La Junta tribune., 1914-03-28
TEMPEsT n a TEAPOT
School Affairs In District No. Z Had
" Matisilesl (,iiarxes u be
Bcstleti In Court.

Last Wednesday morning there
was a slight pause In the tempest Ia
. teapot that has been raging ever
since the middle OF January in the
school affairs OF District No. 8. about
six miles south Of Rocky Ford. On
March 25th, J. e. Rixer. sitting in
Pueblo. issued = temporary writ Of
injunction restraining 8. 8. Phillips,
county superintendent Of schools, J.
F. Burger, teacher. and William
Wilker. George Lewis and John Al
len. patrons Of the school. from In
any manner interfering with the
schools In District No. 8. or In any
manner interfering with Beulah Bow.
ling. present teacher. who ia now
holding the fort in the schools. The
hearing on the temporary Injunction
will be heard In chambers In Pu-
eblo. on April Sd.
The members Of the school board
are George X. Harrison, John Airing
ton and J. +. Humphreys. Last fall
they employed J. r. Burger to teach
the schools. and he officiated in that
capacity until January 90. 1914.
when charges were preferred by the
school board for general incompe-
tency, neglect Of duty and violation
Of his contract. The school board
gave him a hearing and he was found
guilty and discharged. On Febru-
ary 18th the school board employed
Deulah Bowling to teach for the re-
mninder OF the term. and she was
dIiy installed.
On Bryan's birthday. March 18th.
9. s. Phillips. county superintendent
OF schools. served an order upon the
school directors and Bculah Bowling.
claiming that.he had rcinstated Bur-
ger. and demanding that he be al
lowed to take ci,osGp Of the schools.
This the hoard rsflssa 70 do. a4d
Phillips then threatsned to haye
Miss Bowling arysstsd unless sAs
pssnitted Buress - take charge pf
- - g.. ~, 2eah : =,
sehsold nd IL - ~ os1k - =
~ ,aatsaVes1 y 1sasA u yoeao
t1sa how b sAoee. . soaAilioa ehat
must have bsss hishly sdifyias 70
the pupila Of the school.
On March 33d .Beulah Bowling
was arrested BY Sheriff Yaut. on .
warrant sworn out Of Judge Teter's
court. and she was required 70 give
bonds In the sum Of $500 for her
appearance before that august tri.
hunai on March 9Th. The arrest
was founded on the fact that rhe re-
fused 70 surrsndsr the school 10
Burger. aud she was therefore &C.
cused Of being the instisator Of .
tempsst In . teapot. The Temporary
writ Of Injunction issued BY Judge
Riser will place . quistus upon the
tempest for the present II least. and
also did away With the necessity Of
Miss Bowiins's appearing In Judge
Tctsr's court yesterday.
superintendent Phillips says that
Il II not true that the school board
unanimously discharged Burger. One
member Of the school boafd. Howard
Wan Homer. was mot present at the
meeting st which Burger was fired.
and whsn he heard Of the action TAX.
en-. he at oncs resigned. George r.
Harrison bsing appolntsd b. ths
county superintendent Of schools 70
succssd bin. Mr. Philllps also says
that the statement made b the
school directors IN their signsd Or.
ticls 70 ths effect that be advised
the teacher 70 "brsak the lock and
bust in The school houss" h . false
hood Of ths pursss ray serene. and
not justified by aay incldsnt that
transpirsd While ths tempest vas Il
its helsth.