The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-23

gruntled and promising Secreey9 II
the impersonal newspaper, 1 am num-
If Colonel Nelson, the president OF the
/ board, l consider I may speak. If 1t
be Colonel Nelson, 1 am surprised, as
| he has been apparently a consistent and
I earnest advocate Of the fullest pub
hcity and of confronting the accused
| with his accusers. I take it to be self
| evident that no teacher should, under
any circumstance, make an unfOunded
charge against any other teacher, any
principal or any officer of the board;
that any well founded charge should
/ be made to the board and be investi-
gated and not be cOnfided to a single
| member and suppressed; that tale
! bearing and back-biting should not be
encouraged; and that the position taken
by the article is unfair to the board
and to the superintendent in that it
assumes that honest complaints and
criticism will not be fairly considered
by the majority of the members of
the board or by the superintendent,
but will likely result in the discom-
future of the complainant The article
is unfortunate in the further particular
that it assumes, what do not believe
to be the fact in the case that there
is great dissatisfaction among the
| teaching force with the principals and
the superintendent; believe that, on
\ the contrary, there is remarkable har-
mony in the schools.
JOf1N Ii HANSEN,
when asked his opinion of the editorial,
Il confess the publication of the arti-
Gle IN question was a matter of SUI
preme surprise and regret so far as 7
am individually concerned. Never be-
fore had l heard it intimated in any
manner that there was distrust. dis
satisfaction or cause for Complaint
among the teachers of the city schools
; In case OF trouble of any character it
is, believe, understood by all the
teachers that the board of education
hearing.
Should any Of them possess infor-
nation concerning any injustice un-
der which they may be laboring or
Whlch would affect or impair their
work which might be usefully used, as
indicated, there is no better place and
certainly none is so proper to impart
II TO as the board Of education, which
mas a standing invitation to those with
grievances to state them clearly and
fully.
1T is, in my opinion unwise and I'M
necessary to issue special newspaper
calls for what seems to be only irnag-
mary information at best Without any
intention or design to do the slightest
injustice to teachers employed in the
city schools, it would be more than
strange if among 200 some one of them
=
ling, even anxious to pay off an old
score. The pledged protection. the
screened identity and genial offer of
support affords an excellent opportu-
nifty to take advantage. trust, how
: ever, that there will be none such But
should they choose to avail themselves
of it, the ambush before them is an ex-
cellent one. Had the board ever refused
to listen to any complaint the PROPOSE
ton would have been entirely different
AS 1T has not been, fail to see where
any good can come of it. When the
Tribune declares that no matter as to
the nature of informa ton, whether
good or bad, the writer's standing or
employment will not be affected by it,
is shooting wide of the mark. The
board of education, I take it, itself will
be the judge in that case"
W. j. BEATIE
said: 81 cannot see of what utility in
formation of this character, obtained
by pledging the utmost secrecy as to
detail, would be to the school board in
properly regulating the affairs of the
public schools.
'"The policy Of the board heretofore
has been to deal in perfect confidence
with the public-deeming it their right
: to know of all proceedings engaged in
by them in conducting and regulating
the schools of this city; ana this policy
has been advocated and maintained by
all members of the board. So far as
am familiar with the work of the board
there has ever been a disposition to
listen to every grievance, and to deal
justly by all concerned.
MY surprise in this instance is oc-
casioned by the apparent departure
from this line of policy, of a prominent
member Of the board, who by virtue of
his exalted position on the Tribune.
should have prevented the advocacy Of
this system of stirring up strife among
the teachers in our public schools.
MY opinion is that all grievances, of
whatever character, should be present.
ed directly to the board of education
for their consideration and that the
methods sought to be introduced by
the article in question should be
frowned upon"
COLONEL WILLIAM NELSON,
president of the board, was seen by
a Herald reporter at the Tribune office
!. last night. The Herald man was
cOurteOuSly received, and while the
Colonel did not have much to say on
the subject, he made his statement
frankly.
There has been some talk of unfair
treatment" said Mr.. Nelson, land we
have received some notes on the sub
Ject, such as come to newspapers but
so far they have been vague and indef-
mite. What 1 want is that if parties
have grounds for any fair complaint,
they should come out and make them,
and know they can make their COM
plants to me and not suffer for it. If
there is anything in this talk, I want
to know it. There is, perhaps, but lit
, tie in it, and 1 don't wish to be under
stood as saying that there is any gener-
al complaint or any general dissatis-
faction. AS a matter Of fact complaints
have been very few, but I have heard
enough to make the inquiry, that's ALL
| SUPERINTENDENT MILLSPAUGH
2 was reluctant to discuss the matter, but
, finally said: IT'S all news to me. There
? is no grievance, complaint or grounds
for either which any teacher is likely
: to make or would be Justification for
making from supposition that he or
or she would not receive fair treatment
. at my hands. While I may be utterly
: mistaken as to the attitude of the
teachers of the city towards the super
| intendent, I am perfectly willing, in
case their disposition is learned, to be
governed by the verdict.
NAMES OF DEVILS.
We read in the book of Miracles,
: ''Frateretto, Fnberdigibet, Hoberdicat,
Cocabatto, with forty assistants" were
, expelled from Sara. On January it
is recorded that being exercised, she