Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-06


ance in the school house. | desire now
to point out what | have reason to be-
lieve are falsehoods in Abounir's article.
lst The law. abiding man did not
stump the scholars to put him out doors
after spelling school, 1t was like this
At his own house scholar was telling
him that they were going to carry the
teacher out of the school house, and then
he said, "There arn't boys enough that
60 to school to put me out" This re-
mark was repeated by the scholar at the
commencement of the attack.
ID 1.-The teacher not understanding
the case" The teacher did understand
that there was such row and noise
about the door that it ought to be quel-
led for the safety of the small scholars
present and for the sustaining of order
in the house.
Sd. pulled one of the boys to the
floor The teacher pulled several from
the pile.
4th ''Struck him." He did not strike
him only as he took hold of him hastily.
To illustrate If the same scholar should
pull Abounir's nose there would be mo-
ment when his fingers come in contact
with the nose, but it would not be blow
as the. design of putting out the hand
would be to catch and not strike
5th. HELD him there None of the
boys were held; they were just thrown
aside and let go.
9Th. Savage and unprovoked as
sault." These words should not apply
to the teacher but to the scholars, as the
teacher was justified in restoring order,
and the confusion would provoke from
any good teacher prompt action. He in
jured none of the combatants.
7th. "No boy of his age would have
done less Why! the teacher caught
hold of several scholars, and even the
law-abiding citizen who was being car
ried out so if it was right for this one
scholar to strike the teacher it was right
for all to strike. In that case the Lord
have mercy on the teachers.
Sth. "The teacher was the aggressor,
and to blame" The teacher was not
the aggressor and was not to blame. 1t
is understood by all. citizens and schol-
ars, that certain course of behavior is
orderly and right, the opposite course a
total disregard to good order is wrong
and aggressive, and the teachers author.
ity overthrown until he restores it again
by sustaining order. Jeff Davis wanted
t to be let alone, Notwithstanding his ag-
gressions. So the disorderly scholars
t desire to be let alone when their actions
5 are aggressive. Then touching this
point here is copy of letter from this
t scholar to the teacher and shows how he
viewed it:
, Hos6myh, IT., FEB. "a, 1872.
Mr.. --: [ have a few words tx
say to you; that | was in the wrong anc
in passion; got mad and struck you.
will say to you that | am sorry for wha
| have done. Yours respectfully,
And further. The father and son re
ferred to expressed the same sentiment
to our town grand juror; that the schol
ar was wrong to strike the teacher, an(
was sorry he did it. And when | reac
my school report to the town the fathe
expostulated with me, because he under
stood me to give the impression that h
Il countenanced or favored the assault o
the scholar upon the teacher, and CAV
> me to understand, plainly, that he di'
not think it was right for his son at tina
: time to assault the teacher therefore tn
: scholar was to blame.
e 9th. "The teacher was badly ad
: vised" do not know who advised th
e teacher, or how, but presume he wa
Il guided by his own good common sense
: of which he has as large a share as me-
/ will average. But after this affair | ad
vised him not to allow himself to be Cal
d ried from the school house by the schol
e ars, and to use any weapon that came t
If his hand rather than yield his persona
:, liberty to the control of the scholars
e This talk would be unnecessary in mos
g schools, but here several good, reliabl
lie witnesses can be found to prove tina
l. some of the large scholars threatened t
r. carry out the teacher. Before this hav
10 not written a word of this affair for an
L paper, as do not write the locals.
e have left out all names, as most of tn
readers do not know to whom [ refer
As to ''calumny, SANDER, cruel injustic,
4 &C., to the family as Abounir expires;
~ es it, it is ''all in his eye The fact
are true, as they will admit and as ca
be proven, and the scholars letter ca
be depended upon. The relations of th
= scholar may properly regret the public
= ty of the affair, but they are all of to
high standing to wish to have it correc
ed by such false statements as Aboun
* has strung together That district, an
y the whole town, as believe, are as muc
y or more anxious for good schools an
Ii good order than ever before. We il
tend to stand by our teachers when the