The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-29

~ a man On > typewriter ia my life
Spiritual and rnorel forces have only a
shadoWy existence for him. His exist
enee Is upon the mechanics or school
work, upon the most trivial details" and
so forth
Now can a man stoop 70 tho small
things that has been stopped 10 and be
large enough to MI the position of the
superiutendency Of the Hammond
schools? That letter is full OF Just
such characterizations. one in which
he SAYS that he viii have more neRspa-
per puffs In few months than any 9TH
er former superintendent had In five
years
Vow friends. I do not want 70 talk
too long. I want 10 give somebody else
a chance TO speak. But here Is the
question that is confronting US; Right
versus wrong; McElroy US. Mcdaniel;
if ono goes the other ought 70 90: 4
one stays, the other ought 70 ~ beyond
any question.
appeal TO you nov cand dly and SIN
cerely. as YOU love your children, y
you can have Your boys and girls gro"
up into majority. pass through hign
school and feel that they are .n high
school whose master Il q man who
thinks first Of himself arsc OF his own
glory. arst az his own praise. first or
h!s position. g man vino VIII give
diploma that he may obtain three
year extra contract
ACT or LITTLE MAN.
haven't overdra1-n ST. haven't
half through. could keep you here an
vi tomorrow morning. for have been
here now for these many years and
have watched him ! have said nothing
because did not seel that the tine was
ripe n-as realls in hopes that he
would get a promotion All o. these
things that 7 have mentioned tonight
are little things. admit that. but they
rc present the acts OF a lctie man Ne
need big man in this eity. ? large man
81 large svrapathies-that - what Nc
Elroy is in his high school work.
Do you know thore xa- littia Poiish
woman over On state Line who SO 2 the
other day: 81 don't know how il comes.
but Mr. McElror took pay boy after he
had been in the reformatory school ana
handed him 50 carefully and SO ju-
dIcfausiy-(thos were not just the
words that she used, because she could
not express herself in that way, but
that vas her thought that he IS
little man
went TO McHIrov ard said Ma.
how did you come 70 help this polish
boy ever here" aud told him who
il was
well" hc said. y VIII tell you. Mr.
Berman. spent a great deal more time
with him than ] did with yonr boy
last year"
said. cod bless Gu. my friend for
you recognized your duty. that the boy
need ; the boy that ought 70 have
your sympathy and Your work"
TAat is what Mr. McElroy stands for
wish could read long letter that
was sent r confidence from a man high
up II willis come out shortly If this
hsAt is NOS won. but can not sive il
~ yeu ton ght. because II was given
me fn confidence The man said y am
70 glad that Eou took the stand that
you did. a. free institution 81 Amer
.ca can tolerate no other stand"
And believe. friends. that we are
gong 20 do something this YER night
thank vou
Mr.. Belman concluded his remarks
and was given extended applause.
AIRS. HERNDoN SPEAKS.
II take il for granted that the pur-
pose OF this meeting Is pretty vel IN
derstood." said Dr. shanklin presiding
officer. .snd declare the meeting open
for general discussion. l appoint Mrs.
Conroy secretary"
Mrs. Carrie r. Herndon. principal Or
the Herndon school around whom the
storm conferred before the new excite
rnent in the schools of the city. was the
next sneaker. Mrs. Herndon has been
twice acquitted by popular sentiment Of
charges Of furnishing children cruelty.
II was asked BY the superintendent OF
schools 20 write chld's edition OF
Ben Hur" stated Mrs Herndon l
wrote il the summer of 1915 working
six hours a day. Il was sent TO the
publishers by MI McDaniels under our
Joint names and l VAS told could eX-
pect the book % be published any time
and we would receive eight percent.
Then Mr. MCDANIEL told me it would be
impossible 20 print the book because
Harper brothers. who held the cory
right 10 Ben Hur. would prosecute lie
hadn't secured a permit from Harper
Bros. paid s3750 "a my half Of the
! bill ~ typewriting the manuscript.
DE- SMITH NOT a sIAcKsR.
Or. smith of the school board was
heard next Ladies anc gentlemen J
am no Stacker" he stated. = want 70
apologize for am not accustomed 70
taking in public and am not able 20
compete with the eloauence Of Mr.. Bel
man"
DIR. Smith then told the story Of the
boy who had been in camp but a few
DAYS and wrote home he was field mar
shall bur later wrote that what he had
intended 70 say was court martial
SO after few weeks on the board Of
education 7 find that instead Of held
martial am court msrtialed." added
Or. Smith.
TOOK PRECAUTIONS.
Tonight 7 pinned by name Plainly
inside Of my coat 80 that If nly wife
can't recognize me when ! set through
she can see the name" he continued
II am exactly one-half welsh and I
am going 10 stand behind anything I
have done or may do as q member Of
the board Of education.
before Dr. Howatt became oandi-
date ] was asked to take the job on
the school board refused. had no
more idea OF any disssnsion IN the
schools than rabbit.
when Dr Howatt went into the
service ne said to me that my name had