The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-05-25
TO RE-ENGAGE ALL.
TEACHERS COMMITTEE FINALLY
SETTLE SCHOOL MIDDLE.
MISS ERICKSON INDICATED.
Board Finds That the Anonymous Letter
Was without ANY Foundation and Was
PROBABLY Written by Some One Not
Connected With the Schools.

The trouble between the teachers in
the High school and the Board of Edu-
cation is probably settled and although
great deal has been said ~ regard to
N the changes that will be made in the
City schools for the coming year it is
very probable that no change will be
made in the teaching force as it now
stands as all the High school teachers
- will probably be re- engaged for another
y year at the next meeting of the board.
The matter was settled as far as it can
be without the action of the board at
the meeting of the teachers committee
y which was held at the Office of the
superintendent last evening. While
the proceedings of the committee are
supposed to be yelled in secrecy it has
Y leaked out that the committee, by
majority vote, decided to bring re-
port.to the board at the meeting on
next Tuesday evening recommending
that all the High school teachers be re-
U engaged. The report will probably
recommend some changes in the pres
emit existing conditions, but the duties
of all the teachers will remain practi
@ cally the same. The committee meet,
ing proved TO be one of more than
ordinary interest. All the High school
teachers were summoned before the
committee, by the why or wherefore of
@ this action has not been made public.
1t is said that the teachers were asked
to meet the committee in order that
they might be given orders as to their
q duties and the manner in which they
should be carried out. All the teachers
refuse to talk this morning and the
commissioners are equally silent.
n While the committee have finally
formed a report it is nor at all i'm
probable that the board will refuse to
accept the report as offered and they
may take the matter into their own
hands and changes may yet be made.
AS to the charges which have been
made against Miss Erickson they will
not be considered by the board. Most
. of the members of the board consider
them as absurd and without any fOun
dation. In order that the commission
ers should make no mistake, however,
the charges have been investigated
and members of the board have found
that all the stories are simply the fab
relations of jealous woman's mind
The board have carefully investigated
the matter of the anonymous letter
and its origin has been traced to one OF
Y the enemies of the teacher in this city.
The matter of the letter as we'll as the
author of the base libel will probably
never be made public, and the only
U action taken will be complete exon
Grafton of Miss Erickson. 1t is greatly
regretted that such a scandalous pro-
ceeding has ever occurred in the city
o schools, and if possible the members of
the board should decide to make public
the name of the person who would at
tempt to injure the character of one of
D the young ladies of the city in such
base and cowardly manner. No humll
iation or criticism could be too harsh
for the perpAtrator of such an action.
The worry of the whole affair has been
O a severe strain to Miss Erickson and
all the friends of the lady will applaud
any action of the board in their inyes
tigation.