Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-08
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In this mornings Enterprise, the Chair
man Of the Board Of Education of Storey
County, publishes a report directed to the
Storey County delegation. The first col
umu of the report is devoted to the fnan-
cial part of the business, of which we pro-
fess to know nothing. 1t must be correct,
however, for it concludes thus forcibly and
emphahcally: $751;. ~ s.frF o..
Any one Who denies the truth Of the fore
going assertions, after the above statement
is before him, is a falsi6er and slanderer."
1t then takes up the political" charges,
and thus disposes of the "ungallant and
cowardly attacks upon unprotected fe-
males which have appeared from time to
time in the News: ..-- -s...
Five Of the present Board are Republicans,
and voted at the last Presidential election for
Mr.. Lincoln, and three Democrats. Let US
see how far a Republican majority has favor
ed, contrary to their duty, political convic-
tons and oath of Office, the appointment of
Democrats. Al the female teachers appoint
ed BY the old Board, of which Gen. Collins
was President, were retained by the present
officials until the 7th day Of December last
one lady, it is true, at the examination in
July last, declined 10 stand an examination,
and under the rules was consequently placed
beyond the pale Of appointment. On the day
last named female teacher was removed and
her successor appointed, and this is the only
change made in the female department of the
schools, as established by the previous Trus-
tees. The statement is utterly false and alb
surd, that any removal or appointment has
been made from partizan motives. TO ina
glne it, is to suppose that majority Of the
Board have stultihed and degraded themselves
without any earthly motive. The lady whose
removal has been referred to, was displaced
for cause, and the reasons Of it can be ascer-
tanned, If desired by her friends, BY reference
to the members of the Board. Two tempo
rary appointments Of female teachers have
been made by the President, and his action
in the premises has been unanimously con-
firmed by the Board. One Of the young la
dies Miss Proyost) in the Flowery District
was appointed on the recommendation of a
very prominent and radical Republican Of the
county; the other-Miss George, Of Ameri-
can City-at the request Of a number Of citi-
zens living in that place, and each Of these
ladies' is distinguished not less for her &C.
complishments as teacher than for her de-
voted patriotism. The present Principal of
the Grammar School, Mr.. E. L. White, was
nominated by the county Superintendent,
Mr.. Tilford, solely on the Recommendation
and at the request of the Hon. Mr.. Clagett, a
member of the State Senate. Two ladies
have been appointed by the present Board,
and, strange to relate, while the Democratic
Superintendent appoints only Republicans,
the Republican Board appoints only Demo-
Gratis, The textbooks adopted by their pre-
decessors, the present Trustees have retained,
and the system has in no respect been
changed. The present textbooks, borrowed,
as the writer believes, from California, are
not supposed to contain any reasonable mat
ter. If such shall be found to be the case,
they will doubtless, on proper statement, be
instantly and ANONYMOUSLY discarded by the
Board.
If the above is satisfactory to those who
have felt outraged by the impudent and
seditious gable of the women referred to,
they are easily satisfied. Justice demands
that we publish the report in the same
columns that conveyed the attacks" and
we have done so. Fiat J,lstitiG, though
the devil stands at the door," is our motto.