The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-06
BY order of Committee. a5r.r n
For the Upton Advertiser.
Condition of School in DOWney.

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Condition of School in Downey.
The following is u copy of a resolution
passed by the school board of Springdaie
township, at a called meeting of the
same, at Downey, lst of the current
month:
"Onmotion of s A Barns, the said "A
p Lamborn& Is suspended from said
date, End month, LIST, 1868, on account of
incompetency sto7govern the Dpwney
school. JOSEPH KING
N TIIo's LEEcH, Secy. Pres'tpro tenn
s. AT the above meeting the directors
prcsent,gwere King, IIoyt, Barns~and
leech, and After organizing by calling
King to the chair'in'the absence OF the
President, proceeded to hear the cop7
plant OFFS 4 Barns, (the snb-direct0r or
diruicttNo. s. claiming that the tcach-
er, A~p Lamborn, did not keep good
order in said school, and thatsthe parents
and scholars were dissatisfied; and in
order 10 Sustain his case called on three
scholars, two OF them Of tlle-4truciest
anfwohtdnschnol, andShaving SWORN
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others called that We're the nlostfordcrly
of the scholars, but not one of them was
sent for to be heard; the President stat
ing that he, Wished to give him q, fair
,,ehance, but that there was not time to
| send for them. @2a1s '@Ta# # .@ss@
The President SAID he wished to hear
from the parents, as he should be in Il
great measure governed by their minds
Lin the case, (althongh sworn to he gov
erneL by facts. He called on some Of
the parents; all they knew was mere
clash Of the children, not facts, and not
proper testimony, the parents never
having encouraged either the school or
teacher with their presence with two or
three exceptions. The board, however,
having heard them adjourned to the new
depot to agree on verdict, and OH their.
way there the President took opportuni-
ty to state to Others his mind in the ease,
CONTRARY 10 usagcs Of law Having
convened at the depot they wished t, lie
BY Themselves, teNpciIing the teacher
while they made their decision), but
retained Barns as one of their body, al
though he was plaintiff, to decide in In
own ease, and on his motion to suspend
the teacher.
The sreaI.s will notice the peculiar
wording OF the motion passc, by them,
i. G.: 'sincsmpetency to govern 70: a
schod7, but athe Dotoney school"
Is The Secretary stated in said meeting
that he believed tire teacher had been
shamefully mlsused. Hc-al,o stated AZ
forwards tout of dcors9, that the wording,
"Downey school, was intended to show
that that school was d~isorderly, aid he
knew that to be its reputation. He fur
tiier stated that Ire had no doub of the
teacher Icing fully able 10 cavern aud
to teach tile sclioo! in his own ,listtlct.
The, director, S A Barns, sustained the
teacher up to the Goth of January; being
called to the school on that dry, he sus-
tanned the teacher and told the scholars
that they must obey and keep good or
der; but on the 3Oth the teacher felt con-
strained TO chastise one OF Barns sons,
for bad conduct; and OH the following
IayteISlstl,l Barns determined to dis;
charge the teacheisaand this Ire brought
to an issue on the next day-Feb. 1st.
! Its worthy Of notice hat said schoo,
OF Dopeey has Borne Thard reputation
for some time, and rot without good
cause, as bad scholars leasued together
hnrpr1a pa...a ufffpI
tfls1 A. r. II.