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April 9, 1893
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
The Leader's Wyoming teacher contest excites statewide interest, with updates on teachers withdrawing names due to opposition led by Prof. Churchill, vote tallies from Cheyenne and other towns, and letters supporting candidates for a free trip to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
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POPULAR TEACHERS.
They Receive Many Votes During the Week.
Names of All Objectors Have Been Dropped.
The Contest Exciting Much Interest Over the State.
Nothing in Cheyenne has been talked about more during the past week than The Leader's teacher contest. As stated in last Sunday's issue, twelve of the Cheyenne teachers requested their names suppressed. Since then the following letter has been received. The writer was formerly a teacher in the Cheyenne high school under Prof. Churchill
To the Editor of The Leader.
Laramie, Wyo., April 4.- Will you kindly suppress my name in the "teachers' contest" list? I am very much opposed to such contests and can not permit my name to be used. I do not often see The Leader, and just learn today that my name is in the list. Very respectfully,
Cora M. McDonald.
It has been decided to drop from the list the names of those who have requested it, and it may be proper to here state the reasons why to do so before was objectionable. The principle reason was that the contest was for the whole state; the advantage Cheyenne had over other towns was shown in the issue of this paper containing the first coupons and to not count and publish all votes brought in would be to give Cheyenne greater advantage.
Another reason was that The Leader believed, and does yet, that the opposition to its contest was worked up systematically and that the person more to blame than any other is Prof. Churchill. Some of the teachers were not directly influenced by Mr. Churchill but everyone of them knew what his ideas on the subject were. The objections to dropping out any names have been very largely removed. During last week but three votes were brought in for teachers who have requested their friends not to vote for them, consequently there could be nothing gained by continuing to publish their names. The interest has grown so and the subject has been so thoroughly canvassed by those who have no objection to being voted for that it is not probable another teacher could be induced to enter a protest. Some of the lady teachers who desired to remain in the list to be voted for have asked advice of a number of the prominent men of the town, including attorneys and members of the school board and have decided to make no objection.
Considerable adverse criticism of the teachers withdrawing has been heard. This is to be regretted, for in some cases it is an injustice. A case may be cited: When the contest opened there were parties all over town and some in Denver began saving coupons for a very worthy lady who, they believed, would be glad of an opportunity to visit the fair could she do so free from any expense to herself. Some of those interested are men of influence and are known from one end of the state to the other. The lady was evidently desirous of going to the world's fair, for she requested friends to save coupons for her. But suddenly her mind is changed, and a request is made that her name be dropped. In explanation a friend and neighbor said: "She is afraid of Churchill" This may be sneered at by some, but it must be remembered that many of the teachers have others dependent upon them, and some of them have their homes here. Prof. Churchill's influence has always been considered strong, and to simply know his wish is enough to turn the heads of some people.
While The Leader would have very much preferred to publish the name of every teacher in the state complimented by at least one vote, it will continue the contest without the thirteen mentioned, and some one will go to Chicago the guest of this paper, it matters not how large or small the vote may be. Whoever the fortunate individual may be, he or she may have the pleasure of meeting fifty teachers sent there by the New York Press, four by the Washington Post, three by the Denver Sun and several more by the Chicago Mail and other papers.
The vote this morning and the following letters give an idea of the interest taken:
To the Leader Contest Editor:
LA GRANGE, Wyo., April 5 -Enclosed I hand you twelve votes please place same to credit of Miss Minnie Walker in the teachers contest, whom we hope may be the lucky teacher. I am sure there is no teacher in the state more worthy than she. The contest is waxing warm even now and it will take 10,000 votes to send a teacher to Chicago.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Lusk, Wyo., April 4-I send you a list of names and desire the person voted for, Miss Mary C. Cooper to be entered in the contest in which so many persons are becoming interested.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Buffalo, Wyo., April 2.-Enclosed find 100 votes for Mrs. Jessie Evans, teacher in the intermediate department of the Buffalo public schools. Many perhaps thought that Buffalo would not have a candidate in this contest, but we are "in it," and you will hear from us regularly from this time on. To those who wish to help us we will say "send in your votes for our candidate and they will not be wasted. we will be in at the finish." Yours for Buffalo, the best and most abused town in the state.
Leader Subscribers.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Buffalo, Wyo., April 4.-Is it necessary to fill out each coupon, or can I send them blank, stating who they are to be voted for. Please answer in your next Sunday issue.
Buffalo
The five teachers having the highest vote on May 14, will select five judges, who will decide the final count. No one now knows who they will be, and to avoid any possible trouble it will be best to fill out all coupons complete.-Contest Ed
To the Editor of The Leader.
CHEYENNE, April 7.-Can Miss Nellie Dwyer be voted for? She taught here a while after the first of the year, but is now on the Pacific coast.
One of Her Friends.
