The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-25
THE TEACHERS INCENsEO
DenOunce Mr.. Mccoy for His Gem
plants Against Miss Gardner.
SHE OBEYED THE REGULATIONS
Scholars Are Required to Keep
Their Desks Clean-Miss Ga rdner
Says They Like blouse Cleaning"
and Most of Them Think Cieanl =
ness Next TO Godiiness.

The school authorities of the Third d
Sdtions made by j n. Mccoy against Miss
Aiasie Gardner, one OF the teachers in
CarbeIy school, as told in The Times.
sir. McCoy's grievance was that his little
girl. as wei as other children, were com
PEELED to seour the ink spots from their
desks and the floor.
Il have investigated this NATTER said
"a member OF the school board 10 IA Times
reporter yesterday, and / find that Miss
Gardner is nowhere at fault, In fact, she
did exactly right, ana what is expected of
every teacher. 1t as one OF the duties of
each instructor TO see thatUhe school room
is kept neat and tidy, and when the chill
drep soil their desks or the rloor it is
heir duty TO clean them. The whole mat
ter is the result OF some petty prejudice
or Jealousy, and il MIR. Mccoy or anyone
else had a grievance it was their place
TO go To the teachers or To the supervising
principal TO have matters adjusted. Miss
Gardner has been teacher in the Carbery
for several years, has remarkably good
record, and maintains excellent discip-
line.
The school rules expressly stipulate
that any furniture soiied or injured shall
be made good by the offender"
when children spill ink upon the desks
OF floor said Miss Little, the principal
OF the school, they are compelled 10 clean
it Up. 1t is tie rule in every schooiroom
in the city"
III pupil Iisebeys orders in my room, &"
in Carbery, they are liable to be sus-
pended, and the school authorities will up
hold me in doing So. Certainly the chill
dren scrub up their ink spots in my room.
Why should they not?'
Similar expressions were made in re-
gard to the matter by Miss Mary kuhnel,
Miss Grace Beard and other teachers of
the scnooI in question.
1t is stated that Mr.. Mccoy has griev-
ance against Miss Gardner, because some
time ago when his child was absent, She
was several times sent home To procure a
written excuse from her mother, in &C
cordanCe with the rules.
Miss Gardner when seen yesterday after
noon said that she had no detailed state
nlent to make and no excuse to offer for
her action.
1t is one OF the school rules that the
pupils shall clean their desk and the floor
as well il they spill ink upon it. The most
OF them appreciate the fact that cleanliness
is next TO goodness and attempt TO follow
the motto. All during the winter the
children have been asking permission to
clean their desks and Monday was warm
day aud allowed them to do so.
- There was no commanding about it. The
little Mccoy girl asked to he excused to go
to the doctors, aud | permitted her Co go.
/ advised tieen to use sandstone because
the work could he done easier and better.
Not one made any objection and all were
pleased at the opportunity to do what
they called house cleaning"
The supervising principal also strongly
upheld Miss Gardner, and characterized
the charges against her as malicious and
unwarTanted.
If she is the only teacher who enforces
the rule in regard to cleanliness she is
deserving of promotion, hut | am satisfied
that she did right and the same as other
teachers are doing"