Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-02

At the meeting Of the Gold Hill Board
OF School Trustees Tuesday evening
Trustee Mercer stated that the janitor
had complained to him that several OF
thu teachers remained after school. and
ono went to the building on Saturday.
consuming an extra amount OF wood,
thereby causing additional expense TO
the school fund. He desired the matter
looked into.
Clerk Williams said he thought II
spoke well for the snthusiasn the teach
ere had in their calling to remain after
school hours.
Trustee Mercer said he had under
stood that Miss Armstrong came on Sat-
urday to take music lessons.
Mr.. Booth, the ~jsnitor, said he had
spoken to Miss Armstrong about making
Q frs In the school.room Saturday; had
told her hs did not think the Trustees
would like Il. He '(the j%snitor) had
been taken to tssk about II BY Principal
Young. He thought. perhaps. he had
spoken too hastily TO Misa Armstrong;
II be had he was sorry. He understood
from Mr.. Young that q number OF teach.
srs were complaining Of him. and he re.
GREETED having given cause. He had
spoken to Miss Armstrong because she
had Q music teacher come and instruct
her on Saturday. Il
wiliisms-what kind Of music was II
that Miss Armstrong was prac,icing :
Was Il Of the kind to assist her in schoolf
Booth-Don't know. sir; don't know
what kind 1t was. Here be went ON to
say who he thought the teachers were
that complained OF him. and wherefore.
and was defending himself. when Clerk
Williams interrupted him. saying there
we're no charges against him before the
Board. Mr.. Booth said Mrs. Mygstt
usually left the building about 8 o'clock.
two hours after school was out, and he
thought she remained In the building for
her own convenience; Was waiting for o
train that went to Virginia at that hour. |
pEYESsE OF THE TEACHERS.
Principal Young thought that Miss
Armstrong had not been treated respect
fully by the ~janitor. He stated that Miss
Armstrong had repeated the CONVERSE
ton she had with Mr.. Booth. regarding
the fire on Saturdays. and the ~jspi,or
had virtually tsld her not to make q fre.
he had told the %jsnitor he had over
stepped the bounds and IL was not his
1.-THE jauitor's) place to order the teach
ers. II there were complaints to make,
be should make them to the Board.
Further, he said. Miss Armstrong was
in the school.roou doing school work
aud with his knowledge and consent.
He thought 1t highly complimentary to
Miss Armstrong that she gave extra
time to school matters. He had FREE
qusutly assisted her by illustrating bis
method OF teaching. She had asked for
the privilege Of lighting o Ere on Saiur-
day to enable her to practice q marching
song for her pupils and music for calls.
themes. She has been paying Miss
Morgan for instructions for that pur.
pose. Other teachers had been spoken
to and none had done personal work in
the building. He thought 1t the highest
compliment that could be paid to the
Gold Hill teachers TO say that they de-
voted IN hour or two after school each
day and time ON Saturday to school
work. Ho laid out the work for them
aud knew Il took q long time to prepare
IL.
Clerk wiiliams-Then. are Mrs. Arm
strong and Mrs. Mygstt the only ones
who remain
Principal Young-No. sir. A number
of them stay. Miss Wright frequently
remains, while Mrs. Swift stays longer
than any Of them. It frequently hap
pens In the high school that the pupils
stay after school to have something ex.
planned to them. seldom leave before
. o'clock myself. 81
Mr.. Young then went on to say that
the primary teachers had spoken to him
sbou, forming q class on Saturday to DO
Instructed by him in his method OF
teaching; and be thought II they did not
learn anything from him they, would
from each other. He wanted to know u
the Board proposed to object to that.
Trustee Mercer said he had under.
stood from the %janitor the wood had
been used unnecessarily; II 1t were used
for the benefit OF the schools, the more
wood burned the better.
Clerk Williams asked II tho teachers
used discretion In putting in wood late
in the day. Just before school adjourned
and in vsntilating their rooms. de was
promptly answered eyes. SIR by the
Principal.
Mr.. Booth disagreed With the Prin-
cipai and spoke OF teachers opening
their windows and transoms too much
and thereby burning an unnecessary
amount Of wood. He was unfortunate
enough, for bis side. to cite for example
q teacher. whom Clerk Williams said he,
from personal observation, did not think
ventilated her room enough.
Clerk Williams again said the teachers
were TO be commended for their indus
try, II they did not meet on Saturday
for personal convenience.
Mr.. Young gave his word OF honor
that they did not.
Clerk Williams inquired Of the jsnitor
how much wood had been burned by the
teachers who had spent overtime at tho
school. The %janitor did not know. and
after questioning he admitted he did not
think IL amounted to . cord. Il
The relations Of the Principal and
~janitor were explained to the latter. and
the little dispute was considered harmo-
niously settled. In fact, the Trustees
appeared pleased. to . certain extent.
that Il occurred. a. they thereby learned
considerable about their teachers.
1t 10 bat proper to state that there 10
an organ In Miss Armstrong; room, and
she desires to make use Of II Tor the
benefit OF her pupils, and for that pur'
pose procured the assistance OF Miss
Morgan. as she had about forgotten her
early musical education.