Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-28

menced the next morning, however, the wood
was taken from the woodhouse and thrown
into lot back of the school house, where it
still remains. Now, whether Mr.. Whitmore
intended to disturb the school by not furnish
ing fuel promptly, we will not say. We SIM
ply know he did thus neglect his duty, the
school being entirely destitute of wood, not
only While Miss Sampson was teaching, but
also during the time Miss Richardson taught,
rendering it necessary for us to procure it. AS
to the personal alteration spoken of in this
connection, those present say it was only an
attempt on the part of Mr.. Whitmore to push
the other gentleman from the woodhouse who
did not assume the duties Of prudential COM
mittee, nor make any attempt to do so, but
simply by our order carried wood to the school
house.
Miss Sampson succeeded well with the school,
giving general satisfaction, and finding no dit
ficulty in governing the scholars, with the ex-
ception of three or four boys belonging to fam
lilies disaffected because Miss Richardson left
the school and all of these except George Bal
ley, after a little discipline, yielded ready and
willing obedience. In regard to the expelling
OF tou- other boys, that is untrue. The teach
err, as well as ourselves, never heard Of that
fact until we saw it in Mr.. Whitmore's article.
Geo. Bailey, from some cause, persisted in his
dlsobedlence to the rules of the school, and by
his nsolence and the use of indecent and pro.
fame language in school, rendered himself OBJ
noXlous to the teacher and scholars. To such
an extent was this conduct carried that the pa
rents IN the district were unwilling to expose
their children to such baleful influences. Be
ing large boy, and the teacher not thinking
1t eXpedient to resort to corporal punishment
she was told by us that any time when he re-
fused to yield to wholesome regulations, she
might send him from school. She did so on
several occasions when his conduct could not
be borne in school. But lie was speedily re-
turned. Sometimes Mr. Whitmore, returning
with HIM, by his improper conduct and Ian
guage to the teacher, greatly disturbed the
peace, and impeded the progress of the school.
The teacher having borne this treatment from
Mr.. Whitmore and the boy as long as she
could, entered formal complaint to us, that
"on account of the disobedience, insolence, and
profanity OF George Bailey, she could not long
er continue the school with his presence" At
full meeting OF our board, held the next day.
1t was voted, unanimously, that George Bailey
be expelled from the school in district No. /.
On Monday following, in the afternoon, the
next day OF school after our meeting, two of
our number visited the school and formally eX-
pellcd Geo. Bailey from the school, and at the
same time sent Mr.. Whitmore, the guardian of
the boy, a written notice of what we had done
The next morning Mr.. Whitm0re entered the
school with the boy, and so annoyed and dis
turbed the school that the teacher and scholars
left. On the same day we sent Mr.. Whtmore
written notice, that, if he himself again ap-
peareu at the school house to make any dis
turbance, or Ii the boy was again permitted to
enter the school, during tine present term, we
would have them both arrested. This caution
was not needed, and the next morning Mr..
Whltmore and the boy appeared at the school
house rs on the previous day. On the same day
they were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Wether-
bee, assisted by j. l.. Cummings, Esq. and ia
ken before Justice Ware OF Fitchhurg for trial
put 1t not sultlng the convenience of counsel to
have the cases tried on tine day, it was agreed
by the consent of both parties, to have
them continued one week, which would be
Wednesday, llth inst, at ten o'clock On the
Saturday evening following the day of the ar
rest, Coli Whitmore in company with Rev j.
d. Crosby and Mr.. Elbridge Simpson, called
on one Of the members of our board to nego-
ciate settlement Of the unhappy affair, as he
termed it, He said that his son Alfred Whit
amore, 'had done wrong that he could see it
now and was sorry for it." He wished us to
make proposition how we would settle it.
He was told that we had no proposition to
make He then asked if it would be satisiact-
DRY if Alfred Whitmore would pledge himself
not to make any further disturbance, and re-
strain the boy from entering the school, and
pay all the costs. He was told that if
Mr.. Alfred Whitmore, wished to settle the
matter he must make the proposition HIM
self, and make it in writing, and then
it would be considered. Still pressing
the matter, after having left the house, to
know il the above proposition would be salts
factory, he was told that perhaps it might be,
unless we should insist upon one other thing,
and that was, that the wood which was taken
from the wood-house and thrown into the lot
should be carried back. But he begged and
pleaded that we would not mention that. as if
would be more humiliating to 90 and carry
that wood back than all the rest | do hone
you Will not mention that" and, to save them
every possible notification we did not insist
upon that. On the following Monday we re-
celVed communication from Mr.. a. Whit
more, IN which he most solemnly pledged him
self that he would do nothing in future which
was not manfestly his duty as prudential com
mittee, that he would use all his personal in
huence to restrain the boy from entering the
school, and that he would pay all legal costs.
10 tins we replied, that if he would meet us
at the office of Justice Ware at the time an
pointed for the trial, and plead guilty to the
complaint, and pay all the costs up to that
time, we would appear without witnesses, and
without expense to him on our part, and do
what we could to have the fine a mere nominal
one. In reply, the same day, he said he would
meet us there as we proposed. Accordingly,
we met at the time and place mentioned and
he PAID the costs in his case, but was unwilling
to settle for the boy. He admitted. through
his counsel, that he could not raise the money
to pay the costs i'll the boy S case; that the boy
was not to blame, as he had done lust as he
was told TO do. Not wishing to have the bow
suffer for what he was constrained TO do his
case was discontinued.
we then hoped and expected that this would
be tile end OF the matter, We had shown
them all the leniency they had asked, and
much more than we thought justice demanded
that.we might avoid even the appearance Of
doing anything with wrong spirit. But
what was the result? The matter was no
sooner settled, according to their own proposi-
ton, than they assail us in the public prints.
and grossly misrepresent the whole matter
We have ever been, to them courteous and
conciliatory, and do not now regret it. We
prefer TO suffer wrong than to do wrong.
f. i. 44iHWh Whitney school Of Com
A. ii. ANDREWS, Ashburnham
DEATH OF AN EMINENT LITERARY LADY
The community will learn with regret of the
decease Of Mrs. Eliza Lee Follen, widow of
the late Professor Charles Foen of Boston.
which occurred at her residence in Brooldiue
after an illness OF about a week, from tvphus
fever.
The husband of Mrs. Follen was Professor
of History in Harvard University, and was
lost by the burning of the steamer Teving.