The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-11-29
QUA PUPLIc SCHOOLS.

Trouble arose in the Grammar
and Primary departments of our Public
Schools last week, in which one OF the
scholars in the Primary school refused to
mind the teacher, and on being repri.
handed hit her with his cane and left
school. and one of the scholars OF the
Grammar department who refused to
mind the teacher, got on her dignity, and
also left. The attention Of the school
trustees was called to the matter, and,
after diligent inquiry into all the facts,
found that both teachers were in the
right, and thereupon last Tuesday they
visited the school and laid the cold facts
down to the rest of the scholars that the
teachers were there to run the school,
that the scholars should show them all
the respect that lay in their power, and
any misconduct on the part Of the
scholars hereafter would result in expul-
sion Immediately, with public repri.
mand, and Furthermore, that the public
schools of Phoebe were closed to Clarence
McFadden and May Mitchell, who left
the Primary and Grammar department
respectively, until such time as they
would publicly apologize to theirteachers
for their misconduc. and asked to be
taken back.
The action of the Trustees in this
matter we consider just and right. The
main and whole cause of the late trouble
ia our schools has been more the fault Of
the parents than any one el.e. Their
children come home to them with story
OF most any kind and without thinking
that the teachers have aide to the story,
land generally the right Of the natter,
believe them and condemn the teacher
for wrong that never existed. That
this has been the case here in Phoebe the
last year in regard to our public schools
the editor is personally aware OF, and the
action of the Trustees in sustaining the
the teachers is another link that the
same does exist,
If the parents would treat their chill
dren who come to them with . complaint
the same as my father did me, they
would never have any fault to find with
teachers. The fact to which refer is as
follows; While attending school here
some II years ago, came home at noon
with complaint to my father in regard
to some small matter which l thought
was not right. got a lick side of the
head for coming home, and he took me
by the ear and marched me back to
school, and told me if had lied about
the matter or was in the wrong, he would
have the teacher whale me good and
after the teacher got through he would
give me enough to make me behave my
self in such manner that would have
no canss to come to him any more with
complaints. That was the first and last
time that ! had complaint to make
against teacher.
The teachers are both competent and
have filed their positions well. A per-
sonal feeling exists though against them
BY some of the parents of the children
attending school, and to this fact the
trouble id mainly attributable. That
those who attended school regularly thu
last year improved more under the pre-
sent teachers care than their predecessors
was attested at the last examination, by
the fact, that the Improvement shown b,
those scholars in one years time was al
least rs per cent. more than any pre-
yious year of which the writer ha
knowledge, and that extends back sever
wears, This fact alone is sufficient OF TIN
competency Of the teachers.
We do not publish this matter from
any personal friendship to the teachers
but do so that the general public ma.
know the truth Of she matter, and t
give them that ju4t due which right,
belongs to them.
We undoubtedly have tread on soo'
many corns, but paper cannot be run
pleass everybody and so we run 1t to sui
ourselves. trusting that by so doing W
eause less i'll feeling and Animosity t
ourselves than We would if We tried I
please everyone.