The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-28
NORMAL
SCHOOL
TROUBLE.
Several Teachers Are TO Leave
at The Close Of the
Present Term.

Despite the fact that the rumors regard
ing dissention among the teaching force
OF the Normal school have been persist
entity denied by the management there
certainly exists great dissatisfaction
among certain teachers of the Institution.
1t is stated by those in a position TO
know something OF the inner workings of
the institution. that seven of the teach
ers have resigned and that five others
wished 10 resign, but were deferred be-
cause OF the fact that others were de-
pendnt upon thm for support The cause
OF all this discord among the faculty
seems TO have had its origin I'm the con-
duct OF particular teacher against whom
IS out of 20 members of the faculty OBJ
jected.
Charges were brought against this
teacher as long ago as December and at
that time. the committee on qualifications
| OF the state board OF education. consist
| ing OF five members OF the same. gave
a hearing on the. alleged offences of said
| teaehef. The members OF This commit
1 tee. Il s said after the hearing dismissed
! the complaint of the 10 teachers and the
! tedchers declare that since that time their
| troubles and annoyances have Increased
until the designations were rendered inn
| perative.
Mr. stockwell has been inclined TO re-
| gard the matter with noticeable equan-
/ unity. lie has declared that there Was
no trouble among the members o. the
| board or anyone having anything 20 90
! with the management OF the school but
| that because of good aud safncient rea-
sons several of the teachers were 10 re-
sign. The facts are, however that ~
teen OF the teachers objected 90 the domi-
nation of the registrar.
Complaints were again and again sub
mitted and ignored by the committee, so
| that now the situatio eliminates IN the
teachers against the controlling trustees
of the State Normal school hsiead Oh
| against the registrar
The state board OF education also con-
sututes the controlling trustees OF the
state Normal school. The members are
, as follows: John ~ kendrlck of Pr9.i.
denco Samuel W. X. Allen OF LAST
Greenwich. Charles j. White OF Noon-
socket, George r. Baker Of harrington;
T~ank e Thompsou OF Newport and
Frank Hill OF Hopkinton. The secretary
OF the board IS Thomas - Stockwel
commissioner of public schools nc nc
committee on qualifications or lhe nohru
comprises Mr. Thompson Mr. ke1drick
Mr. Allen and Mr. Baker. Win Mr.. s'osA ,,
! Ueutpnnnt T. governor are members or u'
board by virtue OF their official positions
Mr. stockweil. wh,u asked concern,hls I'm
( dtssenglops among the teachers said ina
| ~ there were any such dissensionS he wa
very sorry FOR IL, and that ne was con
vinced thgt the committee and board ha'
done nothing but what they believed wa
right "One persons rights nc de
ciared ''are Just AZ good as snother !
and the rights OF one person should no
ba sacrificed for anothers
Mr.. John r. kendr!ck was non-com
initial upon the whole matter, ana state
tbst if any statement were To he mao
concerning tho alleged discord at IN
Normal school 1t should come from NJ
thompson of Newport. who Is the chaiE
man OF the committee.