Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18
Mr.. EDITOR /:

Dear Sr,-The item in the issue OF your paper of
March 2S in regard to the parties, teachers or
committee men" who are trying to run the school, is
of considerable interest to considering the ground
you pleased 10 put it upon. When you have
anything to publish about me please call my name and
stating the facts In the leave the public form
their opinion in the matter, which will be quite
as likely be correct it VIII be with the sided
view you present. am not alone in the matter by
any means; many of the parents in this district have
long felt the injustice and oppression practced by
arrogant and aristocratic committee. Nor is public
opinion universally against you would make
yourself believe which fact you will ind to be true by
a thorough investigation The old adage that ''Foos
and children tell the truth" will enable you to get at
the truth Oft the affair if that part of of any
quence to you in the matter, and you Will take the
trouble inquire of the scholars in regard to the
pounding of my boy for no offence, which the
cason of my going into the school room and gathering
up the loose clubs and bringing them away, coming
down before school time and before school commenc-
ed Notwithstanding the teacher made desperate
effort to get the janitor to ring the bell before time
Now if you will be so kind to inform what will
be the proper way to proceed when your child is
knocked senseless for offence, which you will find
by nquiring was the case with my boy, you will do
me favor. This with several other things are likely
to be settled by the courts and then you will perhaps
be better able to Judge VINO is Hd6te TO fine. 1t will
undoubtedly be presuming in me, in your judgment
to plead anything in eXenuaon of my conduct in the
affair, especially in going into the school house
did, but the fact is undoubtedly fresh in your MUD
from the part you had Ill the affair that the
fiji st man that visited school protect their
children, ana their chlldrenS rights The instances
are too numerous and of too frequent occurrence in
this school, but the one refer to particularly is upon
the occasion of lot of students being expelled from
school for very trivial affair when six indignant
representing large portion of the wealth, power and
influence of this village had hunted you to your office
after having visited the school, the rest of the commit
tee having fled to some safe place of refuge there
asserted their rights each and every one of them 1t
| is true they took action with the teacher their
grievance not particularly with the teacher their
children had not been pounded after being expelled
| Il from Snbnn Tin4n
admit neither have the ability nor had | proposed
to discuss the mbecie, aristocratc and selfish man
| agement of our school, The depleted ranks of the
school and the streets Of this village thronged with
idle boys and girls; the want of interest and respect
for their teacher of those that it, together with
the money expended tell their own story-no COM
men is called for. You cannot charge the shame nor
any part of it back to NE for until this term, until
forbearauce ceased to be virtue, have not lifted my
voice although FLIED to OVERLOOKING with indignation
and disgust with the mbecle and selfish management.
Our committee by their printed catalogue and their
instructions to their teachers have instituted
archy unparalleled in the history of nations. In this
country of boosted eedom for schools and free inst
buttons is Barton graded school where you pay
an exhorbtant school tax and may send your scholars
to school to learn sir to be paraded and knocked
about at the nod and beck of their teachers and to
study Just exactly what the committee and the teach
ers say just exactly as long they say and in just
exactly the way theysay, taking every study in
their class study in any other class matter what
their ability ncnaIous intentions for the future
are no allowances no exceptions Except by persona
favor) which is not extended to the masses by any
means; not one word can you say in any way, shape
form or Eanner-a monarchia institution of the rank
est kind aud nothing else According to the catalogue
it takes fourteen years to get through this schoo
without a slip miss in any way, or for any
whatever, sickness Notwithstanding; if term is los
occasionally or a scholar is little dull in some partc
ular study laid down, the teacher or of tn,
committee happen to have little milf toward him Of
one of his parents which is unavoidably the il
many instances it takes longer by fair calculation
about thirty years: in all human probability not ont
solitary instance where scholar could get through il
fourteen years. What they fitted for if theyliyt
to get through? Nothing What is claimed that the.
are fitted for? To go to st Juhnsbury some othe
good school aud prepare for college. Do all Of on
children wish 10 fit for college? nine out Of every
of them would like to get good business education
during this life What is the result of this manage
Inent? Not much attendance and no interest spea
of; the most of the children sick most of the time
Streets shops and groceries filed with idle boys VIII
in answer to the question, why they are not