The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-11
PARIS COMES BACK
Prominent Citizen OF Paris Character
ICES Article in the Gazette as
"An Infamous Attack"
DEFENSE FOR OTHER TEACHERS.

The issue of the Kenosha Gazette of
of Jan. 10th contained most infamous
attack on school district No. 4, of the
town of Paris. Can say of the whole
column of calumny, as said the old
German in Gov. Hoard's famous story,
THAT is no joke, but just one big
damn lie." In fact the only truth in
the article is that Miss Margaret Bohrn
is teaching our school.
The writer says that when Miss
Bohrn came here that tire old school
house was leaky and there were holes
in the floor. That now owing to Miss
Bohrn all this has been remedied.
Two years ago the house was newly
shingled and has not leaked since. AT
the annual meeting held last July it
was voted to put down a new floor.
This was before the young people of
our district knew of Miss Bohrn's ex-
istence. Owing, as the school officers
claim, to their inability to procure a
carpenter, this floor was not laid until
the Saturday following the opening OF
the term. But there were no holes in
the old floor.
The writer also says that Miss Bohrn
was preceded by long line of teach
ers who were utter failures. What an
insult to the Misses Emmaline Bishop,
Elsie Gray and Edith Murdoch, ali of
Bristol and graduates of the Kenosha
High school and Miss Bohrn's imme-
date predecessors. What an insult
this is to such teachers as Miss Minnie
Price, Miss Shan1y and Miss Frank
Stewart, than whom there were no
better teachers ia the county, and who
taught our schools in the recent past.
The writer further says that the
children were 1ackadaisica1 and at
tended school in but a ha1f-hearted
way and sometimes they went and
sometimes they did not; that the pa
irons took no interest in the school.
Finally Miss Bohrn gave a public en-
tertainment. The people came out of
curiosity. Then she organized an old
time debating society. The people
focked there until the school house
could not hold them. Then the M. e.
church was offered her and there the
people of the community now flock to
discuss the questions of the day. This
is an insult on the little children, for
every year they take part in a public
entertainment. It is a libel on the
whole community. Fo- The past forty
years we have had debating societies
at Paris Corners with few exceptions.
esta blished Novem Der, 1903, and to
Isaac Griffith should be the credit, if
credit there is, and not to Miss Bohrn.
These meetings have not been held in
the church this winter, neither has the
church building been rendered for such
a purpose.
In closing the article says that but
for Miss Bohrn the wind would soon
be singing its obsequies over the old
school house and that school Dist. No.
would soon be dead.
Do not fear; the school will be in a
thriving condition years after certain
piece of yellow journalism shall have
again suspended and the virtue and In
telligence of the community will not
stand for it's re-esta b1ishment.
We are proud of our little school here
at Paris Corners and with reason.
There is not finer play ground nor a
better cared for school house in the
county. We do not object to having
Miss Bohrn's enthusiastic friend Civ
ing her all the free advertisement he
may desire and at our expense if he
will but adhere to the truth.
The patrons are well wrought up by
libelors attack and we would suggest
to the writer of it that he delay his
usual visit until the storm of indigna-
ton subsidies and the vegetables de-
caying ia our cellars have been dis
posed of. Lie. w.