The Washington times., 1906-06-11
A Victory for Our Schools.


only slight
Except happening may expected
by the
redemption penuy
which,
together threatened o
In the light of this years experience it would be hard to tell which
promise good-a fair
a once
named the former as the greater need on the hypothesis that ONLY one
preparation for schools could be had
bunesie impossible
the present
very opening of practically whole body
of Congressman whose requisite
teachers have
addition
present board was esated out OF Office and busnesske
assured That this the situation
inquiry Those inquire
not see.
this attitude Congress only much justified,
The whole the
gan IN It's nr session by voting to SIT in secret and then behind closed
doors creating necure unity
OF the high school system and removing uary of the
The compelled
his
public.
What has that
teachers
contrary professional heads of the m
attempted pupils
to the high schools contrary to the rules the issuing Of ~ m
pupils against accum hated
deficiencies the finding of principals
controversies
like the system in confusion
authority receipt complaints
from teachers in rcumention of their and
obfusoaed performance by which minority
majority superintendent
and left him and everyone below him down to the least teacher in the
Mckinley High School, authority story is
of mistake, vad1lation, ncompetency.
of system be
the power
longs with the District Commissioners They
blame that it stay with
they their responsibility
the board began to pull the bolts
change would not have been made They knew of the perform
apparently act When in
these columns and elsewhere attention was drawn to the d
who did not
like Education charges against it.
very best board which could
They forgot that their re
sponbty depend upon activity newspaper or
citizen in preng formal changes forget
The board will heavy order
of about 1000 teachers disoranized
trace dozens OF costly mssteps 1t must grip firmly
cult with which the empozed compromised
which creating evidently coneplates
Chief among the features of that plan these:
clear division of the admnis
the ard be occupied
with the latter and superintendent the
former.
regular pay the teachers to be be-
with continued by
intendent merit continued promotion
preparation of scheme for constructing several large
buildings of twelve suppant groups
three smaller buildings looking pocurai better
buildings Fairgrounds the re
extraordinary high of maintenance.
For such work community right to
citizens There will be no room in
board for politicians agitato personal nda
hons The city must have big
interest in public affairs
confidently expected right themselves under
sdch control With the inadequate pay
and strong and women coping with proposed
this BILL they year
progress beyond the efficiency
eontro interfered wit adv
In that The Times has the
not little pride The
Mems Association the Public Education of
Trade the Education. citizens aoc
lions joined in the demand
named did valuable practical
sentative Foster and
brilliantly But the announcement of # to
the community Congress- frequent
Of the more important nearly member in both
houses had been mainly achievement Of
he
And in the fight to more nav
m he bStacle the
of the
practically