[The terms of the contest are that any one who has taught any part of the year 1893, in Wyoming can be voted for -Ed]
A package of votes has been received and counted for the teacher of the Fort McKinney school. If this is not a public school the votes will not be counted by the judges.
The vote at 10 o'clock last night was:
CHEYENNE.
Winnie Woods, west end school.........379
Margaret Moore, south side school......354
Frances Harrison, west end school......300
Ida E. Coombs, high school.............282
Sallie Patton, south side school.......268
Laura Shulte, south side school.........214
Minnie Walker, central school..........184
Alice Hebard, south side school.........98
Jessie Love, central school.............96
Bessie Vreeland, Converse school........79
Marie Wedemeyer, south side school.....76
Edith B. Duffy, west end school.........11
Laura Leonard, west end school...........7
Emma Griffith, central school............6
Genie Stillman, central school...........5
ROCK SPRINGS.
A. J. Mathews, high school..............338
Emily Rapkin, high school................44
May Dixon, high school..................
Ida Hill, high school...................
Clyde Carpenter, high school............
Iris Hall, high school..................
Eleanor Sheddon, high school............
Mrs. M. S. Shawver, No. 4 school........
BUFFALO.
Jessie Evans, high school...............263
Wilson McBride, high school.............
SHERIDAN.
Lyda Cubbison, Sheridan school..........34
Lena Stover, Sheridan school.............9
RAWLINS.
Pauline States, No. 2 school............17
Prof. J. C. Adams, Rawlins school.......10
GREEN RIVER.
Mildred Sellers, Intermediate school.....5
Paul Rideout, prin. Green River school...3
OTHER POINTS.
M. L. Edwards, Douglas school...........136
Kate Mooney, Granite Canon school.......130
Lucy George, west side school, Laramie...33
Bertha Bennett, Uva school...............22
Mattie Hayes, Lander school, Lander......16
Hattie Fillebrown, Bessemer school.......15
Mary C. Cooper, Inez school..............15
Prof. Rollman, Saratoga..................
James Delaney, Ft. McKinney school.......10
Addie Harding, Fairbank school............8
A. Freeland, Splitrock school.............1
They Receive Many Votes During the Week.
Names of All Objectors Have Been Dropped.
The Contest Exciting Much Interest Over the State.
Nothing in Cheyenne has been talked about more during the past week than The Leader's teacher contest. As stated in last Sunday's issue, twelve of the Cheyenne teachers requested their names suppressed. Since then the following letter has been received. The writer was formerly a teacher in the Cheyenne high school under Prof. Churchill
To the Editor of The Leader.
Laramie, Wyo., April 4.- Will you kindly suppress my name in the "teachers' contest" list? I am very much opposed to such contests and can not permit my name to be used. I do not often see The Leader, and just learn today that my name is in the list. Very respectfully,
Cora M. McDonald.
It has been decided to drop from the list the names of those who have requested it, and it may be proper to here state the reasons why to do so before was objectionable. The principle reason was that the contest was for the whole state; the advantage Cheyenne had over other towns was shown in the issue of this paper containing the first coupons and to not count and publish all votes brought in would be to give Cheyenne greater advantage.
Another reason was that The Leader believed, and does yet, that the opposition to its contest was worked up systematically and that the person more to blame than any other is Prof. Churchill. Some of the teachers were not directly influenced by Mr. Churchill but everyone of them knew what his ideas on the subject were. The objections to dropping out any names have been very largely removed. During last week but three votes were brought in for teachers who have requested their friends not to vote for them, consequently there could be nothing gained by continuing to publish their names. The interest has grown so and the subject has been so thoroughly canvassed by those who have no objection to being voted for that it is not probable another teacher could be induced to enter a protest. Some of the lady teachers who desired to remain in the list to be voted for have asked advice of a number of the prominent men of the town, including attorneys and members of the school board and have decided to make no objection.
Considerable adverse criticism of the teachers withdrawing has been heard. This is to be regretted, for in some cases it is an injustice. A case may be cited: When the contest opened there were parties all over town and some in Denver began saving coupons for a very worthy lady who, they believed, would be glad of an opportunity to visit the fair could she do so free from any expense to herself. Some of those interested are men of influence and are known from one end of the state to the other. The lady was evidently desirous of going to the world's fair, for she requested friends to save coupons for her. But suddenly her mind is changed, and a request is made that her name be dropped. In explanation a friend and neighbor said: "She is afraid of Churchill" This may be sneered at by some, but it must be remembered that many of the teachers have others dependent upon them, and some of them have their homes here. Prof. Churchill's influence has always been considered strong, and to simply know his wish is enough to turn the heads of some people.
While The Leader would have very much preferred to publish the name of every teacher in the state complimented by at least one vote, it will continue the contest without the thirteen mentioned, and some one will go to Chicago the guest of this paper, it matters not how large or small the vote may be. Whoever the fortunate individual may be, he or she may have the pleasure of meeting fifty teachers sent there by the New York Press, four by the Washington Post, three by the Denver Sun and several more by the Chicago Mail and other papers.
