Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-10

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WILL HIRE a SUPERINTENDENT.
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man that Is available for the place,
and the only way to do so is to call
for and consider various applications.
II the schools can be bettered by a
change OF superintendents am in
favor OF the change, and II not, then
| am not, and this. as understand It,
Is the position OF the majority OF the
board. There is no personal feeling
entering into the matter SO far as /
am concerned. as l am friend OF the
present superintendent. and 80 are
the remainder of the members OF the
board. but II Is merely matter OF Sc
curing the best man for the place"
Trustee Treff, when seen, expressed
himself IN the same manner and so
did Trustee Branson Both stated
that the board concluded that the
best policy to pursue In selecting q
superintendent was to secure a large
number OF applications. and then se-
lect the best man, and stated that In
the event the present superintendent
proved to be the best qualified for the
place that he would be the man Sc
leCted.
Trustee Davies differs with the
other members OF the board, and be-
lieves that no Improvement can be
made by change. He believes that
professor Barton has brought the
school up to high state OF efficiency,
that he is emnently fitted and quail
fed In every manner for the position,
and is not OF the opinion that any
benefit can be gained by change, or
that one better fitted to hold the office
can be- secured. and feels satisfied
that after considering all the applica-
lions that this will be the view OF the
board and that Barton will be re-elec-
tod.
Trustee Rogers was out OF the city
and could not be seen but 1t Is under
stood that he holds the view of the
majority OF the board. and that SO
does F. d. Wlnn, who is now In the
east.
superintendent Barton was asked
for statement regarding the action
Of the board In calling for appllca-
tions for the place which he now oc-
cuples and which Is to be tlred at the
next meeting Of the board He gave
the following interview:
During the first three years of my
service here. the growth OF the
schools was so rapid that consecutive
work. close supervision. effective or
sanitation or generally satisfactory
results could not be obtained. As high
as 400 pupils were transferred from
one room or building to another in a
month, The corps OF teachers In
creased from Il to 40. The enroll
ment from t0l to | ,406 and the num-
Der of buildings from three to nine.
scattered over district approximate
" four miles wide and nine miles
long. Handicapped By poorly paid
teachers. insufficient school facilities,
lack % books and necessary school
supplies and highly eongested school
rooms, an OF which difficulties from
the flrst were augmented and made
all but unsurmountable by the legacy
10 me OF bilious. vindietive. bitter
faetlonal fight on the board, In the
corps and among the patrons OF the
school. involving banking institu-
lions, eomerelal houses. public one
tails, social cliaues and personal feel
ings. one side or the other OF which
was attacking the school. the teach
ers or the superintendent. the wonder
Is that anything has been accom-
plished; that friction has been elm
hated from the board. the corps and
reduced to a minimum among the
patrons this year; that each year a
class has graduated from four year
high school course with honor to
themselves and credit to this city In
the higher institutions they are now
attending; that consecutive. well-oat-
lined work is being done with the
grades; that our high school is sec