The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
PROF, ], |. MORRIS
 RESIGNS SCHOOL Miss Zuma Heren Also Leaves
 the Faculty
PINKNEY SCOTT GOES OUT
Trouble In Jonesboro Public School Came to Sensational Climax Yes terday-Prof. Morris Will Go to
 MIlport-Scott Writes Letter.

l
 Bessemer. August S1.-(Special)-A cli-
 max came in the troubled affairs of the
 Jonesboro public school today when Prof.
 J. o. Morris, principal of the school; Miss
 Zuma Heren, a teacher in the school
 and Pinkney Scott, a member of the
 board of trustees resigned their several | places.
 Trouble has been brewing in the school | for some time, and the resignations filed
 today were not unexpected.
 The following letter. which was deliv- cred to c. McAdory and D. ". Houston,
 members of the board of trustees of
 school district 1S9 today, explains itself: August 31, 1905. | Messrs c. McAdory and D. W. Houston, District Trustees, District lS9: Gentlemen: I have the resignation of | Prof. J. O. Morris and of Miss zuma l Heren. This leaves Miss Lockhart and | Miss Kid the only teachers who were | elected by the district trustees for this | district. In handing to you these two res | ignations, hereby tender to the people of district 139 my own resignation, as one | of its trustees. In doing this do so fully
 realizing that you gentlemen will make | the appointment of the party to fill the | vacancy caused by my resignation. My reason for rendering my resigna- | ton is simply the condition of the school | and the conduct of the trustees. l am fully convinced by the conduct of you two gentlemen that you have formed a plan and agreement to accomplish some re- vengeful purpose, which I deem very detrimental to the school and the vicin- ity. You have done all you know how to create the resignation of Professor Morris, and in doing this Miss Herren states this condition has caused her res ignation. To say the least of it, such con- duct as this is never nor can ever be conducive to progressive school, and shows no spirit of good feeling or neigh borly respect for those who are to receive | the benefit of public schools and to those | it is unquestionably due and certainly no | trustee should have any other view than | to act to have the best interest of the | school maintained. I do sincerely trust | that you gentlemen will get this spirit out l of the school and let the people have that | which is their rights, and if my resigna- | ton and the resignation of these teach | CTS have been can be the means or | alleviating this feeling. we'll done Yours | truly, r. SSoii' Prof. Morris Was Reelected. Prof. Morris was reelected for the com- | ing term by a unanimous vote or the trustees at meeting held shortly after the close of the last term of which he
 was principal He has given entire satis- faction and the patrons of the school re- gret to lose him.
 Miss Heren has been in the school for | two terms and has given entire sattsfac- tion. She was also unanimously elected | for another term.
 Miss Lula Brown, who was also elect
 ed as a teacher, resigned some weeks ago.
 The trouble In the Jonesboro school seems to have risen out of the re-ad1ust- ment of the public funds which has short ened the terms of some of the city schools in favor of the schools in the rural dis tricts. The re-adjustment has cut the
 Jonesboro school term from an eight or
 nine months term to a seven months term.
 The patrons, 1t Is claimed, want to sup
 plement the seven months with two
 months to be paid for by private sub
 scription. MT. Scott has advocated this plan but it is claimed that the other trustees have opposed 1t and 1t is said
 that the opposition Is being supported by the county board.
 Prof. Morris will go to Millport, where
 he has been elected principal of the public schools.
 Successors to the teachers resigning to- day will probably be elected at the next regular meeting of the board. MT. Scotts successor as trustee will also be elected.
 Indoor Baseball. In a game of indoor baseball between the Beaver club of Bessemer and the
 Birmingham indoor baseball team, which
 was played at Beaver Hill in this city
 tonight, the Beavers won by a score of 8 to 2. The feature of the game was a ball batted by Clay of fessemer, which
 struck the switch and put out the lights
 in the hall. allowing three men on bases to go home. The game was very inter-
 esting one and was witnessed by about
 300 people large number of ladies were
 present.
 Notes and Personals.
 Miss Lula Hard entertained a few
 friends most delightfully."- at her home on
 Second avenue tonight.
 The grand jury of the Bessemer city
 court will meet next Monday and will
 be sworn in by Judge William Jackson.
 
 September 25.
 Myrtle lodge No. 43 Knights of Pythias met in regular session tonight. The de- gree of Knight was conferred upon Lem Riddle.
 w. P. Crenshaw, prescription clerk at Fulton Brothers drug store, who has been at Talladega Springs for several days. returned home last night. Dr. and Mrs. Waldrop of Dolomite, spent yesterday in the city. James Parsons has returned from Tex as where he has made his home for the past year He will make his future home in Bessemer.
 O. W. Winn, the plumber, will oc- cupy a portion of the building now oc- cupied by the Smith. Davies Hardware company after October 1. Mrs. w. K. Smith. who has been spend ing some time at Monteagle. Tenn. is expected to return home tomorrow Mir. McLemore of Humboldt. Tenn, has purchased the Globe saloon at Second ave- nue and Twenty-first street and will take charge at once. He will move his fam fly to Bessemer.
 Scottie Bryant was called to the bed a telegram today. Mrs. Bryant has been i'll for some time and it is feared that she Is in a dangerous condition. social meeting of BessemE lodge No. 721 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has been called for next Monday night at the hall on Nineteenth street. There will be music and refreshments and the families and lady friends of the mem-