Evening journal., 1922-06-21
no MANAcE-Nor TO BE MANAGED

TT would be offense against the educational inter-
Il ests of Wilmington were the Board Of Education
or superintendent Schools Ward to fail reappo
Prof Charles Coke principal of the High School for
other year
He is Efficient progressive and popular and has
der& work during the last year in upbuiding. the
morale and the equipment of the school that should
have been done years ago. One OF his noteworthy
achievements has been the procurement OF reference
library Of several thousand volumes for the school.
While he did not initiate the library idea which was
an old one took IT up breathed tho breath Of life
into it, rallied its support the parents principals
teachers and pupils and put it the top in fine
shape. In short he did It, while others merely had
talked doing it,
rs5ce the question of his reappointment came up.
some thise interested intimately the matter have
sast-that "coxe is hard man to manage" That is
true of almost any who amounts to much and who
has,good educational ideas that five ten years
ahead of the -patters eactionares who
always clog the path OF original and progressive
person.
Dr. David A. Ward Superintendent of schools, was
brought here manage the entire school system. No
doubt there principals and teachers
there throughout the city who would like to man.
age him and who think that Ward is a hard man to
manage" They members of that universal Society
df Believers in the Eternal Principle that the Tail
Should wag the Dog.
Professor Coke employed manage the High
school No doubt there certain members the
faculty who would like to manage him and who think
that Coke Is a hard man TO manage" They too are
members Of that universal society /
II Superintendent Ward is manage schools and
their faculties their pupils he should be permitted
to manage them would be the height OF folly for
the Board of Education permit members Of the fac
ues of the student bodies the thought
thatthey can manage him.
THE very a member of the board entertans the
ordinaes, but is to be managed by them that
instant that member Of the board should get His
days Of educational usefulness over.
The very that the Superintendent of Schools
entertans the suggestion that he is to be managed by
his subordinates and not to them that very
slant he should days of educational
usefulness in an executive capacity
And. by the same token. the very instant that the
principal of our High School entertains the sugges-
on that he is 10 be managed by his subordinates and
not 70 manage them, that very instant he should get |
ofs because his days of educational usefulness in an
exstutive capacity over
In all large organizations and particularly in those of
public nature there who seek by poisoned
tongue, by poisoned pen by pernicious pull to as
sassinae their executive superiors insist upon hav
ing their positions of superiority recognized We doubt
less have such persons in the educational system of
Wilmington and the Board of Education superintend-
ent Ward and Principal Coke should beware OF such
oily. Shiny who work and plan dark of
the Underground. II given comfort consideration
they will undermine an official body or a man and
honeycomb public department with discomfort.
superintendent Ward brought here and put in 1
cihsge OF the educational field was thought
that ne had original and beneficial ideas ability
70 put them effect
Principal Coke pat in charge OF the High school
for the reason.
Both men have done their work. each in his owa /.
vsyp with truly admirable sssu;s (!
1sorc ara hundred Why they should con-