The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
AGITATION=SILENCE
A GROWING UNREST IN REGARD
TO CANDIDACY OF THE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Of Public Observation-Disclosures to Mr.
Aswell Is Being Developed-The Peo-
pie Do Not Favor the System and
Demand a Change.
(To The Caucasian)


economy. there is danger in silence
There is death i'll silence but life in
agitation. But without organization the
life of agitation will fritter itself out in
fune. By a thorough organization small
forces become very effective and achieve
strength and even victory.
here is a growing unrest in regard
to the candidacy for the Office of State
Superintendent of Public Education
manifested by the strong opposition all
over the State against the present in
cumbent of that office.
1t would be great calamity to the
State and to the best interest of demo-
cratic institutions to have the next cleo
ton for State Superintendent go by de-
fault with only one candidate in the
field There should be another candidate
if it be only patriotic sacrifice. to give
opportunity to rebuke the autocratic,
centralizing. hgh-handed methods of
the present incumbent.
If the opposing forces will organize
and work shoulder to shoulder with a
man who is proficient. efficient and
worthy at the head success will surely
crown their banner.
[ shall venture to name a gentleman
for the place who is thoroughly good
man: a man of scholarly tastes, pro-
found student of educational and So
Geological subjects, a fellow of Johns
Hopkins University. the greatest in this
country, and a member of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science
of Philadelphia. He has delivered in
Vulnerable lectures and addresses, one
of which, delivered before the annual
convention of Parish Superintendent
of Education, has received the compli
n,ent Of being cited at length in a pub
lished report of the United States Com
mission of Education at Washington;
which was the prime move towards the
system of graded schools in the State.
He has guided and directed number
of educational movements to advance
education. He was the organizer and
first manager of the Louisiana State
Chautauqua twice elected president of
the Louisiana State Educational Asso-
citation; prominently identified with the
National Educational Association of the
United States, the Southern Educational
Association, and the American Histori-
cal Association. He has rendered most
efficient service as lecturer and con-
ductor of teachers Institutes and sum-
mer normal schools in the State. Moth
ing finer has been given to the teachers
of this State than his lectures upon the
history and theories of education
He is a native Louisianian. He has
given quite a quarter of century of is
life to the cause of education in his ma
tive State Public education has no more
earnest advocate than he, no one who
more thoroughly understands and ap-
preciates its needs and interest. and no
one better qualified through long expe-
rience and loving labor in its behalf, to
bring it to high state of perfection.
That all these qualifications are en-
bodied in Henry E. Chambers of New
Orleans, is abundantly testified by the
prominent educators of the State, such
as Hon. Warren Easton, Col. Thomas
D. Boyd, Col. J. E. Nicholsin, Prof.
Alcee Fortier, Prof. R. A. Smith, Prof.
w. c. Robinson, and others.
Let us rally around him as Our edr-
cat;onal standard bearer. Mr. Chambers
is pre-eminently qualified by knowle lge
and experience for the position. He is
a fine organizer, gives close attention to
detail and possesses considerable orig
inality.
The reputation he would bring to the
office would raise our State to a high
position in the estimation of those
abroad who view with pride the great
advance in educational matters many1
States are making.
The qualifications of an ideal superin-
tendent of schools are rarely so COM
bined in one person.
Our State would be honoring the pro-
fession to which he belongs as we'll as
conserving her best interests by elevat-
ing him to the supervisorship of her
schools.
PRACTICAL EDUCATOR.
August 80, 1907.