Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-05-16
MAJORITY RULE
SHOULD GOVERN

BEST INTERESTS OF SCHOOLS
DEMAND THAT PATRONS
SUSTAIN BOARDS ACTION.
To The Teller-Shall we have q
ublic school in Lewiston or a pri-
yate snap for the pecuniary benefit
Of one Individual
Shall the Lewiston School Dis
trict control the schools for the next
10 months, through its board of di-
rectors, or shall the principal of the
schools and his friends rush to the
nolls in carriages and automobiles
next Monday and control the
schools for personal gain?
These questions form the issue
that is today agitating the public
mind and which the voters will be
called upon to settle at the annual
election of Monday next. Human
nature is generally the same
througout. this broad land. The
average male school teacher getting
a salary of $4,000 per year, with
some 25 handsome school "marms"
smiling at him each day hates to
transfer the "snap" to successor.
Especially after he has occupied
such a position six or eight years.
he naturally thinks the place his by
right of birth, and ID be he who
attempts to oust him.
It makes him sick to even think
about those smiles and the 1000
plunks going to some other fellow.
He dies hard and yields only when
the good people, his masters, say to
him: @
''Mr. Man, you have been at the
crib long enough. You are getting
stale. While you have been of great
benefit to us in the past, we have
paid you will for your services. We
have done we'll and prospered under
your direction, but we are now get
ting where we think there is NOT
anything too good for us and oul
children and we desire at this time
to reach out for the best talent II
the land. We desire to attain thu
apex OF educational prosperity
Please do not block the wagon thai
you can't pull any further. bu
gracefully yield to others" Z
''% II the man be gentleman o
good blood, be will say, Certainly
gentlemen: don't let me stand II
the way Of the best interests of th'
school for one moment" But X n
be a CRATER and out only. for th'
money in 1t, he will hang on Ak'
grim death to a colored gentleman
What cares he for the schools bes
interests? Besides, he is much II
doubt about picking up such snal
every day, and thinking bird II
the hand Is worth dozen in tn
bush. he gets busy at once, make
his friends believe he is much
abused man and they advise him t
hire all the autos in town and nigh
''em to the bitter end.
The good people of our sister city
Moscow. have just passed througl
just such fight. The frictio
there arose over the principal
the schools, and the air was full
epithets and bad names for man
weeks. Even poison was resorte
to, and the fight went on. Nearl
all the teachers resigned, and tn
school was a complete wreck. Blu
the people finally came to the wis
conclusion that the only way
cause the school machinery to ru
smoothly was to remove the caus
of the friction, and the princips
was asked to tender his resignatio
to take effect. at the end of tn
school year. This he did, and peat
and harmony now prevail where a
was confusion a few weeks since.
The fight here In Lewiston con
menced In earnest one year ago
the school election, when H. Y
Barnett, an avowed Wright MAJ
was defeated by DR.. Perkins, wi
was at that time In favor OF
change. He now leans toward M
Wright. but recently told us th'
whatever action the majority OF Il
board should take would be entire
satisfactory to him.
Mr.. w. G. Brooks. who was al
In favor Of a change, came with
Tour votes of defeating w. A. Smit
another outspoken Wright ma
Soon after the annual election N
Robnett, one of the directors,
signed and Mr.. Brooks was elect
To take his place on the board. II
board at this time stood four to o.
lor change. but wisely and chal
tabiy gave Mr.. Wright another ye
IN which TO prepare for the chan
and engage himself elsewhere.
Some time ago he was notin
that the board would be pleased
accept his resignation. but he pl
1erred to stand pat and fight 1t o'
MIR. Wright has been here 10