The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-15
CORRESPONDENCE
BoNpyIrLE. VI. Feb. 8, 1872

BoNpvILLE, W., Feb. 9, 1872.
lL'. Editor,
In my communication Of the 28th ult.,
in reference to the school difficulties, your
printer makes me give the boy Franks
age at 10; | wrote II. With this correc-
ton the facts given are substantially cor
rect, and abide by them, notwithstand-
/ ing the ludicrous structures of observer
in your last issue, who says the school
house is ''not fit to stable cattle in Has
Observer been in the school house for the
last two years? ! guess not. The writer
hereof has been in the school house the
present winter as well as frequently here
| tofore, and knows ii to be one of the best
school houses in town, and we take just
| pride in having good school houses. How
was it "proven in court that he was not
/ whisperingY The testimony of the teach
er aud some three or four Of the larger
pupils was emphatic that he was whisper
/ ing and was sent 10 his seat therefor, and
I had not been seated more than fifteen
minutes prior TO the scutIie with the
/ teacher; by the way Franks seat was
much smaller pupils But Observer says
'thcre would have been no more trouble
in the school If it had not been for the
grand jurors having some trouble with
the boys father, and in bringing this suit
the teacher had entered no complaint 2
This is simply slauderous. Both the teach
er and his father made complaint to the
grand juror, aud SO far as the grand in
rors having trouble with the boys father
he has steadily befriended him up to
the present time. The action was not
made precipitatelyi the grand juror
went to the boy and asked him TO 90 to
school aud ask the forgiveness of the
teacher, aud it would be all right, and he
gave him some two weeks in which to do
this. No, the matter Il not here, but with
Obseryer--he Is the one who has had
trouble with the grand juror. "That Is
the milk in his cocoanut." That Is The
whole matter ia a nutshell, But there
really was little trouble between Frank
aud the teacher; slight "onpeasant.
ness In the scufile the teacher was
thrown to tie hoo" accidental, was It
nots Now Observer knows that the uu-
disputed testimony was that he not only
threw the teacher to the floor, bat held
him there until the teacher asked him to
lot him up, when Frank said be would
ei him up 'if be would behave himself
Why peryort faats becauseiyou dislike the
grand Juror The writer hereof objected
10 the proceedings At the trial upon this
ground wh0lly-ihe treating of matter
20 lightly that was calculated 10 seriously
impair tie usefulness Of our schools land
not tor the purpose Of starring anybody
some d lhe jury al least are BIZ personal
friends, whom he has 30 disposition to
slar; ba tie believes they cred Ia that
verdict, that tie iagls ala not warrant Il.
lie Il aware that bis previous communl-
cation stirred up considerable feeling, bat
be Is willing 10 stand b. the sober second
though, d biz friends and the community
al large We mus, stand b. our school.
Perhaps observer would feel different 81
be had children 10 educate We must
sustain the teacher II our schools are to be
rendered efficient Whatsoever man.
sows lhat slso win he reap n e COM