Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-04-07

ing to the eastern part of the state,
and always without very low railroad
rate. Our Black Hills counties have
for years been paying large bills for
the attendance of the county superin-
tendents upon their annual meetings,
and now we contend that the law
would not be sabused" should Supt.
Collins call the meeting here. 1t
would be no greather burden upon the
counties in the eastern portion of the
state to send their superintendents
here than for our Black Hills counties
to send there superintendent over
there. To expect them to come over
here once in from ten to fifteen years
is at least not unreasonable. Besides,
it has become tho custom to hold the
educational association and the super
intendents meeting ut the same time
and place. This custom should not
have been changed and the Black
Hills thus Disseminated against. An
other thing, Hot Springs has railroad
rate this year, us stated by Supt. Col
ling, that is surprisingly low. The
county suprintendents would have un-
questionably agreed to come here to
meet and charged their counties only
their actual railroad fare. Their agree
ment to this might have been secured
in writing-and Hot Springs would
have attended to securing such agree
ment, but Supt. Collins thought that
was not ssfeasible." But we differ with
him.
criticising Supt. Collins, for we believe
he was sincerely in earnest in his de-
sire to do that which he deemed best.
but believe his judgement wrong in
this matter, and feel that he has not
treated the Hills right. That he will
do all in his power to encourage large
attendance at the educational associa-
tion here we have no doubt, and it is
likely that after all the failure of the
county superintendent to meet here
mas not seriously effect the attend
ance.
The statement of Supt. Collins that
the meeting of the association in the
Hills this year is zone in which pleas
ure shall be the chief factor" is hardly
fair to the association or those who
are to participate. While those who
come will no doubt have the most en-
joyable time they ever had at an asso
citation meeting, that fact need not and
will not be the chie' factor Their bit
time will be outside of association
meetings.
The STAR probably should not have
taken this question into print at thi
time had not State Supt. Collins sen
his explanation of his course to th'
newspapers for publication. But W,
fail to see wherein he can be benefited
by discussion of the question.
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Under the caption, "A Crude DE
fense,' the Deadwood Pioneer-Time
comments as follows upon Supt. Col
Inns communication:
estate Superintendent of Schools Co
lins is out with circular letter in de
fense of the stand he has taken in re
fusing to call meeting of the count
superintendents at Hot Springs o
August . ut the time of the meeting {
the State Teachers association.
The law provides that the count
printendents shall be called togetl
er once year and that the countie
shall pay five cents mile for eac
way for the suprintendents. The rea
son for not calling the meeting ut He
Springs is the cost to the counties
fare and yet Mr.. Collins urges tn
teachers to attend the Hot Spring
meeting. The inconsistency of NJ
Collins proposition is the most motto
able thing about his remarkable dc
fense. Certainly the counties of Sout
Dakota can afford to pay the fare {
one person if fifteen or twenty teucl
ers from each county can afford to pa
their own fare. Then again the coul
ties of the Black Hills have paid til
fare of their superintendent to tt
meetings held in the eastern part {
the state and it is but fair that "
should have an occasional benefit. NJ
Collins "defence" is a crude affair,
medley of contradictions"
!, Regular Meeting.