Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-11
RED HOT MEETING OF THE
SCHOOL TRUSTEE&
AFraignmens SfSaperintenaeot Rieh-


Idiot'e Psai'a~e.t b. . Iseeaer - tie Fr,' Dis-
meeting OF the Board Of Trustees OF Public
Schools was held last evening at the rooms on
5th street, Mr.. j. 8. Brow In the chair, and
Aesers. A. X. Browne, Champhn, Clarke,
Mcclellan, Moore, Woodward, Wilson, yashon
and the Superintendent Mr.. Riehards) present
"A communication was received from W. q
zantlinger, complaining Of the treatment OF
his Son BY another pupil in the First District
Grammar Seheoi, which was referred to the
The applications Of Mr.. Z. b. Allen. Miss l..
b Hall and Miss Maggie Bean, for teachers'
positions, were received and referred.
AN lDIoTIC TEACHER.
M. Mcclellan, from special committee, sub
mitted report on the charges preferred by Mr.
W. z. Zsnt.inger against Mr.. Mckee, the prin-
cifal OF the First District Male Grammar
school, and Mr.. j. s. Brown, one OF the trus-
tees Of that district.
he Inc sn,sSes sG.inss Nj nskes are: First. That
upon Dsniel Webster Zsntzinser, q son of the COM
the for r,ss sss sese$
ylolaon OF the rules OF the school, and second that
down several times upon the floor OF the school room
g the great danger Of injury % his person, and
to use the language Of sbster The committee re-
port that the testimony shows that of the rules
the bell signals the Close recess to form in line
and march to their rooms that on the day in
the boys began 10 push and he fell out Of line.
, ana al ON the parallel bsrs; that he Was re
p0isa ps NJ o0rer Ar Mekee S o5asssd ssa ssSs ss
bad written about so words the remainder Of the
penalty s.s remitted The committee considers the
9uesuons whether punishment: VS. 1e.erved, n it
.ss Snressenable or improper in its nature: ana
dees no % as, to to m The .SOnd thai i
the thiId that it was excessive and not rea.onaiIs
eSnsdersS nSpTs wPs % s, hSr esI9O, Be
have known how much time il required. N'1'' HO'
Inc evidence on the second charge is contrtdict-
guilty Of insubcrsinaion and promst % and ae
s,asa trea,nent vas REQUIRED. n would have been
While they consider that he erred in judgment they
90 mol thinh the error was Of such nature to calf
diction its members they cannot take action on
the charges against Mr. j. s. Brown, the trustee 70
Charges E sekss sS.y
nothing in the conduct of Mr. Brown worthy Of cen
sxvHRH ARRAIGENKSr OF sprKRINrRxpKxr
RICHARDS.
Mr; Clarke, from the Committee on Accounts,
to be paid.
Mr.. Champlin offered the following. and
moved their adoption:
Where's, the act under which the public schools
are st present organized places them under the
trustees "to make whatever sussestions from time
s snsy sS ~ b Sr the better =.
s,ns the s,ce Of saeeraiendept mt q Psblie school.
,s. Iso carry INTO ssc. ne rule: ard
whereas this Board believe tina. the interests Of M
schools i semsnd that his honor the Mayor and the
fore, ms ''''''' '"'ie
Resolrtd, That Superintendent Richards has acted
in defiance Of the law creating his Office and has de-
fested its benefcent intent by openly declaring his
parties for the public schools Of that city, and With
ton though he had promised 50 10 do, promise Win
WHICH he complied only by placing conspicuousiy
otZ c. Richards Superintendent Of Public schools,
,was;hipgt0n y, c. by 1Todusing into the schools,
Which accrue to himself % 15e s,;5 ID chs; .s -r,T
In conflict with the authorized text books: by rre
c,piiating collision of authority by issuing 10
motions which had been unanimously rejected by
the board after careful investigation by commit
d lining the duties Il his office declares that
snail De the duty Of the trustees 70 fix upon the time
and manner oil school eNamina ations and promotions:
by declaring that y s bis intention, in utter disre-
upon basis Of marks sse1 ss Sm.s snd 70 s 90 90
ing alone, or tGr reading and spelling in schoo in
IbOih mental and writtenj and secgrspbT nmssre arc
taught, TO disregard all the marks given by the
thus mstns the utmre Of schoisf depehS upon h.
opinion, found IRON listening to reading Of about
n all the studies conducted by the teacher, with
By persistently negecting to comply with spe.
cifc instructions Of the board 20 furnish nece.-
that when visiting the schools he has consnmea th
time IN talking rather than examining; and that
has violated an authority and analogy, ana by his
errors in spelling common words has excited the de.
fun e and pspabie errors in rhetoric and
ntaI, that betrsy the most ineXcusable ignorance
fusal OF this board to submit his dictstion has
ssS q II ss S
manifested IN the meetings Of this board and q
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intense egotism as well his lack Of candor have
Rescrtd That this Board hereby declare that that
Superintendent e. Richards has administered during
ONCE without Sent Hu 10 ths pSbe scSa SS5s' o q Ms
city, without credit to himself. and without the an.
h,soired,. That copies Of the foregoing preamble
and resolutions be furnished by the secretary TO the
nnayor Board OF Aldermen and Board Of Common
Mr.. Clarke moved that they be referred to the
Mr.. Richards said that he had had no intima-
ton that such resolutions would be introduced,
and he was not prepared now TO meet such a
BE would say, however, that he courted an in
yestigation, and he could prove that In eyery
instance his conduct had been misrepresented
a; and I'm misconstrIed; There were things charged
ing that they be referred so that he could meet
them. 1t was one of the most astounding. as
ments were untruthful Is 20 his conduct. and
the facts have been misrepresented and colored
He hoped that he would have an opportunity 10
meet them, either before a committee or the
Mayor.
Mr.. Champlin said he believed that the
charges made had come to the knowledge of
every member of the Board who had attended
the meetings or visited the schools. He could
not see the propriety Of referring them, believ-
ing that each member Of the Board was pre-
pared to vote on them ct this time.
Mr.. Mcclellan seconded the motion to adopt \
the resolutions. The statements were matters
of common notoriety, and those who attended
the meetings or visited the schools knew that
the most OF them were true. II the Superin-
tendent has been misrepresented, he has been
BY nearly every one with whom he has had any
intercourse.
Mr. A. X. Browne said that while hs did no,
know that the charges were true in every par
ticular, he knew that some Of them were true.
He could not vote for the resolutions as they
we're, and, in order to give the Superintendent
an opportunity TO answer them, he would move
o reference to special committee OF three.
Nr. Wilson seconded the motion to refer.
Mr.. woodward sid that he could not zee the
necessity OF referring the rDolutton TO COM
mittee, - the Board could act on the subject.
Many OF the charges contained In the resolu-
perintend.nt had denied that the Te:chers, s iu-
etitute existed, and at the same time his name
was signed g notices calling meeting OF the