The Green Forest tribune., 1909-03-26
BURNEY IS EMPLOYED
Former Public School Princi-
 pal Will Return Here

That history sometimes does repeat itself is proven by the action just taken by the Greer Forest school board in the em' l ployment of Prof. H. P. Burney as principal of our public schoo during the coming school year An agreement was reached first of the week between Prof Burney and the board whereby he becomes principal and Mrs Burney first assistant in six months term beginning probably the first Monday in September and within the course of week or two the Burney family will move from Osage to Green For est.
 Prof. Burney first became the principal of the Green Forest school in July, 1887, coming here from Berryville, where he had taught term at Clarke's Acad- emy. The first term was..opened in the old school house that stood in South Springfield street near the site of the Christian church. The room being inade- quate for the attendance the high school department was con . ducted in a barn in that vicinity
 Following his employment of 8 year here he was elected princi- pal of the Harrison public school, where he was employed for some four or five years. Meeting with opposition in his work there, he acceded to popular demand to return to Green Forest and came back here to stay, it was hoped, but he didn't. Unfortunately things didn't go to suit every body, and circumstances render ed a change desirable, it was thought, for all concerned, and Prof. Burney then "shook the dust off his feet" in Green For. est and went to Carrollton, where he conducted the academy for one or two terms. From there he went to Osage and after a couple of years he was offered induce ments that took him to Kingston. But in course of time, Osage people got more anxious to have him as teacher than they were when they let him go and two years ago he was brought back to that village, where strong in- ducements to remain are cast aside by him in order to return to his first love, so to speak, and take up the work in Green For est this year.
 Prof. Burney is strenuous worker and an educator rather after the old school. He never caters to popular sentiment or tries to avoid personal friction, if it means compromise of his manner of teaching or conduct ing a school, and he is equally as promo unced in his manner in handling political or other pub lie questions; hence it is not to be wondered at that he has never settled down for life in one par- ticular locality.
 The most pronounced.opponent of Prof. Burney recognizes in him an able educator and a good disciplin arian. Thorough ness has always been his hobby and he is ever found knocking upon the spectacular methods that have been used much in our schools during late years.
 The Tribune hopes the coming of Prof. Burning into our school for the third time is to be a bless ing and we cannot see why it should not be. The further we get away from his work of years ago, the more plainly we can ses it's merits.
 We look for a prosperous school year for the term of 19O9- 10, as we'll as a return of the large attendance that was always accorded Prof. Burney in the select portion of his schools. It is the purpose to keep the school open ten months in the year.