Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-07-22
EducRtian.
DAYTON, New, July 81, so

ton school are responsible tor one Of
the most discreditable disturbances
that has taken place in this much
disturbed community. By their act
ion they have acknowledged their
doubt, to put it mildly, of the pro
priety of again employing the pres
ent teacher, whose presence has been
the cause of continual neighborhood
trouble, enlargement between fsmi
lies who up to his advent had lived
peacsbly together, and caused heart.
burnings and hatreds which have ex-
tended even to business affairs. They
and their friends deny to the opposi-
ton which is NOT confined to the
three or four families whom they
term "belligerents," In sending out
their committee, the right to an opin
len III q matter of which they are
probably as capable of forming an
Intelligent opinion as themselves.
Why Mr.. Bray is 50 necessary to the
happiness Of certain families who
are most concerned in keeping him
is past finding out. If it were u
question of this teacher or no school
at all, there might be a good reason
for this action. Teachers who are
his equals in every respect can be
hired for much less money than lie
values his services At. We have had
Two special taxes LEVIED and his sal
airy raised at one time to $40 rer
mouth, which IS SIS or $50 more
than has been paid Tor about 10 years
hen both schools were in one room.
but since the clique appointed him
his own Superintendent at $50 per
month, he has msgnanimously con
sented to tax $l25), aud now be has
forty odd pupils Of grammar grade.
Last year he had one boy 10 high
school studies, and demanded and
received from his parents $40 per
month extra tor hearing bis recits
tions. This is pretty good for Mr..
Bray but rather rough on . commu
NIFTY who have all they can do to live
plainly, and wages constantly going
lower. Reno, in one of the most
prosperous counties in the State,
with eight departments in different
buildings, considers el25 per month
sufficient for their principal, but this
paragon Of ours, with one primary
TO IN and az assistant whom he has
repeatedly called Zone OF the
best 10 the State" finds his duties 50
arduous he cannot sit with HIS heels
on his desk more than half his time,
cons .quentIy we must pay him
roundly for the time he loses in ex.
ercise enosgh to digest his daily
"hash." For ak months past the
parents of the Is to 20 pupils who
have been out OF school, some OF
them over two years, have said moth
ing, K owing it would do no good,
until new trustees were elected. At
q meeting week before last the trus-
tees sent Mr.. Agnew to three women
ct their homes, requesting them to
canvass the town. They refused to
do so, but being assured next day
that it they procured a certain num-
Der of names Mr.. b. would resign,
did 90, aid in good faith and
honor ably got number tLst seem
ed to astonish Mr.. b., who crawtish-
ed be must have the reasons why
these people did not like him. Then
Mr.. Lothrop and Mr.. Agnew said
they would accept all these names,
and if they would get certain mum
Der additional they would discharges
them, as Mr.. L. honestly believed
9 majority of th parents were op
posed to him. They did this, and
then Mr.. L. crswfshed. A counter
committee of four men canvassed the
town aud called upon everybody.
taking the names of Tom, Dick and
parrv tn rnlae "A commotiOn worthy