Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-09-28

VI august ~4Lu, appeaTeu cnIu
over the signature of Mr. Philip
III. Dorsey, Jr., entitled, "Is This
Persecution" in which he makes
an effort to defame me as an offici-
al by assertions which are ideal and
untrue. My first impulse was to
treat the matter with silent con-
tempt. as it was so evident that the
writer was inspired with feelings Of
vengeance, and wished to saddle me
with the burden Of his own short
comings ; yet, after consideration,
| feel bound by the desire of self
justification, to mention the facts,
the true facts in the case and let
the public '.judge between u.s."
Mr.. Dorsey states in his card that
two years ago there were two trus-
tees appointed by our body to turn
him from the school at st. Glenn
ent's Bay and claims that Mr.. Glenn
Cawood end Mr.. Mcguire Payne
whom Mr.. Dorsey styles Mr.. Ca
woods tool gave him notice to
quit the school, which was the OBJ
ject for which they were appointed.
/ beg leave here to state that Mr..
Cawood was appointed three years
before Mr.. Dorsey's dismissal, by
q Board of Commissioners of which
! was not member. In appoint
ing Mr.. Payne, | knew him to be a
gentleman OF intelligence and hon
or, thoroughly qualified to judge
as to the merits of teacher, and
one in whom the patrons Of . school
could place confidence as to their
interests. Undoubtedly, he was as
eligible to the position of trustee as
was Mr.. Dorsey's father who served
for several years during Mr.. Dor
sey's incumbency Of the school, he
being as was Mr.. Payne non-pa-
tron. No complaint, however, was
made against his appointment and
retention as trustee by the teacher.
While Mr.. Dorsey was teaching
there were many complaints made
by the patrons. In fact, Mr.. Hen
ry Wingate told me upon his re-
turn from a visit to the school as
examiner, that he would positively
not visit the school again while Mr..
Dorsey was teacher as the conduct
of the school was so far from being
what it should be, that he would
not enter it again; that he would
ask the School Board to excuse him
from going, and would sooner re-
sign his position as examiner than
do so. He stated that discipline
was entirely wanting; that the pu-
pills were insulting to him before
Mr.. Dorsey's eyes, without q word
of reproof from him, and that no
school could be an educational sue
cess where politeness and courtesy
were not taught. He also said it
was the only school in the county
which he would not visit. ! was
then a trustee of the school and
Mr.. Wingate's report to me was an
official one.
Mr.. Dorsey was appointed teach
er in the Maryland Springs School
two years ago, snd as he states has
been dismissed. In making the ap-
pointment of the trustees for that
school, for this year, We noted that
two of the old board of trustees
were not on friendly terms, viz {:
Messrs. Wathen and Latham. We
thought it unwise to appoint them
both to serve in the same interest.
Not wishing to discriminate be-
tween the two gentlemen we be-
lieved it would be we'll to appoint
new trustee in the place of each,
and we selected Messrs. Dawson and
Bowles, having no idea as to how
they stood regarding Mr.. Dorsey's
retention "a teacher, and l may
here state, not caring. knew them
to be gentlemen of good judgment,
and felt that their appointments
could bring no reproach upon the
commissioners. Mr.. Dorsey states
that he was told by good authority
that at the meeting of the Com
missioners in May they reappointed
the old trustees. This is not SO.
Therefore, his information was not
correct. Truly. Mr. Dorsey feels
himself to be of very great impor-
tsnce in the eyes of the School
Board, and | cannot refrain from
stating that pressure of business