New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-24

NEW UIM, BR
about. For instance when he says
that the schools failed to maintain their
standing he takes position that is de-
MED by the results and also by many of
the leading educators of the state. And
again when he charges that through this
failure to maintain certain standing
the schools lost the high school appro-
prlation, he also blunders terribly, for we
have it in Mr.. Kiehle's own hand that
the schools are doing work that entities
them to the state appropriation and that
they can have the $4OO at any time they
desire, providing they only conform to
the regular high school course. This the
board itself refused to do years ago and
it is not safe for members of the board
now, who never visit the schools and
watch the methods of instruction, to say
that their predecessors were any less wise
than themselves. A little more actual
interest in educational matters and a
good deal less of politics in connection
with the same would not hurt the inspirer
of the Tribune articles in the least.
There is one sentence in the Minnea-
polls Tribune communication that needs
overhauling. "It is as follows: It would
seem that representative board Of fair
minded men ought to be able to agree
upon policy which would treatall class
ses fairly and maintain the standard of
the school," Now the REVIEW claims
that that is just what the board endea-
.vored to do up to the time that Messrs.
Silverson and Strickler jumped into the
arena and for political and personal rea-
sons stirred up dust enough to create
prejudice against a certain society and
initiate policy that is certainly not go
ing to rebound to the credit of the
schools. Neither of these gentlemen
have ever before taken so lively an in
terest in school matters and neither is
doing it now just to please the dear pub
lie at large. Mr.. Silverson introduces
resolutions and will no doubt continue to
do SO, hoping and trusting for the safety
of our schools, and yet he never visits.
them and posts himself as to their wants
and needs. Stricller would much soon.
er hustle about and start a new paper to
sec that he gets before the people to suit
his own taste than he would to inquire
ing and high school courses of education.
Both men imagine that they know just
how the schools ought to be run and
neither cares for advice from men expert
enced in educational work. But not
withstanding their professions in this di-
rection, neither of them ever gives the
slightest evidence of even average know
ledge in school work, and their addresses
at the meetings of the board are such as
would cause sort of satanic grin to creep
up from one corner of a school-bov's
mouth upon being compelled to listen to
them. Isn't it about time then that
meddling with weighty school affairs by
men such as these was stopped9
Great and undreamed of results are a. :
ready being attained by the new school
board, says theaseer who writes for the
Minneapolis Tribune from New Ulm.
The Review has watched the course of
the Board pretty closely of late and here
is its record up to the present writing:
Two of the members of theB Board, Messrs.
Stricken and Silverson, called the editor
Of the Review liar, an act which was
without doubt very mplimentary, GER
tainly great and quite undreamed of by
the editor.
One of them, Mr., Silverson got it into
his head that Prof. Nix had written GER
tain articles for the REVIEW, and accord
ingly he wanted to have resolution
passed providing for the discharge OF
teachers who should write or speak any
thing that was not just or true against
their superior officers the members
of the board. Herein also, was dis.
tinguished act, quite fit for statesmen to
look upon with awe and admiration.
Mr.. Strickler also went on record as
saying that he didn't know anything
about certain school lots and had never
sold any, when as matter of fact he
had signed his name to several deeds
transferring them. All must admit tha
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