Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1909-02-06
Helfrich Makes Reply

v hat were the later developments
referred to i'll Mr.. Baxter's letter
Under date Of Nov. so, T replied
to Mr. Baxter, setting forth his
conversation with Mr.. Reed and /.
and his decision and instructions
to us. have copy of this letter
together with Mr.. Baxter's reply.
shall refrain from publishing
this unless forced to do so, but
there is no denial from Mr.. Baxter
IN his reply as to our conversation,
and why Mr.. Marsteller, who was
not witness, should question this
| cannot say. In reference to the
decision Of Mr.. Baxter of Sept. IA,
1906, | would say no intelligent
man could think for 4 moment, or
presume this decision was intend
ed for graduates. 1t was intended
for pupils who had not as yet re-
ceived the ninth and tenth grades.
Mr.. Baxter further quotes: "This
ruling, of course, is on the pre-
sumption that the work done in
YOUR ninth and tenth grades is fully
|alp to the Standard But is the
work done in the high school Of
Plt asantville fully up to the stan
dard! Results speak for themsel-
YES. If Mr.. Baxter's letter of
Sept. IA, 1906, applied to the 9th
and 10th grades when only those
two high school gradeswere taught,
why should not the same ruling ap-
ply to Mr.. Strang when the 18th
grade was taught! Mr.. Strang is
regular member of the 18th
grade of Atlantic City High School
and on the same grounds that my
son was debarred, that they were
teaching the 10th grade here. Why
wasn't Mr.. Strang ,debarred de-
cause they we're teaching the 11tb
grade here? As both pupils were
graduates fthe 18th grade Of the
Pleasantville high school last
spring. While | am willing to ad-
nit that portion of Mr.. Marstel-
ler's letter is true in SO far as my
sou is concerned, that he produced
Mr.. Baxter's letter of 1906, as an
argument against paying his tut
ton and transportation, | am not
willing to admit that Mr.. Strang
was paid because he had no ruling
since the 11th grade was added, but
because he tried to force upon thl
members Of the Pleasantville
Board Of Education the misrep-
representation that Mr.. Strang was
a partial member of the 18th grade
Of Atlantic City High School, and
therefore, being a partial member
Of grade higher than was taught
in Pleasantville he was entitled
to tuition and transportation. ]
will say in conclusion that / shall
not retract one word Of my letter
Of Jan. 23d, as [ am wiling to
take an affidavit to the truth of
every word as set forth, with wit
nesscs to bear out every statement.
L furthermore court and demand
chat if Mr.. Marsteller has any
thing that he can show against me,
to publish it, as | am not ashamed
Of any Of my past 10 years Of life
in Pleasantville, but | want him
to come out with facts and truths,
not yelled meanings and inuen-
dos. | do not consider my letter
of Jan. 23d one of abuse or Wifi
cation, but one Of plain facts and
truths, and ] can not see why a
public official isNnot open to crit
icism just as much as any other
mortal, in fact more 50. I shall
publish no more letters only as a
vindication of any untruths that
might be said. # Mr.. Marsteller
wants the matter to cease l am
willing, but only on the grounds
that | am not compromised before
the public. / will now close with
"a maxipm Of our raartyred Presi-
dent, the Tooth anniversary Of
whose birth we are about to COM
memorate: "You can fool all of
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