Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-03-26
in the style and squander money as

in the style and squaader money as
they do in rich cities, and | say SO
yet. Mr.. Murray's letter shows that
in the rich city of Norfolk, with long
school terms and plenty school funds.
they do pay for the Christmas
holidays. They can run their
schools long enough and then
have money left to make an
Xmas present to the teachers, and he
sets this up as a precedent for us-a
beautiful precedent indeed. Again,
he deliberately misquotes me by say
ing "Mr. Parsons says we should not
look at the schools in cities or where
they have sufficient funds to be run
WE'LL" He knows this statement is
utterly unfounded-I said no such
thing. 1 am astonished that q man
Of his standing should have so little
respect for fair. inst and truthful
statements. said we have but a
slender school fund and if in rich
cities where they have long school
terms, and abundant school funds,
they do ay,teachers for Xmas week,
that ia no criterion for ns-I still
stand by this position and am willing
to leave it to all fair-minded men
not jaundiced by greed nor swayed
by self-conceit and excessive egotism.
Indeed have letters from teachers,
who say they do not think we ought
to pay for Xmas week out of our six
months school fund-but they are
not as greedy as Mr.. Joynes. They
are willing to earn their pay before
they receive it. I know one good old,
christian lady who always makes it
rule to teach a day for every holiday
thus making up the lost time.
Once when / told her that was
too much to do, she said, mo, our
terms are 40 short, and the children
need instruction so much that al
ways feel better if teach day for
every day OF pay receive" That
lady's heart and conscience are in her
work. There are many other noble
and good teachers in Accomac who
are willing to earn every days pay
they get. How strange that some
other teachers are clamoring for pay
for us many holidays as rich cities
give. There is not the shadow OF
Justice in this claim and we'll Mr..
.Toynes knows it, Why does he cry
and whine like whipped child when
the courts nre open to him? Let him
90 before Judge Gillct. Dares he do
it? No, he has not the courage, the
manliness to meet the issue in open
court, on this miserable trumped up
contemplate claim. II he thought
he could win, he would not hesitate
n moment-no indeed. not as well
us he loves money-earned or I'M
earned. All his twaddle about usur-
patton of the County Board; illegality
of the Xmas recess &C., is mere bosh.
gas, nonsense-vo1 etpraeterea nihil.
He knows this, and, has not the
moral courage to face Judge Gillet's
court. He makes a great ado over
the clause in the contract OF school
month of -four weeks of FIVE days
EACH" but lie leaves out under the
supervision and lawful authority OF
the County Superintendent" The
Superintendent with the concurrence
of the the School Boards could close
the school for cause-for instance
during Xmas week when both teach.
ers and pupils want to be home en-
Toying themselves. Ihope Mr.. Joynes
will scramble out OF that self set trap
and 90 into court with his grievances.
1t is maxim at common law that
where there is right there is a
remedy.n And now I declare in
stentorian tones, will never by any
act of mine rob the school children
of Accomac out of weeks tuition
and present the money as an Xmas
present to Mr.. Joynes-never, never,
never. ]. d. PARSONS.