Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-07
The Teacher PnZEle.

Among our good citizens interested n school matters there is considerable feeling over the removal of Mrs. White as a teacher in the public schools of this cIty, by the Board of Trustees, at G meeting on the 2ith instant. For the purpose of giving the public the matter as IL now stands a CITIZEN re porter visited the various members of both the old and new boards and also Mrs. F. N Fish. and requested their opinions for publication.
 MT. C. E. Sessions vas first consulted. He said that Mrs White was charged with violation of the sch 'Ol discipline IF melting the parents Of children tO take them from one clas. and put -hem m another for winch they were untitied and against the vii and wishes of the Principal. For instance, the Goodman building school had been opened to chli iren n the primary grades, one class uf winch was under the charge of Mrs. | White. To this class she induced parents to take theIr children from classes several grade in advance of the class taught by herself At first the trustees refused to cOuntenance such l proceedings. but were cOerced by undue influence tO sanction her action. But lts being asaIn repeated, and 10 save sul further annoyance, the board 1 thought best to take its present action
 Mir. Ihns. Hughes stated that there was of his Knowledge much dissati-fa ' tlOn In the manner la which the pubic -chool- were being conducted and 1t ap- pearud tJ hIm that Mrs. White was much to blame for much Of the troub.e and d.saE-eements, and m thIs case the action Cf the board was tiual x far Hs he was concerned m smUch Es he believed tha, Mrs. White was publicly trying :n undermine the Principal Of ihe school and create an lnharmouiOus feeling. He had. Ee ra!t, always felt fucndiy to Mrs. White. but hIs action In this instance
 was for the best interest of the schools | and as such be pr posed to stand by II. NIT. Nm. <. Scott Jr., vas next called upun. I h. action of the board, he said, Was jastiiab!e if thero had been an H. fraction of the discipline as charged. hut
 shIs charged must be proved before final | action should be tshcn on it. or the
 merits of the present cHse he knew noth- Ing and was not therefore prepared to express an opinion re-arlng II.
 MT. J. V. Mason sad that. while s riustee hlm eff, there lad been seyeral
 .uch infcEC;lous of discipline Es the cast
 low attracting attention. caused geDer-
 lily by the strong-head-d1css of sub
 prdInates who wera reat on running
 ,T running the school.
 MTs. Iish. having, with others, pro tested G-aInst the removal of MrE.
 White, was called upon. She saii the
 'harEes against Mrs. White, as she ua- ierstJoi them, wlre IG getting chIilTeu
 away from other teachers, V iich ~L' dIG lot believe Vas true, a' SLe and tHu
 .tGcr lal 3s had gone before the school Board In person and Telg stei that
 Eeir cnil irea be allowed tp attend Mrs
 Whites school SAs dij uut th.Ek th- tctIpn ui tho Board final, as m C'ing
 xoG!t be held b-Xt Monday 'o further consider ihe ID Ter and tha' Ir. Hu-he- Iad stated tElt !f i- could be ehuNu that Ie had erred he would be wiling iD rec
 us.ate Mrs White Mrs. Ei-h sad she considered Nrz. White tLe best teacher
 10 the schoo, and it wGUil be an ont rage t. remove her One or the objections IrgeI against Mrs.W White ly Mir SeS~inu- Bf the school board vd, "a .t the former poa-ted that the heard Lad stood iu with E-r. MT. Sessions sdmi:;el that le considered Mrs. White among th. De-tof teachers. and that it was Uo: her teaching thy found fdult with.
 Elr. Smuh, 60 lTGs:te with Messrs. Sessions and Hughes, con being inter viewed expressed himself decidedly IL favor of Mrs. Whts, and in doing sa sait that be believed than Mrs. Whi.e -Here was no better teacher in the scLon'. ID whatever capacity they be placed or the present charge os iEsuhlTdiua- tion be knew but little, ina-muc' 4s no single complaint had ever been made to him whatever. The The school had uean put there in the interest and for the u-e Of the children living in that ntighnorhool and If moth CTS cared tO send their children to lt he did not see why the tru-tecs should ob feet. but on the contrary, the very fact o' the mothers expressing such desire { have their children instructed by M--. White was En un-nsweruh.e commeuG3- ton in her favor.