Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-20
DANIELSON

 WardeIl Ts the town of kiIIinsIy. the action in which Miss WardeIl. for merly supervisor of music in the town schools is suing the town for bal ance of salary claimed to be due her and for damages on account of her having been released as e teacher of :le town and for the alleged preju- diced position in which she has been placed. as a teacher, in being relieved of her appointment here. during Feb ruary Of this year.
 When the case first came into the superior court in Wiilimantic. in the spring Of this year. Attorney E. l.. Darbie, representing the town as the counsel, set up a demurrer in which he contended that Miss WardelPs claim had no standing in court because she was not possessed of a teachers cer- tifcate, as required by the laws Of Connecticut, and this demurrer sustained by Judge Gardiner Greece. who was presiding.
 Recently. Geary, Davis and Keefe of New London, representing Miss War dell. filed an amended complaint i'll which it was set forth that Miss Warden has been possessed of "a writing" in which it was set out that Miss Wardeil was competent to teach. present wherea bouts are unknown
 It was on this amended complaint that the demurrer argued on Friday was based. Both Attorney Darbie
  senting the town. eontended that. be- ing without a certificate. an essential perquiStts under the statutes. Miss NarGen was not qualified to teach. ion in passing upon this point at the previous hearing, 8 few months ago. quoting from it to show that no ex- ception to the rule cannot be allow cd relative to the issuing of such cer- tihcates, and that every teacher must have one. Mir. Searls also pointed out that "the writing" referred to in the amended complaint. if it existed. had no Bearing excepting for the period for which it is represented to have been issued-1efT-1s, and that it is not even claimed Iy the plaintiff that she had such writing for the school year Of 191S-1s. when her service for the town of KuIingl:- terminated. "No one .1nows what the writing was. who iss>.d 1t CT who signed it. and this does net conform to the requirements of the statute,'' Mir. Searls said iii arguing and asking that the. denur-
 Attorney Keefe. representing Miss W-ardeil, told the court that his client had entered into contract with the torn Of Kiilinglr, through it's school committee, to teach during the school year opening in September. 1918. ti1is school year to De for a period Of s weeks Size was to receive ss0o. an advance of s20o over the salary she -I the school year 1s17-ts. this amount to be paid in ten payments of $50 each. Miss Warde11 ontinued to teach until F'ebruary. 1s1e- On the 11th Of that rnon., she received Q written retieei that her work for the town would terminate or FebTuar-- 14. Up to that time she had teeli paid s4oh of salary due her for the school year in which sheF-as teachiag-
 Miss yYardell,s summary release f-e.a work damaged her repnte tio1l and created an unfair and prejudiced o,ir fon against her as a teacher. MT Kcefe claim ed.
 Nr. Kecfs said it was not claimed in sFi..s Warden's behalf that she pos sessed q formal certificate a teach, CT. signed by 2 majority of the town school committee or by all q the nle,n;3eys of a sul'- committee, as is re- duiyed by law She did actually pre- ssut herself before a sub committee before be5ian!ng her work i11 Killing ly. AJ-. Keefe said was examined and found qualified to teach and was af- fhe toH=n sci1oel committee. She taught l one full school year and was again en- [ gagged to teach. and entered u3on her ! seccnd year ef work as teacher of l music in SeI,tember. 1918.
 'If, following all of this no teach CTS certificate was issued 10 Miss :; Tardell. it was the fault of t'se town school committee. It is true that there vas no formal certificate, but ? y-ritinz was given Miss WardeH. stating that she was qualified to teach, and we contend that this met the re- uui-ernes2t of the st3tute.''
 lat another noint in his argument MT. Keefe said: Miss wardell was i tea eli and was qualified to do so l5- sub -cornnittee of tho town school The statute relative to -eachers certificates is mandatory:
  them, not that teachers shall seek to ret one after they have qualified. Having been negligent in it's duty in .his resnect, the town school commit -ee. now comes here and asks that by reason of it's own negligence and and failure to properly per 'orm it's work that Miss W-ardell be aot recognized as certified teacher"
 Miss. Wardell did every reasonable hing that any person could be ex- oeeted to do under the circumstances, ras examined, qualified and accepted; md because the board did not issue ! certificate, as required of them by aw, 1t nov seeks to use it's own If Miss Warde1l was not Of the certificate. it was through no fault of her 0wn.'
 Attorney Keefe also called attention @ the fact that the town school com slittee made no exception as to Miss Narden in reporting. as required by aT-.. to the state comptroller that .eachers in the town Of Killing were luly qualified teachers, such report oeing made under oath.
 He asked that the demurrer be ! ,verruled. Judge Haines reserved de- .tsion.
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