Daily Republican., 1890-02-11

The Board Of Education might have
had . long and tedious discussion last
night over the petition sent In by the
coIorcd people requesting an investi
CATION Ut the causes OF the suspension
of Miss Levin, one Of the assistants OF
No. 10 school, had the members cav
proper TO have entered into one, but
they very wisely acted on 1t instead Of
talking on It and sent II to the Com
mittee on Teachers Tor investigation.
This was the proper place tor It TO 60
Anc fortunately that committee 10 com
posed Of intelligent gentlemen, conser.
vAtive In thought and action. who will
give the matter fair confederation
upon. ita own merits. The charge
against the teacher 10 that OF having
an ungovernable temper and cxcrcis
Ing it. and OF . lack Of cooperation
with the Board ct Education. tits
quite likely that the heated discussions
that have been going on In reference
10 the c0loTed High School question
through the newspapers for the last
lew days turned the head OF Misc
Lewis, as II seems TO have affected
many other Intelligent colored people
and whites as well, aud therefore there
should perhaps be some excuse made
for her.
II she never exhibited this "upgov.
ernable temper" before this late dis
cussion commenced through the news
papers and in colored societies. that
would hardly be = sufficient proof of u
general and prolonged exhibition of
temper. Her conduct before should
be the proper criterion to go by and
we have no doubt that the committee
will take this into consideration. We
would Just say here, however, that
bad tempers are bad things with any
body, especially with educators OF the
young. Nothing should dsqualify
lcacherunlooney H. an. -szhtbition Of
xnd II the Board OF Edu
ld0d nave many In their employ who
frequently show that they have not
got this temper under proper control
wedding out Of such teachers would
conducc TO the moral hcslthiulness Of
our public schools
1t ia time these heated discussions
should cease, as the more that is said
the more heated and harmful they be
come. The matter has been fully
ventilated end an intelligent public
properly understands 1t. The colored
people, it looks to US, lost the high
school branch Of the Howard School,
we do not like TO say through want
OF proper appreciation Of it, but it
dwindled down untilit was abandoned.
This was certainly unfortunate, let
the fault lay where 1t will. The
colored people then began to feel that
their childrenhad not the same pi'ivi-
lego, for receiving high school
course Of studies as white children
we're receiving, and naturally com.
plants commenced.
But now every opportunity Is offered
for the re-opening OF the High Schoo
II only such low number as four
colored children, qualified, apply for
the course. Yesterday morning only
thr,e applied but the fourth was
expected this morning. There
should be three times four and it is
hoped that colored people will SO
appreciate this privilege that the num-
Der may run even over what we have
named. II the Committee on Teacher:
and the Board of Education can SET
their way clear TO reinstatc Mis-
Lewis with the advice TO lay 81
Injunction Gu her temper, il woul,
probably be the best thing under III
clrcnme tances, and with the lligl
School course opened II l1oks 10 IL
tiat The conteutiun Should cease an,
the white winged dove Of psAce oact
more spread It's siken wlngs over til
late scene oil strife.