West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19
TROUBLE CAUSED BY
A TRUSTEE ETC.
h"ss Leonard Gives His Side OF The
tase Under Oath-Iie also Argues
The Case A Little

any one. but J. a. Danscr has published so
many lies against me that consider il
no more than right for me to publish the
truth.
consider Il was A. Danser that pub.
lished the lies against me- ior his name
was u IL. aud because he said he was
going o publish piece about me. have
not had the time To- let YOU know the truth
OF the matter as soon as saw the lies in
the Argus. When went to teach Red
Oak school heard that A. Danscr's
family had been making their braes that
would not teach more than a week
Danser states in the Argus: lit began
to be rumored that the school was having
jolly good time and the pupils doing
about as they pleased But he failed TO
tell YOU that his wife came IN the school
the very FIRST day aud disturbed the school
and set bad examples before the scholars
and excited them to cut up.
Readers. do you think that any teacher
could have got along without any trouble
under such circumstances II is true
that after J a. Danser's wife set the ex.
ample his children and some Of his re.
laton,s children did disturb the school.
the fourth day The rest OF the scholars
cncduoted themselves pretty well.
J. A. Danser states in the Argus that he
"visitel the school during the first two
weeks lie only visited the school once
in the first two weeks aud that was on the
fourth day. What J. a. Danscr stated
about the school being in bad working
order and the scholars in the highest glec
possible and unable to control them is
positively not true. He stated that the
school was so noisy that he could not hear
the classes as they rcCited He also
states that the school got worse. II the
school was so noisy the first time he
visited IL that he could not hear the
worse how could he hear me pronounce
the word dam" to the spelling class the
time he was IN the school one month after
the first time when he said the word was
pronounced dame lie said he would
not give up until he saw some body that
knew more than did And IL the school
was as bad as IL could possibly get when
he was in the school the first time how
could II get any worse But the school
was not very bad when he was in the
school the first time and il continued to
get better and after Danset's children
quit going their was very good order
Some OF patrons were in the school more
than ] A. Danser aud made remarks
such. as il was the best order they ever
saw in the school house and it was the
best o der they ever saw in a free school
etc. Dansers children did disturb the
school some but even they were not so
bad as he claimed From the way their
parcn's conducted themselves don't
know whether her children was so much
TO blame for they seemed to be the same
breed and had no body strange to take il
from
J. K. Ddnser said that he was not very
favorabiy impressed with my appearance
and conversation as a school teacher
suppose he likes the appearance and con
versation OF his son Charley. but ] do not
have such conversations as ! heard that
Charley Danser had when he was petiti.
oncd out OF Red OAK school a few years
ago heard that ever since Charley
Danser was pctioncd out Of the Rcd OAK
school they have had spite at tile
patrons OF the school and I under stood
that was the foundation OF all the trouble
heard that they have been giving other
teachers trouble. IL app-ars to me that
J. a. Danser wanted to force his son
Charley in the school TO spite the patrons.
One witness stated on oath that he heard
J. a. Danser say that II he could get ono
OF the other trustees TO stuck with him
they would put me out Of the school and
get Charley TO teach the school out in
the spring, after his school was out
When artclcd for Rcd Oak school did
not know that the Dansers had been Civ.
ing other teachers trouble. nor / was not
acquainted with the Dansers. except
Charley went to school little at Terra
Alta when ! did I never did any thing
that he should have any prejudice against
me.
When went TO school at Terra Alta
happened to have q sample spoon in my
pocket and ! gave IL to some OF scholars
to look at. Charley Danser snacthed the
spoon and ran away with u and never
returned 1t / did not want 20 make
fuss about IL. and 10 lose a spo. would
not break me up. and so I just let him 20.
" he did not have enough money 10 buy
a spoon don't think did any wrong by
by letting him 20 with tho spoon. for he
might get married some day and might
need q spoon TO feed his babies I suppse
he thought was such 4 coward that "
his mother and some Of her children
would come in my school and make few
80 y motions that would leave the school
When they did rot succeed in this they
began 10 End fault and bring 10 what
consider false charges 10 get me out Of
my hool
J a Dauser states in The Argus that he
advised the parties 10 call a meeting Of
The trustees 90 investigate the conduct.
that openly allowed in my school. I did
not allow any thing IN my school that ]
would need to be a shamed o. suppose
it was J. a. Dauser that had the other
trustees notified 60 meet az the school
house TO throw me out Of my school.
When the trustees met at the school
house J a Danscr. one Of the trustees
brought in the drst charge and be acted
as plaintiff attorney. witness Judge and
] suppose acted as princp pal jur, man in
deciding his own case. 10 seemed as IL
] Danscr being trustee made him
feel as IL Doe had great deal Of authority
and could do 40 as Dee pleased 70 seemed
as 70 Doe Imagined that hc was whole
court Within himself lie went go fsr as
Co threaten TO put one oimy witnesses out
Of doors for taking my part J. A. Dauscr
said that ho was going to have me- on one
hook or thc other. either Incompetence
or neglect of duty" one day Ien a
problem over until the next day because