School Politics

Editor Courier:- In the Detroit Post one day last week appcared a letter on "School Politics In Ann Arbor" which had sucii uunur auu mnrri- -- . of the election that tliey should not go unchallenged. It was signed "A. W.," and as it had so much to say about a eertain Prof. A. W., and his ooursc, it is generally believed the professor liimself is the author of it. In the lirst place he claims that "two cauctises were called, both purporting to be citiens' capeases. The first called was to convene in a hall used by the piohibition temperance people, the one later called was to assemble ia Firemen's Hall." Xow we deny that the first caucus called was to convene in the prohibition hall. The reguiar caucus had been called a week bet'ore in one of the city papers, while the prohibition caucus was not announced in anycity paper, nor f rom any platform or pulpit, nor by any hand bilis generally circulated, nor by any of the usual methods of spreading information. It might have been from an ; understanding arrived at in a "starchamber secret council," to which only a i few of the elect were admitted. And if i that were true they had no claim to say a j citizens' caucus was "called." This "A. W." tries to crawl out from under tlie assertion of Mr. Jacobs that "Prof. Winchell, a f ter presiding over the caucus to the end, then with the other kieUers held a caucus at which he was 1 nominated tor trustee." This can not be disproved, as the facts show its trtith and every one knows it. He denies also that it was "the piohibition element which created the dissension." Now as he admita it was in the J "hall used by the prohibition temperance people"who would it be inferred would had held Buch a meeting in such a place? Then too, do not the two names at the head of the ticket show its paren tage? But there is no use In taxing your valuable space with refutations of such bald faced misstatements. One thing imkes us smil". He says: "A large number of citizens in this place regard the control of our educational iuterests as a high responsibillty, demanding intelligence and fainiliarity with educational methods and recent progress. They have a conviction that these Iliterestl should be cared tor througli a free expression of opinión and preferences." IIow ridiculous it Is to talk of a "freeexpressiou" when this same class last year elected their ticket by packing the election, and winning by lens than one-fifth the totes given this year.' "Which is the freest expression - where 1600 vote or where 100 stuft" the box? I dare say, if this '%A. W." mingled more with men and kept himself infonned he would not hare been betrayed into the false Dosltlon he hastened to assurae.