The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-28
THEY OPPOSE her
Teachers Association Starts
Fight Against Miss Wooster.
Charge She Has Not Shown
Constructive Leadership.
CIRCULARS ARE DISTRIBUTED
Work Being Carried on at Each
Convention City.
Almost All superintendent Are
Signing 1t.
CIRCULARS ARE DISTRIBUTED


| intendent of public instruction, is re-
elected on November 2, it will not be
with the support of the Kansas State
Teachers association. Active political
work against Miss Wooster, led bv
many of the leading school men and
women of the state regardless of party
affiliations. began with the opening OF
the annual convention in Topeka this
morning
Begin Work Early.
Just outside the office of Miss
Wooster in the north wing of the state
house, in hotel lobbies and all places
where teachers are gathered, cir
cular asking all teachers. whether Re-
publican or Democrat, to vote for J.
v Colville of Wichita, Democratic
candidate for the office of superin-
tendent of public instruction, because,
the circular states, "the present in
cumbent has not shown any really eff
fective or constructive leadership in
educational matters in this great state
of Kansas since she was elected su-
perintendent of public instruction two
years ago"
Work in Four Cities.
The circular is put out by the lead
ers of educational work in the state it
is understood, and is being distributed
not only in Topeka, but in Wichita,
Independence and Hays. the other as
sociation convention cities. The cir
clIlar, which asks for signatures. reads
as follows:
Attention of Voters of ..........
1 am Republican but / believe the
educational interests of the State of Kan
sas at this time demand that l disregard
party lines in the selection of a State
Superintendent of Public Instruction at
the election next Tuesday, November 2.
n ind h fr1nr NkNxaTff
has not shown any really effective or con-
structive leadership in educational mat
ters in this great state of Kansas since
she was elected Superintendent of Public
Instruction two years ago.
AS a representative of the educational
who is highly interested in the matter
of education in the State of Kansas,
feel that it is my professional duty to say
think, in this particular instance, the in
terests of education will be much better
conserved If we throw our Influence to the
Democratic candidate, j. V. Colville of
Wichita, Kan.
I am voicing the sentiment of many of
the leading school men and women in the
state of Kansas when 1 make this plea.
1t is not personal matter with me but
as an educator am insisting that Kansas
needs educational leadership and 1 am
paying for this advertisement to express
my. conviction professionally.
Vote for J. v. .Colville for state super
intendent of public instruction next Tues
day.
(Signed) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Supt- of Schools.
Out to Defeat Her.
practically all superintendents of
the cities of the first and second class
are signing the circular" a superin-
tendent of one of the largest cities in
the district stated this morning. Sub
stantial members of the association
are back of the movement to defeat
Miss Wooster, regardless of their poll
tics"
Colville of Wichita, the Democratic
candidate, was Miss WoOster's oppo-
nent in the election two years ago. He
formerly was superintendent of schools
of Sedgwick county, and is now super
intendent of the Valley Center schools.
4I know of one city where the teach
ers are unanimously against Miss
Wooster a city superintendent said.
while I believe 1t is too late to de-
feat her in November, both because
her party support Is strong and the
Democratic candidate is not a strong
enough educator. it IL very evident
that the teachers will do what they
can to defeat her"