Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-30
TZSCHUCK TALKS.
Why Pref. Bacon Was Removed.
Statements on Both Sides of the Case

Secretary Tzschuck was interview
ed recently, in regard to the Superin
tendent OF the Blind asylum at Ne
braska City. He said that in remoy-
ing him the board thought they were
acting for the best interest of the state.
Mr.. Bacon is blind, and therefore, the
advancement of the asylum has been
e .essarily slow. Itistrue he conceiv-
ed the idea of starting the asylum, and
advanced money to that end which the
state repaid with interest. He also de-
sired the state to pay him for lobbying
the appropriation for the building
through the legislature, but the board
very properly refused. Bacon receiy-
ed salary of $500, his wife, as matron
$400, aud his daughter 5000, as q teach
er. He wanted 81 600 in all. There
are IA pupils. The newly electedsup-
erintendent receives 81 900, and $40O
for the matron. 1t is hoped that the
number of pupils will increase under q
new and vigorous administration.
Mr.. Bacon is in. very comfortable
circumstances pecuniarily, having
ample means ofhi own. He has held
the position little over two years. De-
string an increase of salary he has re-
fused to receive pay for the last quar-
ter, though the money has been
placed at bis disposal.-LicOln Globe.
Editor Nebraska City Press,
A few facts for your paper. Septem-
Der 22nd., 1874 / arrived at Nebraska
City. 1 Immediately proceeded to
take steps for the establishing of the
Nebraska Institution for the Blind !;
with what result is well known. At
the date of the first report Dec. 1st, 1876
the Board out of their limited means
were only able to spare 81, 400 for
teaching. This was deemed no more
than sufficient for my assistants-leav-
ing me nothing. They were only able
TO do this by my advancing 1916 70
of which the present Board have re-
turned to me only 81 ,209.S3 nearly
four months after it was appropriated.
The remainder of my bill they have
neglected to act upon. At their first
meeting in February last, they asked
what salaries were expected They
were told that the old Board had said
the salary should be the same as the
Deaf and Dumb, namely S1200.00 for
Principal. No answer being received
on salries, the last of April called
upon one of the members of the Board
to know what action had been taken,
as my assistants were beginning to
want some pay, as they had received
nothing since the first day of Decem-
Der. He said no bills for salaries had
been received, and that we should
present bills for the first quarter, be-
ginning January lst. They could pay
nothing back of that. Accordingly
bills were presented the 1st of May
duly receipted. On the 7th the Board
deliberately altered the receipts, and
cut them down twenty-five per cent.
in violation of the provisions of the
law. About the 18th. met the same
mem Der Of the Board, and told him l
would not accept the pay. l had
worked for nothing and could contin-
ue to do so. If the State was too poor
to pay me q respectable salary, that
would not degrade myself to receive
aims. / have never broached the cub
ject OF salaries since, and have had no
communication with the Board on that
subject since neither do I intend to.
1 discovered las we'll as others) as ear
ly as March, that the Board were ini-
mical to me.
Mr.. Parmele, my successor, has just
been su superseded in Iowa, and all his
assistants, without exception, dis
charged. Where he could not stay
long enough to make one bi-annual re-
port to the Legislature. stayed long
enough to make five. Other facts will
be given In due time.
s. BACON.