Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-28


tho Members
The BSlrl Of Trustees Of Public schools held
an adjourned meeting last evening at the
Franklin school building. Present, Trustees
Richards, Hart, Harris, Stuart, Faust, Alice,
Scott, Dulln, French, Champln Crook and
Wilson.
In tho absence OF the president, Mr.. Richards
was called to tho chair, AMI Mr.. Alice chosen
secretary pro ten.
Mr. Hart moved that the report Of the com.
mlttoo on prites and examinations be adopted.
Carried.
The applications for the position Of teacher.
ship from Miss Jennie McSwecney, Miss Bessie
Miiler Mrs. Ray II, Ramsey OF NorflstOwn,
Pa Miss susan 10 Bosquet, Concord, N. II;
Miss Alice 3. Brown, salem, Mass Miss
Louisa ". sweet, Centre HarboT, N. H.; Miss
Rublo ,. Watkins, Miss Grace J. Watkins,
Peru, Mass; Miss susan u. Molcher, MolrOse,
Mass were received and referred to tho super
ThS COMMITTEES on supplies was Instructed to
purchase the necessary maps aud globes Tor the
use Of the schools.
trlcf recommended the following nominations:
Primary No. l. Mary 4. Perkins; primary No.
2 Hannah X. Hudson. Transferred rom pTl-
mary No. Q to primary No. ?, Mis- Fannie Y.
Mr. Stuart hoped that the board would not
that evening concur In the report Of the sub
board. II they did, be should ask, Tor the sake
of prvproty, to consider the nomination 10 secret
srSgion. lie did not wish to say anything
damaulng against tho trustoos who slgued the
report, but be had duty to perform. There
hal been charges preferred against one Of tho
young ladies, but he wished to say that there
hal been nothing discovered immoral or ctimi.
| nal against the young lady, but enough had
| come 10 light to deter him from voting for the
confirmation. Ho asked for the further post
| punement until the next meeting Of the board.
| MIR Harris was opposed to any further post
| p1ne mont, ami II was an act VI injustice to
| MIsses Hudson aud Perkins to do 50. Alta pre-.
ylous moo Ing the question had been put on, and
| At meeting OF the sub.bOard Of the First dis
| trict Mr.. Robinson stated that he had exam
| lned the charges and believed them TO be unjust,
| and signed the report recommending their con.
lie would no the last man TO put teacher In
| tho schools who was not the proper person to be
there. He believed these CHARGES were unjust
| from beginning to ond. Whom tho ladies were
| informed OF them they came immediately on
| from New England, and met their accusers face
| 10 face and no particle Of guilt had been shown
| against them. They were entitled to Justice,
| and should have II now.
| Mr.. Hart denied tho fact that ever charge
| had come to tho sub.bOarj against the teachers
| An Investigation was gone lntO, he tele-
| graphei to the ladies' recommending them
| to resign, hut they declined, and came hero to
| meet their accusers fsce to face, and he had
| never seen such covering as there was W those
| who circulated the Tumur. No charges against
the reputation OF the ladies was ever made until
| the question was asked would the sub board do
| so and 20 under certain contingencies, and
| when they replied no. then there was circulated
| runners against the character OF these ladies
MIR. Harris did not court any public lnvestl.
cation, but so sure a. II dbl come ho would prove
| tnAt they we're as pure rs Col made man.
| Mr.. stuart did not believe that they were In.
nOcent to the extent as u permit them to asso-
ciate with his daughters and the teachers. He
caVtlOncd moierGtlon. 4 charge was made
| against ono Of the young ladies', and he was ono
Of the board selected 10 look Into the matter,
and Mr.. Hart was also appointed, Ho wont To
| Ian Lat nd uua IA IhRRa va
| good ground To prefer charges against the young
| lady. His colleague viewed the matter 10 DIT
feront light. What Mt. Hart thought was cor.
| rect and proper no (Mr. STUART thought highly
reprehensibie. lie believed that n an unbiased
committee was appointed 10 Investigate the
matter they would report her unht for cOnhrma.
tiOn. lie could bring lady
Mr.. Harris. what II her name
MIR. Stuart. ! decline to give her name
Mr. Harris. will give II,
Mr.. Faust This mater has gone 80 far that
II It Is to proceed and be made public let US have
tho names 50 that the other members Of the
board can understand what Is going on.
Mr.. Stuart move to postpone
| Tho vote was taken and lost.
Ssas MssMS Sia.,L s.a,t "1d Scot .u.
Aloe CROOK, Wilson, DIn an Fro"oh-9.
Mr.. Stuart moved t. 20 into Tesret session
Lost
teachers, and demanded the previous question
The previous question was not sustSlnod by
tho following vote.
