The Green Forest tribune., 1894-01-11
PROF. CLARKE Answers.
He EXPLAINS ABOUT THE CARROLL coUN-
7Y TEACHERS ASSOCIATION,
And Defends the integrity Of the Pedagogical IL
brary Association Necessities Of Institutes.
Special Correspondence to The TRIBUNE

Special Correspondence to THE TRIBUNE.
Had the pertinent question, What
has become of the Carroll County
Teachers Association" been answer
ed by your correspondent, ga Mem.
ber," in a spirit of friendliness and fair
ness towards all his fellow members, it
might have seemed that his object was
the good of the Association. But the
animus of his communication is so ap-
parent that there can be no doubt that
his chief purpose was to bring before
the public private grudge, and vent
his spleen on the President of the AS
sociation.
The right of criticism of the acts of
all official, or of any person who is be-
fore the public, is not denied, but when
a captious censor wanders far away
from the path Of truth to indulge in
aspersions to try to create prejudice
against any one, he makes himself con-
tempta BILE. "a Member" says, 1.-The
Association adjourned at Carrollton af-
ter having installed Prof. Clarke, to
call meeting at the February examin-
alton.
This Prof. Clarke failed to do, al
though the law requires him, as County
Examiner to hold an Institute" This
statement is untrue. ga Member" is
evidently not working teacher in the
public schools, or he would, know that
examinations are not held in February
He says several teachers urged him
to call q meeting for June, but although
there were sixty or seventy teachers
present there was no session called by
the President, and none has been call.
ed SINCE" Here again ga Member
shows his ignorance of facts, or that
he intentionally disregards the truth
At the Carrollton meeting committee
on programme was duly appointed. and
the association adjourned to meet at
the regular time in March. From some
cause the committee failed to report,
and the association failed to convene.
did much correspondence with the
committee and other members of the
association, in an effort to bring about
a cooperation that would lead to a
meeting last summer, but. circumstan-
ces prevented it. 1t was suggested that
some time in the month of May would
be suitable for meeting. It was
learned that Prof. G. S. Barnett of Eu-
reka Springs could not conveniently at.
tend at Berryville with his teachers. AS
many of the members of the association
reside at Eureka Springs, and as it was
also ascertsined that Professors r. L.
and w. 7. Harris of Carrollton would
not be in attendance, it was deemed
advisable not to call special meeting
for that sine. As the time for the elec.
ton c. officers approached, asked
through the county papers, that meet
ing be held on the day succeeding the
teachers examination and institute in
September.
A very profitable and interesting in
stitute was held by the teachers of the
Eastern District at that time, but they
did not remain fora meeting of the as
ISOLATION, either because they consid-
cred the work done in the institute suf-
ficient for the time being, or because
other business called them to their
homes.
IA Member" says, "Once we had the
best association in the State" That
assumption is not warranted by facts,
and shows that he has little acauaint-
ance with the educational affairs of Ar
kansas, and creates the suspicion that
he is an egotistical new. conner. This
prsvarication can tell the truth, or a
part of the truth, by an effort. He says
"Prof. Clarke has charge of the Teach
ers' Library consisting of twenty lone
yolu That information is wholly
gratuitous, however, as all the teachers
were aware of the fact. have been a
careful custodian of the books placed
in my charge, perform ing in every par
ticular. the duties required of me. He
says there is debt unpaid on this Ii
brary Association, and yet there has
been no effort to raise this balance dur.
ing the past year.
Does he. by inunendo, charge me
with the responsibility forthe liability
When the Pedagogical Library Associa