The Washington bee., 1897-10-02

Commissioner John w. Ross, who has
charge of the public schools of this
CITY, was confronted with the forced
action of Mrs Trustee Terrell this week
which compelled him to request the
lady trustee to show cause for the
suspension of Miss Annie E.
Bush from her school, which will cause
the young lady to lose her salary for
the month of September.
The suspension of Miss Bush was
for an alleged insubordination, in that
she refused to comply with the re-
quests of Mr.. Waring, the supervising
principal, who likes to show to the
teachers under him that he 10 boss and
not superintendent Cook.
Miss Bush is a very amiable young
lady, whose health is not the best and
whose physician has warned her to
keep out of crowds.
1t seems that Miss Katie Lewis,
principal in the colored schools, re-
quested Miss Bush to take part in a
certain church entertainment; the
young lady informed the principal that
her physician had warned her that
she must keep out of crowds, and her
physical condition would not permit
her to take part in entertainments.
For this she was reported to super
vising principal Waring, who has been
rather smart ever since his appoint
ment. He reported the matter to Mrs.
Terrell when he should have reported
it to the superintendent Mr.. Cook, for
investigation, and he would have de-
Cided neither 1t was case of inSubor-
dination that neceSSitated the lady to
beSuSpended from her school and lose
her pay. Mrs. Terrell, the trustee,
without hearing the lady's side of the
story, SO it is said. suspended her with
out the knowledge of superintendent
Cook. When Miss Bush called to see
Mrs. Terrell, to ascertain why she was
suspended, the lady trustee was no
very complimentary in her language
towards Miss Bush and manifested a
feeling not at all pleasant. When Su
perintendent Cook was made aware OF
the matter, he did not hesitate to say
that he saw nothing for which Miss
Bush should apologize. Mrs. Terrell,
having been made aware other action,
hurried to Superintendent Cook and
reported thesame.
Mrs. Terrell and supervising princi-
pal Waring were summoned to appear
before the Commissioner this week.
The case of Miss Grace Dyson will
also be presented to Commissioner
Ross this week, which is another one
of Warnings recommendations to Mrs.
Terrell without the knowledge or con-
sent of the superintendent
The BEE will endeavor to show to
the Commissioner certain things that
the Commissioner will not tolerate.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
The latest developments in Miss
Bush'S case are that Commissioner
Ross called for statements from Mrs.
Terrell, supervising principal Waring
and Miss Lewis. Their statements
tend to show that Miss Bush was ex-
tremely insubordinate and that other
methods should have been adopted
other than suspension. Miss Bush re-
ported her case to Superintendent
Cook, who should have investigated it
but failed to do so, so said Commits
sioner Ross. The date of Miss Bush's
INSTRUMENTATION dates back one year.
Miss Lewis, the principal, often asked
Miss Bush if she had done anything to
her that she should act in such a man
ner.
The papers in the case have been
sent TO Miss Bush TO give her chance
to explain it away if she can
Ii Miss Bush cannot explain away
the statements of the school officials,
The lady stands guilty of insubordlna-
ion. Commissioner Ross is willing,
and has always been willing, to right
any wrong that may be perpetrated
lpon those under his jurisdiction, but
ne will not, and cannot sustain wrong
ioing. The superintendent was not
notified until after the suspension of
Miss Bush, and he has been systemati-
ally ignored by the supervising prin-
,ipal. MIR. Cook knew nothing about
he matter until long after Miss Bush'S