The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-05-08

as pertains TO faction.
We are supposed to go to Lara
. yettc every year, mean th,
teachers of the High School To al
tend the Literary and Athlcti,
meets. superintendent Nalc
caused friction in school djffe.-
cnccs. Mr. Valet set that date to-
A teachers institute, thereby max
ing it necessary that some OF {h,
teachers hc in New IBERIA, at tn.
time when they were needed in the
school entries elScN hrtc.
Another objection have is on
application OF the Principal OF Tho
High School, to the Superintcn
dent for assistance to attend the
Baton Rouge School meet, tn sll-
rerintcndent conferred with ih,
President, and on returning sale
that We WOuId let the matter drop
and not furnish the amount asked
After the Principal registered his
intentions or abolishing he idea
without further communication
with the Board, the Supcrintcn
dent made out the check for the
amount asked not however, ,ntil
he saw that the School Woli hc
brought into public print by his
refusal to apply the amount asked
| wish to state that Mr. " alct
caused friction between the High
School and himself.
At this stage Counsel for the
Board asked Mr.. Cook if the know
| ledge of this friction created was
! put in the Superintendent. NJ
| Cook declines to answer stating
| that II Mill cnpi,a ont l,tnr
| This ! register as another 0f thf
motives about which | complain.
Another unjust motive was upof
the dismissal OF one Of my teachers
Miss Lyle by name
On the dismissal Of the lady Mr.
Valet comes to the High School
and in order to place in the High
School lady who was later placed
there, insisted on disorganizing
the School by requesting thai
teacher already giving salts
faction in this line Of study Miss
Bowers, be put in a lower grade
and that teacher be installed He
went so far as to ask Miss Bower
to give up her position and accept
a lower one; thus causing the sait
teacher to believe that ! objected
to her work Fram which dissatis-
faction and contention was mar
rowly escaped, and only through
my efforts with said teacher did
she acquiescc in her anger.
The facts leading up to the re-
sgnation of this lady, Miss lyle.
was caused by my positive demand
upon the Superintendent TO dis
miss her as she was Il disturbing |
factor in the Schools; ani furth- |
er state that the superintendent |
suggested harmony BY changing
the teachers.
The Gisorganiz ton referred TO
was the interruption in the High |
School department by attempting |
to get Miss Bowers, to take low
er position, thus throwing me in
the light as having recorded OBJ
jections to her work
Mr.. Cook in stating that ne was
an educator for 5 years and when
asked if it is not part Of his cdu-
cation to maintain discipline in
the school, states that il is irre!-
eVant.
The foregoing | register as one
Of the unjust motives prompting
the Superintendent
| prepared the public protest
The teachers were cOnvoked over
at the High School. When the
protest was being signed Mr.. Muir
ray was present. After the pro-
test was signed and we all got out
Mr.. Murray approved it.
Mr. Murray at this stage states:
That he declined to have any con
nection or to have any sides, and
after the meeting adjourned he
may have said that he approved
Of the protest.
Mr. Cook states that there are
no other unjust motives that
prompted him in making the pro-
test.
And the foregoing are the unjust
and unnecessary motives.
Not one of these complaints DO
We register as sufficient in itself
o prompt our action but the. ac
of these incidents caus
IS us to wish relief from any furth- |
n Occurances which would ham
Der our work, as we feel it has
,een, during the current term. {
O.-Mr. Cook. having voluntarily
tatcd these specific instances of com
'laint, | ask you on behalf of this
board, do you deem an intangible and
manned interference I'll proper ]
hing with which to demand the re
noval of an officer?
A.-NO. I
Q.-And iavoring the ces ssary
tIyma that would attach to his name t
y reason of his dismissal under the
harges that YOU have stated to this !
'oard?
A.-Yes.
Q.-You have specifically demanded
he removal of this officer, why? ,
Al have not specifically demand
d II but we have requested the3oard to
cctpt his resignation or ours based |
pom the charges which | have stated
mean that the request that Mr.. Wal
is resignation as superintendent be i,
ccerted, or my resignation be accept
d.
l will say further, that have no
atements to make further than IL
'as my intention to he clearly under e
.ood in the stand that | have taken.
(Signed:) J. IL. Cook. {
[ISS LOUISE TAYLOR BEING a
QU ESTlONED RELATES AS
FOLLOWS:
l am one of the teachers who signed
lis protest requesting that the Board
ecept Mr.. Wallets resignation or ours Ii
pom the grounds stated in the protest. t.
The night Of that entertainment we u
al SnM Mr. Walet falEino To Mr.