The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-03
TERRORISM IN THE SCHOOLS.


Attention has been called the fragrant violation Of the
two panks OF present school boards platform and the
Official promise OF the present superintendent 10 the
Of the efficient ana experienced teachers
poycd in the schools last should be dismissed Ad
hitting that the dismissal Of the teachers which followed
these express and positive pledges deep disgrace
the whole city there be citizens disposed think that
it is all passed and be helped
No justify Indifferent attitude in this
The decapatou teachers only partially completed
year. 1t is reported that large number OF them
placed upon the black list but deemed prudent
all of them last year in view OF the fact that the
majority Of the board had only But if
Tracy ticket is elected year prudence will
limit malignty. and the list will be finished
OF this will be denied So last year denied
that anybody would be dismissed.
The dismissals made nevertheless.
member of the board who supposed have the
champion OF the slaughter year reported have made
speech recently like this Il partisan This thing is
ended yet"
And the superintendent in order the indorse
ment OF the county teachers few days for institute
conductor publicly stated that he had done the could
to give them city positions he had formerly promised
do and his emissarie busy promising that
them should come in year.
Mark the predictions II the Tracy ticket elected
Saturday this will witness repetition of the dis
graceful transactions of last the dismissal of teach
The good in the schools today are breathing mute
appeals to the OF Houston them from the poll
tioan and the tinleserver.
Shall their appeal be in vain?
Men OF Houston. what do you do?
viii you perpetuate political bosssm in the schools?
Have thought for the oppressed and trembling
and consideration for the interests of your chill
dren2
Attention has also been called to the manner in which
the platform promises build houses quit rent
ing provide better accommodations improve sanitary cond-
tons decrease the number OF pupils the teacher and pro-
vide for better physical conditions all thrown
wind the board got in.
Other panks treated with equal contempt For in
stance. read this fifth plank;
Ne take tbe stand that te time hos for industrial
trial school"
Yes establish an industrial school Nobody has ever
heard word OF this industrial school since election
served its purpose by getting hundreds votes and
like the remainder OF the platform henceforh simply
nconvenen piece OF plumber disposed of as quickly
as possible.
But what is to be thought OF school board that thus
trhes with educational interests and problems:
Is TO be permitted perpetuate itself by slick election
methods Can the schools escape Is this com
muny admit that elect men, despite every at
tempt crookedness who will have the interests OF the
schools heart and will take them slime up into
the pure atmosphere OF educational ideals? Are schools
to be turned perpeally who have no regard
whatever either for their public pledges the public good
Is it possible
again the seventh plank in the platform reads as follows
We oH that all employees Of the board Paid their
salaries promptly in cash"
This is not that these candidates would
do the best they could the money salaries 1t was
absolute undertaking and promise for the purpose
OF getting votes 1t is promise could have been
kept But instead of making effort on its own behalf
raise the money the board simply sat down and waited
tor the city council to borrow for not the
custom for school boards throughout the State to do this
am told but the school usually himself arranges
for such loans the board needs
Yet the board manages get money when it determines
to do So But it safely makes the another
next Saturday it will show its teeth once 1t has no teeth
or claws II will have them after next Saturday II
could have paid the teachers every month PROMPTLY as II
promised do.
What years record of broken pledges and political
terrorism! SCHOOL PATRON.