Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-14


equal to that Of all the ether
daily papers - the eSeU SS1e1
together.
The soldiers who Is Hold the Eert."
Trustee Randolph, In his little mutual
admiration summary OF the doings OF him
self and colleagues of the feather-dusteru
majority OF the School board, INDUCES In the
following line Of remark:
alt became the duty OF this board during
the past year 10 calmly assert Its legal pre-
rogative In the matter of the appointments
and removal OF teachers In the face OF mis-
sssn and p2 It's action
OF the District And We may rest assured
that The effort TO maintain high standard
fs.cbs,s as ss nmong our a large corps Of
youth, upon sober second thought, meets the
hearty approval Of nineteen twentieths,
OF all good men and women of this commu-
nifty. While under fire and with the work of
oIganing The schools for another year press
lbg upon them, the trustees felt that they
might be struck down al the post of duty,
put desert 1t. they would not. They have
NED The fort until all opposition seems to
newspaper squibs. How long the several
members of this board may see fit TO hold
their commissions, now that the WORK of
the reorganization OF this board by the hon.
orable Commissioners, an '0pen question:"
This Is very fine. Mr.. Joseph Surface or
Mr.. Pecksnir never uttered anything fner
in the way OF sonorous sentiment, but, I'M
fortunately, noble sentiment is sometimes
used TO cover very ignoble deeds. Mr.. Ran
dolph would perhaps object to being classed
exactly with the Champlins and Hoveys.
while acting with them, but why should he?
He would doubtless he indignant II anybody
supposed him capable of the Hovey deed of
Inviting teacher to drink O glass OF lager
with him In order to lay the foundation OF q
charge OF tipping against that teacher His
marble brow would doubtless corrugste with
honor at the idea that he could enact the
part Of Champlin In quarsllng with An
Avenue bar keeper for refusing him two
(pint) drinks Of whisky for o quarter. And
yet he would eagerly avail himself of this
frivolous and unworthy evidences to enable
him To hold the fort and "calmly', as
sert the right OF the fort holders to dis
pense the leadership patronage. As chair
man Of the Committee on Teachers he
would indulge In some supernne senti-
ment upon the duty devolvIng upon the
board TO "place itself squarely on the side
OF public morals" to the end "that the
training OF our youth shall not be commit
ted to those trustees, of course. excspted)
whose example may In any wise tempt to
ruin" This, as the ground for removing q
teacher of twenty seven years standing, tue
head OF the present school system of Wash
tngtoD; and whose character, morals, entire
sobriety, and unsurpas sed ability as an edu-
Gator were vouched for not only by the
parents, fellow teachers, and the best PEG
pie Of his school district, but by nearly
the whole body Of ex-trustees of the pub.
lie schools, three of our ex-mayors, and
by host OF the best citizens OF Washing
ton, who had known the teacher In ques
inn for To-
coolly flung the lie In the faces of all these
reputable witnesses and gave his casting vote
In the committee to remove this teacher on
behalf Of pu bile moralsi But he had nothing
To say about the necessity OF placing the
board on the side OF public morals, to the end
that the training Of our youth shall not be
committed 70 trustees whose example may
In any wise tempt to ruin" Champlin, and
his "next friend !" and other trustees who are
supposed TO be, In Mr.. Randolph's fine Ian
guage, "exemplars Of youth" may frequent
restaurants and drink success, half dozen
times day, 10 the glorious principle OF the
calm exercise Of the right TO bounce teach
ers, but let an unfortunate teacher accept
the keacherous invitation OF o trustee
TO drink . mild glass of lager, and
the agility with which Chairman Ran
oolpn jumps for his moral AZ and
exercises "the prerogative" 10 something
wonderful for q man of his weight. Yes.
IL In quite possible for q man to talk the
finest sentiment and the highest morality,
and do very mean, unworthy deeds; and it
IL not easy TO conceive q more heartless, con-
sciencelees, shameless act than that OF Trus-
tee Randolph In striking down the teacher
In question on the wretched pretext named;
unless IL II his further act of seeking to
brand this honored teachers reputation by
alleging that he Ii morally unfit to have
charge OF children, and thus deprive him of
the means OF earning his bread ct the occu-
patton TO which he has given the best years
of his LIFE
Trustee Randolph boasts that the opposi-
ton TO the fort holders has subsidized. Why
has IL subsidized? Simply because the people
In their present unfortunate condition are
powerless TO obtain redress. Is there any
doubt what would have been the result had
the people OF this District vote, or q repre-
sentative government, or any mode of max
Ing their voice or wishes effective They
nave used every means open TO them with
out avail. Through public meetings, petit
tons, delegations, and every way that the
public voice could ind expression, thew
have asked that the District government
should give them some relief from the arbi-
trary, fnsolent rule of these fort-holters.
nine tenths OF whom were known To nobody
HoAS cNcu " udulc, LQey began To
figure In the school reports. The action OF
The large meeting In South Washington 1.-THE
district In question:, In which almost every
man OF prominence In that section OF the city
took part, was followed up by that of the citi-
zens NJ large; and a delegation on their part
embracing such men an DR.. j. b. Blake, NJ
w. Gait, I. L. Hume, w. NJ. Shustsr, John
T. Given, VIM A. Cook. Jos. Shillington,
A. B. Solomons, l.. Schade, ]. r. Havenner,
W.D. Wise, s. Gedney, NJ. Lansburg, Aug.
Davis, Horatio Browning, A. p. Pardon, r.
McMurray, +. Pilling, j. E. +. Holmead, r.
j. Heiberger, w. R. Smith, Joseph l.. Pear
son, DR.. j. X. Riley, g. j. Johnson, j. w.
Drew, c. c. Duncapson, w. NJ. Morrison, J.
l.. Barbour, f. g. Davis, and +. Hume,
waited on the District Commissioners and
represented, In earnest terms, the dis
satisfaction OF the community with the
management OF school affairs, and asking
the reorganization Of the school board. II Ia
hardly IN h. focr