Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-11
OUR PUBLIC sCHOOLs.
MEETING OF THE TRusrgEs.
ChsrHes Against Superiutendcnt Richards
An Acrimonious Debate.

| communication was ruoeivcd from MI. WIN "
hansngor complAinlns of he treatment Of bis son BY
snoehsr popil In the public school Referred 10 sub
Appoalons for poslflons a. lsaohor. wore received
iro'n hr " b. Allen, Mis- l. D. Hall and Miss maggie
| Teaehera
Mr. MoLOI.p. frum tho special committee to invest.
gate the charges preeed BY W. o. zAntEngcr against
H. N. Mckee, teacher In The publIe schools, made
report stating that while tho committee did not In
doso Tho course pursued by the teacher II thought no
1r,her action lg the board necessary. The IMPORT was
Nj. Champion offered the ioi'o~ihs and moved their
adoption;
Whereas tho act under which ths public school. arc
at present orRaniEcd places them under tbs exclusive
control q the trustees and rcquircs sAid trustees TO
cenoeiye proper i5T the betsr Account shmcn q Tho
Sss'Ss, Of ,hs ssi &C. sgRfgysd EovePbsr v is
ny s % EIsg ,gh9ol, sepiembes 1ss male.
sehoos md whereas this board Sssvo lSst DO in.
ard lhe Ciy Councils DO informed q De msnnsT IN
yhleh ne surerntendont has conducted In bis once
R..eissS, That Superintendent Richards ha. acted
SS i intent y SpsS a IN e. qS
dependence Of the Board b. lmporina frum OhieaEo
ito public Schools q hat e and USSas essn sds ~
ing them 70 the schools o. wSshnEten, though hc had
only y placing Sonspleneq.ly On ths tile gsSs PEs,
chdant Sf Pubic ssSoo w z. s. b r. IN
Producing into the schools In violation Of tho rules Of
iFSm he sale Of which accrue % Rimssii tRs s%id
charts being IN conflict with The AnihorIsd teIt books
lie tcseSCys mode Sf annual sIa@iaaoS any PrSro
lions Witch hsd ben asa,nimoui5 rejected y The
Eoined io5 that pg5Po.s notgithsandng Y. set de.
the duty Of the trustees to hs upon tho time and
ner q seh2ol examination and Promotons BY de9l.r
basi; Of marks given b himself fqr rssllns alone,
which, in addition 10 thgss branohss arithmetic tboih
the whole year Tor ali the studis thus making the fn
q fsoSf sSa s minute PSRS %
q tho patient cIsminaton in an the studies conducted
ing ten months BY Psrss,sntg peslestins 70 comply
cesar, blanks and forms Tor The 1ss Of The schools
that whom visiting the schools he has consumed the
undertaking 70 teach the sound o. letters he has vio
latSd az authority and SnAosy. Agd By hts errgn IN
pupils that his written compositions null Of Eruss
~, s & eTo " rns.os ~ ~ ntSa hst bssF
Ihs ,anguAfe that eye refusal % hii board 70 sub
suro Of it, members and threats u their rernova that
hs irTascbiliiy manifested IN the meetings o. this
ton, his ppyiiinEnsss to receive and act on saseos
SsSd S. a dsrSeS ~ S.a. and S n OF
Rs;Sissi a,y,,.r. That hi, Board hereby declare
ing tho past year the high and important duties Of his
without credit TO himself and without the approval 81
| this Board.
R;:siss That oopls. q the foregoing preamble and
sS S a. 1@I aSS r. SH q u ne syOr
Mr. Clarke moved their reference 20 tho committee
/ On rucs
Mr.. Richards said he was not as fully prepared to
meet tho charges he desired but he challenged
investigation lie thought that he could show that his
actions had been misintoprctod wherever II amounted
to consuro In this the most astonishing and unAe.
countablo paper he had ever heard read.
lie must say, however, that he was not surprised
frum what he had heard Al their Introduction. He
hlpcd the resolutions would bo referred 10 the commit
too unless tho Board desired to refer the subject to the
Mayor. II they adopted II would give him no
opportunity To indicate himself from this anrEhteous
untruthiul statement Of hA conduct ooiorinE had
| boon put upon tho facts whoh they w0uA not bear,
and a construction put uPnn his language witch
| uniustlhAblc.
Mr. Champlln said no supposed evcry charge oame
within the knowledge Of every mombor Of the board
who had attended their sessions or had visited tho
schools.
Mr.. MeIsllan said tho charges which had boo,
made we're nattsrs Of common notoristy The state.
monts contained In these charges worv solnE about
from mouth to mouth all over tho city.
Mr.. A. X Browne said he did not know that all the
charges true, but Of them he know be NJ
but he thought tho subject had better 60 to a special
| committee, that tho superintendent might have an
opportunity be heard lie therefore moved 10 reier
| to a special committee Of three.
Mt. Woodward did not see the necessity Of refer.
once. Many Of the things, he was sorr1 to say, he
| knew TO be true.
The superintendent had stood up In their meeting.
I,t,, ~, ~ 4 y. ~ toaehets
nst',u.o' - ~ ny ~ puDsno1 houee In
Nnlcn ne teicttSu 20 " ne mao threatened u turn
"lt 'Aen',s u",o w y W. - n1 suksos,eu, ne hAd
liu NOM ui4' uy M, ~, toe' 70 u" oshA" things
" NJ" Dpih - az $3.50 ~, -, ..,.,
, NJ; "'on''u" "'''' ""V Nhu Ah)u'nS OF tho
Ai NJ ,,,, .y,-,,,
~ w WI , Nv nav l snu y
mt. NoonNaIu ohhunueu, charging that Mt. hch.
ards had called nesting Of the teachers Saturday
last ln a rDam where he had no authority b 70 And
that no retained charge Of papers necessary 10 the
committee on annual report, 80 that they oold not
have access to them and that he had made nisstste
monts TO tho Board.
Mir. Richards, (warmly,D Mr.. Chairman II don't In
tend to stand this charge Of falshood much longer"
Mr.. Woodward, (eEoitsdlyD 81 oould az some
thing u pushed 10 II, that would make him tpsleU
M. Richards Push away"
VIZ Wo,dward spr,enled Ia ev,ry rn.nl,, of ,ho
board II men hAd moi head him gct m md ~
M y tg ~, =, ~ ~ ~ ~, " anu ~ thAth ne
va. not te'pohsble - o poAiu mat ne was appointed
By the same power That appointed them. lilo doubted
N they could to . teacher who would tell them
what he had boon saving Ahpat thu member, ~ thst
hood ,,,,i,,. ~ tb,.ss, ~. - ~ att w N'''
sTt ,ius 81 ~ a ~ \, ~ ~ - .,
a. I.tatl 49, ~, - ,t ~ 80 - ". w. ranso
Wv N'"s. 'o1A WV h'hsf'hA'' H"Wo wv huulNo IN