Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-07-12
REPLY TO pR.ksLLeV.
esA. ormond Assumes RssponsIbHTty
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Inadvertently misplaced. whish &C.
oupss for delay in Publishing same;
Windsor, Fla, July 1--EditoF Sun
&lsase grant me a short space IN the
tplnmns Of your valuable paper, ia
which 70 review briefly the article 10
ne Sun OF the 2eth ult. entltled. "FaiI
Play Answered and signed By DR..
kslley. 10 that Ihsys been charged
Nlth being falss and OF attempting to
.lierepresept DR.. Kelley and the School
feaFd. A few words By way OF eI-
plahatloh and self vtndicatIon will not
analss, after which I shall leave Is to
tg honest public 10 decide who IL
be pFeiudIsed party 10 the case, or
" lu attempting 90 miSrepreSent
tsin.
The tramp teacher" "sorehead, !"
a|.kFantled individual" and med.
t>ems knight Of the quill" who, in .
epafteous letter 10 Jour paper Of the
,h ult., asked an explanation OF Ger.
'Ain shings done by the School Board,
A. OFmond OF Windsor, who, haV-
tGuEht eight terms In the public
hc0ls Of Alaehua county, needs no
tsfodaetlon 20 mort Of the readers OF
Xho Son. Since the PRONUNCIATION by
taf iofefatheFS OF freedom Of speech
nod % the press 1t has never been con-
|t9ged out OF order for any public
1f8ant 90 have fis acts discussed In
H&|ni, But such 10 the arrogance OF
lhIs saw mill graduate and defunct
l|l-foller, who, by majority OF i've
votes, has been placed at the head OF
klaehoa eounty's school Offices, that
81 replies 20 q polite inquiry in half
fplumn OF vituperation and abuse. In.
ekead Of making single attempt TO
attlfy the action In question he 10 con-
s1nt with vlliiying the inquirer and
b she same suave, goileless manner,
8hloh With certain other influences
pn for him his handsome GU majority
) the election Of last year, thinks to
etFack the issue.
HhouEh not member OF the board
ee N.shout the power OF single vote
lhst bodS, DR.. Kelley takes upon
lnseli the responsibility for their
zion and upon the unvaryIng prin-
1Iple that "a hlt dog always hol-
4fs. we readily concede him that re-
feasibility. Aud now for few facts
n she case.
AZ the April meeting OF the AlAehua
tIpunty Board OF Public Instruction. =
stislon asking the board foe my Ap.
thlntment as teacher Of the summer
fhool ~ Trenton was presented to
she board by the supervisor OF that
Aool, bearing the names of every
ffon Ia the district. submitted my
fpllpatlon at the same time. Within
az next few days | received letter
BON che supervisor Of Trenton school
noloeing q letter from DR. Kelley, in
hloh be denied having received my
eppllossion, but asked him to inform
ne 90 the ruling which the board had
made % that meeting, (ior my special
hpnslI 90 everyone eau seej / e., that
80 teacher who had taught outside the
&snnty could receive summer work in
Ne county unless he bhould agree to
1pAch the winter term OF the school as
Well Although knew that the ruling
MA made to suit my particular case
and 60 crafty DR.. KelleJ's political
spite against me and was in fact an
6xport taeto Law, could not but con.
ceds The right Of the board 10 favor
thoae teachers who have always taught
30 The county, and 90 gracefully bowed
Al submission, And now comes the
noInt Of Inconsistency.
De. Kelley Ia hls article says; I'VE
&c not propose to allow new cOmers TO
deprive home teachers OF work during
lhe dull season and then 90 away and
leave but three months work for some
oi our teachers" Then why did DR.,
Kelley appoint Prof, G, w. Bonner to
d sumner term at Santa Fe, when DR..
KELLEY knew that lac woald teach In
another county for the winter term In
ahe same school Year, Does ne deny
eAiSf Hear the proof; Supt. Dickinson
NJ hlllsboro county told me Ia HE Office
ih Tampa three weeks ago, Ia the pree-