Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-08
He Is Principal of the Garfield
School on Colorado Street.
HAS AN EXCELLENT RECORD
Charges Preferred Against Him By an
Irate Parent -PaSSm0re &
Co. Would Settle,

meeting of the school board was the
charges preerred by Mrs. Ester DeSnell
against Principal John w. Dale, of the
Garfield school. Mrs. DeSnell's chapter
of woes is a long one. In her complaint
she relates that she received a notice
from Principal Dale to the effect that one
of her children having destroyed a school
book she would nave to call and settle
for it. She called and trouble followed.
Then follows some ~extravagant charges,
and from the letter the reader would in
fer that Mr.. Dale was a paid '~bouncer"
rather than one who teaches the young
idea how to shoot. Mrs. DeSnell a
among other things that Dale used Ian
guage unbecoming a gentleman; that he
threatened to throw her down the steps,
minated that the complainants knowl-
edge was deficient, and concluded a YER
bose document with the statement that
unless the board discharged Dale at once
she would take her daughter out of
school. Accompanying Mrs. DeSnelIs
complaint was a communication from a
Mrs. L. D. Curry of S25 Dakota street.
This, to a certain extent, cOrrObOrated
Mrs. DeSnell's communication.
President Long said these complaints
should be thoroughly investigated. He
hoped the teachers committee would take
up the matter at an early date and sift it
to the bottom. If there was merit in the
complaint some action should be taken
against the principal; if not Mr.. Dale
should be vindicated. The matter was
referred to the teachers committee.
A school officer, in speaking Of the
charges, said this had been the first COM
plant ever preferred against Dale. His
record as a teacher is said to be an ex-
cellent one. The teachers committee,
consisting of Trustees Clinton, Lane and
Burke, will sit on the matter in the near
future, in time to make a final report at
the next meeting of the board.
A number of teachers have been i'll with
the grip since the last meeting of tho
board. In each instance where a teacher
had been kept out of school from this
cause a physicians certificate of illness
was in evidence.
A communication was received from
Passmore & Co., architects, through thei1
attorney, John j.. Mediation, offering to
compromise their claim aginst the dis
trict for $2,750.3 80. Their original claim
was for $3,S46.95. The matter was referred
to the building committee and will be
u I'm "P ~ ALLS - lISL Z, DIS SooI
as the committee can be convened.
Burke, Lane and Morgan constitute the
committee, and the chairman is serving
his country in Helena as a member of the
Legislature.
The text book committee reported the
need of several hundred books, and the
secretary was authorized to purchase
them.
A communication from L. S. Wild,
Butte manager of the Western Union
Telegraph pan relative to supply
ing the district with five self winding
electric clocks at the rate of 81 per clock
per month, was referred to the building
committee.
The action of superintendent Hendricks
in advancing Miss Serepta Sanders to this
High school, with the promotion of the
class which she had been teaching was
approved.
The teachers pay roll for January. ag,
gregating 8 ,742.30, was on motion OF
Trustee Lane, ordered paid, as We're al
] bills n accounts that had been acknoWl'
) edged before a notary. A large number
' not sworn to, went over.
) The clerk was instructed to correspond
) with the Western Iron Works, and urge
) the early completion of their fire escap
y contract.
) The agent of a hand fire e~xtinguishe
talked to the board for 90 minutes on tn
. danger of inadequate fire protection, will
= the idea of selling eXtinguishers. He saic
. fire simply quit doing business when hi
; machine was about. He was referred t
|, the supply committee.