Show TT JT IT has been announced in some of the papers that Superintendent Millspaugh i of the city schools has seriously contemplated contemplated contemplated plated making a trip to the East to for the purpose of obtaining a man to take the of the High School Mr Malone recently resigned that position and it is necessary that his successor should be immediately chosen It wasa was was- a surprise a-surprise to many when this announcement announcement announces announce announce- s ment was made that the position would probably be filled by some person not of our own community Professor Stewart who knows the status of Utah educators about as well as any anyone one does said that he considered it absurd to think there are are not not- any Utah Ut h m men capable of filling th the position and if there are then why n not t offer it to them th m before attempting to to obtain an Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern man He said that he knew kne personally personally per per- a number of men that he could guarantee would give perfect satisfaction in the place It seems to us us that Superintendent Millspaugh and the City Board of Education should endeavor to find a man right here at home for the place There would be a number of advantages in so doing Such a aman man having more in cOl common mon with the stud students students stu stu- d dents would take a a greater interest in their welfare welfare- and being acquainted with the people here would be more capable of teaching and of directing his hib school Besides it would give encouragement t to young men and women women who are preparing preparing pre preparing pre pre- paring themselves themselves' for teachers if they saw that there was was was' some chance to get positions when they make themselves themselves' s' s worthy in iri the educational onal system m the they and their parents are taxed to fo suppo support t. t A Utah man at the head of of- the High School Scho l would probably try to fill vacancies vacancies c cies es when they occur in the faculty by Utah teachers instead of f sending East for more Thus there would be more mor inducement for normal students to take tak takeout takeout out a degree and normal diploma instead instead instead in in- stead of the four years certificate and b become come qualified thereby to teach in high school grades There has been a commendable c change n e within the last few years i in l the employment employment em em- of our normal students and now each year more are given positions in the city schools We need to come cometo cometo cometo to the state though where h home me talent if equal to that tha from the outside should be preferred f |