Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-07


Now, go where you will, and they point
with more than pride to the school system of
Sacramento. At the University they will
tell you the Sacramento pupils come there
the best educated of any in the State. See
how people come here to dwell because of our
schools. All these things speak volumes for
our teachers and OF this man who has taught
ten or eleven years here. His record speaks
louder than Mr.. Hancock's card. He is no
doubt arejudiGed. Come, now to this year,
and let US see if even this Board is blameless.
This year we resolved to prevent all trouble
by taking counsel of our Superintendent, and
any one else competent. But we were given
a new Superintendent, relative of Mr.. Nc
Donald an able educator. He has voice in
the Board. The Board resolved on a Secret
meeting. and excluded the Superintendent
and took up the questions. But what do we
find that Mr. Brier was present
GETTING INTERESTING.
President Grifitts-There has been no
secret meeting of the Board. 1t was meet
ing of the Graduating Committee.
MIR. Hornblower--Tell me why all of the
Board present in the city were there. We
met three times and every time excluded the
Superintendent. Why. Because he is a
relative Of MIR. Mcdonald. But see what
we did do. We admitted Mr.. Brier, Vice
PRIMAL OF the High School.
Arracy-Don't include me.
n. Uornbower-No you were not Of
he Board then. Mr.. McClatchy was Chair
man Of the Graduating Committee and Mr..
Butler was member. When we selected
the questions we gave them to Messrs But
Ter and Lord for safe keeping. What hap
pens? Lol we find these questions in the
hands Of Mr. Adams TO be printed, and he
IL
and superintends the printing. Now we find
AN effort being made TO crush this man, Nc
Donald. | see vindictiveness in the whole
matter, and George Washington Hancock s
letter showed the animus of the matter. He
showed he did not know what he was talking
about. He declared McDonald's class a fail
ure for three years when that is not true.
He believed 1t true, undoubtedly; but he got
his information from the wrong source-from
the High School, not from the official
archives. He demanded that investiga-
ton be had, aud, if Mcdonald be found in
competent, he would be as ready as anyone to
cock objected to Mr.. Hornblower styling him
George Washington Hancock. 1t was not
his name.
THE ALUMNI.
Mr.. Devlin, in behalf of the Alumni of the
High School, here asked leave to present
resolutions of that organization, expressing its
sense Of the capability of Mr.. Adams and its
knowledge of his real feeling toward the
CiraIamar School.
MIR. Hornblower took the point of order
that the offer was not germane to the matter
in hand, as no charge is made against MIR.
Adams.
Held not well taken. Mr.. Hornblower ap
pealed and argued the appeal, holding the
meeting was not town meeting.
Mr.. Hancock hoped as much latitude
would be allowed remembers as had beel
given to Director Hornblower.
Mr.. Hornblower said he believed Mr.
Adams 20 be the best educator in the public
school system, but his reputation is not at
stake, and it is not necessary to bolster it ul
by Mandatory resolutions. Ii a vote OF tht
ladies present could be had they would al
exclaiin in favor of him (the speaker) and the
affection they have for him. Great laughter
misses. Oh, it may be the thing TO hiss,
but it IS just as relevant as the resolutions
putting MIR. Adams.
The vote on the appeal stood, fo- sustain
ing the Chair, ayes-Butler, Tracy, Lord
-Hornblower, Whenever, Stalker (; ant
the Chair was not sustained.
Mr.. Hancock declared the Chair was sus
tanned
Mr.. Hornblower-You opinion has no
been asked.
! MIR. Hancock am not to be bulldozsd
| even by the members of the Board.
Mrs. Folger explained that the spellin,
questions referred to by Mr.. Hornblower ha'
! been deemed by the Committee Of Examiner
| proper for scholars in word analysis.