Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
Local Comment

March still has three days to sus-
tain the time-honored theory that
coming in as a lamb, 1t must go out
roaring.
While some other Iowa cities are on
the verge of the final struggle III city
politics, and will decide the issues at
an election on Monday, Marshalltown
Is pursuing the even tenor OF her way
and attending strictly to her CONNER
cial pursuits We will have our inning
a year from now.
President Seerley, of the state nor
NAL school, in an address before the
teachers Of the public schools Of this
city. urged them to lay aside the con-
ventionalities of professionalism and
become part of the people. Get
down with the people; be Of the peo-
ple--be the people, he said President
Seerley presented many ideas to the
teachers that will be of benefit to them
if the suggestions are followed, but to
the lavman there would seem to be
another side to the question. Mr..
Seerley would have the teachers be-
come a part of the religious and social
life Of the communities in which they
are employed. He would have them
adopt their temporary places of abode
as their real homes, and consider them
selves permanent fixtures. This is all
well enough, but has not the commun-
ity some duty toward the teacher? 1t
is all right to advise the teacher to
mix with the people, but how is she
going to do it If the people do not ex-
tend the invitation. The teacher, COM
ing into strange town. can not force
herself upon the society of town II
that society does not extend well
coming hand. The average school
teacher would gladly enter into the
social life Of the community Of her
adoption if that society would first give
some indication that she was wanted.
In her home town she probably moves
in the very best society, yet the
chances are that, having the acquaint-
ance of a limited few in her new home,
she Is not received excepting by those
few. It is not much wonder then that
teachers become clannish, and move in
a set that is Of their own. The COM
munity has q duty to the teacher as
well as the teacher to the community.
and in order for the teacher to be-
come part of the community, that
community must first evidence the de-
sire to receive her.
&
The owners Of The Reflector evil
IDENTIFY have as much faith today in the
nomination of Governor A. B. Cum
minis for United States senator as they
did when the names Of Cummins and
Allison were first mentioned. Last Sep
TENDER the Reflector was offered for
sale for 81, if it were found, upon the
official count Of the June primary, that
Senator Allison had been nominated
over Cummins. If. on the other hand,
the count showed Cummins' nomina-
ton, the one expecting to benefit on
the 81 proposition must pay to the
owners Of the paper $4,000, thu
amount of its capitalization. The offer
is repeated in this weeks issue Of the
paper, and contract according to the
provisions of the offer is welcomed
from any quarter.
The public school system of Mar
shalltown has been honored by recog-
milton from many quarters. Nearly
every worlds exposition OF the last
few years has courted some dis
play of handiwork of children from
the schools Of this city. Now MARSHALL
town is chosen as one Of 100 schools in
the United States to furnish an ex-
hbit for the International Art con-
gress to be held in London next Au-
gust This Is doubtless the most
marked Of any public recognition ever
made of the excellence Of Marshall
teWa.A aateeA austen. ~So-fak known