Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-24

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ut once. I also urged you to In.
dicate some one IA his successor,
aud al tho same time suggested a per
son highly i,coinineuded to I've 10y members
OF tho Grand Army, aud by other inen Ia high
position. and who was a member Of the
political party to which you belonged.
You surprised me hy saying, with.
out giving any reason, that II would never
do to have him IN the office" You then, to
NY astonishuent, said that tho promotion al
Mt Fonoroy, would boa" slap on the IN nth
Of Mr John Stewart ot Cbamtersburg, aud
that should icdue matters as they WCrc, ~
r,G0rd a. me Office, unit any return frrmHo
West. l said, MIR. Stewart has nothing to do
wih the office whatever, that he has no IN
terest involved in II that ] know o', and that
1 would cheerfuily bear tho feSpobsioi'iiy
myself.
Leaving Grctna Park, I returned to iIar-
ilsburg, aud again most seriously thought
over the matter, because | had always re-
gafded Mr.. Stewart ~ one ut my warmest
personal friends, and disliked the very idea
OF offending him. Myansieiy, however, was
80 great that wrote you another letter, tnot
hudiDy you in your ciIceJ, from which VIII
not quote, but In which ! said ! would, at
your request, leave the Office - " WAS accord
ing Ia our understanding At Gretna, until l
returned.
I returned from the Yves, IN the latter part
oi September, and was at once seized Win a
violent sickness, which incaraci'ated me TOR
active duty until In November, although
tired to do as much ~ was in my power.
During all this interval, up to the closing OF
the year, waited in vain tor you to move IN
the matter and, after delaying "a long AZ
my sense of propriety would allow, reor-
gani7ed the department., according 10 my
best Judgment and the requirements of
existing law.
This Is tho statement, in brief oi the cir.
cumstances of Paurs retention IN office, after
that his retirement had been determined
upon all of which has been 40 grossly ms
represented, to influence public sentiment
against me.
tNsrECrIoN OF me SCHOOLS.
The law requires that the superintendent
"shall visit each soldiers orphan school At
least once each quarter, either IN person or by
deputy, remaining at least twentv-iour hours
In each" This IL the law OF 1867, when there
was separate superintendent who could
devote his entire time to the work. The
superintendent OF public instruction has the
care of all the public schools OF the state, and
could not, II required, do all this orphan
SrnOol visitation ia person II would be An
utter impossibility, without sacrificing his
first duties to the common schools lie has
no deputies, technically so.chlled, and could
engage none in the absence of all funds TO
pay them, hrs own salary being only tl,250
He has, therefore, IN accordance with the
uniform practice, regarded the official IN
speCtors a. his deputies tor this special work,
and 50 employed them. The question, there.
fore, IL whether through these inspectors and
his own personal Visitatons, the terms Of the
law have been fulfilled.
We give here the statement Of these IN
speCtOrs, ready To be put in form ol atflda its,
aud derived from their written and verbal re.
ports and their own diaries kept at tile
lime:
MERCER SCHOOL: Inspection by Rev
Sayer- from May lsoi Ia February 10, Issd.
-Four inspections from May to December,
l>Si Three inspections from May, lSsj, to
February 10, lsS6. Inspections ot Mrs.
Hutter at Mercer school in lsS5-one June
18th one, September 18th aud one January
5ih, lSS6. Here are six inspections IN place
of four for the year referred to. During
this time visited this school twice.
MOUNT JOY SCHOOL: Four regular iu-
speCtions by Rev. Sayers, and one more 10y
special request -Four regular inspections
10y Mrs Hutter, aud one more 10y special
request ! also made two visits, besides
very frequent conversations III regard to
the school, with DIR. Iiegier, the physician
IN charge.
MCALisrERvILLE SCHOOL: Four regu-
lar inspections by Rev Sayers, and three
special inspections -Four regular inspections
by Mrs. Hutter. | visited tbe school twice,
one of these visits being in vacation, to see to
some necessary repairs ! these are the schools
especially referred to.
But, IL Is said, the inspectors did not stay
the required twenty-iOur hours. They had
very pointed orders to stay the required time
and In many cases longer In their reports
to me, given verbally upon their return from
these trips, they have assured me- that they
had douetheir legal duty, and this believed
from the cOrrobOratiOn OF others OF whom
made inquiry. When was able to bc with
them, We usually remained over night at
each school.
My own visits to all the schools have been
as frequent as | could make them. You
know of them during the three years
served under you with seeming appreciation.
| At least you never uttered n syllable in re-.
| gard Ia my negligence. You are the first
| mau that ever accused me of failure of this
| kind IN all the many positions of trust
| which have held in years gone by. In
deed, | remember your compliment To my
Indefatigable labors in travelling over the
| stale IN the interest ot these schools 1t IL
| enough, however, to say, that, IN regard to
| visits of inspection, the requirements of the
| law have, TO the very best OF my knowledge
| and belief, been fully met The inspectors
| control, subject to the same summary dis,
| mssal you have recently visited upon them,
| and for this alleged neglect you must share
| your measure OF responsibility.
CLOTHING ACCOUNTS.
Tue new regulations, in regard to these
accounts, are called in question. These new
| regulations were made aud submitted in the
| annual report to yourself before they went
| into effect III the schools. ] had every rea.
Spu W SuHHb-c you lHcse
| new regulations require the oath of the man.
| ager that the goods, enumerated in the bills
| and summarized in the clothing account,
| were in strict conformity with the instruC-
| tions of the superintendent, and actually dis.
| trihutod to, and used by, the pupils under
| his care during the year. Tho original bills
referred to in the numbered vouchers OF the
| "clOthing account" (see copy subioined)
| are examined by the inspector and audited,
and the whole summary, to which the man
| agor must make oath, il approved by the in.
| speCtOr are appended to the account and In
every case these sworn accounts, correspond
| ing with the original bills they represent,
| cover one sixth of the whole amount paid by
| the state To the schools. No other clothing
| account would l accept, or have accepted.
1t IL alleged however, that the inspectors
| have approved bills whose dates were subse-
| quent to the date of such approval, and that
| ! have shown gross negligence in allowing
| this ! should at once plead guilty were this
| true and | should also have charged the
| managers with perjury, for in every case to
| which reference is made, the date of the
OATH AS well as that of the inspectors ap
proyal, antedates the date OF the summarized
| vouchers. But that this is only huge perver
| sion ui the facts l will make plain by insert
| ing here an exact copy of the clothing ac
count of the Cniontown school, which was
| used in your investigation 10 prove tb,
| illegal carelessness, il not fraud upon my
part III accepting it:
CLOTHING ACCOUNT.
| UNioNTowN SOLDIERS ORPHAN SCHOOL.
| 10 hc Superintendent Of soldiers OrphaJ
S,hOUiN
| SIR. The following statement IL respectful
| submitted for the year ending May 81, 1855