Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1915 — Replies to Letter By Mother of School Teacher. [ARTICLE]

Replies to Letter By Mother of School Teacher.

Rensselaer Republican, Dear Sirs: I wish to write you concerning that letter printed in the paper of the 18th written by Mrs. Miller, of South Bend and set matters aright. wanted to know why Dist. No. 8 had no teacher in the latter part of August. That is easily explained. There was only one home teacher in the township, consequently all the other teachers had to be hired outside the township. Had Miss Miller been at the preliminary institute on Friday as she should have been she probably would have had another school. All the other teachers were at institute and received their schools, taking possession on Saturday. Miss Miller ararrived at my home about 10 o’colak Sunday and Dist. No. 8 was the only school without a teacher. After Miss Miller had taught at Dist, No. 8 about two weeks and couldn’t control the children, Miss Long, the teacher from Dist No. 1 offered to exchange schools. I tried to persuade her to take Dist No. 1, but she said she would try Dist. No. 8 for another week, at the end of which Miss Long did not care to give up her school. Mr. Lamson asked Miss Miller to resign inasmuch as he thought it was for her benefit because if she had not resigned she would have been put out of school, thus eliminating any chance of her getting another school. Miss Miller sent me her resignation. I hired another teacher on the strength of her resignation. The other was a Miss Walters. She arrived at Wheatfield on Saturday and I took her over to the school on Sunday afternoon. I didn’t see Miss Miller at that time as there was nobody at home where she boarded. I iiad scarcely been home an hour when Miss Miller called me on the telephone and refused to give up her school. A short time after which I was taken sick, which caused Mr. Lamson to think it had come from worrying. Mrs. Miller also stated that Miss Walters did not finish the term. This is a mistake, as she finished the term. Mrs. Miller also said that Mr. Lamson wrote a promnient lawyer in South 'Bend a letter, destroying her daughter’s chance to obtain a school in that locality. This letter was written at my request after I had received a letter from the lawyer stating that Miss Miller either wanted another school, an easy one, or pay for the balance of the term she did not finish. Yours truly,

FRED KARCH.