Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-07-29
Another School Communica-
ton.

has been complaint loud ana long
concerning our public school, feel
like adding my mite to the general
complaint, and will give you his
tory OF j. e. Bray and some of his
misdoings since his advent into this
town, and if you deem it worthy,
will in the near future add some
thoughts touching the management
of the school, which perhaps will
not add very much to the reputation
of the managers. j. h. Bray came
to this town in 1877, l believe, at
time when all seemed at peace with
their neighbor and quiet reigued su
preme. Just prior to his coming
John Lothrop had been appointed a
trustee OF schools to fill vacancy,
and his first act was to employ two
principals for the same school, and
as but one could draw pay one had
to retire. 1t was determined that
Bray should go. He however de-
manded, and 1 believe received a
large sum from the trustees aud left
tor Virginia, where he engaged in
the laundry business, which was not
success. He then engaged in min.
ing operations and managed his bus
mess in such a manner that he lost
the confidence of very large por-
ton of those with whom he had deal
Ings, and as Secretary OF the Golden
Prize Mining Company issued over
thirty thousand shares of the capita
stock frauduiently according to the
decision of the District Court of Vir-
GINA, aud for which he was subse-
quently arrested on the charge of
forgery, and a presentment was
formed by the Grand Jury. An ex-
animation was had before Judge
Brown, and he was held to appear
before another Grand Jury, when he
escaped indictment and probably the
peuitentiary by legal quibble.
After his troubles in the courts
about his earlier transactions in min
ing stocks he was employed as teach
er in the school at Gold Hill, where
he had trouble with another teacher
and believing himself to be solid
with the trustees, and being troubled
with the big Head" and to force
a compliance with his wishes, ten.
dered his resignation, never dream
ing that it would be accepted. But
strange to say, at called meeting
of the Board Of Trustees, called for
the purpose of considering the mat
ter, his resignation was accepted
without debate as the minutes of
the board show. The trustees we're
too glad to get rid OF him. He then
came to Dayton and was employed
as principal of the school, and now
began a wrangle among the inhabit
ants which has been kept up for
three long years, and l believe him
to be the prime cause. SANDERS,
Icing and back iting have been of
common occurrence, and one affair
particularly worthy of mention was
a sort of jsmboree helu on the street
corners Immediately after his release
by the last Grand Jury that had him
before them, which was a disgrace
full exhibition, and | have no doubt
that very many who took part in
that performance would be glad to
have that night wiped out of remem-
brance. The author, directly or in-
directly, of such scenes is in my
judgment totally unfit for teacher,
no matter what his other qualifics-
tons may be. But it seems we are
still compelled to submit to the hui
milistion of having him as a teacher
in our school through the obstinacy
of two trustees and against the wish
es Of majority OF the patrons of the
school. Hoping that the trustees
may yet be prevailed upon to do
right and employ some one who will
not teach lying, deceit and other
more henious crimes, and one who
will labor to fit the rising generation
for something higher than the peni-
Tertiary is the prayer of the subscrib-