New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-10
TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE.
TROUBLE AT A GARDEN CITY SCHOOL
THE HEAD MASTER OF ST PAUEs LEFT ALONE
WITH HIS PUPILS-MOST OF THE
BOYS GOING HOME

BOYS GOING HOME
Garden City, the cathedral town on the Hemp
stead plains seldom has a sensation. The
cathedral, the house and ST. Paul's school for
boys dominate the place, and ecclesiastical pro-
prety hovers over everything. Recent occurrences
al ST. Paul's school have disturbed this serenity,
and Just as the town settling down TO its
winter somnolence il has been shaken 20 its founda-
tions by the occurrences in the school. The school
is endowed from the estate Of A. T. Stewart, and
the large building erected for il has accommodate
tons for 400 pills That number has never been
in attendance at one time or late there have
been lO6 boy there preparing for college. News
has come to the outside world recently of trouble
between The head master Of the school, Charles
A Moore, and the other masters. five in number.
The trouble eliminated in the resignation Of the
masters The boys, with one exception. took tho
side of the striking masters. The chaplain the
Rev. Charles Augustus Jcssup, is also said TO take
the part of the masters The trustee Of the
school, however support the head master, Mr..
Moore. They held meeting and passed resolu-
tions 10 that effect These resolutions were
posted in the hall Of the school building and were
read with marks of strong disapproval by the boys
who hssed Mr.. Moore when he appeared.
The school is run on a military system; the
bows wear uniforms and are called cadets. Cadet
Hamilton. of Washington, d. c., was the only
boy who stood by the head master. and II is need
less to say that he is not now popular among his
fellow students Mr. Moore. however, says he Is
n fine young fellow.
The resignation Of the masters left Mr. Moore
without the necessary forces for carrying on tho
sch,ol. and the state Of excitement into which
the boys thrown by the events of the week
made keeping school rather unpleasant so the
oo1oa @l,n h1iah-
n,ent for while Yesterday the boys living
in Brooklyn and New York were sent to their
homes. The others have their trunks packed and
will leave the place to-day. Then the head mas
ter will he alone in the great building.
Neither Mr. Moore nor the masters will talk
about their troubles but the boys will, and al
lowing for youthful exaggeration, it appears that
the head master has wrapped himself in robe Of
authority, and has treated neither the masters nor
the students with the consideration which they
felt entitled TO- Mr. Moore hopes to he able to
open the school again with new masters on Jan
uary 10.
Mr. Moore is a middle-aged man, graduate OF
Harvard, and has been for six years at the head
of tho school. II appears that the subordinate
masters do not receive large salaries; they are
young men preparing for the ministry, who are
enabled by reason Of their connection with the
school to have opportunities of making acgualnt-
ances, and have the benefits of a cathedral town.
The names of those who resigned are Daniel l.;
Lawrence. instructor in English language ana
literature Arthur y Pcaslee, mathematics: Louis
l.. Hooper chemistry. physics and mathemat cs;
Onsye NJ Flrnham, drawing, English history
and elocu,ion; Morris W. Croll, Latin; FRENCH
and spelling. and chaplain, the Rev. Charles A.
Jessup When they left the school the boys
assembled and cheered them.
The stories Of unruly condncf on the part OF
the bows have been greatly exaggerated. As
rule they have behaved quite well since the strike
Of the masters, though they have not hesltated
to show thcir dsapproval of Mr.. Moore The
trustees are determined TO back up Mr. Moore
and to open the school again with him as head
master SO the matter rests. ana IN the honlcs
Of Garden City, from the See house 10 the coO
tage. little else is talked about