The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-09-22

II the people of Guthrie do not Get
their stomachs full of Guthrie Rcpub-
liean school board served on the half
shell with frescoed trimmings, before
the next city election, it will not be
the fault Of the scar-faces who com
pose that grand, unholy aggregation
Of alar stills
Last night this board of verdant
children held special session to take
action on the case of Mrs. Agnes
Scott, who was recently elected n
teacher in the public schools. AT Il
former meeting charges were preferred
against Mrs Scott, and petition was
presented by score Of women, pray
ing that her contract he annulled
The board deferred action in the
premises until last evening. At :
o'clock the following iadies who were
interested in the ousting OF Mrs.
Scott repaired to the boards chamber
annex:
Mesdames Lewis, Soule, Miller
Dotty, Lyons, Rhodes, Gilbert, Fur
row, Kerr Buxton, Donahue, Boyles,
Blakemore, Smith and Miss Alma
Carson
The ladies went there expecting to
be given an opportunity to substantiate
and enforce their charges against Mrs
Scott and also to hear what the latter
had TO say in her own behalf But they
were sorely disappointed. For four
long hours they were kept standing in
the annex and corridors, in utter ignor-
ance of the boards action.
When the members OF the board
it is Il damnable sin TO dignity the
erudite lot OF blarneys with that
name-were called to order, they pro-
ceeded to-ialk, squeal, growl and
bark. After the aggregation had been
in session fifteen minutes, Harper
Cunningham. attorney for Mrs. Scott,
entered the room and proceeded TO
read statement from Mrs Scott,
lie was sat down on so hard that his
silk tile will never regain its pristine
shape. With three whoops and yell
Acting Clerk Rev. Boggess mounted
the frame of the lawyer and pro-
ceeded to chew his liver into frag-
ments; Furrow, with chattering teeth,
went after a lung, while Johnson and
'I-appeal-from- chair" Martin grab
bed Cunningham corpu ent form and
made desperate attempt TO place it
in the cool night air via the window.
Excitement most intense prevailed and
the scene was the most disgraccful
ever witnessed in civilized com
munity. 1t was actually appalling.
Finally order was restored and the
board went into executive session
For three hours nothing was done.
A fellow named Mccoy, with small
head, became festive during the session
ana fearing some of his bad grammar
would appear in print, moved and in
sisted that the room be cleared of all
save members. As he is Of little weight
on the board his pleadings were in
vain. After talking until Dodd, the
only clean man the is Demoerat) on
the board became sick and disgusted
and went home, and Cuppage tainted
and brains oozed out of Martins ears,
the board decided to settle the Scott
case. But unlike coffee grounds, il re-
fused to settle IL seems there is
radical division of sentiment and opin-
ion in the case among the boards
members, and the result of the case
rested on the proposition of whether
Mrs. Scott and the committee of ladies
should be admitted TO the executive
session, and present both sides OF the
attorney should be allowed to appear
In her defense
II was finally decided that Mrs
Scott and her witnesses should be
allowed to testify at once, and also
one member Of the protesting com
mittee. Mrs. Scott was sent for, but
she failed to appear before the board, |
sending word that her attorney would |
present her replies to the statements
OF her accusers. Then follow ed more
talking, jarring and stomach-aching
among the board, Here aud there
Martin would jump in like a comma,
and yell; 81 want this here hull busi-
ness settled. Bring in all the ladies'