The Washington herald., 1908-09-02

upper Marlboro. Sept las the result
OF Charges Of insUbOrdrnstion and failure
20 preserve proper discipline IN her school,
preferred by Miss Mabel n Robey, prin-
eipsI OF the HyattsviIle public school,
against Miss Pearl Lee Boone. an assist
ant the county school board to-day re-
ceived the resignation OF the trustees OF
the HyattsvfIle school. Messrs. Charles h
Welsh. E. b Adams. and Harry W Dor
sey. The designations were accepted
Some time during the summer Miss Ro-
bey wrote the county superintendent, NJ
Frederick Sasscer. that Il would, IN her
judgment. be for the best interests OF the
Hyattsville school 70 transfer Mss Boone
70 some other school The superintendent
notified Miss Boone, and stated that II
she cared 70 90 so. the commissioners
would be glad 70 hear her side OF the
story At the last meeting of the com
uissi0uers. II was expected that the mem
bers Of the board OF trustees for the Hy-
attsvilIe school. and the Two teachers con
cerned would be present.
Miss Boone Appears.
None OF the interested parties. however.
appeared except Miss Boone and her
mother. Mrs. Lang
One OF the trustees of the EIyattsvflle
school declared this evening that.he. nor
none Of his colleagues. had ever been re-
quested 20 attend He declared that the
Pobey-Boone trouble was not the only
reason that actuated their designations.
but their action resulted from the per
s;ste1t unwfiingness OF the county au-
. thorides 10 listen 70 their just demands
( and Tire dIscour1eous manner IN which
[ the local authorities had been treated
I by the school board
I At the last meeting OF the board. noti-
{ fcati0ns were sent 70 TIE trustees Of the
I TO appear before TIE board to-day Miss
{ Robey and Miss Boone were present. but
F the trustees, as above stated. sent in their
designations. declaring. among other
things. that as their services apparently
were not appreciated by the county au-
{ tho-ities they deemed Il wise to resign.
Ordered Transferred.
/ N a previous letter 70 the board the
E trustees had recommended that Miss
! Boone. n view O1 the charges preferred
| by the principal q the school, be trans
+. ferred 70 another school
/ The board offered Mss Boone another
J school Il is said. IN Su-ratts district. n
I the lower end Of the country at an IN
, crease over what she was receiving n
/ HyattsvIlle. Miss Boone declined 70 ac-
Cept. saying that her mother had com
t melceG 20 pay for a place IN Eyattsvi1le
. and 70 90 50 far away would mean that
she and her mother would have 70 sac
+ -ffice their home
The board questioned their authority 70
l transfer her 70 another school without
! her consent. and referred the question
10 the state board Of education for set
tlenent-
Hear Both sides.
The Commissioners heard both Mss
/ RObey and Miss Boone to-day. II being
a star chamber session It IS understood
that the conference was q breezy one
both women vehenentIy contending
After hearing the teachers. they were ez-
/ Cused. and the board thoroughly thrashed
over the testimony. dismissed the charges
i and referred the question Of their right
TO transfer Miss Boone 10 the State board
Of education. Miss Boone has ffty-three
letters from parents Of the seventy-eight
Il scholars in her room. certifying 10 tht
! satisfying progress made By the children
/ under her guidance and expressing the
hope that she will resume her duties Il
!, September
Mss Boone stated this afternoon tha
/ she felt viadicated by the action OF th'
school board She declared that Miss RO
bev at times displayed an almost unsov
] ernable temper. and had even gone 81
far as 10 strike her upon one occasion
Miss Robey has been principal OF IN,
, school in Hysttsville for the past twt
years. and her work has received genera
, Commendatfon. It IS the impression il
b FIyattsviIIe that the teachers can be Per
suaded TO aDicably adjust their differ
ences. so that peace and harmony ma.
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