Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-14

any blame was attached to anybody Judge
Heisken probably willing TO shoulder 1t.
THE sASGUISARY VISITORS.
Mr. Duffy said be did not want to deal
/ harshly with anybody but they had a super
/ intendent and paid him a salary, and il
seemed to him out of the sphere of the Wis
itors and the teachers to usurp the duties and
/ authority Of the superintendent
Mr.. Jordan said that Miss Towel, being An
I old and experienced teacher, should have,
when she received the communication, ceased
to teach Miss Heiskell. 1t was inexcusable
I for her after the superintendent had notified
her as he did.
Mr.. Walsh said that Miss lowell was an
! excellent, splendid teacher, and he did not
think she meant to do any wrong. He was
IN favor oil reprim anding her
/ Mr.. Shaw's motion that she bs reprimand-
/ ed was lost.
Mr.. DuBose moved an amendment to Mr..
Linkhauer's motion, that the lady be sus-
/ pended for one week. Mr. Linkhauer &C
cepted the amendment.
Dir. Shaw thought it was unreasonable at
/ this time to suspend one OF the best teachers
/ in the schools and put in substitute that
was not up with the duties.
! The motion was lost.
A motion was made by Mr.. Degusn that
! Miss Tovell be expelled.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
| Mr.. Gronauer moved that the matter be
referred to a committee of three, to report
their action at the next meeting.
Mr.. DuBose moved that pending the in
| vestigation the young lady be suspended.
The motion of Mr.. Gronauer, as amended,
| was passed
| The Chair appointed Messrs. DuBose,
Estes and Walsh as the examining com
mittee.
TExT-Bo ADVOCATE.
| The matter of Mr.. Mugan, for changing
| the textbooks, then came up, and Mr.. Gre
| han moved that it be referred to the same
committee, and that Mr.. Mugan be suspend
ed during the investigation. The motion
was lost.
Mr.. Shaw said that he could see no differ
ence in the two cases at all. Mr.. Mugau
had no right to introduce any new books, and
he was as reprehensible as the lady.
Mr.. Rambsut, calling Mr.. DuBose to
the chair, said that he agreed with Mr.. Shaw,
that if the lady guilty OF infringe
ment of tile rules the gentleman was also.
With regard to the lady, she had been sus-
pended-he would not say how Justly. He
thought that Mr.. Mugan had no right to in
troiuce the books; and if that gentleman had
not violated rule, then the lady had not.
Mr. Rogers said that Mr.. Mugan being
present, he should be tried then and there,
and that Mr.. Mugan be allowed to address
the board.
THE CULPRIT FAY.
Mr.. Mugan accordingly came forward and
In rather a sophomore style said substan-
TALLY what follows: 81 am glad, gentlemen
of the Board, that you have allowed me a
chance to explain myself. l acknowledge |
that have broken the written law, but that |
is something that has been done ever since |
the world began. l thought it was better TO |
break this law than to follow it. l found |
that the pupils used various histories in the |
school, and l took it upon myself to q |
history that is far above all Others. During |
the examination, a lady teacher came to me
and said she had a class that was ready TO
take Hp history, and she did not know what
to do. None of the teachers like the au-
thorized edition, and when l found that we
could get a certain history for 60 cents, 1
thought it well to introduce it. / acted in
good faith. So l told her to have the schol-
ars get the history. / have broken the law,
and deserve probably to be reprimanded by
you or handled as you see hit. When Super
intendent Collier notified me to drop the
hook, did So"
CONVICTED OUT OF HIS OWN MOUTH.
Mr.. Du Bose said that he thought that Mr.
Mugan had convicted himself. He had i'm
pressed him more as a book-agent than any
thing else. Perhaps the book used by Mr..
Mugan was the best. Perhaps not. He had
no discretion in the matter, and he thought
Mr.. Mugan should be severely repri-
manded by the chair.
Mr.. Rudisill moved that Mr.. Nugan be
suspended from his position for one month.
Carried.
FINANCE.
The Committee on Finance made the fol-
lowing report:
December r. I8S1-c8sh on hand 81, O70 sc
December q; by Taxing District.......... 26l %
February H. 1852, by county trustee. 1881 60