The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-10-16

duet. When n county superintendent
has l.sued q Pay certificate his duty is
ended, and any further connection that
no has with the matter is as q private
citizen, merely as ell accommodation
to the teacher. I will add to this the
statement that have paid over to the
teachers named all amounts due them.
18th. Tho deTsclt CT the year 1859
aud 1901 was due in Z Urge nlea sure
to the fact that the boacd CT supeg-
vjsors appropriated money OFT OF the
school fund of that yea, without my
knowledge or consent, on acc mt Of
certain errors made in previous years.
No part Of said appropriation II Is made
to cover any errors or deficiencies Of
mine.
18th. It is no. trao that issued q
certificate for SO as salary Tor one
teacher for one, month during tho torn
OF 1901 and 1862.
18Th. The lisO cf teachers 1iea III
December 1901 wa made ~ by me
from the reports CT trustees, anu at
the time this list was made no the
trustees Of all the schools had net re-
ported.
l4th. n filing my accounts with
the board Of supervisors it was my
custom to attach ny cartiao4ta to the
accou It. It was 10 violation Of the
law for no to 2l8 ly accounts with
out an affidavit to thom, but It vas
g violation Of law Tor tie board o.
supervisors to pay tho accounts with
out tie azllavit. / aid not know this
at the time or would have Informed
the1s of it. Tins specification Il 80
purilo and silly that it only serves
to show the ~ IL with which an cert
is made to dig up something against
me, and it also shows that it was only
for the lack of something better to put
in.
10Th. il issuing pay certificates 70
the principal assistant, without spec
flying the name Of the assistant VIC
only following ] custom established
by my predecessors. When ( succoea-
ed Mr.. Cole as superintendent ne a.
vised me that in tile colored schools it
would be better, and save money, to
let the teacher get some OF the scholars
to assist him along through tie school
ard let the teacher pay the assistant
something, and not have q licensed
assistant, as it would save the county
money. NJ. Cole being 4 lawyer Of
long experience, and having held many
public Offices II the county, and 7 be-
ing young man, and holding my 111,
Office, I thought / could safely rely
upon his advice, and for that reason I
followed the SINE course which Ii and
his predecessors had followed before
me. It any further evidence OF thu
fact is necessary /. respectfully refer
yen ta tho stabs nov OF f1a in MY
office. J think 9 ca reful exc patton
1T the rscor3s If this office Will shoW
that tlo state 555aparl ntondcnt hiuasli
Las received ware IS ID t'l8 same
manner, including tie PRINCIPAL and
assistants IL the SANS cortifoate, with
out naming tho assistants
10th. as to tho smFll dir renee
in amount Of institute 1au il tlfs
specification an perfectly willing to
let this matter be examined the
state board, or By any porch, d.
signated By them, and correct ~any
error that may have been made, il
any such. VS. made.
18th. 1t SEEMS that it woulC
have been bat FAIR to no that the
name OF the "ono teacher referred
TO in this specification should have
heea given. OF course it is imposs-
ibl9 far .ae 5o lncU VII sther 2 teacher
taught two AeaLs IT roer MoeAs. e.
i also atatsd IN It's sqso...es 5ien tie,
TIE rartF .lns tbis charge ali res
lave access tn :3ea IN ia
vastigaticn, because of ny alzanos,
a.ld because they hal a9 hoy fa t.1e
oIice. "a rely to it's aGeatio
( beg to ssT that ] received cfe,
parporting to b3gigod is A. 3. stub-
! lefeld, but in r2-itT il she LIS 4
writing CT l.-. q. S. cola. raqa tn
nc to 7ermiv th@-n to esamir3 my
office | cid not know Of aa lv
authorizing them t. take -clisl
my books and ri RS, and ghll9
( sdinarily / would have 10 Oh etlon
to an examination Of ny cflea hv
an-bodv, yet, il yisW oe tho fect
that it had teen circul+saa On tho
streets that the bclra was going to TIT
me out in order to pat 1Tr. Co.'s ii my
Office, did not think st harllr proper
or fair to me t. have the board q
supervisors or Mr. Cale slety8 aa is
vestigation Of my ofaos, wlla theE
bad NO warrant 0r artiser 81 I lag