The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-09
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sehoo, Trustee. and Mr.. Redmond.

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school Trustees and Mr.. Redmond.
The Enquirer Of Friday, August 9th, pub
fishes petition from the citizens Of this
city, asking the Board Of Trustees not to
remove Thomas Redmond, and requesting
the Trustees who voted for his removal TO
reconsider and rescind such vote, and set
ting fourth that they desire Mr.. Redmonds
continuance at any reasonable compensa-
ton he may ask.
The editor { or some one of his friends),
state that the petition, as he is credibly i'll
formed, was treated with the utmust con-
tempt This is false; the petition was re-
ceived, and treated with respect. But those
members of the Board to whom the petition
was addressed, felt sure that those who
had signed it did not know the facts in the
case, or they would not have ked them TO
reconsider their vote. Our city is embar-
raised, and it is the duty of every citizen to
assist her as much as possible, and especial
ly is it the duty of the Trustees to use the
money entrusted to their care with economy.
The Board determined to curtail, as much
as possible, the expenses of the Schools;
and to carry out this determination, they
voted to reduce the salaries of several of the
teachers amongst those reduced, was that
Of the teacher in the school in which Mr..
Redmond taught last year. The reduction,
in this case, was from 5000 to $500 per an
mum. One of the Board waited on Mr..
Redmond, and told him of the reduction,
and asked him if he would continue his
duties, at the reduced compensation. He
refused to teach at the price, saying that
had he known that such reduction would
have been made, be would not have labored
as hard us he did the last year.
The City Council having, by their vote
Saturday June 26th., Instructed The Trustees
10 employ teachers for the ensueing year, they
took from the many applications they
had on hand, that of Mr.. Jas. Salaway, ma
tive of Maryland, educated III Ohio, and
strongly recommended by the Hon. Horace
| Mann, which in ITSELF was sufficient
guarantee of the applicants qualifications.
Hence it will appear that Mr.. Redmond
was not removed as charged in the petition.
He refused to serve and thereby compelled
the Trustees to seek a substitute.
On Monday, July 10Th, the Board elected
Mr.. Salaway, at a salary of $500 per annum,
to teach in the school house, situated in the
Park. After this Mr.. Redmond circulated
the petition referred to, and the citizen:
signed it without knowing that the Board
had elected person to teach in the school
taught by Redmond last year. We feel SURE
that they did not wish the Board to violate
contract, and thus to initiate Mr. Redmond
in the matter of contracts In the schoo
year of 1861, the Board employed Mr.
Redmond, to teach at $500 per annum, anC
at the end of the first quarter, although h,
had agreed to teach the year, he told tn,
Board hc could do better and left them
Do the people wish their elected and sworr
officers to treat contracts rs Redmond did
We feel sure they do not and believin.
this to be 50, the Board will not violate, n
agents of the people, their contract mad
with Mr.. Salaway. We are elected by til,
people to do certain duties, and shall act t
the best of our ability and knowledge
holding ourselves responsible TO the peopl,
and the laws.
Mr.. Wheeler is on a visit to the East, an,
this statement is made on his behalf ant
my own.
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