Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-04-14
THE SCHOOL BOARD MET
Two Teachers Elected, and a Visit
Was Enjoyed From Prof. Hender-
son of State University.

The school board met at the Cen |
trail school building last evening. 1t
was called session, to elect teach
ers, etc. There were present Trus-
tees F. C. Eason, Leo. Davidson, D.
M. Hodges, w. H. Nance, G. A. Sterne
and W. M. Hamilton; Superintendent
King, and visitor, Prof. J. L. Hen
derson, of the Stale University, Off
cial inspector of the schools of the
state.
Miss Fannie May Mcleod was elect
ed a teacher to fill a vacancy Miss
Mcleod is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Mcleod, who formerly lived
here, and is well known and liked.
She is at present teaching in Bell
county
Miss Jessie Hanna of Smith county
was also elected as supernumerary
teacher for the remainder of the term.
Miss Hanna is relative of Judge
and Mrs. Ned Morris, and is highly
recommended as a teacher of five
years experience.
Prof. Henderson, who had spent the
day visiting the Palestine schools,
was invited to talk to the board,
which he did The professor is one
of those not too common characters
of men, strong, forceful, yet gentle
as woman; a type of man that
grows on one with association man
you love more and more the better
you know him. He is one of the states
best educators and school men. The.
Herald men knew him years ago. He
is man of forty-two, yet he has the
appearance of man not over thirty.
The professor has an earnest way of
saying things, and he said things
last night that impressed the mem
bers of the board, things that the
voters, citizens and school patrons of
Palestine should have heard. First,
he complimented Prof. King and the
board for the air of cleanliness in
the school buildings. Then he told
them of some of the good things he
had observed of the schools, and of
their shortcomings. The latter main
| ly came from inaedquate school
| funds. He says the lack of proper
support of the city schools, and the
failure to vote tax sufficient to
properly maintain them was a serious
reflection on the citizenship of the
town, and was so regarded by other
towns of the state. He complimented
the work being done by superintend-
eRt, principals anG-teae sSs.iiaia d 3
clared Palestine was getting far bet
ter services than she was paying for;
| that the teachers were underpaid.
The shortcoming of the schools con-
stitutes a crime against the children,
who should be given the very best.
He thought no man should be mean
enough to refuse to vote a tax COM
mensurate with the needs of the
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Palestine's Importance. A tax of %
cents on the $1OO he said was well
enough for country villages, but not
enough for a city that had children to
educate. He hoped to see better con-
ditions in Palestine on his next visit,
and said every effort should be made
to raise the tax to at least so cents,
tax that is levied in all Texas towns
of similar population.
The professor left this morning for
Tyler, to visit the schools there. And
by the way, he incidentally made COM
parison of Tyler and Palestine
schools. At Tyler the tax is so cents,
and he declared the Tyler schools
were in the front ranks of Texas pub
lie schools.
The professor, though, left assur-
ance that the Palestine schools, on
his recommendation, will be raised a
few points, and that the work being
done here deserves it.