Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-01-23
1rACKs

To an impartial observer Of the attacks
OF the Virginia Chronicle upon the Board
Of School Trustees Of Virginia District
II seems that the writer Of the Chronicle
articles is not sufficiently well informed
with regard to the public school systsm
Of tho Northern States Of the Union to
lead in q warfare Of the kind hs 10 en-
gagged in. He seems to DO unaware Of
tho fact that our public schools are
maintained BY public moneys for the
benefit Of the children OF the State. net
for would-bs teachers. and that the pub
lie schools are not slesmosynsry institu-
lions maintained to provide support to
poor but worthy young ladies. He ap-
pears to DO ignorant Of the fac, that 1t 10
the duty Of School Trustees to employ
the best teachers that can be procured,
regardless OF birthplace. religion, or
personal friendship. and that in the
faithful Performance Of this duty 1t fire.
quently becomes necessary to dismiss
one teacher and employ another without
making public their reasons for so doing.
To q person who has given this part OF
the question careful consideration. II 10
evident that cases may frequently arise
in which. for the sake Of dismissed
teachers, II would DO unwise for Trustees
to make public their reasons for dismis-
sal. A young lady may lack sufficient
experience in life to be qualified to teach;
in other words. may DO incompetent be-
cause too young. As this Is . defect Ut
IL may be SO called) that time will soon
set right. 1t Is certainly much better for
the young lady that public attention
should not DO directed to the fact that
she has been dismissed IS . teacher.
Again. owing to u~nbecomins conduct OF
q young lady teacher in public places.
School Trustees may deem her example
an improper mi to place before young
girls who attend her school, and dismiss
her for that reason. The fact that School
Trustees have power to dismiss teachers
without making public their reasons for
so doing. is certainly fortunate for the
young lady.
The News holds that School Trustees
are wisely vested with power to elect or
arbitrarily dismiss teachers without
making public their reasons for so
doing; and. as they are elected by the
people. they are responsible only to the
people for the exercise Of this power.
1t is, however. fair to presume that act.
ing under this responsibility to the
people they will perform their duties to
the bes. Of their abilities. And 1t may
be also presumed that, after a years
experience in Office. the Virginia Trus-
tees have acquired sufficient knowledge
Of their duties to understand their bust
ness without dictation from every man
who imaeinss be has q grievance which
demands redress.
Perhaps it may DO well to inform the
Chronicle. III order to afford 1t On oppor.
tuniiy to Sc, itself right before the public
II wrOngiully accused. that 1t is current
street talk that its attacks upon the vir-
ginia Board Of School Trustees are not
prompted by q desire to benefit the pub
lie schools Of Virginia, but are prompted
by selfish reasons solely. The charges
reduced to plain terms are that the editor
Of the Chronicle is angry because the
School Trustees Of Virginia have recently
discharged from the school departments
young lady teacher. . friend Of his;
angry because the Trustees would net
feinstate her OF his dictstion, and angry
because the Trustees refused 10 name
their eason for the young lady's dis
missal. These. together with q desire to
DO sensational. say many friends OF our
public school system, are the underlying
reasons for the recent virulent attacks OF
the Chronicle upon the Board OF School
Trustees Of Virginia.