Evening journal., 1893-12-04
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.
why I'hoao TWO Beautifui Girls?

To the Editor of the Evening Journal
SIR Please permit me a space g..
your valuable i3uruai TO expires few
remarks upon the action aud methods Of
the Board OF Education Of this city
There have been a create, number Of
changes made in regards TO the super
iniendent of New Castle schools in the
last fifteen on twenty years, than ia
any other town Or city in Delaware. and
when we look back over the long list Of
names we hld some ot these same
principals occupying positlons at the
head of the best school systems in this or
any other state There mnst be some-
thing radically wrong 90 bring about
such condition % affairs, and now to
aska few pertinent questions What
has been the resultl What has the
present school boord accomplished by
their change of last summer, are they
going TO give as bstter school systeml
This fan our school opened with a new
principal Mr.. Knapp who has already
introduced suggestions 20 the board, II
'ed upon aud rried out will be 8
reelection and an ini lsiice upou our local
teachers aud bon the eld have a demoral
zing effect upon our schools At the
first meo iHg held after the appointment
of The new principal which was held on
the last Saturday in September, Nc
Knapp suggtaled before the board. that
as the list OF teachers on Gle for posi- ions
was exhausted aud as he would require
another teacher TO assist as assist
amt superintendent which he ex
planned would be for the best in
terest and success OF the schools aud
therefore he Thought &C advisable for the
board TO order an examination of appli
cants for he position The board, act
ing upon his suggestion, ordered an eX-
animation of applicants This examiua-
tion was held the last Saturday in
October and at the next meeting held
by the board, the last Tuesday In Octo
ber, (tnree days after this eXaminatiou)
Che principal produced two letters and
two photographs from two beautiful
young ladies who Mr.. Knapp said, were
/ fully qualified as teachers which shows
oonclusively that be had previously cor
responded vita these two beautiful
Young ladies upon this matter before be
| had suggested 10 the board to order this
examination.
Now the local teachers should have a
right TO al or any examination for d
! higher promotion IN their position. II
our local teachers have not the ability 20
pass successful examination for O
higher promotion then let the board In
struct Mr. Knapp to produce some more
! photographs of Young ladies' from which
TO make a selection. 10 say the least. 20
looks as h our board does not hold onr
local teachers In very high appreciation
/ from an educational point of view. To
ssy nothing of tho discourtesy 10 them.
There is not just or unpre iudiced man
IN this city bus what believes that there
are at least tNo local teachers who are
fully able to qualify as assistant TO Mr
knapp FAIR PLAY.
New Castle, Del December a 1898
'Fair Play, il he had read the EYES
rNo JOURNAL careful ly, would have seer
that the applicants for teachers certif
Gates did not pass satisfactory examina
tious Accordingly 10 promotion o.
teachers could we'll be made when ther,
were no new teachers TO on the vacancie
caused by these promotions. According T.
the EVENING JoURNAL reports Of Ne,
Castle school work, the 1.-TWO beautiful
Young ladies' were highly recommends
TO the board by letters aud certificates fror
professors Both agreed to assume "a
arduous duties Of assistant principal a
tue same salary that the "at least tw
local teacherl' now receive ED