The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-16
More About
the Schools

Now ! hold it is not decent for a
scientific gent,
To say another is an ass--at least to
all intent;
Nor should the individual who hap.
pens to lie meant
Reply by hoaving rocks at him to any
great OK mt"
Brett HART.
This must serve as an excuse for
not replying to some abusive stric-
lures heaped upon us by Sidney G.
Gilbreath in Tuesdays issue of The
Daily Sun, in reply to an article in
your issue Of July 20. 1t is the easiest
kind Of thing to be abusive, we have
known that kind of thing. This form
of defense is used when its author has
nothing better to say or wishes to
avoid the issue at stake. Probably
both reasons operate in the case be-
fore us.
Professor Sidney G. says much
where he is directly interested (our
references to the State Normal) and
nothing about the greater interest
the depriving of from 20 to 30 per
cent of the children of the State Of
their schools. This is unbelievable;
we have it from the mouth of one of
the faculty of the State Normal, of
Johnson City, and that ought to make
it go with Sidney. 1t was also said
that there would go up great howl
about it, and we suppose this is the
first ululation.
He makes no mention of the worth |
lessness of the high school diplomas
Why not take up the main issues and |
let his vulgar attacks on this writer
go? Ignorant" oh, yes, we can
prove that by twenty men and four
women on any corner we may chance
to meet, and this is why we are so
concerned about the schools for our
are all ignorant enaff.
"A teacher who knows little can
teach child who knows nothing at
ALIVE note your play on words
and also note that you make no Just
'eply, or one 1--WE being so ignorant)
We do not comprehend There is
something coming to these teachers of q
low standing" and something is due g
hese little children who know little 7
Except to climb YEARLY up the hill
# science led by the teacher who 3
nows enuff to go ahead of them 3
Sidney has an exalted idea of the 3
of little children, and we 3
re willing to admit that Greene coun-
Y children are unevcelled if not UNI
qualled by those of any other coun-
in the State, but that they know v
nearly as much as the Glow stand
lg" teachers aspiring to teach them
as Incorrect as to say that the child
an know nothing at ALL" 81
We are not, nor have not, advo- y,
lted teachers of Glow standing" but >,
e, in the name of the people and A
leir Smart" children, demand a,
hools where they may inform them ri
lives, and we are and shall ever OPP Il,
osc plan that robs 20 to 80 per u,
mt of them of a chance to go to nc
hool eW are opposed to that COB nj
" of High brows called a State an
eachers' Association dickering with 70
e legislature and mixing up mat
rs in this fashion.
We are glad to announce that since
riting our former article our wor-
y county superintendent, Prof. ].
Pierce, land there is no better in TT
e State--an officer who is ever on I
e alert to see after the interest of
e children) has been in conference
tn the state officials at Nashville, nj,
d tells us that teachers will be H. sos
nsed and all the schools will start 20,
time. Whether this was done post 10
S or propter hoe of our writing we the
MT know, but we are satisfied to u.b
ow that the children will all be in ma
lool this fall. 49,,
Here is our jlatform, and we ask Va
of. Gilbreath to get on it: Pc,
We stand for schools for ALL the sir,
Ildren and not for 70 or 80 per cent
them.
We stand for the very best quail
! teachers for all of the children. $780,
All of the children must be in some n
I'd of school, feeling that poor u
Ichers and poor schools are better 4
IN none, e.
We don't suppose the last word of Y
could ever be said, so this is the
from us - n