The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-30
A MIsUNDBR STANDING.
Remarks Upon the Construction of a Rule
Misconstrued

Unfortunately statements by some of the
School Directors concerning the rules of the
School Board as bearing upon the charity
entertainment to be given at Ferguson's
theatre have been misconstrued by some of
the teachers and the result is that the very
harmonious relations between the Board and
the teachers are now slightly strained but
fortunately the matter will have no bearing
one way, or the other, upon the entertain
ment.
1t seems that a few days ago some of the
Directors expressed the opinion that recently
the teachers have not been treating the
School Board with the courtesy due it and
that twice within the past two months the
teachers have undertaken projects expressly
prohibited by the rules, and without asking
the Board for dispensation. The trans
gressions were specified as sales through the
schools of tickets for entertainments
The teachers heard of the remarks, but
evidently misconstrued them as being bids
for complimentary tickets for the approach
ing entertainment, and when the matter was
discussed at their meeting on Monday even
ing there We're some pretty flat-hooted COM
ments, as one report of the meeting goes
One teacher is charged with saying that the
statements were based upon ignorance. OF
course this by no means served to mend
matters. Some of the Directors were very
much nettled when they heard Of it and one
has threatened to ask the School Board to
pass upon constructions of the rules at its
next meeting.
However, the discussion over the matter
resulted in the teachers adopting resolution
inviting the School Directors to attend the
coming entertainment in a body and notify
ing them that seats have been reserved for
their use. This has added new fuel to the
fire, as it tends to strengthen the miscOn-
structiOn that was placed upon the original
statements, and one Director wrote at the
bottom of a copy of the resolution handed
him THE Board should be charitable and
pay for their seats.
Now come the statements of several Drec-
tors in justification of the original remarks.
/ They state that % the teachers have violated
the rules of the Board in advertising an
entertainment under the auspices of the
Shenandoah Public School Teachers" without
consulting the Board and (2) that they
have transgressed rule 10 of THE Duties of
Teachers which provides that teachers
shall not distribute or sell tickets, or allow
them to be distributed or sold in the school
room by anyone, for the benefit of an enter
tainment of any kind whatever, unless it he
for an entertainment connected with the
public schools and then only under the
direction of the Superintendent"
The complaining Directors lay stress upon
the point that their sole object in making the
criticism was to call attention to a second
/ fragrant violation of the Board S rules within
two months and to repudiate any response
bility in connection with the sales of tickets
| through the pupils of the schools They
claim that if halt is not called the practice
will become an abuse which the rule antici.
pates.
In justice to the Board it should be stated
that several of them had purchased tickets
for the entertainment before the question
arose, and judging from the sentiment that
exists all who expect to attend will do like.
| wise.
| The entertainment will be big financial
success, as the sale of tickets is already very
large.