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Show "HIGHER Ur INFLUENCES INSCHOOLS Such Is Charge of Hiss Rosalie PoIIocK, Recently Supervisor. That Superintendent D. H. ChrlsUB-a ChrlsUB-a of tha city public schools wis simply sim-ply obeytne tho mandate of som on "hi her up" when he recommended the dismissal of Miss Rosalie Pollock, supervisor super-visor of the primary gradf. Is the ss-sertlon ss-sertlon of th formrr supervisor. Miss Pollock idds that the action In her case and In such Instances the appointment of C. N. Child as supervisor of the grammar iradee oter the death of Prof. John B. Welch, last fall, are but the starting points In carrying' out a movement that haa been being promoted under tlte surface fur some time. She Indicates 'that the course she took In this matter, of Ignoring the more or less gentle hint that she has received , from time to time. In the way of sug-1 gestlons that she take a years leave of abaence on half pay and the Ilka, waa, dictated by tha delre to bring this movement move-ment out Into the open. And she points ! to the vote of Mormon against Gent lie members of the board of education as a vindication of her action. " 8o Insistent h lhat iub-fciirfac.TnV.ve-ntent been In the school system, according accord-ing to Miss Pollock anri. by virtue of her position, she had an excellent dm nee tr determine the true conditions that a change has come over the pereonalltle of the teachers. When she took the post of supervisor ten years ago they were outspoken In their discussion of what they eoneldered for the best Interests of the scbeols snd the nuplls In their charge. Now. says Misa Pollock: "They do not raise their voices, because be-cause they are afraid to ssy a word; Just as Mr. Chrlstenaen Is afraid to disobey dis-obey orders from above. The strictly Mormon vote of the board that resulted In my dismissal Is proof of what I say." About That Friction." To prove that the charges of friction between herself and members of the teaching rUff, given ss the ostensible reason for recommending her dismissal, were a mere subterfuge, and not the real reason. Miss Pollock cites numerous Instances, In-stances, of which the following la an example: "A teacher who owes her place to maths ma-ths one above all others thst I have Jeen compelled to criticise and correct-called correct-called me over the telephone and with ; sobbing told me that she wanted to know where I intended to locate that aha might aeek a position there. Hhe came Into the city schools In the primary departments, Later she was transferred to the grammar gram-mar grades and was sent back to sny department, having failed to qualify for work In the grammar department. "I undertook to ao direct her work aa to make her a success. - An this time she is one of the highly v proficient primary pri-mary teachers in the primary grades. tJoes that sound like friction? Her work is satisfactory eminently to Mr. Chrlsten-sen, Chrlsten-sen, as It Is to the patrons of her school, of the rgammar grade after the death "I could multiply these cases. In a quiet I could multiply these cases. In a quiet way the needy three hundred teachers in my department are laughing at the absurdity ab-surdity of these charges. But they dare not openly express themselves ana 1 a not blamu them. , "As to my work aa supervisor being unsatisfactory and not up to the standard stand-ard of proficiency that marked the first few years of my service, that equally is as untenable as the other charge. If I was so Incompetent why did Superintendent Superin-tendent Christensen delegate me to list books for study for next year? Why did he allow my work to pass without criticism criti-cism sll the patt year? And why were there so few necessary consultations between be-tween ine snd the superintendent? In my own wav I have tried to help the schools of Bait Lake to a higher plane. I am not afraid to let nay work stand on Its own merits with the best educators of the country as judges. Plans That Miecarrted. "All this talk of friction and Incompetency Incom-petency wouid never have come up If the plana of the toowers that be hsd not miscarried. Members of the school board, the superintendent and the real source of the demand for my dismissal did not expect the matter- to turn out the way It has. The offer of a year's leave of absence with half par was tha bait I didn't take. "I knew the trick they expected to turn and I simply compelled 'them to show their hand and they could not back down. A year Is a long time and one year easily could have been extended to several, giving ample time to work out the plans the 'higher authority determined to wort out. "When I didn't take the proffer what could they do other than what they have done? "It was up to Superintendent Christensen Christen-sen then to follow out his Instructions to get rid of me and tho board wss compelled com-pelled to act as it didthe vote explains the whole situation. The Mormon mtm-bera mtm-bera of the board put the finishing touches to the plans. What an act of magnanimity mag-nanimity on the part of a Mormon board to give me a year's leave of absence, i My rhealth required It. they thought. 1 How my friends would rook with favor on the school board In granting me that year's vacation. To me It was too clear to need any extraordinary mind to grasp. It made no difference to me. however, i and I did not propose to allow- my friends to be deceived. Now he whole scheme i Is laid bare. I am not disgruntled over; It. " - Other Strawi The Point. v x I "There have been a number of changes 1 In a short time along these lines. I have seen It coming. Take the matter of selecting the supervisor of the grammar gram-mar grades. C. N. Child. The principals prin-cipals felt that they should at least havs the right to be consulted. They held a; meeting of protest, but to no avail. Mr. j Child was appointed dn the recommendation recommenda-tion of Superintendent Christensen. "The principals were right In demanding demand-ing one of their own number to fill the place, or If It must be an outsider, some one they could recommend. I have high regard-for Mr. Child and he la making a good supervisor. aUffinninc Only Ii Mad. "1 firmly believe the handiwork of the Influence that finally succeeded In dls-pensinc dls-pensinc with my services haa only be-irun. be-irun. My paj-t Is only a small part of a preconceived plan, and I intend to return re-turn to Salt Lake after a short visit on the coast to watch the outcome. "gonn of the members of the board voting to oust me have asked me as to my future plans, intimating that they nnderstood I was to accept a place on the coast, f like Bait Lake and have enjoyed my work here Immensely, as well as mv pleasant associations with the teachers. ' To me the last ten years have been pleasant enough. I am not unmindful of the kind words 1 have heard since my dismissal.. "After attending the meeting of the Vatlonal Educational association at San Francisco I shall visit friends on tht coast. After that I shall return to Salt Lake. I assure yoa I have purchased a round-trio ticket. I am a member of the K B- A. and am to represent the chairman of the Selt Lake committee of the patrons department of the associa-tUas associa-tUas WiU Promote Child. , -pefnape I teed better add that the plans of the board, through Superintendent Superintend-ent Christensen whose Instructions are plain. I believe are) to make Mr. Child supervisor of the grades in addition to his othepvdutlee. at aa Increased salary, with the promotion to assistant superintendent superin-tendent not far awav. I do not know who will tie appointed te fill mv place." Club women of Salt Lake are Indignant Indig-nant at the action of the board In sustaining sus-taining the recommendation of tha TT 1,1 1 1 ' "' i ' ' ' I superftitendant and freely epres their tWIIags In tha matter. Ia the ten years Miaa Pollock haa barn Identified with the arhooia of Halt Lake her work has bean of anqueatloned strparlority and has made .tha primary grade work of the schools of ftslt Lake the admiration of I school authorities In manv of the larger I eastern rtttee. Her methods have Hern aoopted elsewhere after exajnioatioa of lue achoois hers, -( |