The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-21
B0ARD OF EDUCATION.

Tho special committee appointed 10 investigate the
scandal in the Thirteenth ward, presented the FOL-
loving report, end recommended the adoploo OF the
resolution appended TO it,
To BOARD op EDUCAEoN.-
The special committee appointed BY the Board at ITS
last session w examine INTO tho facts and
Oh 'se'ohowDg c9mmnnisaton,-.
n, Ialnsksnrn WARD, New Yosi Jan. II. isdAs s.
Herewr We forward preauble aud resolution. anani
also 10 compliance with ne oas Contained therein
aresoamsnda,ion made report committee Of In
iase to the ccSdoet Of pSes IN the employ Of tbs
ROBERT FAIR Secretary
Your committee respectfully recommend and urge the
Rs"SeS ina, sr Charles a. Shaver member OF his
OF Educaon be is hereby re1uesed resign said
resignation % take w lmne s.nn r',sGs
FRLpsRiCK noLsyEiN. Committee
S SnAhnis H. cTpooookE n,
TOGered by M. Joseph H. Tucker, Trustee
PREAMBLE AID o.,roNs Anorrp ~ srFciA MItllNa
0f TIE rHlkiEhNIH WARD Eokhp o. SCHOOL oftlsths JAN
Whereas, at the last meeting Of this tody Charles q.
Shaver memocr thereof end represena,ne Of the Thir
teenth ward in the general Board Of Education was almost
judicial 70 the interests Of The schools nnder or
and rejecting seriously upon The good name aud dignity Of
whereas said Charles a. shaver notw thsandinr said
action part eneni consideration me offence
gwen yet soescsiyely severe 10 man win hsh Of
and take par. in our proceedings therefore he il
meeting Of this body relative 70 NJ Shaver BE forwarded
BE- It sse sS na sa
thereof entered ." OR T,sse yooKER Chairman
ROBERT FAIR. Secretary.
Respectfully report-lhat they directed the clerk TO
n copy of the aforesaid Charles
G. Shaver, School Comm ssioner from the Thirteenth
wnrd, with notice to appear before the committee
Friday last, and also directed the clerk notify all the
other school officers Of the ward together with Mr VII,
arm ph nSa of a.prl6 Ilorap nAars
1868.
The committee attended by al The parties notified
except MIR. Shaver. Mr.. locker the CHAIRMAN Of the
Board Of Trustees Of SAID ward presented report Of
committee made % said board December last,
solution adopted by said board directing them 80 INQUIRE
what cause any existed in declaring vacant the sua
ton Of the third assistant teacher employed Primary
school No II 10 said ward.
Tbe report purpor,ed TO contain the result Of the OK
animation of sundry parties made ~ lachogue Waveriev
and other places bv the Committee rs 10 the conduct Of
the teacher IN question: and Of the Gcons and behavior
OF School Commissioner shaver when IN the company OF
said teacher.
me committee deemed il 10 be their duty not Go rely
solely upon the reoort, but examine the members Of
the committee OF the trustees under OATH TO the
curacy or their statements They then called Mr..
Joseph H. Iooker, hartman Of the Board OF Trustees OF
the Thirteenth ward who, being duly sworn, stated
among other things that information had beeu gwen TO
him that Mr. Shaver had been IN cuninony with the
third assistant Of Primary School No during
the month OF August, at waverley, Long Island and that
their behavior grossly improper mud immoral that
therefore he, in company with Mr. William Gardner his
the committee, proceeded waverey, and
4 proceeded TO the house OF the rev. MI. 6am
mage, whose wife stated that lady arrived
] at her house early 10 AugDst, expected
board having been engaged her the month (gvnG
the OF the teacher sfossead nnd that shortly alta
Mr. shaver arrived ard took public house close
by, kept by Mr. Nichols where she understood the
occupied the same bed, and that other rnmors OF
rogatory character came TO her ears whereupon she
dismissed the teacher aforesao from her house Mr..
