Telegram-herald., 1890-05-11
HIS RECORD At HOME
hat They Say II "a. ". chalna-
ers 81 Cassopolls-
1 QrnIlOl that has TWO SIDES
fsuuons aEa Counter = '~ti ttous are tlss
orasr ssf ths D&s letter. ss1.f
40 President ntonaras-
th@lnasrs a Hussl.s-

The election OF Prof. ". W Chalmers
by the Board Of school Trustees, - bs
tse neAt superintendent 81 Grand Rap
Ids schools, has stirred up considerable
feeling and heou the prolific cause ~
many communications 10 the daily
papers. People hitherto considered
quite retiring have recklesslv dashed
into PRINT Lady school teachers are
reported 60 have declared that they
went 60 sch0ol with Chalmers. and
would resign d he became suprrlnicnd-
enL Others have declared him an ~
oXpenenced, but acgress Ne and know.
lns KID, and Qn Cog of d aH President
Richards Nctoes fle result ~ tha eIDc-
uOn. Mr.. Chalmers also had his
friends, and they have hoeu equally
bold ln coming forward and asserting
hls capabilities Tor tho position.
MOI has the Nexed question been oon-
fined 90 Grand Rapids. ID has extand-
ed % Mr Chalmers home ai Cassopols
and % ls SAID the editor oi the Doa.eenuf
% thai town has written ihe school
board here ou the subject ID is Ouiv
FAR o. Mr. Ola-mDrs, in view Of llc
contradictions 50 widely Canxassld, a.
publish both sldos of t4e story 49, pro-
muigated by the press ol Oassop0hs
Under the caption "our Chasmers t8a
tassopois bcaanat, after rspr0duUne
a IIE-lssN- llfRAln editorial. haf tho
following "A paper ls uow beng CHS
cliaied here certaYup lo fhe moral
character ot Mr.. Chalmers hs wonder.
ful Organizing ability. and affirm
ing thai hc e grcst man gou4
orally, 90 be sent 60 the Grand Rap
IDS Nlsacrcs .o convince them that
he is thc man they want
"Oue ot the sgners. prominent clt-
zen, sad 0n tle street. Mcls ! ara
glad We got rd Of hlm here. we hsyo
had enough Of hIm. he reminds ouo
Oi tbe farmer who thought tle best
place for boil was on hls h.red man.
Something 81 tae bgh estimation
IN which the gentleman ls held here.
NAV Toe gathered from thc fact that a
petition circulated here. of winch the
following n "a copy. received the sigma
lures OF l21 citizens, Qf all shades ol
political and religious belief. The msn-
ner in which has high moral character
and wonderful Organizing ability has
been appreciated here. may also he in-
ferrod from the fact that at hs hrst
election hc received tle votes az al
fvo OF the trustees at hls second -four,
and last year oniY three.
To the school district board 0f the
Cass0polis school
"Wo, the undersigned patrons, voters
and tax payers of tll- schoo. district do
represent that we believe shat The
standing and character 81 the Dni0n
school is not az hlgn as t has hereto
fore been, and that we believe thaf the
serv ces Of Prof. ~. ~. Chalmers as
principal should be discontinued at the
close Of TIE prosout school year q not
before
IF the people of Grand Rapids want
him, we hsvc uo objection, only No
want 20 misunderstanding ss ~ the
nature of tlC endorsement which Cass-
op0is gives hlm. b. case hc le cn-
plOyod there. Wc recommend bm ~ "a
memhcr OF thC Board of County school
Exam nors. hC VIII be abie o. got az
many 81 dave 0ut of lt as any one, and
draw the money without any neglect
whstoteroi h.sauues ssuperutoudrnt
of schools. Hsi dual uaiurc. he Be-
able g. teach school and draw 81 day
for time actually employed as school
examiner, for tbe same day. as bias
been demonstrated here. JIG Is "a wou-
deriul man.