The Washington bee., 1891-08-01
TRUSTEE INDEED.

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The people of this city are rejoic
ing over the appointment by the
Commissioners of DR.. F. j. Shadd,
to succeed Prof. James M. Gregory
as Trustee of the Sixth Division,
and member of the Committee on
High and Normal Schools Of the
public schools of Washington. The
BEE puts on an extra buzz to swell
the chorus, and sharpens its sting
for that small self-cOnstituted s'lead.
ing citizen" clique, who have done
80 much harm to the interests of
education in our schools, bv their
Misrepresentation to the authOri-
ties, and their "peculiar' influence
over certain former trustees. The
BEE intends to improve each shin
ing hour and each shOwering hour,
now, making honey for the cause Of
honest, scholarly and wise school
management. Among the many
good reasons that we hear for re-
joicing over DR.. Shadd'S ap-
pOlntment are these:
He is educationally fitted for the
position. He has passed regularly
and successfully through two
courses of study, collegiate and
medical. He was a teacher in the
normal department of Howard
University for six or seven years,
and is now a member of the medi
cal faculty of this institution. In
fact, he has literally spent his days,
so far, in institutions of learning as
pupil and teacher.
Another reason which we here
emphasized is that DR.. Shadd has
no axes to grind. He did not seek
the positi n himself, nor did he
solicit any of his friends to do so.
He is not under obligation to any
man or set of men. By wise man>
agement and frugal habits he has
amassed quite fortune for young
mamie is probably better suppIl-
I'd with this worlds goods than any
other young man in this city. Out.
!; -side OF his professional work at the
Freedman's Hospital, he has more
private practice offered him than his
tune will allow him to accept. He
takes no part in politics, and the
position which he holds and bas
held have been the reward of his
personal merit. In matters of busl
ness he is consulted by the shrewd.
est and richest of our people. He is
the colored Glover of Washington.
In all matters concerning others
in which he has to act, he searches
diligently for the truth, and when
he believes that he has found it,
he goes straight to the front, wheth
er friend or foe must fall.
! Another reason may be best un-
derstood by giving a remark which
person made when his appoint
ment was announced, namely
"Dr. Shadd is the "wasber.wO
mans trustee" He earned this
title, of which, bys5he way, be il
very proud, by his espousal of tht
cause of the poor normal graduate
who, some three years ago, wa
cheated out of her appointment
DR.. Shadd is the peoples man; b.
is truly interested in the children U
the people, and we shall see NJ
"class preference in his conduc
as trustee. The girl of the mothe
in the washtub will fare Gas the oil
farmer said, "lndentically IdentI
cal" as the girl of the mother in tn
richly appointed parlor; and tn
ster in black, the same as the sis
ter in yellow. With him the Onl,
eligibles to leadership in the eigtl
grades of our schools will be ou
Normal graduates-"graduates @
! other Normal schools to use
| phrase of the day, "won't be in it.
If our graduates are not com
| petent, then he will turn his atten
e ton to those who trained them
Y He will purify the home sprin
q from which the stream flows, ratt
= er than turn in the stream of au
orher spring. The masses Of tb
E people of this district believes tn
# of DR.. Shadd, because his Iii
among them vouches for il. an
s we doubt if ever the "God BILE:
him" ever came more ferventI
and willingly from the hearts {
our hard working people than
did last Friday night.
Those who know how largel
q the success of their children
= life depends upon the work
! + their teachers In school, give
y the reason for their rejoicing IL
:, fact, that DR.. Shadd will insist
s regarding merit. Teachers wt
It fulfil conscientiously the spirit
d we'll as the letter of their callini
70 will ever receive from him ii