Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-19
THE TWO SIDES TOlT
Statements by Miss Hope aud
Principal Lowles,
SITUATION is MADE PLAIN
The Lady's Recital is Now In the
Hands of County Superintendent,
Prof. Wills, Who will Present
1t to the School Board,
SITUATION is MADE PLAIN

Miss Mnilc l.. Hope, the former
teacher of the eighth grade III the
Hampton Academy, last night gave ont
i statement concerning til" cause lead
ing UP to her resignation. The state
lncnt was handed in to Prof j. NJ vii
lis, county superintendent Of schools
Who Will present it to the school boaid
when the matter comes up before. that
body. Miss Hopes position in the trou-
bic is fully stated i'll the paper which
reads as follows:
With regret that circumstances
haSc brought into such unpleasant
Snrps Of teachers Of the Hampton
Graded school. and feeling the conlpll-
l:lcnt Of the continued support ana in
tc:est Of my friends ana the patrons
81 ne school. take this means Of eli
l:Ght.1!il.sr them as to the merits 81 tn,
case in question. White Unpleasant 10
me personally to make a statement
that must necessarily wound some one,
PUBLIC right and simple Justice to my
self and the people who expressed con
1'uencc in me as u teacher. require this
action on my part
Two Years ago Mr.. Cowlcs entered
his brother Ned i'll my room sayin.
hc thought he was prepared FOR tho.
work in my grade III Il few days his
lnconretency manifested itself and
reported the fact to Mir. Cowlcs He
asked me what grade thought he was
prepared 70 enter and | replied that in
the fourth grade.
Mr.. CoW!"S thought it would 81 hu-
initiating for 50 large 4 boy T. enter 50
low III IN: school ana requested Inc To
Keep Kim ana do the best could With
him. 1t was a hopeless struggle for the
boy and he made littl" or no progress:
the second GEAR he seemed to have de-
SPARED Of succeeding by fair means
and descended to dishonorabc methods
to attain the necessary standing TO
keen in HIS class 10 ,nr, n
nnscrupulouS conduct SO far that n Wis
itor in my room called my attention 10
the fact that he was getting informa-
ton on 4 Written test by unfair means
\ teacher cannot charge Il pupil With
grave an offcnsc where there is Il
shadow Of Il doubt; but after this event
his guilt was established beyond per
adventure. With pain to both Of US l
stated the circumstances TO the prill-
cirals his brother. and requested him
10 investigate, while I left the room;
he soon came to me and stated that he
was satisfied his brother was in the
wrong aud that he would IIKc the mat
ter under conSidera ton until the next
day: the following day he told ne he
would suspend him if l wished. This
was Very near the end Of the tenn ana
the boy had said N my hearing that
10 never Intended to return 10 this
school. so. to save the boy disgrace and
The principal til" humiliation Of sus-
pending his own brother | did not ask
for his suspension. He has never ut
any time made the marks that would
rntit!c him to promotion. having in that
respect fallen far below the average at
tanned by other pupils in the class for
whose promotion the principal makes
no contention.
AT the beginning Of the term: Mr.:
CoWleS came TO in the midst OF.
school duties and said he would like to
have his brother try the high school
work. ! t"ld him that he WAS Incapable