Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-27

nection all those evincing . personal
feeling have been eliminated.
Enough is given. however. to, show
the sentiment Ut other places than in
Rock Island toward him.
.Hron Board Msmber.
CARROLL. Iowa, April 25.-Edi-
tor of The ARGUS: Your favor of
the oath inst. received and con-
tents noted. Icannot tell you very
much about j.. +. Ament that will be
new to you, because from what
have heard Of his conduct in Rock
Island 1t Is just about a duplicate Of
what It was in Carroll. By some
hypnotic mystery he captured q ma
jority of our school board. He
abused the teachers in teachers
meetings the same in Carroll that he
has in Rock Island. Our school
board something over a year ago
made Swear contract with him
shortly before the spring election.
which aroused so much opposition
and feeling that another gentleman
and myself were elected members Of
the school board. which action so far
as am concerned, was wholly unex-
pected. This made o majority
against Mr.. Ament, and Rock Island
helped as solve the problem by en-
ployiDg him at an advanced salary,
for which act Rock Island has nv
eternal gratitude.
He paid us visit during the win
ter. and while here be stated that he
had Rock Island right under his
thumb. illustrating the expression
by extending his thumb. He said to
another party here that he had three
members of the school board of Rock
Island under his thumb, illustrating
the matter by pressing his thumb
downward IS though he had o school
director Hereunder.
We found him arbitrary in all his
methods and constantly increasing
the expenses of the school. He
fcould not get position as primary
teacher in Carroll If he would donate
his services. remain, yours truly,
< II. W.. MAooMBER.
History Repeats Itself,
Says Mr.. Macomber further in
acknowledging the receipt of a copy
Of Mr.. Ament's defense from Presi-
dent Robbins: IL presume l can
congratulate you now as being we'll
rid Of him, as noticed that he winds
up his long -labored defense with the
statement that he has resigned.
have read the article carefully. Il
seems to me that it is total failure,
except in one thing, and that 10 that
it appears that he has HOODWINKED
some good men into giving him let
tiers Of recommendation. There is
no question but what he has faculty
Of getting some people under his con-
troll. We had instances Of that kind
here which were q surprise to all our
people, but for what do letters Of
Recommendation or ability or any
thing else count in the light of his
career at North Bend, Carroll and
Rock Island. His statements SO far
- many of them concern Carroll. are
false. but what good will 1t do or
what use to contradict anything that
he says or has said? He is done for.
No sane school board in the light of
shs expsrienes or in the light Of his
career in the past Eve years would
employ him. So far - I am person.
ally concerned, / do not care the snap
Eof my finger what he says. about ne.
l am glad you have gotten him on
your hands. You never could have
had any peace or success in your
schools - long - he remaiped."
In another letter Mr.. Macomber
says: ut seems that the nub in the
whole matter il the man Ament.
Can it b possible that they (ths
board) forgot that he had the same
experience 1t North Bend. the iden-
teal same experience At Carroll;
that in both places the people rose
agNiast his high-hasdsd measurea
and busted him. From Carroll he
goes to Rock Island aHd the sane re-
suits follow. Have cot these three
members the common sense to. know
that whan 81 ont Of II teachers are
protesting against the employment
Of him - superintendent that il is