Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-06-30
The Principalship.

Since the Board of Education de-
cided to make a change in the prin-
cipalship of the Little Falls schools
there has naturally been considerable
public interest in the matter, and
some public discussion, part being
the letter published by Prof. Klepper
and some of the newspapers have
given their views of the matter. The
board carefully inquired into all the
facts, and made it's decision on the
information obtained. We doubt if
any one really believes that the
board was governed in the action by
any consideration but their ideas as
to the best interests of the school. 1t
is unfortunate at any time to have
school troubles, and public reports
never contain all the facts, SO those
who attempt to form judgment in
the matter without possessing all
the facts ON both sides are certain to
do so at a disadvantage. An intelli-
gent public that does not care for a
mild form of sensa sationalism, the
petty details Of personal disagree
ments, and the unkind remarks in
saucy reports will not care to inform
itself on the many details that were
brought to the attention of the
board, and which all combined re-
suited in the action taken by the
board. That the schools have done
we'll under Prof. Klepper is
not questioned, and that they will
continue to do we'll is also beyond
doubt. The board did not encourage
the complaints against Prof. K, but
upon his request instructed teachers
who had complaints or charges to
appear before the board and there in
the presence of the professor make
their statements. That is our ver-
sion of the matter that the profess
sOr's letter treated as being the act
OF the board in encouraging COM
plants. 1t seems to us that the pro-
fessor has hardly right to complain
OF the presence of the teachers al the
board meeting, as he had desired
them to be there: The defense the
letter makes against the charge that
he was actuated by spite can be Civ
en- full credit, and he ceI tainly could
not get much more than even with
some uf his corps in that line.
While the right of petition shall
not be abridged, says the constitu-
ton, it is difficult to see how any
part of the public can aid the board
much in the present matter by sub
mitting petition either WAY. The
board will govern itself by what it
believes to be for the best interests
OF the school, and petitions for or
against any teacher are not nearly
SO valuable as Information eoneern=
ing the value Of teachers to the
school. Any parties who base their
Judgments on the same Information
that the board possesses are just as
competent to decide, and their ad-
vice would he considered of value.
But some signers of the petition in
form the board they have no in
information in the matter, and that
It. is their desire that the board act
according to itsobest'; Judgment. AS
far as they are Informed they endorse
the professor: The board that en-
|ployed hinl fperI tWNa,. .%eAra w,loqld do
So, again ii they, Thought ii itbest| for
the school interests. '*1...i'':' '''2s
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l.4 4 sad accident took place at
Milaca Saturday evening, when the
station agent at that place, Frank
Sylvester, found the mangled
remains of his nine-year old son or
the track, soon after the Eastern
Minnesota train had passed. Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvester live at the sta flor
house where the latter, who is AIN
operat tor, SERVES as' an assistant
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