Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-01
SCHOOL MATTERS.

Herald, to be candid. VIII grant there
are now and then displeased patrons.
but In comparison to the whole. they
are few and far between, but n, the
same time n those interested VIII 40
over the ground and md who are
making the greatest howl they viii
discover that they are not pat
rons of the schools in the way Of send.
ing children The man who made
the greatest howl year ago IN
again In the saddle this year and en-.
deavoring 20 force politics In the
question or create some Kind Of iur
moil, and we are liable to have a
hair splitting school election as re-
suit next Monday.
The Herald likes 20 be candid Ia all
matters. This paper is not an npol'
ogist for any action of the school
board the man employed at the head
Of the school system or the teachers
Bat there are certain phases Of The
question that should be discussed IN
the FIRST place The Herald is for n
head for school affairs. and that head
must be supported or else the schools
are going to re,rograde II Prof Bd
gar Downs. against whom n fow seem
20 feel aEgriovsd, u not qualified ior
the position. then we say select an
other, but do not DO so on the grounds
that this or that person IL not abb. Ia
run him ANA because he Insists on n
policy for the bettorment aH he
thinks. OF the schools Durango
schools ar" noted the state over as
standing nj III. head OF the list
Every effort has been made both bs
directors and snperin,endents foi
many yoarH TO retain this proud po
si,ion Therefore. IN discissine the
schools We mus, take into conAidora
tion the work being done. aud not the
likes OF dielikes OF this OF that teach
cr and now and then a pupil so LONG
M VI. have head 10 the public
school systom that head must be sup
ported by those under him. and IL IL
but riEh, that his advice should be
followed In matters of selecting teach
ers and watching their work lust
the minute there is friction among
the teachers and the head the lnBu
ence ls fell among the pupils II q
teacher is not IN accord with the pol
ICY OF his or her eupofiorR II soon
bccomes manifest IN the school and
then good bye to discipline and effect
lyepese Because this oT that teach
or has been dropped from IN" rolls
Ia not cause foi getting up an annual
feud among the yoteru W. have
had personal friends dropped from
the list. once whom We supposed we're
perfectly capable but as long as tho
WORK WAS not impaired Il " u quoa
ton for the school heads 20 decide
Suppose every time merchant dis.
charges n man. or some trouble comes
up between them and friction results
is II the place of the public 10 rush
in and take Sidosf The head OF any
frm must conduct his business aud
the head OF school system must do
the same or step down and out
Should Prof Downs step down and
some one take HIS place, we would
Insist on the same policy be.
Ing inauguratcd. and unless such u
head Keeps close watch and a
corps OF teachers perfectly sstisfac,
tory. there In going to be trouble. aud
II We. the public, are going 10 take np
.yery little fght-the night OF those
who have been rctircd--p probably not
on accaunt of incompetency, but be
cause of not being In accord with the
policy then we the public. are going
to be In hot water moe, Of the time
What arm employing some twenty
men nctains the same employees year
Ia and year out without some fric.
tom
Again. who is foolish enough to sup.
pose that even teachers and more ea.
pecially the head OF school system
with more than 500 pupils enrolled.
is going 10 please every pupil. let
alone parents. In many cases par
cnts are more TO blame than the
pupils, Blu, every one who has had
anything TO do with handling OF ehiI
dren must know tha, such u thing is
impossible. There must be certain
fixed rules and unless these arc lived
up TO there is bound 20 more trouble
than ever teacher Furnishes
child IL is often taken up by par
ents when the child should be lee.
turcd instead. Parental sympathy
In matters OF this Kind breeds trouble
and disposition OF contempt on the
part OF the pupil for school discipline.
Teachers and school superintendents
are human and are liable to error In
Judgment at times, but show us per.
son who can handle 500 pupils with
out treading ON some ones toes and
well show you a freak.
The present school board may error
may do things that are not pleas
ing to all This is not uncommon.
but the board must also adopt n policy
and stick 10 H. the same as the head
OF the schools. and until some one can
show us that favoritism is being met.
ed out to certain pupils TO the detri-
meni OF others, that some scholars
have the cream and Others skimmed
milk ilk-educetionally speaking, We are
not going to take up the little nights
OF this or that person who has
grievance or the fight OF some teach.
er who has been displaced The min
ute this policy prevails In Durango
goodbye to boasted school supremacy
iokAcE FAILED TO MAKE