Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-10

inst,. ad more than 500 st"dents
on its 49,, and now has about LOO
students in attendance. The school board
of Albuquerque is certainly being i'm
posed on by one Of this schools graduates,
q. E. Hodgin, with whom would be glad
to compare school records. Hiram Had
ley stultified himself when he selected
another, A. e. DAVIDSON, to be principal
of the preparatory school of the Agricul-
tural college. feel that the state nor
NAL school of Indiana
NEEDS NO DEFENSE,
where its record is known, and when any
one calls its standing in question he only
shows his ignorance, as its diploma is
state certificate to teach in Indiana for
life.
As to the charge that my school record
is against me, will state that I have let
tiers in my possession from five of the
eight professors of the State Normal
school at the time OF my graduation which
state that my character and attachments
were satisfactory, and that they know of
nothing in any way discreditable in my
work as student, and that they have no
recollection of any objection being made
to my receiving the certificate of the school
which was signed by VIM. A. Jones. In
this connection, it might be proper to
state that in the summer of 1873 William
A. Jones, then president of the Normal
school, selected me, by request of the
township trustee, as teacher in his home
district, and sent his two sons to school
to me daring the term of six months.
This seems rather queer conduct for a
man who has doubts as to my school REQ
ord. Neither President Jones, Prof. G.
w. Hodgin, nor any other member of the
faculty ever brought to my attention any
of the matters charged In the Citizen, ana
they certainly had ample opportunity to
| do SO; that they now try to discredit me-
fifteen years after graduation, to which
they both assented, is more of refec-
tion on them than on me. AS to whether
they are familiar with my work as a
teacher, leave to
THE PUBLIC TO JUDGE,
from their own statements; and, as neither
has seen me for twelve or fifteen years
they are not likely to know moro of my
present attainments, socially and intel
lectually, than do those moro recently as
ISOLATED with me. I make no claims to
high social qualities or great culture
Neither can / smile in mans face and
stab him in the back as soon as he turns
on his heel; and I can do my duty though
it be unpopular and bring me only abuse
am perfectly willing to have my REQ.
ord as teacher in Indiana and Illinois
compared with that of Hiram Hadley, and
can give ample references to anyone who
cares to investigate the matter. ! do not
know SO many prominent educators ms
he, neither did meet and form the ac-
quaintance of those do know while
travelling over the country for dozen OF
more years as book agent.
! AS to the statement that 1 have never
attended college, I would say, ] entered
| the State Normal school of Indiana by
choice, rather than either of the universe.
ties, after some four years teaching and
one years attendance at college. am
willing to accept the wager that can not
pass the examination for entrance to the
freshman class of any second rate college,
and will challenge Hiram Hadley to such
trial with me at any time that may suit
his convenience. I have no degree, yet
could purchase one, as he did, though it
might cost me more than it did him.
was discharged from the position of
principal of the Silver City schools, and
recovered my salary for the full term of
my contract, and am willing that the
Citizen should send reporter to that
place to find out the reason and state it.
| attended the territorial association of
teachers at Albuquerque in 1889, but,
though 1 had prepared an exercise, as re-
| quested, no room could be found on the
program for its presentation to the asso.
citation. also attended the last associa-
ton and saw the inimitable performances
of the president of the Agricultural Col
lege. I left off teaching in the Las Cruces
college with Hiram Hadley with genuine
pleasure, and would never wish to return
to that calling if were compelled to be
associated with him
IN ANY CAPACITY.
never had any political aspirations,
and do acknowledge / did attend the Re-
publican primary at Las Cruces and did
learn something. I saw 'sixty-four Repub-
licsns out of sixty-eight vote tickets for
delegates to the county convention which
had already been written out by the tool
onels," and we're brazenly handed around
by their creatures. 1t was said wished to
pack the primary to be elected delegate,
though asked no man to vote for me
and came away entirely satisfied with the