Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-08-19
A CARD.
DAYTON, Nav. August 4tb. 1882.

DAYTON, Nav. August 4th. 1881
TDITOR TIMEs:-DAiTON has been for
Lsome years disturbed by troubles con-
corning the schools. On July Sd last tse
Road of School Trustees. consisting OF
Messrs. J. L. Campbell, John Lott rop anu
Frank Agnew, sent one of thei- number to
committee of ladies'. and instructed them To
get petition sigLed by I patrons u the
school aga INST the employment of the (" mer
teachers If they wi he'd change. July tn,
at O'Clock P. M, was tie time set or the
presentation of the petition IN July OF
Mr. John Lothrop stated in tie 10 essence OF
the Trustees and teachers that j K. ray, the
PRINCIPAL ad agreed in his written applica-
ton to withdraw # the names Of six parents
who s4nt children scho du ing the Ia
term. could be obtaineH to he petition asl ing
for change short tire after o loet,
and with N the hour al~a allowed on such
occasions, petition sig ed b, sixt' en- parents
WAS presented. as requested by the Trustees
Eight O these parents h, sent ch ldr dn
ring the last term, he Others could not on ac-
count o. the Principal Uunder finsy ex-
cuse the promise was brok' n, Mr. l. &. mp
bell, on of the Trustees having determined
to keep Mr.. Bray un er any and al eircum-
| stances Since that time there have been
Va ious mis- epresentations OF acts, and we
send you the following affidavit for publics-
ton to show the insincere manner with which
| we, who are anxious TO ha>esschool to wi ich
all the children in the district Can go, have
| been Gated.
1t must be observed that the parents of for
| ~. six children of scho Ia e havs express d
a de-re for change of teachers. This IN
cludes those VINO have signed the petition,
and tn ,se who while wishinssa change Oh
| i-ct to getting into contr versy by putting
their names totre paper, bu does no. ude
m any who would be glad to see change but
dislike o. personal grounds to even express
all opinion. COMMIT IEE
Am.sayit.
On July TIN NJ, Lothrop told two Of the
| C. mmiItee that he rad kept three of hls
| c ildren out OF sc col for IA year. End was IT,
greatest sufferer in town on account tbt
| teachers and aid "l, Il have sixteen : an es.
| All SDu want is 10 more Tor majority
| Don't let this drop, ladies; tor Code FAKE get
| me four more namen, and these teaches shall
| b dischsTg before SUI set To- morrow hr
| ARnew, another ru~tee. said he would sup
port Mr.. L"throp, for he thought there should
| be- chan o on account Il the feeling against
| tine teaC hers, and ALLOW the children y q
had been K. pit out 81 y hool for I'.e last three
| wear. chance to 90 to cno.l and cetv' t.e
b n-hts OF the public money Is IL al Cd.
rest.
| We got SIX names instead II four. ~
" II Mr.. Aguew kent his word Nj Lo'lr -
| h,tl9 refn to havH anything t. d. with 5t;
| ali he wsshru his hAndS Of the " oil af4i
| although what We had done wtS . soarnrst
| request and tor the benefit Of the little ones
| In this aud mauy other instanc con ected
with the efforts 10 maze change in the schoot
Which would be fer the benefit Of all. Mr.
| Lothrop has ihnwn bims II entirely uD'rust
| worthy. His plightcd word bHs be broken
| even after assuring us on bis Wor Of homo as
| man q d gentleman hat those to cheers
must go. MIS- NlNZHlL.
MIRA. F. r. So ID RS.
Subscribed and sworn 30 before me this
| 20 b day Of July, 1882 q W. kEIfH,
Notar. Public. Lyon County. New.