The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-06-27
MOTHERS MOVE FOR.
BETTERiNC SCHOOLS

~bSxOeS 40 PIeStutcu 10 tue
scno0i board II meeting held last
Monday night urging numerous re-
forms In the Salmon school manage
ment- The petition had been present
ed some days before. so II was stated
by numbers Of the sieners. in the ex-
pectation that the meeting was 10 be
held sooner. and when the meeting
did not take place. they applied. 80
they said. 10 the clerk for the return
OF the paper but the return was de-
MED
ars- r. J. Dempsey. Mrs. T.. A..
Barr. Mrs. Pippenger. Mrs. 4. M.
Doak, Mrs. Linnie Wilson and others
amtug the signers We're present to
urge consideration OF the petition.
which seemed 10 be aimed at Super.
intendent Phil Rand. Mr.. Rand h..n-
self and four of the teachers serving
under him. Mrs. Mccormick, Miss
Ryan. Mrs. Hestlnger ana Miss
Stroud. were present though IL was
suggested that the meeting exclude
them as parties Interested in the pro-
posed discussion W. c. Smith. a
member of the hoard. at this point
stated his objection to anything like
secret meeting and the teachers
We're allowed 10 remain throughout a
rather unpleasant hour or two as the
storm raged In the open. The board
seemed 10 endorse the action OF their
clerk In denying the return OF the PEE
tftfon. As 10 thu petition itself there
was no action taken further than To
receive II. Having already appoint.
ed Mr.. Rand and most Of his teach.
ing stan there was no disposition TO
revoke the action. In this connec.
tion u has been stated since the
meeting that the complaints are 10
be carNed TO the state board OF edu-
cation ks having pienary powers in
the premises.
! The pther side of the controversy
that has arisen recites the services
of Mr.sRand In the school as having
commenced three years ago. The
teachers serving under him both nj
this time and for his entire school di.
recticn are said TO be loyal In heir
allegiance TO him as educator and ex
ecutiye, IL being understood that the
board itself and not the superinen.
dent makes these subordinate ap
pointments.
In the meeting Mr. Rand denied all
the allegations affecting the school
management and asked the board 10
thresh them out in the open or else
where, as the board deemed best for
the welfare of all concerned. He
thanked one OF the ladies present
Mrs. Pirpenger, for her fair criticism
of the schools, urging as she did. ht
said, that what she had in view seem
ed to be for school advancement and
not inspired bysa disposition TO fms
fault.
Here is the petition:
Salmon. Idaho. June 3, 1919.
Gentlemen and Mrs King of ths
School Board:
We believe you have the interest,
of the school and the welfare OF In,
chil1ren at heart, but having your
lselyes, for the most part. only Emai
children III school. we think you ars
mot cognizant of many things In tns
schools that are proving positive
hmdrance to scholarship and the de
Ivelopment OF character, the chief ain
lof education.
Now what we have to say we trus
YOU will take in the light Of suggep
ltion or constructive criticism. w,
assure you there Is no personal feel
ing against the superintendent o
lanyone connected with our com
Eplaint.
We would be always boosters, bu
we would be sure that we have some
thing TO boost for. Good schools ar
the greatest help In the building u
OF any community. but dozen o
more families planning 10 send thei
lchildren away TO school Is poo
Recommendation for our home schoo
There Is general complain
among the parents of High school pt
pills especially. that there is too III
tie emphasis placed upon scholal
ship. Too little study is required. Tn
Estate Board of Education arrange
the courses OF study for high schools
giving a uniformity 10 the work. an
making II possible for these hig
schools TO coordinate their wor
! with that OF colleges and unIyers
ties. In order TO accomplish this. a
! least from two TO four hours OF hom
} istudy is necessary. A eursory glane
= at such subjects as algebra, geom
} try. general history and Latin is M
sufficient. There is no royal road |
learning. The schedule for hig
! school work requires at least "a
hours mental concentration upc
each study.
Notwithstanding the long sacstio
: dus TO the fiu. week was gig, = oy.
, 10 initiating the freshmen. They yei
: required 10 wear clothing hind pa
before. get down on their knees
T seniors and do lot Of other fools
= stunts. not bad perhaps In ,hsT
: selves. but certainly not beiping n
D students TO get down 10 business
{ lthey sorely needed TO do. This pr
5 gram closed with a social danfe {
T. Thursday aiEht which lasted Until
$ livery late hour. uniting the pup
lfor Fridays work. Then tho cia
dances began. lasting sometimes
Iiate as two-thirty o'clock As 81
mother remarked. 1T takes the ch
4 jdren a week TO get ready for the
IaTairs and a week TO get over them
:. The fact In the social interruptio
!. lduring the past winter and kpril
n have been so numerous that the pro
> ier degree OF concentration on sehu
h work has been impossible. and ,
Q they passed. How. we do not und.
Q stand. unless as one teacher remar
N ed Why we've got 10 pass them