The Portland daily press., 1883-05-05
BY order OF the Board,
N A ITcE

BY order OF the Board,
N. A. LUCE.
After supper the officials went direct to the
Normal School and met in secret session in re-
citation room No. 8, no reporters being admit
ted Notice had previously been received from
Superintendent Luce, it was said by citizens,
to meet in Normal Hall and listen TO the inves-
tigation, and large numbers responded; in fact
Normal Hall was filled with people-some be-
ing interested parties, but the larger part
drawn thither by curiosity to see what would
happen. Hour after hour passed away. Eleven
o'clock arrived and no official appeared to ex
plain matters, and the disappointed people one
by oLe Ileft the hall. Shortly after this the
secret session adjourned.
Your reporter did not relish the idea Of being
"left," aud made some inquiries. He learned
that at this meeting DR.. Rounds, Messrs Har
per and Philbrook, also Miss Perley appeared
and were examined. The last three (origina
tors Of tho trouble) withdrew the charges
made against DIR. Rounds, as they said, simply
because they did not wish to appear as prose
cutors. They maintained, however, that all
were true, and said "more serious" charges
were TO follow. After debating the matter the
manner Of conducting the investigation was
arranged as follows;
Whereas, the attention Of this board has
been called by communications 'of various
forms to differences among the teachers in the
said Normal School at Pennington, and to
such conditions in relation thereto as interfere
with the prosperity, present and future thereof,
therefore
Resolved, That this board institute such an
inquiry into the management of said school,
special and general, as tho public interests and
the special Interests Of said school shall seem
to us to require; and that said inquiry
proceed as follows
l-All present teachers shall come before the
Trustees and make such statements and answer
such inquiries, in presence OF one another, as
may be made by said board.
2-Pupis shall be inquired Of privately as to
such matters relating TO the school and its
management, specially or generally, as the
trustees may see fit; and the teachers of said
school may request the examination Of any
pupil or pupils who do not voluntarily appear.
3-Inquiry into the methods of teaching
hitherto adopted and practiced in this school,
shall be open 70 all teachers and graduates Of
the school are invited 10 bo present to mako
such statements and answer such questions as
may be relevant to such inquiry
4-There shall be u public hearing In regard
to the decline of the school and matters en-
braced in the resolutions passed at citi-
zens meeting IN harnln9tsn, March 26, 1888,
at which all persons Interested may appear by
counsel II they desire, and DO heard.
Messrs Harper, Philbrook and Miss Perley
were requested to be present ut the morning
session.
l should have said that at the meeting OF the
board last night, after the teachers had with
drawn their charges against Mr.. Rounds, and
the trustees had assumed the role of prosecu-
tors, the teachers (Harper Perley and Phil
brook) were requested to present specific
charges against Mr.. Rounds, specifying the
"more serious things. AT this mornings
hearing Miss Perley and Mr. Philbrook declin-