The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-05-08
SECOND LETTER FROM PROF.
ROBINSON; TAKES Ed
IT0R TO TASK
kimball. W. Va.
May 4. 1914.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
In reply IN your editorial under the
title, "ii~ missed the i-sue." permit me
to say that the same title would most An
prlately apply Ia your editorial. IL never
oocurrei To the writer that the letter
which has claimed - much of your val
liable time could have been So misunder-
stood.
We are Of the opinion that Intelligent
men should be able To discuss measures
which concern the public without resort
ing to the uncharable method of making
personal attacks. II my article has done
nothing more. II has enabled the writer
10 locate the heart of his supposed friend.
We wish To state that We have not at any
time, or place accused our good editor of
making any attack upon the work that
Is being done i'm the high schools of the
Browns Greek district: but We ~an al-n
state with the same veracity that il any
complimentary OF encouraging mention of
the high school work that is now heiny
done in the esiistrict has Appeared in his
columns, they have escaped our notice
The high school work il in its infancy and
both patron and pupil should be encour
aged Ia take advantage OF the opportu-
mites offered. II this il done We shall
have "A fairly good number of pupils Ia
place into our new district binding when
Il Is established. We agree with the ed
itor when he states that no one man can
teach all of the high school branches and
get the hest results.
We stated in our letter (u-ing the hest
English at our commandD that We highly
favor modern high -rhool buil.ling fully
and We mean with emphasis
every word We say. Now il our good ed
it"r wishes u question our veracity Of
that statement oi course il is his privilege
to do 50.
We note the following statement in the
editorial to which We have referreI: The
professor letter has the sound of "A de
fence of his ability "a do high -..hool work
when no one has questioned IL. and il
u
nation 81 the high school rotIr-e in the
kimball- Tidew ater school Of which he l.
principal, which Is u say the least bad
taste. The Mcdowell Times has no
selth interest To advancr. wehave
NO candidates ior the principal-hip."
We wish Ia inform the q iitor, and the |
public whom lac -ruis 10 have a desire
to mlslead. that W. had mo- intention to
ofirr any ds.ience for our ability to do
high school work. We are willing t. trust |
the record that W. have made ~ thi- state
during the thirteen years We have -l~nt
within her borders. The writer has no |
desire To have the high school course con
Time in the kimball-Tidewater school |
any longer than the district school j. e-
tablisiIe~i. The cour-s Wa established
lefOre our connection with the school. n
II rather singular that our gooI s-litor
would CONSUME 80 much space in sI-rak
lng oi the PrinciIal-hip of the anticipated
high school since our letter made sl,-o- |
lntely no mention Of u principal. lie
would have tlIe readers Of hi- paper le-
i'eve that ] partially described the quail |
Ification Of high school principal, and
lIe took orca-ion ~ a.ld other qualifica-
lions A matter q fact. he made no
mention Of the qualifications 81 a high
-cliool principal or any pth~r high -chool
teAci'er. We only -tats-l that the teacher
must not lse ls'-t sight of and that Ise j.
the most important iactor in the e.Inca-
ti"n "i our boys and girls. We are rer-
iectly willing to accept the qualifications
given ~ our good e.iitOr, but he must