The vote this morning and the following letters give an idea of the interest taken:
To the Leader Contest Editor:
LA GRANGE, Wyo., April 5 -Enclosed I hand you twelve votes please place same to credit of Miss Minnie Walker in the teachers contest, whom we hope may be the lucky teacher. I am sure there is no teacher in the state more worthy than she. The contest is waxing warm even now and it will take 10,000 votes to send a teacher to Chicago.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Lusk, Wyo., April 4-I send you a list of names and desire the person voted for, Miss Mary C. Cooper to be entered in the contest in which so many persons are becoming interested.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Buffalo, Wyo., April 2.-Enclosed find 100 votes for Mrs. Jessie Evans, teacher in the intermediate department of the Buffalo public schools. Many perhaps thought that Buffalo would not have a candidate in this contest, but we are "in it," and you will hear from us regularly from this time on. To those who wish to help us we will say "send in your votes for our candidate and they will not be wasted. we will be in at the finish." Yours for Buffalo, the best and most abused town in the state.
Leader Subscribers.
To the Editor of The Leader.
Buffalo, Wyo., April 4.-Is it necessary to fill out each coupon, or can I send them blank, stating who they are to be voted for. Please answer in your next Sunday issue.
Buffalo
The five teachers having the highest vote on May 14, will select five judges, who will decide the final count. No one now knows who they will be, and to avoid any possible trouble it will be best to fill out all coupons complete.-Contest Ed
To the Editor of The Leader.
CHEYENNE, April 7.-Can Miss Nellie Dwyer be voted for? She taught here a while after the first of the year, but is now on the Pacific coast.
One of Her Friends.
[The terms of the contest are that any one who has taught any part of the year 1893, in Wyoming can be voted for -Ed]
A package of votes has been received and counted for the teacher of the Fort McKinney school. If this is not a public school the votes will not be counted by the judges.
The vote at 10 o'clock last night was:
CHEYENNE.
Winnie Woods, west end school.........379
Margaret Moore, south side school......354
Frances Harrison, west end school......300
Ida E. Coombs, high school.............282
Sallie Patton, south side school.......268
Laura Shulte, south side school.........214
Minnie Walker, central school..........184
Alice Hebard, south side school.........98
Jessie Love, central school.............96
Bessie Vreeland, Converse school........79
Marie Wedemeyer, south side school.....76
Edith B. Duffy, west end school.........11
Laura Leonard, west end school...........7
Emma Griffith, central school............6
Genie Stillman, central school...........5
ROCK SPRINGS.
A. J. Mathews, high school..............338
Emily Rapkin, high school................44
May Dixon, high school..................
Ida Hill, high school...................
Clyde Carpenter, high school............
Iris Hall, high school..................
Eleanor Sheddon, high school............
Mrs. M. S. Shawver, No. 4 school........
BUFFALO.
Jessie Evans, high school...............263
Wilson McBride, high school.............
SHERIDAN.
Lyda Cubbison, Sheridan school..........34
Lena Stover, Sheridan school.............9
RAWLINS.
Pauline States, No. 2 school............17
Prof. J. C. Adams, Rawlins school.......10
GREEN RIVER.
Mildred Sellers, Intermediate school.....5
Paul Rideout, prin. Green River school...3
OTHER POINTS.
M. L. Edwards, Douglas school...........136
Kate Mooney, Granite Canon school.......130
Lucy George, west side school, Laramie...33
Bertha Bennett, Uva school...............22
Mattie Hayes, Lander school, Lander......16
Hattie Fillebrown, Bessemer school.......15
Mary C. Cooper, Inez school..............15
Prof. Rollman, Saratoga..................
James Delaney, Ft. McKinney school.......10
Addie Harding, Fairbank school............8
A. Freeland, Splitrock school.............1
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Teacher Contest
Wyoming Teachers
Popularity Vote
Worlds Fair
Prof Churchill
Vote Tally
Name Withdrawal
What entities or persons were involved?
Prof. Churchill
Cora M. Mcdonald
Winnie Woods
Margaret Moore
Minnie Walker
Jessie Evans
Mary C. Cooper
Where did it happen?
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Story Details
Key Persons
Prof. Churchill
Cora M. Mcdonald
Winnie Woods
Margaret Moore
Minnie Walker
Jessie Evans
Mary C. Cooper
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Event Date
April 1893
Story Details
The Leader newspaper runs a statewide teacher popularity contest to send a winner to the Chicago World's Fair. Several teachers, influenced by Prof. Churchill, request name suppression and are dropped from the list. Votes are tallied from various Wyoming towns, with letters showing growing interest and support for candidates like Minnie Walker and Jessie Evans.