The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-02-20

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Responsibility Spells Some People -
One of the difficulties of representative government is that
persons unaccusomed carrying responsibility may be elevated
power their fellows stroke and this act the great
evil of the pure democracy exaggerated in the individual
person who has always been humble position is poorly
qualified fill position requiring the exercise OF tact decision
and fairness but the development OF strong individuals the
have be made If the person elevated responsibility
the right met he she will rise to the occasion and
be equal the task If the person is scrub will manifest it.
self in the tendency authority convenient occasions
the discomfort dment of Others On this account hold
frequent elections give opportunity weed out the scrubs and
reect those worthy of carrying responsibility and doing honor
able service Many good officials spoiled early by being given
too much power and authority and little supervision
the case of probation officer discussed in this chapter but that
does apply the principal the department of education of
this county In other words the county superintendent spoiled
simultaneously with the of her election the first time
and she recovered.
Trustees Suffered First
The first ones to realize this and to suffer from
school trustees the country districts Next unwilling
allow the local school officers their authority and
their rights in dsposng of local questions determination
dictate districts who should be employed teach
and who should mared the relations between superintendent
and and works injury to the system disposition
use her official position carry out her likes and dskes with in
dvdua disposition constitute herself the judge of things
within the scope her work and sacrifice the best interests
that reduce the efficiency and increase the expense of her depart
An unhappy example of this kind has just terminated in
the Backfoot schools in the elimination of Miss Marie Herring
ton from the sixth grade where she had done unusually good
effective work since she took charge in October.
Drives Girl out of Idaho
contention between them and being human and a.
eced by mprectons such have enumerated embarra
multiplied The superintendent charged unproe
siona conduct Miss Harrington and without making formal
complaint and giving her chance be heard and defend her
self after the prescribed by the school law for such cases.
the superintendent proceeded undermine her by going about
among school officers and giving them her personal of
the young womans guilt without any hearing, holding up her
examination papers, seeking prejudice the examining board
against her by candestney presenting side of the
them and refusing file charge against her could be tried
and decided by impartial sitting judgment and hear
ing both sides of the controversy BY these underhanded
and professona conduct of her Office she kept the turmoil
two months when could have been decided promptly if
approved had been taken The details of the
proper material for this kind of article, but If they
given they would show the superintendent unproessona and
unfair Miss Harrington if she guilty charged and
this has been proven although may have been possible
do ft had been brought to an issue The fact that
not brought formal complaint by the superintendent is
perhaps the strongest evidence that the young being
made the victim of job and that fair trial hearing of the
whole question would have reflected seriously upon the supern
tendent whom she trying protect But these
details aside from the question: the prob
ably both wrong and this county entitled have somebody at
the head of the department of education who above reorng
petty, ndehanded methods oc conducting the affairs of the
office drive people out of the state when they doing good
work and willing stand trial for any charges that be
laid against them Miss Harrington has gone another state
seek employment tn city superintendent lost of his most
efficient teachers when she barred and the pupils of her
grade feel for her Loyalty that requires much sacrifice of their
feelings receive her the spirit of fairness that
due her.
Girl Probably Innocent of Charge
The accusation against Miss Harrington was that she wrote
letter charging that somebody cheating in taking the
teachers examination and did sign it. When accused being
the author of she protested her innocence but her rights were
withheld just if she had been tried and proven guilty The
county superintendent arrogated herself the rights of Judge and
jury and the accused woman could the trial
Department of Probation
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