The times., 1897-06-27
MISS PITTS DISMISSAL
Not Relieved That the Teacher
Will Be Reinstated.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES ACTION
Their Decision to Drop the Teacher
From the Rolls Thought to Be
Final-Her Trouble With Pria-
cipaI Lane of Long Standing.
Sympathy of the Graduates.

iC has now been learneG q that the action
of the board OF school trustees i'll dropping
Miss Eva Pitts from the roll of the teach
Major Harries and number of the
school trustees were seen by Times
reporter in regard to the probable REIN
statement OF The teacher at The next
meeting of the school board on Tuesday,
and the tone of their conversation seems
TO warrant the assumption that the teacher
will not then be reinstated. Miss Pitts
wrote Two notes to. the principal, Mr.
Hughes, refusing to enter her study and
perform the duties of teacher. The notes
We're considered by the school board to
be OF the nature OF "a resignation, and thus
tner speedy action In acce pting them as
SUCH Eight OF the eleven members OF
the board were present When the resigni-
ton was accepted, and action was Unani-
nous.
lne board viii meet at the FRANKLIN
building at O'Clock Tuesday, and ap-
point the teachers for the next school
year, DG- il is doubtful il any action
VIII be taken ia regard to the reinstate-
ment of Miss Pitts. The members of the
board regret exceedingly that the unfoTtu-
naUe affair happened. as Miss Pitts was
considered one OF. the most valuable and
efficient teachers In the District, besides
beng Il very popular lady. Nevertheless.
they say, they could not pardon the
offense on these grounds.
AN offense is an offense," said
prominent official Friday evening, .'and
if it is pardoned in good teacher, how
can we expect a less valuable, less ef-
ficient and less experienced teacher TO
avoid making them?"
He said that he thought Mr.. Farrow
had unintentionally acted unwisely and
hastily, thereby causing the whole trou-
bic, and the only likely way TO have the
teacher reinstated would be for him to go
to the board and make an apology, to the
effect that he had by hs little act of Inn
politeness caused the writing OF the notes
OF resignation by the teacher TO the prin-
cipal. If this were done the board would
probably reconsider the question. and give
Miss Pitts an appointment ON Tuesday,
otherwise the case will stand where 1T is.
The matter has been largely discussed
10y the teachers aud pupils of the public
schools of the city. and has aroused the
senior class of 'eT aud the alumni of the
Central High School.
The class of 81 appointed committee
e. confer with the members OF the school
board with the view of having tla,m
reconsider their recent action and give
Miss Pitts a reappoin tmeut Messrs
Julihn and Wood called upon "A number or
the members of the board informally yes
tertiay and presented the request Of the
class Of 81. Their mission was, however,
without success. The board told them
that which they had already stated 70 a
Times reporter as above and further said
that there was no possibility of the uues-
tiol being taken up again. They Were
informed that DR.. Barnard had submitted
q report OF the facts of the case To the
board and that report was unanimously
acted upen by the committee on high ard
noIm3l schools The vote being nnani-
nous, i'll was moi likely that they would
consent TO the reconsideration of the ques-
ton unless something entirely unex-
pected OCCURS between now and Tuesday
to change their present attitude.
Upon further inquiry IL has been learned
that Miss Pitts and Principal Lane had
on several occasions differed ON questions
of discipline and on other matters relating
to school work. These differences, when
taken before the faculty, were always
decided, 1t seems, In the teachers favor
Some of the graduates think that, as q
result OF these little Observation-Disclosures,
Principal Lane was desirous of striking
back at the teacher, and took his present
stand against the teacher for that purpose.