Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12

sioners had instructed, and that any
thing further would be only the eX-
preston of the individual, and not OF
the Commissioners. He asked if it was
unanimous, to which l replied in the
affirmative.
EIe states that cat times he may
have thought that Miss Wiley was TO
blame" 1t was, no doubt, at these
times that he made the statements to
the Commissioners concerning her. He
says "he condemned the action of the
Commissioners then and now as I'M
righteous Now, surely a man who
has walked before his people q years
a perfect man should not be pleased
at an unrighteous act; yet he was
pleased, for did he not say to the
Commissioners that they could have
pleased him better had they let both
Miss Wiley and Miss Reeves go
He now states that he used his influ-
ence against Mr. Hubbard during the
campaign. Shortly after the election,
the question, What did you expect to
gain by a campaign against Mr.. Hub
bard" was asked Mr.. Stevenson, to
which he replied in an emphatic man
ner that he made no campaign against
him. Now he admits it. Which Is
right?
There was absolutely nothing said in
my conversation with Mr.. Stevenson
that could be construed as quoted by
him in this interview:-"That there
were reasons which the Commissioners
do not think proper to be brought be-
fore the public He requested me 10
give him my source of information,
which declined TO do. and stated that
there were several sources and, as |
desired TO keep the channel open, II
would be best that | would keep that
information to myself. Further. ne
desired that a meeting be called. ana
nave certain persons in attendance 10
make statements, and, knowing the
opinion of one of the persons named
to be unfavorable to Prof. Stevenson,
I replied that it would be useless, and
did not deem it necessary to create ILL
feeling where q friendly feeling now ex-
listed
1t may have been mean" to refuse
to give him my sources of information,
but was it contemplate" and cow
ardly?"
Being true that Prof Stevenson and
his friends made campaign against
Mr.. Hubbard, to which add the effect
of all the false reports that were put
in circulation to the effect that, if Mr..
Hubbard was elected, Mrs. Burt would
be dropped as teacher" and also MISS
Whalley would be dropped and that,
in the event of his election, "a lady
was to be made principal and Miss
Dean was to be dismissed" yet Mr..
Hubbard received very handsome ma
iority of the votes in the district, which
would indicate that they had confidence
in him as their representative.
An analysis of the reports circulated
and above cited will show that only
teachers whose families or relatives
lived in Madison district were TO be
dismissed. This was done solely for
the purpose of detracting votes from
Mr.. Hubbard and, in each and every
instance, the report was false, and
without any foundation whatever.
These reports were circulated quietly,
and did not come to the ears or Mr..
Hubbard's friends until a short time
before election day. and but little time
left to refute these false statements.
There are some pople so mean as
to consider such tactics as contempt
ible" and "cowardly."
When school commenced last Sep
TENDER. the Board of Education had
provided a change in the arrangement
of studies for the Grammar Depart
ment The Superintendent called a
meeting Of the principals to instruct
them for the work of the year. The
principal of Madison was so occupied
in the cultivation of fruit on his island
up the river. that he could not give
the school his time, therefore did not
attend the meeting Of the principals,
consequently the teachers were without
any information to set the pupils to
work. and | do not know when they
would have received their instructions
had not the teachers themselves gone
to the Superintendent Monday evening
for them.
Owing to the growth of the school,
there came a time when the division
in the grades caused a loss of the pu-
pills time. Prof Stevenson suggested
a remedy by pressing the scholars in
the highest room Of B in their studies,
and making it a grade in A. The Com
missioners encouraged him in this, and
assured him that, as soon as he was
prepared. they would have the neces-
sarv action of the Board taken. The
matter ran along for almost year; but
Prof. Stevenson never got quite ready.
Through the Commissioners, the Board
appointed a committee TO investigate
the cause of children being obliged to
lose time. and through their recon-
mendation the Board changed one room
from B to A grade. When, school
opened following this action of the
Board. I asked the Superintendent If
he had arranged to have the room in
question assigned the proper studies,
and he informed me that he had given
all necessary instructions.
Almost one week later / called at the
school. and found that room virtually
doing nothing. and the teacher inform
ed me that they were waiting to know
what they were going to do. | made
inquiry Of the Principal why the room
was in this condition. and he replied
that they wanted to have it made an A
grade. He was informed that the mat
ter had been arranged and that the SUI
perintendent had informed me that he
had given him prof. Stevenson) in
structions TO start the room in that
manner. He then said that he did not
understand it to be fully settled, and
he would have to again see the Super
intendent | then informed him that
1t was not necessary To wait to see
further, but to start the room at once.
Had he not been pressed into this, it
is very probable that the pupils in that