Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-03-24
People Are Wondering What
Will Be the Next Step in
the School Matter.
NEW PRINCIPAL TELEasArHED FOB,
Mr.. Gwartney Announces His
Probable Withdrawal from
the School.

portant events in the Eureka school
middle, and although there have
been many developments that led to
the belief that some decisive action
would be taken, the situation remains
much the same as it has been during
the past two months.
The receipt Of the Governors tele-
gram, which appears below, created a
slight furore on Monday, and it was
announced that a meeting Of the local
board OF School Trustees would be
held that evening at which the diem
ma would be grasped by both horns
and q final settlement reached with
out further delay. As far as the meet
ing OF the Trustees was concerned the
report proved correct, but that the
members had any desire to hasten q
decision in the matter was a mistake,
as is shown by the fact that no action
was taken, and the meeting adjourned
after a three-hours' session with the
most cordial feelings existing between
all the parties. The session was at
tended by X. j. Reid, Henry Kind
and G. H.. Cronant, the three trustees,
Superintendent Geo. A. Bartlett, and
Principal Gwartney.
The following morning Trustee Kind
informed a representative Of the SEN
TrNEL that he had telegraphed Presi-
dent Stubs of the State University
TO send on a man with proper creden-
tials to take charge of the school. The
reply, which was received on Wednes-
day, was to the effect that there was
no one at Reno who had the necessary
credentials to take the principalship Of
the Eureka school, except a young
man who had recently graduated from
the University, and he was without
any practical experience as a teacher.
No meeting of the Board has since
been held to consider the next step to
be taken.
After the meeting MIR. Gwartney
announced that he had commenced a
suit in the Supreme Court to compel
the State Board to issue 10 him an
Educational Diploma on the creden-
tials which he had submitted to that
body.
The provisions Of the State law under
which the disagreement between Mr..
Gwartney and the State Board Of Edu-
cation exists is quoted below. Mr..
Gwartney claims that he attended .
State Normal School three years, and
Afterward took q f~our-years course at
Stanford University in California, from
which institution he graduated. He
further claims that he had taught the
required length Of time in the State
OF Nevada, lacking two months, when
he assumed the principalship of the
Eureka school last September, and if
that four-months term is allowed TO
count. he has more than fulfilled all the
requirements Of the law.
With this view the State Board, by its
action in refusing to grant the diploma
asked for, evidently differs, though in
what particular il is held MI. Gwartney's
credentials are defective is not fully I'm.
derstood. The principle contention Of
the Board, however. appears to be that
he is not entitled to credit for the four
months taught last year on q temporary
certificate granted to him in accordance
with the following provision Of the State
law governing such cases:
The Board is authorized ''to issue, up.
on satisfactory showing, . temporary
certificate which shall authorize the
holder thereof TO teach in the specified
district for which the temporary certif-
cate may be granted. This certificate
shall uOt COutiuuo III iotCo ucyouu VIZ
next semi.annual examination after the
issuing of said certificate; provided,
however, that if satisfactory evidence il
furnished Of the inability of such holder
to attend the said examination, by rea-
son OF sickness or other unavoidable
cause. the Board may issue at their dis
erection a second temporary certificate.
The action Of the Board last week il
granting to Nh. Gwartney ar "Educa
tional Diploma Of Grammar Grade" wa
evidently based on the following por
tion Of the twelfth provision of the Law
defining the powers and duties Of th'
State Board Of Education, although !
does not justify the action taken:
"The State Board Of Education shal
also issue Q diploma of the gramma
grade to ell persons who hold in full
force and effect, and who have held TO
at least n year. 3 county or q Stat
certificate of the grammar grade, AMI
who shall present satisfactory evidenc'
.