The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-01
SCHOOL |l||.|| :. MARIN 4 | ! \! WON OUT.
THEY SMOKED HER OUT BUT
SHE HELD THE FORT IN
q f3 TRIUMPH.

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Other News.
Lockport, N. VI March 27.-
Miss Mabel Ernest, the pretty
teacher of school No 3 in Royalton,
has triumphed in the fight she has
been carrying on for six weeks
against the entire school district,
the School Commissioners and the
State Department of Public In,
struction. /,
Twice she has been Smoked out,
and for several weeks she has been
going through the form of teaching
with only empty benches before
her, but the plncky young woman
refused to give up.
The fight all started over Miss
Ernest's illness with scarlet fever.
lShe remained in the house three
weeks under quarantine. AS soon
as it was lifted she returned to her
school to resume her duties. The
residents were afraid of contagion
and opposed her return to work.
In the dilemma the School Com
missioner was appealed to. and he
finally in turn appealed to the State
Department, which sent an inspec-
tor here. Miss Ernest protested
that she was we'll, that the q uaran-
tine had been lifted and that she
was ready to teach. The inspector
promised to investigate the matter
thoroughly.
| The .plucky 'school marm" went
to her school daily and rang the
bell morning and afternoon, but no
Students put in an appearance. A
new school was started in private
house with new teacher.
After week ofteaching to empty
benches someone plugged the chim~
ney with mortar and brick, and
the teacher was smoked out. The
trustees cleared the chimney, and
Miss Ernest passed another week
contemplating empty seats and
ringing the bell twice a day. Again
the chimney was plugged, and this
time so effectively it had toobe torn
down. Then petitions were sent to
Albany for Miss Ernest's removal
and the annulment of her certificate
She fought the petition and de-
manded a hearing. #ss
The State Department weakened,
for orders were received today 10
open school Monday, with Miss
Ernest as teacher. The Department
found that the certificate of the
plucky girl could not be annuled,
unless for cause and no cause could
be found. The temporary school
has been discontinued.
Uniontown, Pa, March 27.-Ths
oldest woman in Pennsylvania ,is
probably Mrs Mary McKittriok.
who celebrated the 1o5th anniver-
sary of her birth on st. Patrick's
Day. She was born March 17,I7o3
in County Kildare, Ireland. She is
now in the best of health, and pos
sessed of active mental faculties,
being an engaging and spirited con-
versationalist. !f8s
She is particular about her diet
and regular in her habits. In this
season of Lent she is abstaining
from meats and all things recon-
mended by the Catholic Church.
Her main diet is milk, butter and
potatoes. She does not eat any
thing too sweet, and anything too
salty. On Easter Sunday she ex-
poets to be at her regular place in
the church. ats.q s
Chicago, March, 27.-Plans are
almost completed here for the laun-
ching of a daily newspaper, to be
owned and operated exclusively by
women and which shall "dare to
print everything and anything ex-
actly as it really is." A company
has been formed with Mrs. Blount
at its head.
Pittsburg, March 27.-Andrew
Carnegie has added $1,55o,ooo to
his library donations in Pittsburg.
Today he made it known that he
would donate ST. 400, 900 in addition
to $1,T5o,ooo already given by him
to provide means for an addition to
the present Carnegie Library and
$3.50, 900 for the building of the
East End branch library. This
new gift of Mr.. Carnegie makes his