, 1906-11-23
SCHOOLS
THE ISSUE
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school tax has been steadily reduced
and larger sums have Deen spent upon
purely educational facilities. Other
buildings are certainly needed. Mr..
Frazee hoped that the present meeting
would get people to thinking and talk
ing, when some good is sure to re-
suit.
Wants Non-Partisan Boards.
w. II. Holiday agreed with Mr.. Filler
that the loss OF the upper grades is
detrimental to the public schools. He
was most friendly disposed toward the
university in every way, but thought
that the fact that many people did not
feel hat they were able to send their
children there caused many to leave
school at an earlier age than they
would If the upper grades could be OBJ
tanned at the public school. Life and
spirit is wanting in the schools. AS to
another matter, Mr.. Holiday thought
that it would be better for this state
and for any state if educational mat
ters are eliminated from politics alto
gether. No party and no church is
broad enough to properly conduct edu-
cational work. 1t should be controlled
upon much broader lines, as Interior
motives are sure to creep in. In lie
case of the university, Mr.. Holiday
said that while the board of trustees
might not be improved il chosen on
broad lines, and not those of party, he
was sure that the attendance would be
improved. Mr.. Holiday also spoke OF
the s%acredness of child life and of the
necessity of the parents cooperating
with the teacner
Mr.. Arnold said that there is IN
doubtedly much feeling in this COM
munity that one-half OF the people are
not represented in educational mat
tiers.
Introduced as Democrat.
Mr.. Corthell was introduced as the
only democrat who since time imme-
mortal has had any thing to say upon
educational matters in this community.
Mr.. Corthell did not agree with Mr..
Frazee that there is nothing to criticise
in regard to the school board, and in
this included himself when on the
looked upon the profession of teaching
as one of the learned professions. He
himself loved to regard it so, and as an
art. All teachers can be classed as art
lists and job-hunters. The question Of
improvement goes back of the teach
ers to the school boards and back OF
a board consists o. members of one
political party only, and taking the
state of New York for example, it be-
ing far distant from Laramie, it is evil
dent hat a position under the board is
not one of special fitness or training
but whether the applicant has votes
or parents or friends, which will be OF
use to the board. Is such a thing pos
Sible in MI. Cortneu querleu.
Kicks on the Manner.
Back of the school board the trouble
lies, said Mr.. Corthell, in the school
elections. In the case of Laramie, es-
pecially. Here the general public has
no opportunity to vote at all upon the
matter. Sixteen or seventeen hundred
persons cannot get into n school
room to hear a discussion or vote in
the short time allowed. The polls are
not kept open as in other communities,
from sunrise until sunset, there is, in
fact, no open ballot and the people who
attend the school meeting in Laramie
are people with some AK to grind.
Mr.. E. N. Rogers also commented
upon the tanner of balloting for the
members of the school board here and
asked for information regarding the
state laws and the custom in other
places.
Will Hold Another Meeting.
DR.. Brown, who was to close the