Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-10

teachers, but, on the contrary, all had been given to understand re- peatedlY that they were giving good satisfaction and were secure in their positions for another year, and that this condition had prevailed until the petition came up.
 Mir. Moskimmou, a visiting teach CT, arose and spoke very feelingly of the injustice of the trustees in the matter, particularly as to the charge in reference to the night school, which brought down thunders of applause from the audience.
 Rev. E W. Meany spoke very elo- quently on the subject, criticising the position taken by the trustees, and at the same time arraigning the people generally for their lethargy in the matter of public school af- fairs. He had visited the schools and found them we'll conducted. At the conclusion of Rev. Meany's ad- dress, T. W. Johnston offered the following resolution, which was adopted by a rising vote, Drs. Mil Ter and Heavenston being the only two in the whole audience who voted against it:
 Resolved, That it is .he opinion of the citizens of Prescott, and the patrons of the public schools there of, in mass meeting assembled. that Prof. Brouse and Miss Baker be re- employed for the ensuing school year in the positions which they have respectfully filled for the year just past in connection with the public schools of Prescott. unless they have been discharged there from owing to their faithlessness in the discharge of their duties, or for incomptenCy, and
 That a copy of this resOlu- ton, signed by the chairman and se ,retary of this meeting be pre- sented to each of the trustees of said public schools of Prescott, and they be requested to act thereon within a reasonable time"
 The trustees were again called on for an expression of opinion and Mir. Jones spoke in a conciliatory manner ot giving the resolution due con sideratior. Mir. Head, while speak ing of considering it, had more or less of a tone of defiance in his manner. MT. Hartin was the last to arise, and started out by saying that ha had been in Prescott before there were any school houses; how he had helped to build the school houses; that he had always taken a deep personal interest in the public schools and that he had reason to do so, as he had four children attend ing the schools now, and that he loved his children as dearly as any one and was as deeply interested in their education and welfare as any other parent in Prescott was in his. Mir. Hartin was getting the interest of the audience aroused quite per ceptibly in his remarks up to this juncture, when he unfortunately made a very bitter personal allusiOn to Prof Brouse, which brought forth loud and prolonged misses from the audience, which prevented any fur ther remarks from him. Mir. Harlin stood for some moments awaiting the misses of his hearers to subside. when Chairman Goldwater an nounced that the discussion on the other side had been conducted with out any scrimony of a personal na ture, and that the trustee was out of order, and would not be permitted to proceed in a veIn of personalities. MT. Hartin thereupon sat down, when pr. Sewall made q motion, which received numerous seconds, asking the trustees to resign in case they refused to accede to the request made iD the resolution adopted by the meeting. A motion to adjourn was made, and taking precedence over Dr. Sewall's motion, was put and carried, and the meeting stood l adjourned.
 While the actions of the trustees were severely critised by the speak CTS, there was nothing said of per sonal nature against them, and the ! unanaminity of sentiment existing was amply demonstrated in the re suit of the vote on the above resolu- ton.