Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-30

whole thing was cleaned out before Janua ry
1st." | determined, that if such thing
should take place, would again apply for
the position of secretary, and made known
my intentions TO a friend, and requested him
If he should learn anything of the kind to
inform me. | have since learned that sev-
eral of my friends in different parts of the
county have been thinking and talking
about the same thing.
Sometime in the latter part of December
last this friend informed me that he thought
certain gentlemen would be appointed as
members of the school board and, without
my knowledge, made a visit to one Of them,
and upon his return informed me that while
1t was encouraging he was by no means GER
tain that he would support me if he had
the opportunity wrote to that person, ex-
pressing my gratitude for the encourage
ment, and expressed hope that he would
aid me, if it should ever be in his power l
also wrote to another, expressing myself in
similar manner. | neuer saao either mem
Der of the board until after their appoint
ment, and then only two of them, and one
OF them only the day before the board met
on January 9th. To the other, wrote and
asked friend to see him for me- l nerer
asked pledge from either of them, nor did |,
or any friend, to my knowledge, speak to
any member of the court, before the appoint
ment of my intentions; nor did /, after the
appointment, ask or request any connu1lScd-
ton, directly or indirectly, to any member of
the new board from any member Of the
court. / by no means regarded my success
as certain
On the 9th Of January sent my applica-
ton. Captain Anderson applied in person
and by petition. | was in the school room
in the morning absent from the village lat
n ftn fhA ar.A
turn found member of the board waiting
to inform me Of my election. went to the
office of the school board, and, in the pres
ence of all the members, the Hon. A. b. Davis,
president, informed me that-I had been
unanimously elected secretary, etc, was re-
quested to prepare my bond, take charge of
the office and its furniture, etc, which was
then, and had been since their organization,
in their possession, as recorded by Captain
Anderson, acting as secretary in the morn
ing session. ! asked for time to bond, and
suggested, the board asserting, that loan
the bey of the office to the late secretary, if
he should desire it, to arrange any books,
papers, etc. He came into the office after
the board adjourned, and | gave the order
from the president of the board for books,
papers, ETC., belonging to the office, telling
him the action Of the board. He replied
that he would like to record some unre-
corded proceedings, and with that under
standing he took charge of the office until
the next meeting Of the board, January 18th,
the proceedings of that day appearing in the
SENTINEL of the 10Th instant
During last summer the Captain told me
he thought Of resigning his position because
of the financial worry, etc. and indeed,
some time previous member of the old
board told me that if Captain Anderson
should offer for the clerkship and succeeded
he intended to support me for secretary to
the school board / have thought it proper,
in justice to myself and for the information
of the people, tomake this statement. am
willing to abide the verdict of Just and
righteous public.
| was not aware that the time had come,
in order to obtain a position, one had to get
permission of the party holding it, nor did
| know that the party holding position
was entitled to 1t, the greater part Of ones
natural life, unless by the consent of the
mqyortty Of the elective power. fiatter my
self that with the long experience | have as
teacher and working of the public school
system, together with the general interest
have in public education, if sustained by
the friends of the public schools, will be
able to give entire satisfaction. Having
taught for so many years, my pupils stand
ing higher at the normal school than any
from this county, will know hop to sympd-
Mtse with teachers in their arduous duties
Of the school room-the importance of the
panctudl payment of their salaries for
know they receive less for the amount of
labor performed than any other class of EN-
ployes in public service. And | am sure
the new school board has not the remotest
idea Of reducing the salaries of teachers, /
but rather propose to use every effort TO 1
as required by law, and upon cash basis, if
possible. S. II. WHITE.