The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-07-19

VhYbIIHI1y IHIDOHAIbIp The rllIIIlNI
the committee on teachers 10 go and verify All
Of the lists from all OF the divisions every mouth
rhls certificate OF the supervising principal IL cert
ned 10 IN turn by HE superintendent aud The chairman
OF the committee on teachers MIR. LoyeIoy. For
merry the trustees performed the duties Of supervising
principal, and then he properly signed the pay GER
tincatcs, and yonchcd as 10 their correctness 10
matters of fact contained In thcm hut since The IN
PRODUCTION OF the supervising principals about twelve
years ago) they have been looked Ia vouchers for
| The statements of fact In The pay-ros contained.
Now, TINS certificate prepared by The supervising
principal IN each district and then signed or certified
by the superintendent and by Mr. Loyeioy, Ia taken
10 the finance committee, and the roll ~ made
from thai, and this payroll IL moi signed or by
| With respect 10 the Of Miss Barilets school,
this cirrunlocuioD ONCE business made dlfer,
ence AZ all, for Mr. Ioyejoy knew all about her case
from the outset, and certified 10 The list of the prn
cpal, well knowing all the facts But In regard 10
| necessity OF the matter a have to rely, on the SUI
peryslng principal. lIo did not know that Mrs.
kodicr had an assistant when he renominaed her In
1883, nor did he know II IN 1881, when he again re-
| nominated her, Ia accordance with The custom of
,enomlnating all teachers who appeared 10 have
70 MIN iaa Ms Saacs had 10 n%Ss
an assistant coui. 81 speak OF this In order to
have the system Understood. Mr.. Loyejoy does not
wish TO shlrk any responsibility properly resting
upon him, and he Is FREQ 10 say that IN View Of the
exceptional features Of Mrs. Iodcr's case, and as
| the rules did not prevent The employment OF an
assistant, no would, had he been consulted, have
done all IN his power, satisfied that the scno0l
WHO VIZ am EVEN M 10 "sod s S
aud prime to the schools she would have avoided
throwing her nside az WORKOUT, useless thing
| could he possibly have done 30
10 resume, then, so far az the pay rolls are con
cerned, Mr.. I.oycJoy did moi Sign nor them, and
| his name was moi On them, nor did he have any
| thing 10 do With them. Tho monthly certificates
were sgncd or rather approved, by him IN the ease
Of Mrs Rodicr ON Inc faith Of the supervising prln-
cpals certificate, and IN the cases OF Miss bartlett
| aud OF MISC Mcqueen with a full knowledge and
| approval OF all the facts
The matters proved, then IN this whole nyestiga-
ton are those, and those only, that We're admitted AZ
| the outset by Mr.. loveIpy'H counsel, TO vii:
MIR. Loyejoy certified that In January, February,
aud March, 1851 Miss bartlett rendered services an
teacher In her SCHOOL This NOT true IN point Of
| fact, as Mr.. Loycjoy knew. The services during
| these months were rendered by substitutes
| Mcqueen and others. Hut the untruth IL only In
form; for under the rules and the universal prac-
| lice then the teachers name was always signed 10
the payroll, although The whole service was rem
dered by Substitute. This Is done to-day In all OF
| the Departments OF the General Government In
numerous cases. The regular appolntee sIgns the
payroll although tue aeryloes may be rendered for
mOntlg NJ tllno 10y substitutes. In the case OF the
i public Bchoos this matter was perfectly undoratOOd,
Tor IN September, 1882, the Commissioners through