The Press., 1908-01-22


 can nepaFate the incidents of the twc imeetinea. wiah Go s6atesa few cir cumstgnces which lead me to believe that Miss Roberts did. mt resign, even in, her mind. Ana did not intend to resign, prior Go ths:t meaAing .1oi the 6chUcl board on sDecsmb6r 3Oth. During the last week of the term visited Miss Robsrts' school. and she said to me ct recess. ''I am afraid. shall be rather Lonesome, here next term, with most of these acholars gone to Rockwell Hill" Hnd she resigned then? She conveyed to the sCholarG the idea that she was to teach the school the next term. She took the key of the school house to her home in West Stafford. and I was obliged to send there for it in order t0 get In to have the blackboards painted. If she had reiigheG why did she not leave the; key? Her father called on the seGfetaEy of she board Sn the morning following the meeting Of She board, and when told thAt hts daughter had been. discharged, exclaimed, It will break the girls heart if she has to give up that school. '' Had she re- signed thenP This was on December 31st, and her communication to The Prem vas dated December 28; and in her secana oOmmunicati0n. of January 18th she tslIs yen she had resigned many weeks before her flrst notice in The Press. Hero is food for re- flection. Notice what she says about the wood question. In her first efHusion she complains ;because there is no wood; in her next she finds fault because the wood emiss smoke while burning, although she wood was of the best quality seasoned white oak ob- tainable. By she gusto with which she treats the discipline question one might conclude that she ignores that altogether. She now attempts to conceal her ignorance of mathematics. She says teachers are uncertain of an answer till further trials have been made, etc. Now wish to say that if all the space in the universe were & black board. and the time limit the jugdment day, she would not have obtained Q correct answer to that simple example by any method em- ployed while was present. She says I told her to search the book for the answer What said was, Docs the answer contain 8 traction?'' But she seems dissatisfied because did not stand up then and there and tell her she did not know how to do the example. She says in substance that the school official who criticises graduate of any instisutioH befouls the reputation of that institutiOn. I say not SO, for we all know that many grains of chan, slip through with the golden wheat, despite the most watch fIl care of the gleaners. In reference to the grammar question, will state that I have nothing further to say than was said in my former statement. The remainder of her communication relates for she most part to the sayings andr cuatoms of critics and poets. She says that if the test for good English wore applied to this one's literary effusion, and the poet we're appointed judge, he would hang me as .. murder CT of the English language. This is only an opinion of an interested party. I think she would have come nearer the truth if she had said that if she were appointed judge She would hzaag nae GnyaoGy. f Any statements have made during thfp discussion ere facts which cannot abs idisproved. and leave it for the public to draw its own conclusions. shall discuss the matter no further. Respectfully, .=
 John A. Foster,
 Acting Com. Dist. No. 4. Stafford; Jan. 90. 1908: ','sf
 Angus Graham has been visiting friends here this week.
 The social and supper, will be held this evening at the Methodist church as advertised, but the talk by Miss Washburn, on account of iIlness,. has been postponed until some future date.
 John A. Foster recently killed black snake Ave feet and six inches long It is unusual to see a snake at this season, but in all probability the mild weather brought it out.
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 Louise Wohbecke is ill with the grip
 James Mooney is the guest of Mat thew Keefe.
 Six new members were voted on at the last meeting of the grange. ~ ! Herbert Thresher is still confined to his home with the grip, but is i'm. proving.
 Mrs. Thomas Park was called to East Lyme yesterday by the death of her father
 Stated communication of Woloott lodge, F. 6 A. M., tomorrow even- ing. Work, F. o. degree.
 Russell Oolburn has been elected overseer in the grange. in place of F. H. Plumb, who has has resigned.
 All who desire instruction in the proposed free evening school should make application to Rev. or Mrs. Hersey this week.
 Hostesses for the weekly supper at the Universalist church next Wednes- day evening. Mrs. Iuez Lasbnry and Mrs. F. A. Lasbury.