The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19
ANACONDA NEWS.
OBJECT TO The REPORT
Two Letters Taking Exception
to News of School Row.
WHAT THE PRINCIPAL SAYS
Makes It Plain That He Has Never En-
~ Outraged the Boys = Mrs. F. z.
Remington Defends School
r. Teachers in General.

THE report Of the trouble in the Lin
scoln school, published yesterday, result
!, ed in two communications being received
by the Standard One was from Princi-
pal Cannon of the school, as follows:
r Editor of the Standard-Dear Sir:
cannot refrain from criticising the au-
thor Of that article which appeared in
your paper yesterday morning concern
Ing the pupils and teachers of the Lin
school.
8 1T is my honest belief that the alleged
interview with that anonymous school,
i boy took place only in the fertile imagi-
nation of your reporter.
IT have never hushed UP any strike or
other trouble whatsoever by promising
the pupils to reprimand or change their
teacher. A principal may find it neces-
sary to advise a change in the methods
employed by his teachers, but he should
never lower a teacher in the estimation
OF her pupils by censuring her before
them, and this have never done. These
matters Were not even discussed before
any pupils or pupil.
1.-THE only strike that ever occurred in
our building was promptly referred to our
superintendent and settled by him with
out making any promise whatever to the
boys. These boys feel proud of the pop
ularity which they received from your
paper at that time and believe that no.
toriety to have injured them.
at is sometimes advisable to change
teachers from one class to another so as
to place them where they can work to
greater advantage. But these changes
should mean no humiliation or slight to
the teacher.
ALLOW me to suggest that in future
Is ,1tal1
school room incidents he should consult
teacher as well as pupil and hear both
sides of the story. Yours respectfully,
GEORGE J. CANNON"
In connection with Mr.. Cannons allie
cation that the interview with a school,
boy was imaginary, it should be stated in
justice to the reporter that the interview
was a legitimate one and was had as
stated Three boys were together and one
of these acted as spokesman to present
the boys side of the case on promise
that his name would not be made pub
lie.
The other letter follows:
ITO the Editor of the Standard: Being
a patron of the public schools of Ana
conda for a period of nearly four years,
and having given the closest attention to
every detail of their proceedings, ] feel
justified in saying a few things which
thus far have been left unsaid.
"On this self-same school system criti-
cisn1s has been profusely lavished. AS to
the amount Of justice or injustice con-
tanned therein I am not prepared to state.
& However, I am. prepared to make an I'M
t5biasede and unqualified assertion Of posi-
lively owing smanSs of our teacders are
v5doing faithful noble. conscientious work,
and my unasked opinion is that a vast
amount of harm is being done by voic-
ing through the press and otherwise
the senseless, cavil of children, whose
years and uniformed minds render them
incapable of justly criticising their
teachers.
From an experience of 10 years with
various school boards I have yet to fino
one SO charitably inclined as to know
ingly cloak the offenses of their teach
sers
by reason of their apparent judgment
we select them to fill this more than i'm.
portant office, and as men of honor they
are in duty bound to stand by every
teacher in their employ till convinced by
actual knowledge of their non-capa bility
THE threatened calamity of our short
ened school year should appeal to every
father, mother and citizen of Anaconda
in such manner as to make us doubly
mindful of dawdling over trifies and Civ
ing heed to various disturbing elements
which may in the slightest degree de-
tract from the best good of our public
school system.
MRS. F. K. REMINGTON"