The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-18
TROUBLE IN DISTRICT 4.
School Board Here to Try to Adjust
1t.

There is trouble in school district No.
4 at Wakarusa. and the school board is.
in conference with Superintendent
Wright today trying to straighten out
the tangIe.
Evidently a teacher who holds the
reins of government in district No.
has a pretty lively time. A young
woman took the contract to teach the
school, but she lasted only a few
weeks Then the board employed Sher-
man Young. who was given to under
stand that he would have a pretty hard
proposition if he kept the big boys from
pitching him out of the window Mr..
Young was to he paid $50 a month. 1t
was not long until a boy by the name
of Earl Robinson decided that his ideas
of school management ran counter to
those of the teacher. and the result was
that young Master Robinson received
as a donation a thrashing which he
will probably remember. Then the
Robinson family took hand, and they
also enlisted their friends in their
cause, and the teacher was given TO
understand that things would be pretty
lively on the Wakarusa unless he
moved his camp to another district
Mr.. Young at once decided that life
in district 4 was altogether too siren
uouS to be compensated for at the rate
of $50 month. and he informed the
board that it would require $50 to nav
for his services during the remainder
of the term. The board baked, and Mr..
Young is out of a, job and district is
again without a teacher. The mem
bers of the board are disposed to COM
take him back even at the advanced
rate.
J. H. Birtell. a member of the board.
made the following written statement
of the trouble:
Wakarusa, Kan. Jan. &c. 1904
To the Editor of the State Journal:
VIII you kindly allow space in your
paper that I may explain in regard to
trouble in school district No
There have been many rumors current
over the county that does Mr. Sherman
Young gross injustice. AS member
of school board / consider it my duty
to give facts to the public as they are
Mr.. Young was employed by this
board about November to fill out the
unexpired term of a young lady who
gave uD the school. as she could not.
handle it.
Mr. Young was employed because he
was an experienced teacher with first
class recommendations as a teacher
This board was satisfied with his work
but unfortunately for this school there
are some patrons who have never been
known to be satisfied with their teacher,
however an excellent person for the
position
The children carry their dislike for
the teacher from home to school then
trouble begins for the teacher He must
then put on his armor and fight or quit
the school Right there is where his
trouble began He did fight and van
quished the foe, too. Then the parents
and other indictments swooped down
upon him with ferocious mien with in
| tent to devour him Then then board
| to avert tragedy took a hand and in
vestigated and sustained the teacher in
what he had done and solicited him to
continue until end of term After con-
| sidering the matter he concluded he
would quit and did so of his own ac-
cord.
The board otter considering the condi-
! ton of things here, concluded it was
useless to continue school
J. II. BIRTELL,
| Member School Board District No l.
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