The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-03-09
IS Imcompetent as Ever.

Again has Principal W 5. PIcken
shown bis Incompetence to have charge
of big institution or state property.
Not big enough to grasp q situation or
equal an occasion. He may be good
teacher under other Leadership.
Last week the Teachers. Co. Super
iDtendents, scholars, were here as the
guests, TIE very people needed to help
build I'D the Western Kansas State Nor
NAL school in Our city Our citizens
were doing their test TO please the Wis
itors snd encourage their return. The
people threw open their homes; bust
ness places decorate a warm welcome
TO our visitors The old ''Free-Press"
had used columns of space (onl7 paper
in the COUNT to DO SOY several weeks
urging teachers to come; everyone try
ing TO help build up the State Normal.
Saturday morning--5 inches of snow
came. people all around town shoveied
the walks for the visitor g comfort, 400
peorla walked out to the State Normal
School to the exercieF, not drop OF
snow Fhoveled- away arourd the door
ways, entering TO bTooms in sight, no
way of cleaning the snow off their feet
or clothes, tramp right in through the
halls WithFthe- snow, set there 3 hours
with wet feet WI ere the snow melted
One of our.'citizens who had walked
out with crowd of the. teachers and
heard them ask for broOms and COM
planning went to the Principals Office,
politely stated TIE case and ssked that
the Janitor be requested to put brooms
each door, nd Janitor Wagner, no
doubt, would gladly done so. but in
stead of.being a gentleman Thanks,
very good suggestion, "snd calling to
the janitor, 1.-The Great Am" said
1.-The Janitor can attend to his work
without suggestions and went on with
his work.
What did he care if 300 people track
ed snow and dirt all thrO' the State
building? What cared he if U. S. Sen
ator Burkett, Rev. Lovelsnd ard 800
teachers wanted at our school went IN
to TIE exeI cisee with snowy feet and
clothes and set there three hours?
He as sitting by nice warm heater
dra wing a handsome salary.
When Pres, Hill was here he complain
ed of the food scatte red along walks
What would he have said had he seen
that crowd t. mping the snow IN the
| building and knew the Principal kne "
it but did noting to prevent it,?
But it is not surprising. People in
this western z nsas are proud or IT.
They are proud Of their Western KAN
SAS State Normal ard to build it up
Students are proud of their pennants
w. X. .. n. Now it is is simply
~. 3 ~. (Western State Normal)
ard those penants are on sale. No tel
| ling if IT. means Colorado or California
| but ashamed of Kans
| KANSAS: Where we've torn the
shackles from the farmers leg
| Kansas: where the hen that cackles
| Always lays an egg;
| Where the COWS are fairly acnln
To gl on with record breakiR'
/ And the hogs are raising bacon
b. the keg -
Out there in Western Kansas
But ic tie same with Hays, He tried
| to Kill of our High School he work
ed hard for the DormatoIy which was
to drive away or cripple the families
now keeping roomers- He drove oul
Nor NAL Club eatI7R houses out OF 3D.
siness. He's been 10 years running hf
school. LAST year WIS proud of an in
cres Sc of g. Now if IL wasn't for the
town scholars there would be sma
attendance Students won't come here
while he is Principal.
| The school should have 500 studenti
in atiendar c. Has should by thu
time have 500 non-residsnt students
boarding around our town.
| Gtr6en City will try again next win
ter and urIr ss HsNs Normal gets new
Principal and more students thew ma
sue e. d.
The Principal wants to get OF nj
greuch in an address TO the student
in the chapel he promised /tol and I,
remember that 8 man in bis nigh posi-
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