Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-10-12
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Meeting Held Yesterday-Trouble About W. ". Gillette's Salary Teacher Holiaday Censursd.

Teacher HoIIaday Censursd.
 The public schools of Tucson have
 been the subject of much talk on the
 streets during the past few days. The
 cause of this talk was the lodging of a
 complaint last week by Hon. c. N
 Strauss, with the board of trustees. char
 ging that MT. R. Holladay had violently
 thrown his boy, Charley, to the ground
 and seriously injured his leg. The filing
 of this complaint was followed by other
 charges of similar treatment of other
 boys by MT. Holiday. City Collector
 Geo. Foster said his boy had been hurt | seriously. The trustees held a meeting
 last week to which they summoned MT.
 Strauss, Mr. Gillette, MT. Hol aday, and
 a number of boys. The charge was ad-
 mitted as to the hurting of Charley Strauss, but Mir. Holladay claimed that
 it was accidental, and stated that he
 was very sorry that such d thing should
 have happened; also, that he had imme-
 diately offered an apology to the boy for his action, from which the injury
 had resulted. The board adjourned
 without taking any definite action in t matter, and yesterday there was a her meeting held for its considera- ton.
 There was full meeting of the board yesterday at the photograph gallery of NIT. H. Buehman, secretary of the board.
 THE FIRST QUESTION
 that came up was discussion as to the duties of MT. W. w. Gillette in the school. This subject was brought up by the refusal of Superintendent Cor dis to pay Mir. Gillette's voucher for his services in the school during Sep tember, until he made out his proper monthly report as teacher. The board were unanimous in their understand ing that MT. Gillette was hired as a teacher. to be designated as teacher and principal.
 MT. Buehman, said as there had been 1 some extra time required in starting the | school, and arranging the grades, last | month, he was willing to overlook the | fact that Mir. Gillette had not taught, | but be announced that unless he per formed services this month as teacher, according to contract. he, as clerk of the | board, would refuse to issue a warrant | on his account at the end of the month. |
 This was concurred in by the board instructing the clerk to notify MT Gillette, in writing, that hs would be expected to teach in the future as per contract.
 Messrs Prince S Reed were allowed sS. 12 for repairing the sidewalk in front of the old school building.
 The teachers salary vouchers for Sep Iember were approved.
 THE HoLLADAY AFFAIR.
 Next was the unfinished business con- lected with the charges against MT. dolladay.
 MT. Mansfield said he desired always O be fair; he believed the hurting of -oung Strauss was an accident uninten- ional on the part of the teacher; that urther, he was acting under the in functions of the Principal, Gillette, in making the boys: that he did not favor dismissal for this first offence. but was 1 n favor of a severe censure, with an ad- l norition that if such thing occurred gain it would be met with prompt dis ( nissal. Mir. Buehman said he could not al l ow such a violation of law and the rules , f the school to go by with reprimand; f e would be willing to do so if but a ingle case had occurred, but he had ex- ' mined three boys out of four and found T hat all had been hurt, and pretty bad: ! he public feeling was hostile against U uch conduct; Mir. Holiday had no f ight to follow the instructions of Mr. q iillette, to the violation of law and the n ules of the school.
 Mir. Holladay, a brother of the teacher. Q lought it would be an injustice to fire k ne boy out" for the first offence; he e ould insure the board that such a fl hing would not occur again. It was q ot the desire of his brother to bring f, [r. Gillette's name into the matter, but e matter of fact he mad been instruct h by him to shake the boys when nec- s, ;sary.
 MT. Mansfield then offered the fol- n wing: Ih Resolved, That the board severely :, ensure Dir. R. Holladay, teacher, on . larges preferred by c. Nj. Strauss, on T count of his rough treatment of sev- e al boys. and that Mir. Holladay be in- h ructed to keep within the provisions a the law as to infiicting corporal pun F hment, and that any other similar e ,mplaint will be visited by his prompt b smissal. e The resolution was adopted by the W blowing vote: Mansfield and Holladay c oting yes: Buehman voting no.
 MT. Buehman was in favor of asking fl IT. Holladay to hand in his resignation, c Id thinks that no person guilty of such e olation of law and school rules should F !. retained as teacher. IN
 FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN. U It was learned yesterday evening lat meeting of the county board of Zaminers had been called for to-day, which an investigation of the Holla- ,y affair will take place. The reporter sl w Nr. Strauss yesterday evening. He b ated that the charges he preferred as as a parent, and that the matter I, ould not be allowed to stop at cen ,1 Ire by the trustees.