The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-16
The School Question-Our Position
Defined.

The School Question Our Position
Defined.
i. We owe it 20 ourselves and the
teachers who have taught our three
children to say
We have never made single Gem
plant either against Mrs. House,
Miss Garrett, Prof. w. o. McGee,
Mrs. Rosa MCGEE, Miss Nettie Oar
row, Mrs. Walter Davis or Miss Mo
Farland on any mistreatment or any
personal grounds, or on account of
the way my three children have been
treated, who attend tbs free schools
Upon the other hand my children
have been well and nicely treated by
them all, and | call all these to wit.
ness that | have never complained.
This much is due to the teachers and
myself. The truth is the most of the
teachers in Waco free schools are
good, capable teachers, the defects
lie in the system of H. management of
our schools.
2. We believe man can and
would manage as superintendent our
schools better than any woman.
3. We believe there are thing to
look after and to be done which are
indicate and Inappropriate for any
woman.
a. We believe woman cannot
control women teachers like = man.
5. We believe man can better
discipline the boys than woman
The stronger arm of man is needed.
6. The sterner methods. The
stronger arm eff man is called into
requisition for discipline in nina out
of the homes.
Z. 1t is an old saying, preachers
bows are the worst" This is not true,
but the way it got to be believed was
under the system of preaching when
the father was most all the time from
home, and the "bad boys" grew bad
for the want of that fathers home
discipline, and on account of the alb
sence of man to superlntend him.
S. We believe man can manage
our schools with less expense and
more efficiency. The figures show
that it cost ST. 20 more to run our
schools under the present manage
ment per pupil than it did under Prof.
Gallagher, and that our schools have
increased nearly 100 per cent in per
capita expenses, while the attendance
has only increased about 20 per cent.
in the last four years.
9. We concede all that the warm
friends and supporters of the present
superintendent claim for her as
teachers and as 4 superintendent. We
then say as a dlscordant element, and
on account OF expensiveness, we ought
to have man.
10. | would take up my pen, use
nv muscle or contribute money for
the defense of Mrs. w. d. House as
quick as any man in Waco were she
in need of either, and the citizens Of
Waco, we believe, will readily concede
this, yet we ask why should we not
take up the same line OF defense for
some forty other women who do not
happen to be in "authority.'
ii. | call the people of Waco to
witness that my fight all these years
has been one for the oppressed, no
matter who was the oppressor.
~. In the language of ex Cover
nor Bob Taylor, "the common PEG
pie are the hope and stay OF this
government For one we expect to
fight, and if needs, die fighting IN
their ranks.
-. We plead for reform tor those
who need the relief. We plead FOL
the women teachers of Waco.
Don't forget too that the Waco
Trading Company can furnish you
home from kitchen to parlor,
AS soon as this school election II
over we expect to take up some socl
ETY. "rotten spots"
Yours truly,