Evening journal., 1912-10-19
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VAT have received from r. p Fletcher responsible
w citizen Of this city. the following letter.
TO the Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL;
sir;--I wish to express my hearty approval Of your
editorial relative the OF the main entrance Of
the High School by the scholars The trouble appears
with some Of the members Of that body who wish to
back the anitor rather than to listen to the wishes
of parenta aud taxpsyers This janitor appears to
have great influence with members Of the board,
who act misleading statements without sufficient
investigation For two years lived In the house ad-
Joining the High School and he attempted TO prevent
my little boys ten and eleven years old, from play
ing ball property for which paid rent. He talks
too much and is gossip. The only reason I ever
heard him give for wishing the children TO use
the main entrance to the building was that It caused
too much dirt which his force had to clean up.
We wish to assure Mr. Fletcher that the taxpayers
and parents Of Wilmington are alive to the gross
injustice that is being worked upon their children
and that the front door will be opened by the men
whose duty It s to open IL, or those same tax
payers and parents will put in the board who
will open IT, BY the token it may be said that
If the ianitor does not like the conditions they
will see to IL that someone is put in charge OF the
building who realizes that he is paid to keep II clean
and be courteous and respectful to the children Of
the taxpayers under whom he holds his job. This
abuse Of power has been tolerated TOO long already
and the taxpayers and voters demand change The
scheme TO make the children Of the men and women
who paid for the High School and who now maintain
It and the educational system narrow side doors
and go up alleys to get into the school and to re-
the main entrance has been played out
One Of the most outrageous features Of the whole
situation is that the chief champion of this gross and
unwarranted discrimination against the High School
boys and girls Of Wilmington is Or. r. o. Cooper,
the Democratic candidate for Representative in the
Fourth District He is paradng before the voters
now as a friend Of the people and pleading for their
votes on that ground and yet in proof Of his utter
lack Of the spirit OF democracy and friendship for
tho people he is standing in opposition TO the public
demand that the High School boys and girls shall be
permitted 20 use the front door Of their own High
school We say to DR. Cooper and his associates on
the High school Committee that tho taxpayers parents
and voters Of Wilmington have put with that sort
of business Just long they intend TO do IT, and
that Il will be we'll for him and others Of like mind,
and for the iantor and all others responsible for that
door being closed to the students 10 get their to
the ground The people who love their children and
who wish them 10 be respected and treated the
future men and women Of our city should be respected
and treated. demand the opening Of that door
They do not propose that DR. Cooper The janitor or
anyone else shall sprinke sand the hinges or stun
paper In the lock
II is very simple demand the people make. It is
a demand for the open door And f after it has been
opened II Is discovered that it makes little extra
work the ianitor and his assistants II he and they
do not care to perform their duties in that respect
there is nothing the world prevent them resign
ing We doubt that any difficulty would be experienced
I'm filling the vacancies