The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1903-01-10

She said che had by order Of Mr.. Butler. /
told her / considered better Of her. and
thought il brutal. Mrs. Wittenberg then
came into the room and said that May had
never been called anything but . lady, and
I said. beg pardon, I didn't cay she wasn't.
II she was . man / would wipe the street
with her. l then went to the door. Mrs.
| Wittenberg unlocked IL aud / left. then
went down to Mr.. Buffers; asked him If
be had ordered Horton whipped; said be
had. 1 said, do you know what think OF
you? Said he didn't care what | thought OF
him. / said l thought he was . scrub. BE
made . start down along the fence some 10
or IL feet, 1 thought. to pick up 3 stick or
rock; but he turned into the gate and went
into the house. I said, il you are going TO
get arms 1 will 60 and get some myself.
He turned then and cam back. l asked
| him then il be could not have inflicted
some other punishment or sent the child
home. and he said he could not; said be
had to be whipped. That about ended our
talk.
MoKim-Mr. McElroy Was present at
Mr.. Buffers, and he talked In . very inso-
lent manner. / demonstrated with him.
He made q step hack and put his hand in
his hip pocket, to draw . weapon, as l
thought. l realized the position was in
Butler on one side Of me and McElroy on
the other. McElroy said Horton was NO
better than any Of the other children; be
said | had not talked like q gentleman TO
| Mise w~ittenberg, and l replied that i
| thought l had said nothing out Of the wsy.
| | did not intend to. He said, come before
| the Board il you want to-well see IL Hor-
ton goes to that school he isn't running 10.
/ told him | did not wish Horton or myself
to run the school, and / said / would carry
ID further, and went of. Horton, in the
meantime. had RON to the store and said he
wanted q gun. Mrs. McKim told him there
was no danger.
Principal Butler asked Mr.. McKim If he
| didn't tell the boy to leave the school house
if he was to be whipped. He answered yes.
Mr.. Butler then read Section l. page AZ,
of the school laws Of Nevsds-190l.
Mr.. McKim read section a. page 10. and
section 8. page AZ. Of the came school laws.
Mr.. McKim then charged that they bad
wilfully and maliciously beaten his child
through spite and malice, and be asked the
trustees if they had ever passed any rule or
had put on she minutes that corporal pun
ishment should be allowed in the school.
l ask this Board if they think the ofeDse
committed by this child warranted the
whipping. That's what / want to know
from this Board. If corporal punishment lie
allowed by this Board.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. McKim's state
ment, Principal Butler addressed the meet
ing. stating that ii had been his aim and
purpose to treat all children attending the
school alike, showing no Partially to one or
the other. He said in the present case it
was his opinion that the principal and
teacher had lone nothing more than they
were justified in doing; that the child it
question had disobeyed the rules of the
school and was punished accordingly. Mr..
Butler, in conclusion, asked that the Of
Tending pupil be suspended from attending
school for the balance of the term.
Mrs. McKim here interrupted Mr.. Butler
by stating that it was unnecessary to ask
the suspension of her boy. for the reason
that be had already been taken from school
aud was now in the hands Of q private tutor.
At this juncture, Trustee McElroy asked
that Miss Wittenberg be allowed to make q
statement regarding the visit Of Mr.. Me-
Kim to her house the evening previous.
Trustees Cronsnt and Laird objected to this
on the ground that the matter had already
been fully discussed. Mr.. MoElroy insist
ed that she be allowed to testify. where
upon Principal Butler suggested that Miss
w~ittenberg be granted the privilege Of
making q statement, but with this proviso
that her remarks be not taken down..
After the meeting had adjourned the
Board Of Trustees held an executive session
and passed the following resolution, which
the SENTINEL was requested 10 publish:
Moved, seconded and carried. That the
teachers were justified in furnishing Horton
McKim, and they are hereby exoners.ed
from ell charges and leave Principal and
teachers in full control Of the school.
G. H. CRoNANT,
R. A. LAIRD.
]. P. McELRoY.
Board Of Trustees.