New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-03-07
SOME MORE SCHOOL HISTORY
More of the Events that Have Led up to
the Present Trouble.

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While the board did not dare to open
ly appoint person who had never heard
of Alexander she Great before reaching
New Ulm, to the position of high school
principal, over the heads of competent
and experienced teachers, they wisely
provided, as shown abovefor his. fatur
recognition as such. Milne was instruct
ed to have everything his own way, and
to pay no attention to Supt. Nix and. the
board of examiners. The more insolent
his behavior toward Mr.. Nix, the higher
his merit in the eyes of the Five. Milne
was even sent to Supt. Nix to inform him
that, if he did not silence the Post and
the Review, his resignation would be de-
manded at the next meeting.
To expedite matters, DR.. Strickler tried
the now famous heart-model act. He
found that a certain model of the heart
which had been used in our schools for
nine years, showed the semilunar valves
closed, while he, ''being a physician"
claimed they should be open. Supt.
Nix was sent for; he made one of his
most ''offensive remarks" by pronounce
ing the model ''all right" The News
then poured a torrent of abuse and ridi-
cule upon supt. Nix and the Schools
''bald-headed ignorance in high posi-
tion''- -'sschools absolutely very inferior
to the average in this and other states''-
etc. But the "jug-like model of heart
which shows no way for the blood to
leave it," came to the rescue. 1t called
attention to it's open mitral and tricus-
pid valves, and held that for this reason
itssemilunar valves, which are very plain
ly shown, must he closed. It suddenly
pleased Dr.. Strickler toreceive an anony-
NOUS letter said to have been mailed at
Minneapolis, in which ''the men of Min
neapolis and St. Paul. threatened to come
here in body to shoot him. Fearing
that he might share the fate of Carter
Harrison and other distinguished men,
DR.. Strickler Immediately resign ned as a
member of the board. He thus got with
out reach of that intelligent model of the
heart; the heart-model act had evident
ly worked the wrong way. The next
meeting Of the board was a red-letter
event for all admirers of incendiary pro-
cliviti,s, After 30-minute philippe
in which ''curs'' of every conceivable
variety, the assassin of Carter Harrison,
and murderers and old settlers in gener-
al, we're placed in the same category, the
school lot Demosthenes. with the histor-
ic pebbles in his distinguished mouth,
demanded that committee be appoint
ed ito turn over to the q. S. authorities''
the terrible, blood-reeking letter, which
had never been seen by any one outside
Of the knowing Five. The committee
was solemnly appointed; and the gray
est charge that can be brought against
the administration of Grover Cleveland ,
certainly consists in the fact that to this
day 'sthe .. s. authorities" have not been
heard from in regard to that terrible
anonymous letter.
After Strickler's resignation there We're
few optimists who believed that some
respectable and educated citizen would
be chosen his successor. The board ap-
pointed one G. H. Hornburg. Chas. Sill
verson, principal orator at the New Ulm
Brewing Co.'s saloon, was chosen presi-
dent of the board of education.
For several years, whenever the ques-
ton of applying again for State aid had
come up in the board, Supt. Nix had
claimed that University preparatory
courses must be offered, and the time
and teaching force allotted TO the high
school increased, to make it a State
High School without lowering the quail
ity of its work. In August, 1898, DR..
Strickler reported Supt. K1ehle as stat
ing that the rules Of the high school
board were not intended for general ap-
pication, and that we could get the $500
State aid by merely applying for it, with
out making any changes in the high
school. The board applied, and the
school was, of conrse, placed on the State
list.
During the forenoon Of Dec.7, 1893,
81. s. Inspector Alton visited Uni.n
Building, attended by silverson, Horn
burg, Rein. shapekahm, and Pfefferle,
as body guard. It was q glorious day
for the knowing Five, and particularly