National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-11
accept the advice given, and rendered her resig-

accept the advice given, and rendered her resig-
nation, which read Us follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1s. 1881.
| To Messrs. Smith, Pope, and Brooks, members sub
board, Seventh Division, Public Schools:
hereby tender my resignation as teacher In the
! public schools of Washington and Georgetown. Re
c. E. LEWIS.
| AN INVESTIGATION DENIED.
Miss Lewis afterward requested the return of her
resignation and investigation, to which the SUBJ
board replied as follows on April q:
Your communication of the 18th instant. request
ing the subboard to investigate the which led
TO the advice given you by three of its members, to
tender your resignation teacher in the public
schools before the said resignation is accepted, was
considered last evening by full subboard and after
mature deliberation have to inform you
that the subboard regrets the circumstances which
led TO its action but remains of the opinion that
acted wisely in accepting the advice given. Making
no charge of criminal conduct your part, casting
no stigma of immoral conduct upon your character,
ana giving no expression OF opinion of your moral
character private public, official or unofficial the
subboard does not desret investigation
into the numerous scaRdaous stories aoat affecting
your repUtaton and, it DESTROYS it has neither
judicial power nor jurisdiction to summon before it
citizens as witnesses and 10 take testimony. Its jurs
dctlon and powers solely pupils and teachers
OF the public schools under rules of the board
Inc subboard has not expressed an opinion upon the
truth or faSity of the reports concerning moral
character nor any opinion 10 The merits of the con-
troversy between Mrs. Marshall and yourself Find
ing that the school over which you presided likely
TO be injured morally by discussion and controversy
scandalous in its nature, and publicly canvassed
by pupils attending it, and by their
parents, the subboard felt il clearly its duty to
guard the schools against the moral danger referred
to. and believed that neglect TO do so would be
cuSed neither by the general public, the Commission
ers, nor the board
MISS LEWIS REPLY.
To this letter Miss Lewis replied as on the I'd in
slant, that she found that the affair had been
greatly magnified; that her resignation was an
indirect confession of guilt, and announcing
her intention of asking an investigation.
Miss LEWIS
is a young lady of fair accomplishments and fine
stature, graceful form, black hair, and sparkling
black Spanish eyes. She formerly resided at
Cleveland, Ohio and was first employed as
teacher here by The old board of trustees for col
ored children after passing the required examina
ton She has heretofore been much esteemed. and
the members of the subboard state that they re-
greet this unfortunate affair
j. G. B. Marshall, the young gentlemen who is
implicated in the case Of Miss Lewis is a Depart
ment messenger, and has always held a respecta-
BILE social position being lieutenant in the CaIi
tai City Guards, the crack colored company of the
city. When approached by reporter last evening |
he denied emphatically that there had any i'm !
proper relations existed between himself and Miss
Lewis