Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-10

Mr., EDITOR :--it is patent TO all who
read the NvGuJee Democrat OF las,
week, that Mr.. Moncrieifs lengthy ii.
radc, or much ado about nothing"
was intended for me, as he said at the
close, that the marks qnotcd were not
MI. Stones though he knew most posi-.
| hrely, that some of them were.
My motive In noticing this ",irsde"
is not to satisfy Mr.. Monriefr in his de.
mand for justice, but to Justify myself
in the estimation of some who do not
know the .tacts in the case, and that
they conld never guess the truth from
the statements made by Mr.. Monrrietf.
The manuscripts of all the teachers
from Macon Public School No |, were
graded by Mr., Stone. ! refusing to
take one OF them. although solicited by
some OF the teachers to do so. Mr..
Stone graded Mr.. Scwclrs (.A's) man
uscript first, md scit it to me to look
oyer aud make such changes as
thought proper, in order to expedite
the work when we shOald meet us a
committee with the County Supt.
This | did, placing my marks by the
SIDE of MIR. stones, subject TO such
notifications as the Committee should
agree upon.
A week or so later, | received from
Mr.. Stone, Mr.. Monrrief1Ts, B's) mai.il.
script. treated this, just as | had
Mr.. Scwclls, except that | was n little
more critical in my inspection, fer the
rcason that Mr.. MoncricT had intima-
ted to me in unmistakablc language,
that he was afraid Mr.. Stone was iD.
cIincd to do him MoncricfD an inius.
ticc.,
In his az, Y, H." question, | made
no change in the grading, consequent
" Mr.. Stones marks stood atone and
Mr.. Moncricl hAcw they were Mr.
Stones
Again, Mr.. MoncricR says he gave
twelve Of The fourteen Important lands
and waters crossed by the equator.
If he will study his Geography a little
closer, he will see that neither Soudun,
Bay of Bengal, SITS. of MaIacca, Gulf
of GuNyaquil, nor Zambcsi river is
crossed by The Equator.
In map drawing there is a wide
margin for diversity of opinion, so !
felt irstiiisbie in overlooking many
inaccuracies and gave Mr.. NJ. nineteen
where Mr.. Stone had given him TWEEN
ty. Suffice it to say: Mr.. N. placed
NoXubcc county in South central
part of east liue of the State;' had
Meridian and Brooksyillc equally dis
'ant from %Shuqualak; Nicksburg due
west of Macon; Greenville @est Of
Water Valley where Iiotly
Springs should have been; Pearl river
crossing Big Black river, the Pasca.
goula river named the Clynch; had on
" five railroads IN the State aud one
of Them has no existence, except On
paper, and found it necessary TO write
on the margin OF his papcr-"N. b..
Jackson is not located on Big Black as
seem"
Again he states that he worked an
example in Arithmetic, by one con-
struction, making no mistake &c. sc,
but fails to state that he worked the
same example by a different cons'ruc-
ton, aud dill make q mistake getting
$4,000 where he should have gotten
100000. On this example Nr. Stone
gave zero. marked it no. tor that
part of the work which was correct in
one, or 20, if the other construction
allowable.
Mr.. M0ncrief knew these facts, for
he came to sec ne while his papers were
n my possession and called his alten-
ion to the mistake.
Mr.. Sewcli's work was correct and
Mr.. Stone had marked him 20.
Knowing that latitude had been al
owed in construction, | wrote above
he mark. "right according 10 con-
'truction."
(MRs) VI. l.. JARNAGIN.
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