El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-31
Old Board Candidates
Reply To Mr.. Rand

Nr- " 7 Rand.
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Dear Sir


Dear Sir;
In the Morning Times March 31st.
you submit an open letter 10 the School
Board, in which you state that you
have no objection 10 the present mem
hers of the School Board. but TO the
Superintendent OF our City Schools; al
though your associates and partisans
in the RUMP CONVENTION called by
you few days ago placed your objec-
lions to the politics OF some OF the
present members, and not to the Su-
perintendent-
You do not state any specific objec-
tons TO our superintendent. and it oc-
ours TO Us that If you and your friends
are so strenuOusly opposed to the ST.
perintendent. you must have some
definite objections to him or his poll
cies in the past, and as a citizen, in
terested as you say in the welfare OF
the schools. you should have laid your
complaint before the proper authorities
before you attempted drag our
schools into politics, which. as you
know, is bound to injure, II not 10
disrupt our public school system IN
this city.
You should know. as il IS a matter
OF public record. TO which considerable
publicity was given at the time in the
newspapers. that our present Super
intendent- Mr. r J. Tighe has one year
yet to serve, under his contract with
the School Board. ne having been elect
ed last Spring as Superintendent for
The term Of two years, as he was when
ne first came 70 Fl Paso % take charge
or our city schools
You. and other good citizens. viii ad-
NIT that our schools are in better con
ditiOn, and doing more Efficient work
than ever before in the history of the
city, and any objections which you
may have to the superintendent can
certainly not be based on lack of eff
Gent work that has been done under
mis- direction.
You also should realize mat We would
Ha
intendent merely because you or any
other politician might wish it.-even
though, with your powerful personal
and political organization you might
be able TO encompass our defeat.
We have heard rumblings from po-
Iucat sources IOr some time past, IN
which objections have been made 10
the city superintendent, and We realize
that no superintendent however
worthy, can please all Of the teachers
and patrons, particularly II he be a
man OF any force or executive ability.
Now, although we have no right to
discharge the Superintendent without
Just cause. before the expiration of
the term for which he has been elect
ed. still We believe that the Superin-
tendent would not want to continue
in that position if he felt that he was
not the choice Of the representative
citizens. Of FL Paso, and particularly
OF the patrons Of the schools.
Now. If you and your friends are
really acting in good faith in this
matter. and are not seeking TO advance
your own political and business inter
ests at the expense Of the public
schools Of FL Paso. We make you this
proposition:
If you viii present TO the School
Board . petition. signed by a respect
able number OF bona fide patrons of
our schools. requesting such action.
We.-in case Of our reelection, Will
submit the issue to the patrons Of the
schools before the Spring election Of
teachers. and if the majority Of these
patrons vote for his removal we have
no doubt that he Will willingly with
draw from his position and We would
have no hesitancy in asking for his
resignation
As 10 the proposition 10 donate the
paving bill to the public schools Of II :
PasO II which YOU evidently seek .
10 tempt the cupidity of the tax paying {
you offer TO contribute personally to
our campaign fund and work for our I
reelection. tempting as this PROPOSE !
ton might be to a politician. we will 4
say. il the public schools owe the 4
Bftulithic company anything, the 4
School Board Will have no hesitancy
in paving the bill. but We cannot ac-
cede 10 your proposition TO retire the
superintendent merely on your request
even though it might result in our re-
election.
Very respectfully.
I'd ~ Whitaker
a L Hawley.
: j. Prudential
g. 3. Stevens
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