The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-08-19
BENTON, LOUISIANA,
Thursday, :::::::::::::::::::August 10, 1897.
BENTON, AUG. II, 1897.


BENTON, AUG. II, 1897.
Editor Banner: In your last issue
you allowed my friend, A. R. Thomp-
son, aided and abetted by my friend,
DR.. B. Wise, (for they are my friends,
unless they choose otherwise) to lam
poon me and "a other school patrons,
and I ask the privilege, through your
valuable paper, to castigate them a
little in return, all in good humor you
know, and not intended to be any
more personal than they were.
After incubating week Mr.. Thomp-
son produced his weakliDg-"the
mountain labored and brought forth
mouse"
Now as to that little meeting I
wish to give my version. Mr.. It's
statement does we'll enough so far as
it goes, but be has given that part OF
the proceedings of the meeting that
suited his case.
There is no dispute about the meet
ing being properly called and con-
vened, and everything regular up to
a certain stage. About an hour was
spent in arguing and arranging pre-
l;minaries, after which (near l o'clock)
proposition was made to receive all
applications, and there were twelve
applicants for the principalship. Mo-
ton made to dispose of all of these
except 3 or 4, and then not select un-
til later. This was acted on and the
number reduced to three-Hensley,
Cheshire and Huddle MIR. A. j.
Murff then suggested that We not
select until we could have Mr.. Hud-
die come over to see us, and made a
talk in support of this suggestion,
and at the time, it seemed favorably
entertained. During this time Messrs.
T. w. W. Stinson aud T. NJ. Vaughan
left the meeting, thinking nothing
would be done right away. Mr.. Murf
soon after withdrew. At this june.
ture, no doubt believing they had the
majority, the Hensleyites pressed fol
an election. Isuggested not to elect
then, for the reason that some parties
md gone out under misrepresentation
that it was about dinner time anc
others would like to participate in tn
meeting; that the meeting, being
small, I did not consider hardly I
representative one, and that if the,
would give me until after dinner
could get many more to attend. Th'
opposition commended we could no
get any larger meeting. I differed
with them. They still pressed for al
election, calling for it vociferously
We then asked to vote proxies, an.
this was objected to. Mr.. B. F. Hin
son, who had MIR. D. B. Stinson'
proxy, and not allowed to vote it, be
came disguised and went out. I ha
l. three proxies, representing about
pupils, and DR.. Neeson had Capt. J
4 D. Robertson's proxy. These partie
would have been present had the
known their proxies would have bee
rejected, and if the time asked TO
had been granted, l could have got
ten them to attend, besides others.
Seeing what I thought was rathe
an unfair spirit IN selecting the teact
er, I arose and asked, in the interes
of harmony, not to elect now, for
they did I knew it would cause
schism in the school, and I did nc
want to see it-but OF no avail. A
q last resort, I moved that we adjour
until 3 o'clock-it being then about
Dr.. Neeson seconded the motion.
gentleman of the opposition mad
the point that the motion to adjour
was out of order, and the chair sui
tanned him. I stated that that wa
new parliamentary law to me, an
that if they wanted to railroad thei
man fhro,,oh in enoh noo,oo~ -,,,1