Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-09-02
A CARD.

DAYTON, New. August 9Th, 1882.
TDIToR TIMEs:-DAYToN has been for
| Gsome years disturbed by troubles con-
corning the schools. On July Sd last the
Board of School Trustees, consisting OF
Mesvrs. J. L. Campbell. John Lothrop and
Frank Agnew, sent one Of their number to
committee Of ladies, and instructed them to
get petition signed by the patrons OF the
school against tho employment of the former
teachers II they wished ch snge. July 9Th,
AZ O'Clock P. NJ, was the time set for the
presentation of the petition. On July 6th
Mr.. John Lothrop stated in the presence OF
the Trustees and teachers that J. e. Bray, the
Principal. had agreed in his written spplics-
ton to withdraw 4 the names of six parents
who sent children t. school during the last
| term, could be obtained to he petition asking
| Tor change. short time after l o loct.
| and with the hour alwss allowed on such
| occasions, petition signed by sixteen parents
was presented. as requested by the Trustees.
Eight OF these parents had sent children du-
| ring the last term. the others could not on &C
count Of the Principal Uunder fimsy eI-
cuse the promise was broken, Mr.. J. L. Camp
| bell, enc of the Trustees. having determined
| to keep Mr. Bray under any and all circum-
stances siuce that time there have been
| various misrepresentations of iacts. and We
send you the following afhdsvit for publica-
ton to show the insincere manner with which
| we. who are an xious to have school to which
/ L., faSu lnt haua
been treated.
II must be observed that the parents of for.
sy six children of school age have expressed
Q desire for change Of teachers. This In
cludes those who have signed the petition,
and those who. while wishing . change. OBJ
jec. to getting into controversy BY putting
their names tothe paper. but does not include
| msny who would be glad to see change but
dislike on personal grounds to even cypress
an opinion. COMMITTEE.
Affidavit.
On July 7th M, Lothrop told two of the
committee that he had kept three Of his
children out OF school for year, and Was the
greatest sufferer In town on account OF the
| teachers, and said: "You have sixteen Dsmes.
All You want is four more for . majority.
l
| me four more names, and these teachers shall
be discharged before sunset to morrow" Mr..
| Agnew, another Trustee. said he would sup
port Mr.. Lothrop, for he thought there should
| be q change on account Of the fseling against
| the teachers, and 10 allow the children who
| had been kept out Of school for the last three
| years chance to go to school and receive the
| BENEFITS Of the public money Is we'll as the
| rest.
We got SIX names instead Of four. and
while Mr.. Agnew kept his word, Mr.. Lothrop
| fatty refused to have anything to do with IL;
said he washed his hands Of the whole affair
| although what we had done was Of his earnest
request and for the benefit Of the little ones
| In this and many other instances connected
with the Efforts to make change in the school
which would be for the benefit Of all. Mr..
Lothrop has shown himself entirely untrust-
worthy His plightcd word has been broken
even after assuring us ON his wor Of honor as
. man aid gentleman that those teachers
must go. MRS y. MlNZELL.
MRS. =. L SANDERS.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
10th day of July, 1882 @. W. KEITH.
Notary Public. Lyon County, New.