The Monitor., 1891-05-01

appeared 10 the letter box of the MONITOR
of April II beaded, ''The Auburn School
Matter''
truthful person whose mind is uu.
biased, aud one who wishes to zee justice
done 10 fellow being, will not allow such
false and jealous articles to go unnotIced
when tie subject of such slander is perfect
! y Innocent OF the charges made.
The ptraseology used in those articles
shows that they we're the work of one in
dividgaI: the assertions show that jealousy
and aninosiiy were the pent up energies
| which urged the action: and that the
author is a man who as instructor of our
school during the years that are mentioned
in one of his articles.
After | had carefully read the charges
made, reread the item of jack in-the-
| Palpit's, which appeared in the MONITOR
| of April 10Th. Iu that item there is not
one false statement and / think that it
was written in perfectly good-natured
| and unmaicious spirit.
But a person who has waited for long
| time to find an opportunity to give vent to
bis true feelings, wh hich before now have
been hid behind mask and covered with
a smoother and more slippery tongue than
even Dickens portrayed one Of his char
acters in, "Dombey and son." to have
foSoe1oSos HNs' ."nS- 'H1o ieSA' 80 cAtunc
for his ignominious act.
Inc nrst spurious ASSERTION that he
made is that Miss Natalie Lippincott is
failure as disciplinarian. Now | know
| that this charge is without foundation
| Miss Natalie is still teaching here and any
one who wishes to know the truth may
fisltthe sehooi, as nave done, ana settle
tie matter for himself. Supt. Gwynne, at
a commencement of the school which
attended, made an address IN which be
1 spoke very iavo:ably. indeed, OF the way
III which The school had been conducted
| OF MISS Natalie and her assistant. The
author OF those articles was present at the
time
| As to Miss Natalie hiring the assistant
| teacher, that charge is false ior she never
hired one. The trustees have hired the
| assistant teachers fo- the last eight years.
Last year they talked OF engaging the as
sistaut teacher for less that ten months
aud the County Supt forbid them to do so,
as the attendance for the past two years
had been so large.
Ii is stated IN oae place THAI it las al
NAYS bttn the custom Tor the principal to
hire lis assistant, III another place thls is
eontfadlcted oy The assertion being made
that the trustees hired an assistant for
seventy days. NOW IS tins Dot dlscreels
1t does not take very adept ioglcian 10
reinte these gross and audacious state
meuts.
The writer says that he has observed
nothing but satisfaction III bliss Natalie
| having accepted position elsewhere.
| by ali tnis turpituue II ne is not satls-
| fed? he wishes all oiheis to be satisfied
also; but 1t is vain struggle that he made
IN winch he mas lost many frieEus aud
gained not one.
Ii is also stated that there are no more
Children 10 De accommodated now 10 the
primary department than Tor the last ten
years Ills may be true, but tie TACT that
there are mole accommodated is also true.
When Supt. Gwynre made his frst visit
10 the Schooi, "hlch was en- tue 14th cay
oil May OF me year previous 70 Inc year
that Miss Natalie took charge oi oursehooi,
there were only eIght pupils IN attendance
HE next year on Inc l4t5 DAY oil May there
we're thiriy-sIx ia attendance When the
Sdpt, made his nrst visit to the school
while the present teachers had charge he
asked them v here ihe scholars came from.
Tue flrst time that he pointed out the
necessity oil eniafging ihe seheoi oniioing
Was on tins sisH. Dia lie see the neeo oi
eiltFgl ing Tue otiilding on bls former 'isit1
Would lie hase seen 1t on his second visit
IL tAe ait bdaLce hao NOT ibetesssof
Siuee the mater ot attendance has oeen
discussed by thst writer have taken the
tfouole 20 sisle siie scuooi horary abu ea-
anime the school registers. The attei o.
aaee duFiug each OF INT last thrte Years is
much mole tEan 1t mas been for any Oh the
eight Years preceding.
In looking over The register OF 60
found the average attendance to be 80.
The register OF 81 gave the average at
. | ltu Iauce to be 90 y. NOW THIS struck me