The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-25

those whom he reported as having
passed and that he was ready to vote
TO remove him from the board for in
efficiency. He also stated that he
knew some things concerning the eX-
animation which indicated very
strongly that there had been discrim-
ination against Mr.. Carmine and Mr..
Bolander
Mr.. Pennel volunteered the infor-
nation that one of the teachers who
passed, stated to him that she would
not have passed had she not known
from what history text Mr.. Longbon
took his questions. Mr.. Pennell stated
that he was informed that McLaugh-
Inns text was used by Mr.. Longbon
and that the teacher volunteering the
information. had secured copy and
had been able to pass the examina-
ton.
In the discussion which dragged
along for about two hours, all of the
members of the school board, with
the exception of Mr.. HILL took q
hand. After so long a time, Prof
Hartman was called upon and his
first declaration was that he consider
ed the bearing teacher the most
despicable person on earth and de-
clared that that teacher is not fit to
be in any school He promised the
board that If he discovers during the
year any teachers who are running
to members of the board and telling
different stories, he will drop them
out at the end of the year.
"The first qualification in a teacher
Is truth" declared Mr.. Hartman. 81
have five little children and ! hold
| them too dear to entrust their well
| fare In the hands of a tale-bearing,
misrepresenting school teacher. II Is
| the business of the school teacher to
| teach, and his qualifications do not
| lie wholly in what he KNOWS Some
OF the biggest fizzles / have ever
known in teaching were graduated OF
| Ann Arbor, oxford and Edinboro.
| Gentlemen, let me beg of you that
you lay down your personal fights. II
you want to fight. get out here In tho
school yard or in the street and iigh
like men. but in the name of all tha
is holy. let me beg of you that you
lay aside personal chickering's instead
of handing them down to your chill
/
"I favor placing men principals IL
our schools. If a man, the father o.
four or five children, should die, W,
would all say, what n great pity 4
is those children will not have tn,
guidance of man. Yet, we put wo
men in out schools and deprive tn,
children of the influence of mar
during all of their lives In the grades
The influence of the man and tn,
woman are needed in our schools
just as the influence of both sexes II
needed I'm our homes.
"If you are not satisfied with thu
qualifications of these men who ar,
applicants for prlncipalships, | cai
ship men in here, bus do not con
slider them as well qualified as tn,
men whose cases are before you.
II wish to say right here that 1
discover inefficient teachers In thu
force, during the coming year, I vii
get rid of them. In "A year from nov
will tell you about them and I vii
have told them about 1t long before
that time.
Gentlemen, this Is a question o
right and wrong. Let me beg of yol
that you get together and do the righ
thing. ] am going to make my recon-
mendations and you can vote as yol
please. You are the ones who will
have to answer for your votes. ] an
shirking no responsibility and l d,
not propose that you shall shirk yours
so far as me and my work are con
cerned."
There was a little lodging after Mr.
Hartman took his seat and then thu
recommendation of the superintend
ent were called for with the resul
stated at the beginning.
Prof, Hartman was authorized t.
place the teachers for the year ant
to employ a stenographer for work II
his office.
The board determined to make al