Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-29
kfsaell VI. klNsell.

ED. DEMocgAr:-In your paper of last
evening appears the following, in reply L
my letter
Il do not know the name of the author ol
the article referred to, neither am disposed
to enter into a controversy with . writer
who has not the moral courage to write over
the signature Of some responsible name
but, the author OF this afore named cfiu-
! sion will give his name, the charges he al
leges agar st me, can be refu,ed sat;sf.c-
torily TO the mind Of any unbiased, intelli-
! gent citizen. a. 5. kIssELL.
Davenport Iowa July 2sth. 1854
The coolness OF this letter is refreshing
while the thermometer ranges 80 : in the
shade. Why is it necessary for Mr. kissell
| to know my name: That will not assist
him to ''refute' the charge lie says '.the
charges can be rcfuted satisfactorily to the
mind Of any unbiased, intelligent citizen. -
| What does Mr. Kissell moan by this ,
Does he deny issuing the circular: II SO,
! now place it in your hands, for the inspec-
ton of himself and friends Does he deny
that he issued it without authority Of the
Board II he does, let him read the fol-
lowing:
Chap. !, Sec. Ii, Of School Laws, passed
by Board Of Edu~ation o! Iowa, 1862 says
Pup l. who are snjourning temporarily
in one district township, while their actual
! residence is in another, may attend school
| upon such terms AS the Board Of Directors
may ucem just and equitable"
The Board OF Directors Of Davenport
School District, pursuant to the above law
adopted certain rules and regulations, OF
which the following article is one:
AEr D. The tuition in the respective
schools for pupils whose parents are non.
residents shall be as follows:
District Gra.nmar intermediate.
lst term 900 lstte,in 900 lsttcrm, 81 .
I'd :. :. 2.e I'd :. 9o9 I'd :. 80
These are the terms fixed by cur School
Board for tuition ofnon-rcsidcnt pupils, al d
they have not been cha. gcd on the rccor.
OF the Board. Where is the authority of
Mr.. kissel to invite persons dcsirous of
pursuing studies usually taught in Gram
mar or High Schools, to prosecute snoh
studies in the Davenport Grammar Schools
or High school, tree ~ charye.' when the
Davenport Board have expressly fixed the
terms Of their tuition:
Let Us sec if Mr. kissell can ''refute'
another thing. Tie, himself, in February,
s64, complained to the Board that pupils
from other Districts were crowtling into our
Grammar and High Schools. to the great i'll
convenience Of our own pupils, and asked
the Board to enforce Rule ), above quoted.
The following is a copy from the minutes
Of the School Board Feb 6, ls6t:
And the Superintendent Kssell fur
thcr reported that the number of pupils in
the High School and Grammar Schools, has
greatly increased during the present year,
that the rooms OF these schools are so crowd
ell that they afford poor accommodations for
pupils Mat ttsSo schoois ar {aygeig otttnded
by pultks residinJ oufside the district. and
that he would ther fore recommend that
Rule No. D for pupils in the Rules and Reg
ulatloEs OF the Board be enforced, by col |
lecting named tuition from all foreign pupils |
entering schools after this date
On motion of Mr.. DAWSON said Rule No. !
. was accordingly ordered to be enforced
Here We see that Feb. q, 1864, Mr.. kis- |
sell complains 70 tho Roarsl that the Co..
mar and High schools are over crowded |
" tn pupils from out of the District, and in
May following he issues a circular to num-
ero,fs teachers and thuol Bparus through |
cut the State, urging pupils to be sent 10 J
;he Training School, and telling them they |
can prepare for the Training 5 hool BY cn-
tering the Grammar Schools and High SchoorI
"Ii'ee of chorge.'' Was this not violation oi
the Kuics OF the Board No. 5, ard directly |
in the teeth Of Mr.. k,sseils complaint that
these schools were oyer-ciowdcdg Can he
'rciutc this 2 or must he have my maine be.
fore he ''refues"
II is thought by some, that Mr. kissell
having res gncd ought to be satisfied and
content: the Board is, and very large and
influential class OF citizens are satisfied.
AS Mr. kisstll has better inducements
elsewhere, both as to health and salary, ii
seems strange that all this outside pressure
should be put in motion by hun to compel
tho Board to reconsider its action in accept
ing a voluntary resignation. X.
ANOTHER Observation-Disclosures frightful |
runaway occurred last night which resulted /
IN the brcalsi Of Il leg Of child about y !
years old, and badly marking up the face Of
a lady. The horse got scared somewhere |
near the corner Of Games and Sth streets, |
and came down to 9th street at fearful |
rate.