Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

day night at o'clock, sharp, to receive
consider the report OF a special commits
appointed to investigate the charges again
Miss Augusta Towel, and any other bushes
that may be considered.
T. R. BOYLE
| JOHN J. DUFFY,
| II GRONAUER.
JOHN LINKHAuER,
W.B. ROGERS.
THE SENATE CONVENED.
The meeting was called to order wit
| President Rambaut in the chair and the fol
| lowing members present: Messrs. Duffy, A
Walsh, Boyle, Rudisill, Degnan, Shaw
| Gronauer, Linkhauer, DuBose, J. Walsh an
| Estes.
GUILTY, But ExCUsABLE.
The committee to whom was referred tn
| matter of Miss Towel made report substan
italy as follows: The committee gave motto,
TO Miss lowell that they would meet on tn,
10th instant. Testimony was heard touching
| the matter. A statement was read from Judg,
Heiskell regarding a conversation with Mr.
Thomas Boyle. The statements of Mis-
Towel and Mr.. Jordan were read. Mis-,
Heiskeli was admitted TO Miss TovelPs room
on her stating that her father had seen 8
number of the members of the School Board
who had consented to her being so taught by
Miss lowell. The committee recite the facts
already published, and find that Miss Augusta
the public schools in admitting Miss Rowena
Heiskell as a private pupil during the hours
set apart for teaching the children OF the
public schools. Miss lowell
WAS AWARE
that she was violating the rules OF the
schools, as shown by her communication ad-
dressed to the superintendent; but that she
was led to suppose from the inform alton she
received that this breach of the rules was
understood and sanctioned by members of
The board, and under the circumstances this
violation of the rules is to some extent ex-
cusable. That Miss Towel, when she re-
ceived the communication from the superin-
tendent objecting to her admitting any pri-
vste pupil dnring the hours designated by
him, should have declined at once to teach
Miss Heiskell and sent her from the building.
1t would be permissible, perhaps, to state
that the superintendent is the agent of the
board to manage the public schools and to
see that the rules prescribed are properly OBJ
served. To permit teachers to admit private
pupils during public school hours would be,
in the opinion of your committee, very in
furious TO our public school system. This,
however, being the first offsnse of Misc lowell,
and she having been unwillingly led into
error in this instance, the committee would
that the board deal lenieRtly
with her. ]. j. DUBosE,
H. ESTES
+. JOHN WALSH
A"GALLANT THOMAS"
Mr. Boyle said that In view of the fact
hat the committee had reviewed all the
facts and had come to the conclusion that
he lady ought to be reinstated, he moved
hat she be reinstated next Monday.
A "DoUBTING THOMAS"
Mr.. Rudisill said that the committee had
ound that Miss Towel had knowingly vio-
ated the rules of the board, which was the
purpose of the investigation to determine.
He did not see any mitigating circumstances.
Miss lowell was an old teacher, and knew
he rules thoroughly. He therefore moved
hat she be suspended for thirty days.
BURYING THE MOTION.
Mr. Walsh moved to table Mr.. Rudisills
notion. He said the best citizens of Mem
1his had come to see him about the matter,
md they hadithought Miss lowell was not to
blame was Judge G. w. HeIskell, and he did
lot think Miss lowell should suffer on his
recount. The motion to table was carried. ,
DEPRIVED OF SALARY.
Mr.. RudisilI moved that the lady should
Ne deprived of salary during the time she
vas suspended.
Mr.. Walsh moved to table, but his motion
as lost.
The original motion of Mr.. Rudisill then |
'assed, after a short discussion. Colonel |
Tom Eoyle, with his usual gallantry, was in |
avor of the boards begging Miss Tovell's |
'ardou; but owing to the fact that Miss |
'ovell had confessedly violated the rules,
be board didn't see it.
MR.. MUGANs PLEA.
A communication from Mr.. Mugsn asking
DR. reinstatement, which was as follows was
eceived and read:
Ir. President and Gentlemen OF the Board OF
Education:
Feeling that my position with respect to the in
;hools is not operly understood. 1 beg leave TO
lbmit few facts for Jour consideration. showit g
lie circumstances by which wss governed snd
le motives underlying my action. When was
Lace ed in charge of the Peabody School. at the be-
inning Of the present scholastic s,. year. fund
lat school, and from one to ten or fifteen copies
I each. Tn, Sc had been introduced, so far as l
radually encro 8ched upon the authorized edf
on until they nearly. supplanted 1t. Ne OBJ
ooks by the superintendent during all this
me. This action, or want of action, on his part, |
aced by him on the authorized history, led
re 20 believe that he was willing, under existing
light be brought into the schools Laboring un-
r this impression. when books were wanted for
new class the matter presented itself 10 me i'll
is way: Which is it better TO do, revive RUE
hich has not been recognized by the principal
the building for long time. and which APP
.ars to be treated in a similar manner by The su-
and, By SO doing, to require ,ue pu-
Is to procure at no small expense, a book which
nnot be used in school with any advantage, a
ok which is condemned-not only by the teact-
S and principal, but also by the superintendent
ii which is not unlikely TO become worthless in
short lime by being removed from the list of
thorized text books, or to follow the course pur-
being n yTh /
II be procured at a compare lively small expense. |
d which possesses at least. few redeeming
at the rule had lost its force. and was
} longer to be rec gnized, so far as histories
what thought 10 be for the advantage of the
hoo so selected from those already in use in
e building one which considered very fair text
ok and recommended that it be used. When the
perintendent questioned me about the matter,
d asked me 10 have all books removed which
d been introduced by my authority. was sur
ised to learn that he was not willing for 10
ported that fact to him by letter. Three days
ter he asked me to have all unauthorized books |
lis leaves the building almost entirely without
stories Had found the authorized text the
aIge Of it. l never would have thought OF sub
tuung another one ior IT. There was no repre- |
before the time it recommended TO the
ass, nor was called upon in the school building
z house, as was intimated by the superintend-
It's report. Under these circum stances, entle- |
IN, you 10 recOnslucF your dcLlOn OF the |
1t meeting and reinstate me without further de.
Y. Very respectfully, NJ D. MUGAN.
Mr.. Walsh moved that Mr.. Mugan be re-
stated.
MIR. Rudisill thought that the gentleman
ould be suspended for thirty days. Mr..
ugan had come before the board at the
st meeting, acknowledging that he was
lilty and proclaimiDg that his judgment
IS better than the rules of the board.
Mr.. Walsh thought that Mr.. Mugan should
reinstated because Miss Towel had been.
Mr.. Shaw favored reinstatement on the
ound that it would be difficult matter to
Mr.. Mugan's place at this time of the
ar, and it would be injurious to the schools
suspend him any longer.
Mr.. Mugan was ordered reinstated;
essrs. Rudisill, Degnan and Linkhauer
ting against it, as in the case OF Miss I
well.
A communication from Miss Bradshaw and l
motion by Mr.. Shaw TO increase Miss i
adshaw's salary to SO, were referred to
E Teachers Committee.
The hoard then adiourned q