West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-20
A Card OF Correction.
EurroR AReus:


In a late issue of Tm ARaus we ne
ticcd an article purporting to come
from one OF the patrons Of No II
school, Kingwood district. but in vour
last issue We noticed n correction. say
ing IL was intended for No. school.
Nov as the would-bo patron does NOT
even know the number of his sehool
At shows that he is not responsible.
and the article scarcely deserves notice.
However as am the teacher referred
TO, wish To reply TO the geutlemnn's
remarlSs. Hs says. part OF the time
there WAS considerable friction and "A
good deal of kicking among the pa.
irons" Now, IL this is true the
teacher never heard OF Il. He never
heard OF amy kicking except from one
trustee and one patron. these being
brothers, and after tho teacher was
hired, aud before school commenced.
this same trustee made his hrags that
tho teacher would not finish the school.
To this cud he commenced kicking as
soon as school commepced, running Ca
the other trustees and patrons with
complaints that were grouudless aud
without reason. lie also says. 'The
trustees were called i'm a time or two
and several OF the patrons went 10 the
teacher to try TO remedy matters. but
he wouldn't listen TO anyone except
the two trustees who had cmploycd
hlin and he seemed TO think that nli
ho had 10 do was to bo nice TO thei.
children and satisfy them and pay no
ntteution to anyone else" Now, the
trustees were never called In oxceDt
once and that was by this Same trus-
Tee and his brother without having any
| cause whatever for 30 doing, aud there
was only one other trustee present at
mat time, and as 10 was plain that the
hrst trustee was only trying To create
disturbance in the school and carry
out his threat. the other trustee mover
alighted from his horse. Not pn tron
with the exception OF this same trus-
tee and his brother, oyer came TO me
with any fault-fndiug whatever, or
tried to induce mo to make any change
In my method OF teaching. The trns.
tees who employed me did not inter
ferc with my duty as teacher, which |
was trying To discharge To The best of
my ability, and did not think IL proper
TO listen to those who were WORKING
against mo TO the 6etrlment of tho
| school.
no far as the insinuations against
the two trustees are concerned, the
charge Is too triAing to be mentioned.
sut S'e viii say that these trustees
were trying To clear their oaths, which,
n more than wo can conscientiouslv
bay about tho third. Again he SAYS,
lie was so partial 20 few of the
pupils that fomo quit going and others
could hardly be made 10 attend by
their parents" We simply wish 10 say
that this is a plain faIsehooI, without
! the semblance OF truth. IL Is true
| that two boys OF this same trustee
| were not present the last nine days Of
the term, bat they were kept at home
for effect, and according to "Patron's"
statement, when the school was get
! ting along very nicely.
! With reference to the article referred
TO in The Journal, we will say that we
do not write anything for publication
that we are ashamed TO come out oyer
our own signature. We are not like
the author or the article who tries 20
hide his identity by coming out as
"One Of the Patrons" However. the
article referred 20 in The journal was
not meant TO be personal and was not
intended for No. school any more
than auyother school In Rraston
county, and we do not believe that
many of the patrons Of that school un-
derstood that IL was. Yet, "One Of
the Patrons says, There were several
hard rubs in it Tor the patrons OF this
! school" We have always noticed that
! II you throw a club among a pack Of
hounds, the biz hound always howIe.
and II the shoe fits "One OF the Pa
trons.' he is welcome to wear it.
Now We wish to thank all patrons
and trustees who cooperatod with us
in making the school success. aud
will add, continue working for tho
welfare OF your school, regardless OF
all who work TO the detriment Of the
same. j. a. STEmN0,
Kingwood w. Va. April 10. Is9s