The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-11

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In the absence Of a general superintendent OF
.chosls our Trustees have rsry duties
and teachers they are to have the oversight and
care Of the internal operations OF the school
but Of all alike; and the man who gives nineteen
or twenty times a. much attention to one as to
another school, and that, too, when the latter Is
the most In need Of his aid and sympAthy, Is not
the nan to have such supervision.
am sorry to be obliged to give the excuses
offered for such 0fiisiai conduct, but have them
Firt, that he had to make several calls on
certain lady teacher on business connected with
choir, and the lady teacher presides at the organ
But, let me ask, Is tho school-room, In school
hours, the place for trustee to do business with
ateaeher which belongs outside Of the school
But. secondly, he gave as a reason for visiting
the schoolroom of his lady organist, where there
were thirty;nye very pretty girls, oftener than
able, tof coursr as the boys are rough and not so
arm man to be the responsible guardian Of the
schools Of the people, who Is capable OF offering
such frivolous, nay Objectionable excuses for
palpable partialityf
Before closing my remarks, feel that 1t is my
teachers, who have been assailed and misrepre.
sented in relation to their anxiety, and actions,
very evident and natural that they should have
| apprehensions in reference to their own posi-
lions, when man is to be confirmed as their
| supervising trustee, who never, or rarely ever
showed interest enough In these or their schools
to visit them, while he could be constant yisi-
tor to schools in the same building. A worm will
wrlthe when It is trod upon, and II is a natural
instinct to defend ourselves. Their apprehen.
sions may have been unealled for, but so Tar as
| have been able to learn their feelings and mo.
tives, they are such as would arise from feeling
that they must protect themselves, from a feai
euse them for their anxietIes, and ask ourselve,
shall We say of.Mr. Ciark's special friends and
advocates, who could be guilty OF violating q
plain rule OF the trustees, which says: "No sub
scription or contribution, for any purpose, what
Sy Ss nny IN
of making present to this same Mr. Clark 4
we arc to talk OF hnpropriefy or indiaeretion, le
us not condemn one party for indiscretiou, Will,
smother violates printed rules.
M Ie ts a. s sS Sy 20 and to t
us. Let us do no injury to any mani but let III
act for the public good and let US prove ourselves
worthy representatives Of the people.
Mr.. Moore said, as 1t referred 70 tho present
spoken of by the gentleman, Mr. Richards Mr.
Ozark did not know anything about the prescn
NH Mr.. Richards stated that daughter of Mr.
Clark attended a school where subscription
Mr.. Noyes said there had been a great dea
mist and smoke in this matter, and when the!
came to SIT the charges trumped up here, Their
were no bottoms found in many of them.
Mr.. Elvsns said that the question was post
poned last meeting because MIR. Noyes was no
Z herei now he hoped i would be postponed agsil
Mr.. McCathran hoped the matter would b
discussed fairly, and that 1t would be finally dis
, posed OF, and thus get rid OF very disagreeabl
MI. Noyes thought II any CcRsure should al
tach, 1t should be those who lobbyed the room
Of members, in these halls, and In the Mayor
, office, and locking an alderman in the Mayor
otiee-or trying to do soto prevent him froI
!; Mr.. Noyes said that II Mr. CLARK was to b
: eensurcd for visiting one school more frequentl
9 than others, then all the trustees should
! brought up and hauled over the Goals.
= Mr.. Given reverted to the fact that. In tn
times of the rebellion, when an officer was foun
a to be ineapAeitated, or had impaired his usefu
n from that post which he might have been holt
d Ing them. The same should apply in this case.
: 4 Mr.. CLARK, and denied that they had failed
Il making out a case against him, as some asserte
\, ~ The same gentleman here read statemeI
y from some parties, setting forth that Mr. No
"A tingham had called on a teacher to sign certai
N paper, and on her refusing to sign the same,
i Mr.. Clark would surely be confirmed.
;e Mr.; Given vas nst Sa that The Boa
&c ,s had been rejected by a decisive vote.
n Mr.. Moore. What do YOU call decisive yot
3, etSSG'o,uo. r,,. ,u., ,oo,.,.. :. =,
n case, as IL to 0. We might have had anoth
II vote had We asked it.
IL the rescue.
"a him, and he would say that he did promise not
ne vote on the question while under discussion, b
y. he did not promise to not vote on the final qu'
he tion, and he was glad he did vote. He und
~ stood that, after Mr.. Clark found he had been
jected, he left the room, saying something abo
eh him (hIr. Elyans) being liar He did not he
Ir. him say so, and Ii he had, he should not ha
An paid any attention to him.
re- Mr., Given read several counter-statements
in those made In favor OF MIR. Clark, signed
\ MeHsrs @. Morphy, l.. Davis, and J. L. Bird.
IA Mr.. McCathrRn here offered In evidence
m. following:
ler As there is report in circulation that some
ju- the teachers who contributed towards pres
n. for Mr.. T. Il. Clarke, former trustee OF Tn
district, were forced to do so, we, the und
its signed, who are the only ones concerned In
or affair have not the sightes hesitation In say
he that our contributions were entirely yolunta
co. and indeed we were very glad to have an opp
at, tunity 10 show our kind feelings for the gen
on, man named. There was no forcing in any 70
ld whatever. 90
Be. MT. o. knew nothing of the matter until
ch. saw the article at the close OF the day on VIII
her II was sent.
on Signed-M. A. Miriek, Sidney Van Risw
ate AddIe Thompson, Hannah johnson, Lizzie y
,m. ton, Amelia Waldorf, Eliza u. simpson, M
Us. Awkward, X. NJ. Dyer, WIN. II. Miriek, y.
cts Lusby Alberta Bright, Alice Nj. smith, NJ