Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-06-13
OPEN LETTER TO
SCHOOL PATRONS
Urges School Patrons to Write MIR.
B. P. Thompson, Not Employ
|. B. Warner Longer.

Editor Republican and School
Patrons:--
There seems to be doubt In the
minds of many as to Warner being
gone for good, and as there are many
Of us in this district who, to put it
mildly, do not like his methods and
.hink he has been employed here
long enough, move that every one
who would like to have change,
write p personal letter to b. p.
thompson as a member of the board,
asking them to no longer employ
Warner. He isn't the only pebble
on the beach" among school instruc-
tors although his treatment of the par
ents of many of the pupils would in
dlcate that he thinks he is.
We are paying the bills TO the
tune of $4,000 year, and we GER
ainly should have something to say
and be entitled to a hearing. We
iced expect nothing from the Su-
preme Court, and to settle this trouble
and put the school business out of
he way of zone man rule" we
ihould take steps to organize the dis
.rict into an independant district
Nth six members on the school
BOARD, two to be elected every year
and the election come In the eanly
Jart of September instead of the lat
er part Of April. Which would prevent
the running In Of the teachers here
and voting them the same as the
yransil mt sheep heTders are voted.
The teachers have no moral right to
Yote for members of our school board
Unless they are residents here. IL
we get good and true teacher like
Miss Scott, she won't be allowed to
stay in this school. We all hated
TO see that girl refused position
here next year, but The Great l Be
iD didn't approve OF her SO out she
goes! The board OF an independent
district has no more power than the
present board and six men are not
lkely to submit to being tied col
ectively to the apron strings OF any
me, either from choice or ignorance.
When 1t comes to spending $25, 200
early of the peoples money, doing
he best they know how" isn't a very
ood rule to follow, If you are going
0 depend on man to make out q
III of his labor and material, who
ant seperate the cost of labor from
he sost of material In his own bill.
hat certaily ought to take the BOBBY
lZe.
Id rather be called crook than
fool! The crook has a chance to
nprove, but the fool has none.
The change in the district will be
'ade by one fifth of the free holders
et'foning the county commissioners.
o make 1t sure, the petition should
ontain names enough to make a ma
'rity Of the free holders. Then the
appoint six on the
oard-two till September, two for
ne year, two for two years and the
Vo elected In September would serve
lree years. am sure that both fac
ons in this town are tired of the
ght and this is good way to settle
+, Out of six men we can surely get
ne of our choice.
Taking around a petition is thank
ss job 80 why cant we each who
vor this change write a line to the
epubl;can asking for the organiza-
on of an independent district and
e would have our petition minus the
sual snubs and 1t would only cost
) one cent envelope and five min
tes time. And don't let the grass
row under our feet as the Commits
oners have a month after receiving
le petition before acting.
A parent.
A taxpayer.
A voter.
P. S. We don't want Monroe and
q wife either