La Junta tribune., 1908-12-12

from a pamphlet on the school laws
OF Colorado-showed me what the
laws were--then he Interpreted them
to me SO that would understand
them. He told me what they meant
and what they did not mean. II was
very interesting IL there Is any one
thing that l enjoy above another. II
Is an e>ha 3stive and learned disser-
tation on The law from people who
know little or iotliing about IL. AS
| arose to depart he told me that he
schools of La Junta had not been
properly managed under former schoo
boards u had beard that before) and
then he added, II propose TO have
something TO say as 10 the policy Of
our school board" Well. think
he has. in fact think he has had
too much to say.
In this interview the county super
intendent of schools was not for
gotten or overlooked. AT certain re-
curing intervals her name was
brought In and upon her shoulders
were placed all errors. blunders and
incompetencies of the La Junta schoo
board. She had gotten them into a
tarnation mess. from which divine
providence alone could extricate
them.
Another OF the amusing features
of this case is that no matter on
which side or from what standpoint
always bobs up. From this inter
view | learned more and more of the
innate and inherent pcrversity of
woman When woman wills. she
wills-you may depend on 1t; and
when she won't, she won't and
that's the end OF it''-though he did
not uote theqse lines.
AS | stated In my former article
there is no one thing that so we l
advertises city or gives 1t such
prominence as good schools. well
managed. and II La Junta is destined
to take her place among the leading
cities of the state and hold her place
as the chief city of the Arkansas
Valley, the richest and most fertile
valley in the state. she must look
to her schools and see that they are
first-class in every respect. nave
great faith in the intel igence and
character of the majority of the people
of La Junta and II my structures do
no more than arouse them to sense
OF their duty and responsibility in this
matter. then, the evils complained OF.
which have dragged their slow length
along for two years. will soon be
looked into and rectified.
Many of our citizens. like myself,
being SO busy with their own private
affairs and thinking that the schools
were moving along all right. oe-
came Indifferent. almost asleep In
respect to them We have been like
the Deacon who slept in church at
every service. Finally his Pastor sac
to him.
Deacon, ! notice you never hear
over ten minutes OF my sermon,
then you fall asleep. and sleep
through the entire sermon, and sir,
wish TO inform you that l regard
your conduct as slur upon my min
istry. and | feel offended
MY dear pastor" said the deacon,
you put the wrong Interpretation
upon my conduct. When those young
clerical chaps came here preaching
their trial sermons | was afraid they
might make some bad break and In
jure the church, SO just stayed
awake and watched them; but you,
why l have great confidence In you:
fn your ability and skill, SO that when
you get your sermon started and un'
der q full head of steam. and l know
that everything is going aiong all right
Il makes me feel 30 comfortable and
care-free that fall into . gentle and
sweet slumber. I cannot help It."
That Is about the way many OF Ys
have felt towards the schools here
tofore, but. now. l. for one. am fully
awake. That $500 warrant did 1t.
win hereafter keep one eye on our
schools. but my EAGLE eye will be
trained ON the school board. Ill see
to 1t that no more illegal warrants
are issued to pay the expences OF
High School Monkey Show. III
watch them now henceforth. and for
evermore. Amen!
II they are competent and square
they will not object to being watcn
ed, and II they are not they ought
to be watched. In this country when
the people are supposed to govern