The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-21
PEOPLE CALLED
UPON TO ACT
M. G. Taylor Thinks It About
Time Condition of Schools
Should Be Inves.
tigated.
SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL
Taxpayers Should Find Out II There
Is Not One Competent Local
Man for the Posi-
tlon.
SUPERVISING PRI INCIPAL |

Again II would seem the board Of ed
ucation and superintendent Of Schools
Beede are decidedly up against a
strong public opinion in their attitude
toward local teachers in the coming
appointment of u supervising principal
to succeed John G. Lewis of the Web
ster district. The leaning of the school
authorities toward out -of-town teach
ers is severely attacked by numerous
letters received by The Journal-Courier
since the matter was brought to pub
lie attention.
The evident intention of Mr.. Beede
to name a man from abroad" at the
meeting of the board tomorrow even
bitter criticism. If he does this, 1t Is
claimed by friends Of the local teach
ers, II Is because he wishes to hurry
the appointment through in order the
sooner to get the whole matter out of
the way and avoid, II possible, further
dlstasteful criticism OF himself Mr.,
Beede is standing solidly on the ground
he first took. but there Is determina-
tion, If he succeeds In getting the APP
pontment of an out-of town man, to
have him prove later on that the man
Is as competent, or more so, than some
man that might be chosen from the To-
cal field. As an example of the feeling
OF taxpayers and citizens In the matter
the following letter Is picked from a
large number received by this paper:
New Haven, Conn, May 20, 1908.
Editor Journal Courier, City:
Dear Sir: Is 1t not about time that
the taxpayers Of New Haven took some
steps towards investigating the condi-
tlon OF our public schools? There must
be something radically wrong with the
| system or management of our schools.
During the school days of the writer,
and before the advent of the present
superintendent New Haven was re-
nowned for the high standard of work
done here In It's schools, both by pupils
and teachers.
| And yet with all this, We must now
60 outside our city, with Its population
Of 10000 and rs worldwide famous
university and seek In the distance
when Superintendent or supervising
principal is needed,
The question naturally arises. Why Is
this so?
Is 1t because our people are not as
intelligent as those of the small country
town or distant state?
The members of our board of educa.
tion, with one exception, are New Ha.
ven men, born and bred. win they ad,
NIT that because of this fact they are
not as intelligent as the average mer
or set Of men? or Is the trouble with
the schools?
II this be so, then 1t is Of vital i'm
portance to each and every citizen ant
taxpayer, and every parent and chile
attending school, and some changt
should be made along these lines lie
us then have some new blood in oul
school management
Mr. Beede has been here many years
and yet has failed to discover amonl
our New Haven teachers one who ha
the qualifications necessary" for tn,
position of supervising principal
1t would seem therefore, to the writ
er as though II was now up to the peo
pie Of New Haven to take some inter
est In tae matter, and see If II Is pos
sibe that there Is among our owl
teachers, at least one possessing tn
qualifications necessary" for this po
sition.
Certainly all good citizens must hav
the welfare of our schools at heart.
Yours very truly,
NJ. G. TAYLOR,
(Citzen and Taxpayer)