Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-13

Virginia evinoed o lively interest In the
proceedings. and Pythian Hall. where
the investigation was conducted, was
filled with spectators.
When the testimony was oil In, At.
torney Stephens read o series OF resolu.
tions generating Principal Boohsr. and
asked the Board 10 adopt them. The
audience spplaudsd the sentiments con-
tanned in them by stamping with their
feet and clapping their hands. 4.
The manner In which Col. Shaw Of
the Enterprise conducted the prosecution
was denounced by the defense and CON.
dsmnsd by the Board OF Trustees and
the citizens present. 1t was after the
style OF o shystsr in . police court. He
sought to confuse and puzzle the wit
nsssss and get them to contradict them.
selves 20 as to score Q technical point
fer the prosecution. He evidently for
got that facts not tschnicalities were
wanted. It would have been we'll for
him to remember that the witnesses were
children and that the debate. which be
seemed to expect the children to remsm-
Der every word Of, occurr ed nearly four
months ago.
TIE nrPRINASD.
The Board yesterday adopted the fol.
lowing resolutions by Edmunds, Lsrn-
hart. Meadows and Tisdale. voting for
them. Hill, the only Republican In
the Board. voted In the negative and
submitted Q minority reportl:
WHEREAS. Charges have been preferred
against T. ]. Boohsr. Principal OF the
First Ward grammar school. TO the effect
that said T. J. Booher did. In the pres
ence Of his pupils, denouncs and stigma.
tizs the Hon. James A. Garfield. late
President Of the United States. az q thief
and robber; and whereas said charges
have been thoroughly investigated BY
the Trustees Of Virginia School District;
therefore. be II
Resolved, That the weight Of testimony
shows that the said Principal, I. j.
Booher, did not use the language attrib-
uted to him.
Resolved. That while the testimony e.
culpates the said T. j. Booher from the
charge Of using disgraceful epithsss 10
connection With the honored name oil
the late President. the Trustees fnd that
Principal Boohsr was guilty Of an indis.
erection in allowing the question, "was
the death Of President Garfield an irrep-
arabic loss to the United States" to be
debated by the pupils OF the First Ward
grammer school shortly alter the death
Of President Garfield.
Resolved, That debating partisan ques.
tons In the schools is pernieious, do.
moralizipg. and subversive Of school
discipline, and therefore i~ndsfensible;
that in the case OF the First Ward gram
mar school debate the evil was aggra.
waited by the circumstance that the nation
was yet sorrowing for Its dead.
Resolved. That the Trustees forbid the
public school teachers OF Virginia. on
the penalty OF instant dismissal. from
engaging during school hours. or In the
presence Of their pupils, in partisan dis.
cussions; that in the case Of Principal
Boohsr, the Trustees see some ground
for lenisncy that his conduct while highly
reprehensible, was not as disgracsful az
represented; that he had caused bis
room to be draped 10 mourning, and
had bought q portrait of the lamented
President. and IN other ways had tesli'
fed before his pupils 10 the respect In
which he held the memory Of our late
honored Chief Magistrate; that imme-
diately after the said debate he saw the
folly Of his own conduct and declined to
permit partisan matters to be again de.
bated in the schoolroom; that on 40
count OF these %extenusting circumstances
the Trustees feel that justice will be
satisfied with this official condemnation
OF his misconduct and with the repri-
mand 1t involves. /
Resolved, That the Board Of School
Trustees OF Virginia School District
fully sxonerates T. ]. Booher, Principal
OF the frat Ward School. from the
accusation OF cruelty Furnishing Cora
Prsusch. as decided by u jury In Town
ship No. /, January llth, 1882.
MINORITY REPORT.
Instead Of the second resolution,
Trustee Hill submitted the following as
his sentiments. and cast his vote for It:
Resolved, That while the testimony ex.
culpates the said T. ]. Booher from the
charge OF using disgraceiul epithets In
connection with the honored name Of
the late President. II 10 clearly established
by the testimony OF his own pupils that
the said T. ]. Booher did originate. en-
courage and participate in . foolish
partisan controversy at debate held
by the pupils Of the First Ward Gran.
mar School shortly alter the death OF
President Garfield; that the said I. j.
Boohsr spoke in q dsrogatory manner OF
the dead President, referring to charges
brought against the said President IN the
heat OF . bitter partisan campaign, and
employed other arguments calculated to
bring the name Of President Garfield
into contempt before his pupils.
The third resolution he desired to read
thus: Il
Resolved. That the Virginia School
Trustees ind Mr.. Booher guilty OF Inn.
proper conduct in permitting and en-
couraging o partisan discussion In his
school room; that such a practice Is per-
nicious [reading here just the same 10
the resolution adopted and Principal
Booher's ROOM drapsd in mourning ct
the time.