The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-23
FROM TGeINsVILLE

HIGGINsvILLE, Mo-, May 10, 1896.
Tc the Editor of the Intelligencer.
Our school board met at s o'clock last
night, and by IL o'clock elected thirteen
teachers-ten white and three colored.
They elected Mr.. LeonidaS w. Martin,
a full graduate i'll the strongest course
the fine arts-in Il State University at
Columbia. Mr.. Martin has had much
experience as a teacher. He has been
serving in the capacity of principal OF
the high schools at Columbia. lie Is
married, and for that reason n others
was preferred by our people and school
board. During much of the time our
schools have been under II manage
ment of men educated at the State
University. This action of the school
board shows much wisdom and sound
Judgment. We feel we have II OF the
best school boards in the west. AS a
usual thing they, or a majority OF the
members, are we'll men, NJ.
f. Reinhardt is a full graduate from
Davidson college, in the south, and he
has had much experience as a teacher
Mr.. K~leinschmidt is an educated a
and was once superintendent OF Ine
public schools in Hermann, Mo. He is
now editor of the Advance, in Higgins
vile, a paper full of vigorous English.
He writes, when necessary, in both Ger
man and English. Mr.. j. N. Camp
bell was educated at Washington-Lee
University, Virginia, and every one
knows what an education from such a
school means. Judge Harrison, a mer-
chant, and Mr.. JnO. Endly are success,
full business men, of good, practlcal
common sense. MIR. Whitsett, a very
intelligent lawyer, is also a member of
his board. Mr.. Reinhardt is a man OF
much experience in BUSINESS; an excel
lent scholar; studied Greek five years,
also Latin. He is a man of vigor. per
sonal influence, and has been living In
H~igginsville abOut eleven years; knows
most every one we'll and intimately.
!. N. Campbell was born and raised
;. i'm LAFAYETTE county, and has been long
a citizen of H~igginsville, engaged in the
coal business. Mr.. Kleinschmidt, as
we have said, is nov and has for some
time been the editor of the Higginsvllle
Advance, and hence a good business
man.
We doubt very much whether a more
competent and powerful school board Is
to be found this side of Kansas City.
2 we wish to call attention to the fact
I that we now nave forty-fve state unlver
i, stiles organized by their respective
t states, and each supported by its owl
state, and that each of these institution:
is regarded as the strongest and hlgheS'
and best, and at the head of our com
mon school system in each OF thes'
states. Each is a great light in culture
and sound morals, to enable us to hav'
. the highest and best citizenship undo
u a republican form of government
This all sprang from the teaching o
MIR. Jefferson, the founder of the demo
cratic party and the University OF VIZ
ginia. Mr.. Jefferson was a very grea
student of men and of all kinds OF TIT
highest and best scholarship In Ian
a guages and practical science; and m
n knew so much about men and good gov
ernment, he at ono saw the importanc
of a we'll educated citizenship in popula
government, that all low politics ant
d selfshness should be educated out o
the people.
The teachers who are to assist in tn
vim of our schools he coming year ar
e the same we have had for several years
with the exception of one. Our school
\ will, we suppose, continue to rise II
their scholarship from year to year
Il They have long been running almos
without a jar or discord. -.
II We will close by mentioning MI. a
Wade and the Messrs. Noting a
having most excellent furniture stores
full of growth and success in their pusl
ness. Mr.. Henry Mcdaniel has lon
l. been the intelligent and honest super
intendent of our water and light plant
He is far above the average in min
and industry. He is a student OF a
his word. d. W. o.