The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-06-21
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ACCEPTANCE.
Will not be Principal of
the North Side High
School.
HE HAS NOTIFIED
THE BOARD.
His Action a Complete
Surprise to the
Members
WELFARE OF SCHOOL AT HEART
Makes Big Sacrifices in Interest
of Education.
IKE CAME TO MANTTOWOC YESTERDAY.
Threw Up Two Offers to Come to
This City.
SAYS HIS ACTION is ABSOLUTELY FINAL.
Thomas E. Torris0n confirms the Professors S
Statement That the School Board in no
Wise Prompted His Withdrawal
II is Not Known What Action
Will be Taken by the Mem.
bers or the Board in
the Present Sit-
aatiOn.
SAYS HIS ACTION is ABSOLUTELY FINAL

Prof Hyers, principal of the Rhine
lander schools, who was appointed to
succeed Prof. Evans as principal OF the
North side high school, has Withdrawn,
xnd 80 far as the controversy affects him,
his action eliminates from it one phase
of the tangle. Mr.. Hyers came to Man
itowoc yesterday and left las. night for
his home. While here he had CONSUL
tation with the members of the School
board, and told them that he consider
ed it best for the interest of the North
side high school, as we'll as for educa-
ton, that he recede from the appoint
ment which had unsolictedly been offer
ed him. His decision came in the ma
ture of genuine surprise to the mem
bers of the board, for they were unpre-
pared for any such step on his part.
Mr. Hyers' Statement.
Mr.. Flyers, subsequent to his inter
view with the School board, was seen by
a Pilot representative and he authorized
the following statement: after mature
deliberation and looking only to the
welfare of the North side high school l
have concluded that had better retire.
I had intended to come to Manitowoc a
week ago but delayed my trip here to
allow the heat of discussion to subside.
Now that calmness reigns in the district
we all can act in a dispassionate manner
and presume the outcome will be for
very best interest of the school.
Will Affect His Work.
Had come here in normal times
could have done good work, but the con-
ditions are such that it would be very
much impaired by the feeling that is
extant 1t would be difficult under the
circums tances to control the students,
when 1t is taken into consideration that
the youths and the girls are in possess
ion of all the facts of the trouble. The
question of justice or the injustice of the
of the situation would not weigh with
the immature minds of the pupils. To
them they would be swayed absolutely
as other boys and girls by superficial
knowledge Of the facts and by the pre-
dilection for the man they knew, hence
the difficulty with them is apparent. l
think this is most important point to
remember, and it has had much to do
with my decision.
His Decision Is Final.
Prof Hyers was asked was his deter
mination final.
He replied in a quiet perhaps hesi-
Eating way. ''Yes, / think it is, don't t
see any other way out of it. If was a
single man it might be different, but
my wife would come here and to her
the conditions would be uncongenial
Then, as | said before / am constrained
to the position of withdrawing first in
the interest of the school itself. 1t would
be foolish indeed for manto come her
and attempt to make a success at edu-
cation when the environment is so dras-
tically against him. / think something
OF my reputation rs an educator and
would not willingly surrender it.
Conditions Which Confront Him.
The trouble here has certainly affect
ed me considerably. In the first place
did not seek the place, but the School
board sought me. After careful negc-