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

Furrow would yell "Me. too" Cup |
page would litter and Scolos frown
Occasionally, by way Of animadver-
sion, Burke yelled; Bring in them
there minutes OF the last meeting"
The minutes in question were gram
matical, but not material.
To cut short the story of provinc.
ial circus, the board, npon beirg in
formed Of Mrs Scotts continued alb
sence, took action to annul the teach
er's contract Several motions and
amendments were made to this, but
were lost. Finally the motion TO an
null was again put and seconded and
roll callshowed six ayes Dodd was ab-
sent and the four remaining members
refused TO vote. Those voting were.
Furrow, Martin, Boggess, Mccoy,
Houghton. johnson. Those refusing
TO vote were Decker, Scales, Cuppage
and Burke There the matter stands,
as the board at once adjourned. The
aye voters feel jubilant while those re-
fusing TO vote declare that the con-
tract of Mrs Scott is not annulled as
two-third vote is required. The
board meets Monday night when the
matter will probably be talked" over
again
THE LEADER refrains from comment
inc or taking sides in this case, but it
does seem that all parties should be
given hearing at once. Had the city
a competent school board the case
could be settled in ten minutes one
way or the other. The present board
is incompetent and rotten, and ii is a
howling outrage that a company Of
women should be compelled 90 stand
urou..l in cold Railways while three or
four psngrenged stiffs air their views
on right and justice in executive ses-
sion.
The specific charges preferred
against Mrs Scott by the committee
of ladies are:
Profanity and improper language;
cruelty to children at the last term Of
schoo circulating false reports.
Son of the charges are to the effect
that Mrs. Scott said to Mrs. Soule
that Mrs Boles was ID old bitch,
she stole my umbrella" that Mrs.
Scott received Dr. Marion and other
callers; that she hurt the little child
of Mrs. John A. Gilbert; that she used
the word "damn st. in the presence of
Mrs. Carson; that she called Rev. Bog
CESS liar; that Mrs. Lyon took her
child out of Mrs SCOTS room on ac-
count of the latter directing vile Ian
guage TO the pupil These are only a
few Of the many charges preferred. In
the statement Mrs. ScotCs attorney at
tempted TO read last night, Mrs.
Scott denied the charges in toto, and
declared that Rev. Boggess was trying
to blast her honor and reputation.
Her answer is voluminous and In one
clause she recites a conversation held
with Rev. Boggess, in which the fol-
lowing is alleged to have occurred:
mir Boggess, what am | to do to
make an honest living for myself and
child II you take away my contract?'
He replied: why. keep boarders, If
you can't do anything else. Many
respectable women keep boarders. In
this connection Mrs. Scott speaks of
Miss Carson keeping a uoarder, and
also OF her own misfortune in not be-
ing a men Der of the Christian church
Attached TO her affidavit were excuses
from pupils parents, list of her callers
and many other exhibits.
The charges against Mrs. Scott were
prepared by Miss Carson at the dieta-
tiou OF the committee named above
and we'e pr scented to the board by
Mr. Rhoies. In conversation with
rnE LEApER man last night the ladies
-tated that they could amply prove
every charge made and were anxious
to do So before their children were
sent TO school next week.
TnE LEADER has presented the plain
facts in the matter without comment,
and its readers are at liberty to furth-
er investigate the case. Mrs. Scott
taught in the public schools last year
and is said To be an able instructor and
intellectual woman. The committee
her is composed of some OF