Yeas Me,TG, Hart, H.rr', ChAmpllr, AtLor,
Nays" Mss,rs Faust. start Rloh,rI. Wilson.
Scott And Duln-6
Mr.. Harris moved the confirmation Of tho
Mr.. Richards WISHED to ray that WHOM tho
nomination Of teachers was made In the second
district, he found one OF these young ladies
dropped o. a TEACHER, and, upon lngulrlng, was
told that there were grave charges al tlnst h6ri
aud upon being informed that they were
| founded upon TumOr, no cautioned them to be-
ware and not 10 act hastily. lie afterwards
heard the other side OF the question, and was
convinced thNt grave injustice had been done
both young ladies, for as tar as information had
reached him they had not been guilty Of oven
au i"dlscretlon, and as far rs he was able he
mirtei unintontiOnally 10 tho matter.
tho charges were based entirely upon rumOT,
and II they intended to act on rum1T they did
not knOS whore they would land. lIe had heard
. TumOrs OF teachers In other districts that would
! AstOnlsh the board should he reveal them Then
! he had reports against some OF the members OF
tho board which he know To be bhsolessi but still
! they would astound them should he feel disposed
! to speak.
Mr. Wilson was glad that tho previous ques.
lion had not been sustained, as the statement OF
tue last speaker gave him some light on the
subject.
; MI. Harris said that the facts In the case were
we'll known. Miss Perkins was a teacher last
9 year, and was greatly cOmpllmented on the sue.
! cess OF her school. When II came time for the
j. confirmation OF teachers this year Miss Perkins
l. | was objected to- aud whom the cause was given
he recommended that Messrs Stuart and Faust
Q 10 appointed a committee to Investigate tho
= matter. They reported, and when the young
ladies', way Of In New England, were notified d
y the charges they Immediately telegraphed that
u they would come and meet their AocussTs
and they did, and proved themselves as spOlless
Miss Hudson had a letter In her possession
: from two Of the trustees, In which they stated
?. that they would recommend her as a teacher,
d but Advising her to resign her position here
I, Certainly that was not consistency II THU
e matter could bs sltsd to the bottom 1t would BE-
rs found more Of personal nature than anything
= else. The charge against one OF tho young la,
u dies was that she allowed gentleman TO kis
= her. She denies that anything Of tho kind Oc
!, CURED, although the gentleman she was charges
10 with kissing was her intended husband. VIII
a were not the trustees (McLelhn and Wood
Ward) that made these charges present.
u Mr.. Faust. That Is a mystery to me.
Mr.. Harris. Why, II these trustees believe,
a Miss Hudson guilty did they not dismiss he
g Instead Of allowing her to resign. such thing
~ have occurred before In the board, but they viii
IS never occur again md hO remain silent,
Mr., Hart Invited any membor 20 point out th'
IS time when he had not performed his duty to tn
Ie schools. Miss Perkins had boon 10 his hOus
nearly evory day during the past school year
~ and he knew OF none that no would prefer h
'lT have his wife and children associate with.
or Tho superintendent had told him that Mr.
=, Mcclellan had said that there were graV
IN charges against Miss hudson and Miss PeTklni
for improper conduct at their boarding house
Second district.
In the meeting Of the sub-bOArd OF the FirE
O. Miss Hudson for Primary No, q, aud Miss Per
kins was ut hrst accepted az teacher OF PrimAT
IA No. l. Mr. Stuart Afterwards objected, All
M said that Mrs. Moore could tell him the charged
e. He went to see her, and she told hin u yOIabu
Il larry OF bllllngsgate that he could not repeat
a. lie Inquired why, for the reputation Of he
n. boarding house, she did not stop such proceed
iy ings7 she said that 1t would 10 on for a shOT
N while and then pass over. He wrote TO tn
- young ladies, and they came on. Messrs. Wool
n ward, Mcclellan, Randolph and tho superb
e. tendent accompanied them TO the house OF Mr.
ey Moore. On the way down Mr. MoLollen pre-
M posed that they should not tell them the worst
nj but II thoy did deny those charges to drop them
70. When they reached Mrs, mOores they IL
r. yited her TO 20 over to the hotel whore tn
n young ladies were stopping but she decline
n to do so, saying she had nobody TO watch tn
va house, and denied having said anything aEalnI
he them, The young ladies were then brought
n | the house, and when asked why they ran out
10 the parlOr replied that because Mrs NJ. cam
Mt 10 and sat down In the presence Of the gontli
~ men and pulled Cd her shoes aud stocking
ed She did not deny II, but claimed that she Ia
'0 the right to pull of her shoes aud stockings
her own paflOr. Mrs. Moore also said that III
L. only time she knew Of a gentleman being |
m Miss HudsOns room was on one occasion, Au
oh a