Nichols the proprietor of the public house referred
stated that Mr. Shaver from his house that Of
the Rev. nr. Gommsge and IN about ten minutes re-
teacher aforesaid aud hired his team to go 10 sayvie
place about ten miles OF and that he Nicbos) accom-
panied them. They did not return ill about eleven
O'Clock that night. Mr.. Shaver the lady
under the influence OF liquor They retired separate
rooms ON passing Mr.. shavers room curiosity prompt
ed him to iook ~ and see If Mr. shaver was 10 bed he
found IL empty and going To- the other he found
both the parties in the bed under the and asleep
MT To0ker further testified that he called gentle
man Of high character, by the name or Jennings
who lived at patcbogne, who stated thai PEI
son 70 whom he had been introduced nv friend, and
supposed TO lie gent einan called on nm and stated
that friend Of his and wife at the Ketchsn,
House. close by but coud not he accommodated, aud
cited him 10 give them sleeping apartments for the
night which he did He afterwards learned that he had
Charles g. Shaver aud teacher aforesaid Mr.. TooEer
also stated that the propretors Of the kecham House
Messrs. Eaypor Bedel. both state that Sr. Shaver
and teacher introduced to Mr.. jennings
and wife Mr. Tooker also testified that he and his col
league, Gardner had interview with tue teacher
aforesaid. aud that admitted that all night
in the bedroom with Mr.. Shaver. ut the house OF Mr.
Jennings but that she up all night she also stated
that she intended 70 surrender her certificate as
teacher
Mr. william Gardner, being duly sworn, stated that he
a trustee Of common schools for the Thirteenth
wssa during the year 1868; that he accompanied Mr.
Iooker waverey and Pacbogue, and further testified
Substantially the same az Mr. 1ooker.
The comm adjourned until Monday, ana directed
The clerk 10 GAUGE Mr. shaver be notified personally Of
The time OF al ouTpment which was done. On Monday
committee convened pursuant 10 adjournmept an
Mr. Shaver appeared. The chairman OF the committee
slated 60 him what had been done, and requested that he
should crossexamine Aessrs looSer and Gardner, and
that the committee would listen 20 any objection sug
geson that be might desire TO make lie stated he knew
'the OF the testimony. and denied everything
He was asked he would answer such questions the
committee would put 20 him touching the matter pending
before them lie answered aIrmatiyeiy, and admitted
thai be went 10 wayerey that be met the teacher aore
said but declined a. answer where be spent the night
Patchogue and didp recoiiect any place where ne
slept where he was neN morning who be saw, or where
In addition 10 the foregoing statements the COMMITTEES
nave one from Mr.. Randall, the City superintendent
OF schools. who says that when the matter came
ocsly before him be was about investigate the mat
ter Tar the teacher was concerned wnsn ne was
waited upon by relative o. nes ~ .Sona
made % would add 70 the nuicton of family ALREADY
down with grief She wac informed VIA. was
tesch ara was on teacher IN good standing,
unless she voluntarily surrendered the ceruncate Which
was done record now shows that the certificate
WAS csnce led ior inmors conduct the part OF the
holder
man, be,os the BOARD Tney regret that their duty
pels them 10 publish the cxens OF ths metropolis
record 30 injurious TO the welfare o our ssnoos ana
,or OF MS oath ~ Office and all that pertains TO
tbe decsncies 81 life they deem u unnecessary
10 pursus the subject further, except To remark
tn,, this disgrace inflicted ON the good name
M our civ may induce our TO give atteB
non the sacred duty Of selecting anu COCO
,nen "A snpsrvise the education tbeir children.
The committee unanimously recommend tpe eooption
or the following resolution = -
common schools or the city ~ New York from the
thirteenth ward be- and he hereby expelled from the
Heard Of Education for grossly immoral conduct and
that the Clerk the Board be- and be hereby TO- directed
20 strike the name Of the ssd Charles o. shaver from
the fell &ssSRs'is; sa7s y i SiSrffitSSsc,,
TIMOTHY BRENNAN, | suecal \
JACOB q. BOGERT, ,comniltee
SAMUEL. II. VANCE,
.+ HENRY r. WEST,
Commissioner DrfcN,c moved the adoption OF we |