempt
it for fear that the same charges may
reappear, backed by an affidavit.
He knows that the charges are true,
and he knows, moreover, that nearly
every teacher in the county can testify
to the truth thereof.
l promised to ask some more ques-
tions, and in fulfllment of that promise
PROFOUND the following:
Why was it that Seaman snubbed a
certain young lady who was teaching a
few miles from the city, till he found
that her uncle was high in the councils
of the Republican party-a member of
the executive committee? Why did he
Immediately visit the Young lady at her
school and repeat the visit two or three
times within month? Why did he ask
the young lady if there was any position
she would like him to get for her? Whv
did he recommend said young lady to
the city board as one specially fitted for
a high position? Why is that young
lady now occupying high position in
the city schools. within few months of
the time in which she was abused and
snubbed by the superintendent
Would the said superintendent like me
to publish the name of the lady and
her uncle?
Why is it that male teachers visiting
or calling at the Office of the superin-
tendent are questioned as to how they
will vote at the coming election, as if it
were any business with which the
superintendent or his deputy have
right to question teachers?
In a certain district in this county
teacher was employed last year at
salary of $75 month for eight months.
After school had been in session two or
three months the trustees concluded
to reduce the salary or change teachers.
They consulted Seaman. and he advised
them to offer the teacher $65 a month
to finish the year. The teacher refused
the offer, and OH consulting the SUPER
intendent, he was advised to hold out
firm and appeal to the heads of families
OF the district. He called meeting of
the people, but the trustees came to
time and agreed with the people that
the teacher should teach out the school
year at the salary he was promised at
first.
Query: Why did Seaman try to make
both parties to the above transaction
think that he was doing his best for
that'particular side, so that he wasted
a great deal OF time and money which
did not belong to him?
Why was it that the same thing was
repeated this year in an aggravated
form in the Cahuenga district, so that
the teacher kept school without any
children for month and then had to
quit?
Why was it that Seaman told certain
Republican politician lately that if he
had known that a certain teacher was
his son, he would have given him bet
ter school long ago?
Why was it that at the Little Lake, or
Santa Fe Springs, school last year all
other applicants were distanced by
man named Seaman, who had come as
the special man for that place, recon-
mended by Seaman, the county superin-
tendent?
Why was it that the superintendent
turned his back on an excellent lady
teacher because she was teaching in the
same school with a principal who was
not friendly to Seaman?
Why Is it that of the 1888 teachers in
this county, not one has rushed into
print to defend Seaman?
Why is it that more than 100 of said
teachers are paying from five to seven
per cent. of their yearly salaries to the
"agency," while Seaman, the county
superintendent, draws $4,000 year for
his efforts to benefit and advance our
schools and teachers?
Why is it that at REORGANIZATION a
young man who missed three out of ten
examples in arithmetic, got 94 per cent.
in that study?
Why is it that very few counties in
Southern California will recognize Los
Angeles county certificates?
Why is it that nine-tenths of the
teachers in this county berate Seaman
and Boynton, and would be greatly
pleased to see good, honest, educated
SupcIluUcuucut tdkc CudFS6 OI our
schools, and see that the grand school
law of California is fulfilled to the let
ter?
If the superintendent or his friends
desire it, / will give list of fine teach
ers who are paying five per cent. to
Boynton simply because Seaman would
not tell them where to look for vacan-
cies.
All other county superintendents in
Southern California do their duty in
this matter, and it has remained for the
home Of Lockwood and Damron, and FL
Hammond and Platt, etc., to furnish a
superintendent who could prostitute his
Office and influence to aid an ''employ-
ment" Office to the injury of the cause
of education throughout the county.
A few more questions and have done
for this time.
Why is it that the library books in the
school libraries do not. agree with the
list made by state law?
Why is it that men will not select a
good man, regardless of politics, to fill
The most important Office in the county ?
Why was it that the superintendent
made such mess at the building of the
Pico Heights school house, that the con-
tractor absconded without paying the