The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-13
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NdI!ol.s LatcNigencer:

Editors LatctbgCRccf:
notice in the proceedings of the
meeting'of the Board of Education, as
published in your paper, that n worthy |
member took occasion to make n state |
ment with regard To a matter connected
with the school of which have charge, |
which appears to reflect somewhat I'M |
iaVcrably upon myself and one Of the |
teachers engaged in tho school. The |
member had evidently been misin- |
formed with regard to tho facts of the
case, which are substantially MS fol- |
lows: a pupil in Division b, having |
been absent, returned To school without ,
any excuse whatever from his parents. /
The teacher allowed him 10 remain du-
ring the forenoon, but told him that
he must return in the afternoon with Il
proper excuse from his parents. The
boy did not appear ut school mt all in |
the afternoon, but WAS seen playing in |
the vicinity of the school Premises.-l
The next morning he returned to |
school after the opening hour, without |
any excuse for either hardness or alb |
sence. TheteHcher then required him
TO go home for his excuse. He, after
while, returned with written note.
asking that the absence I've excused.
but tho wording OF which did not in
any manner SO to show that the Rb-
sence had been necessary. The teach
er then sent the lad home for one
and stated that his mother refused
TO sign the paper sent 10y the teach
or, and with word that the tench-
er might take the excuse already sent
OrnOne. The teacher then referred the
case to myself. and, after learning the
facts as above stated. / considered IL my
duty, not only to the boy, but to the
parents and to the school, to require
from him u sufficient excuse before al
lowing him 10 resume his seat. The
mother then sent forIne, and l called
and saw her, and explained to her why
IL was essential to have excuses from
absenteeS, showing their absence To
have been necessary, md. stated to her
that it would be necessary for her son
TO appear with such excuse before he
could be reinstated. The verbal state
ment of the lady would have been suf-
tcient had it been rendered before the
circumstances above related transpired.
AS it was, notice had been given to the
boy, in presence of the school, and
through him to the parents, that he
would not be allowed to resume his
position in the school without the re-
qutFed excuse. The excuse as required
has not been received, and the lad will
not be retnstated without 1t, unless by
authority OF the Board of Education or
me superintendent of Schools, and it is
10 De hOPeu That this authority will not
De exercised. wish to saw most dis
.tSfttS mat il helIher myself nor my
LsI,s,, noNe, IN any instance, refused
any excuse owing to tho omission of
the WORD necessary, provided that the
Language employed even Implied that
there was necessity for the absences or
hardness. g Va
II worthy parents would seo ,b,.
matter rightly, they would not hesitnis
TO cooperate with teachers in en- Torcint 9,
this judlcious and most necessary res
ulation. Without such rule Inc
schools of Wheeling would speedily 90
into decentralization. UnthinkinS and
unreasonable parents and Unruly chill.
dren would soon have matters theii
own way, and the schools would ut.
terly fail to accomplish the object 70,
which they were established.
]. G. TUTTLE,
P,Incipel4h Yard Public Schools.