Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-20
FREED THE FACULTY.
The Central Board of Education Soon
Agrees, in Special Session,
Largely Attended, to
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
An Effort to Amend the Finding, So as to
CenSure the Teachers, Promptly
Defeated.
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
JUST ONENOTE LESS THANsWAS NEEDED
To Reconsider the Boards Action in Advertising for
New Teachers

reDo,t &c nsuring the faculty and putting
8 directly, opposite complexion on the re
MORT was offered by Mr.. Phelps, an(
defeated bN "a votes TO 10. \ 5 ubsequen
motion By n. McCandless, to ei nble th'
action of the board in advertising for appl
cations for the positions in the Hil III Schoo
TO be reconside red, was lost by the marrow
majority of one vote. The attends nee wa'
very large. eviuchng the great intere st taker
in tho case. There were only two ah senteei
ont Of a possible ST. being HI. +. OlB- lauser
of tlIe birmingham sub-dlstrict and M B
Foley. of the Duquesne ,sub-district- Thert
are ~ seats on the board, but the Minel 'sv1llt
district has no representation, owin.gSto the
election being void.
Preside at McKelveys called the meeting tc
order sholt tly after 7=30 O'Clock, andA fnere
were then 81 members present He lri eny
stated the oh 'ects of themeeting as beins. to
1,aor tbe renoCt of the High School Co m
mittec.
Action of the High School Committee.
Secretary Reisfa then read the report k'i
+be committee Having referred to ths'
authority to investigate by resolution OF the
BOARD. the report concludes with recon-
mendation to the Board, as follows:
Ros,lyad That after due investigation by the
committee that Miss NelIse Nobps was suspenueu
rv the faculty for disobedieDce OF the rules anu
,Gt tho action of the principal and the faculty be
sustained And further,
That the Secretary be instructed 10 nouly Bliss
Nobbs of the action of the committee, ana that as
soon as she complies with the rules she viii be ad-
nitted to the school.
This report was signed by William Holiness
A X Henderson, Alexander E. Nc
Capdless. Robert w. Blaze, Hugh Adams, ID.
r. Torrence and John McKain, seven OF the
nine members of the committee. The other
members are John Z. Rogers, who would
i1o1-a SIGNED the report had he been present,
and Thomas II. Phelps. The secretary tnen
read a stcnographic report OF the proceed
ings at the High school on TrluaE. @ an az, az
count of which appeared IN THE DISPATCH
The moment the Secretary had ceased
speaking DIR. Kearns jumped to his 1eet with
n motion that the report he adopeG, Dub as
the repoIt should first he received before ac,
lion could be taken, Mr.. kellar interposed
with a motion 20 receive and Lie IL, WHICH
DR.. Kearns then moved, and Mr.. kellar
seconded the adoption OF the report, which
was carried. ,.-..
in the proceedings became more nVely;
This member had been prominent al
through the investigation as a stanch
itdherent of Miss Nobbs' view OF the natter,
SO that when he arose with an amendment
10 the report there was general ar OF
preparation among those present, as II for g.
Uussle on some point
How Mr. Phelps Would Have Had 1t.
Mr. Phelps, without any peroration, at
3 once moved that the report be amended by
striking ont the recommendations by insert
ing, after the word 'Resolved:'' AFTER hear
i'm the testimony in this case we are of the
oniuion that the treatment OF Miss Nobbs by
Prof. Sleeth was unworthy member of the
faculty of the Pittsburg High School, and de-
serves our severe Condemnation. We
also believe that had the prin-
Cinal exercised the proper discre-
tion and Judgment and used the
of Powers and Duties of the Principal for
the government of the Pittsburg High
school at the time Miss Nobbs and her
father called on him and explained her alb
sence, that the case could and should have
been settled then and there, and with justice
and equity to all concerned by permitting
Miss hobbs to resume her studies While
subsequent events rendc1tu q the suspension
ut Miss Nobbs unavoidable we believe that
these events were provoked by the i'm
proper conduct of the Professor OF Elocu-
ZION and lack of judgment on the part of the
principal. Considering all phases of the
ease, We are of the opinion that Miss hobbs
has already suffered more punishment than
she deserved and, therefore, Oner the fol-
Resolved, That Miss Nobbs be and is
hereby reinstated as pupil OF the Pitts
burg High school, "
Nj. Kcllar promptly rose to a point of
order. He urged that the amendment was
opposed to the sense and meaning of the
finding of the committee, and entirely de-
stroyed the original resolution.
The Chairman held the point not well taken
and decided that the amendment was cor
rcctly before the meeting.
Nr McKain declared that the amendment
WAS not the finding of the committee and
that while it might be in order it could not be
accepted as its report.
Sentiment That Was Heartily Approved.
The Chairman maintained his ruling, and
Mr. Kellar called for the yeas and nays, ex-
claiming: ''Well it doesn' matter: let it go: it
RI,
met with much approval, as the result shows,
the amendment being lost by "a votes
against to 10 in favor of it. The following
voted against the amendment: MeSSrs.
Adams, Barlow, Berger, Blaze, Brown,
Gray. Henderson, Holmes, Horzan, Jones,
Keains Kellar, Littell, Laughran, McCand.
less, Mckain, McMur1ay, Rogers, Sheehan,
Spinneweber Terrence, TrOsh, WERNER and
the Chairman. Those who favored it were:
Messrs. Benz, Boos, Bradley, Fichtell, Fox,
McIlroy, Phelps, Swentzel, Wainwright and
Eagle.
The vote on the original report was pre-
sented by the High School Committee, which
adopted by &c votes for to against. The
members voted as before excepting that
Messrs Fichtell and Eagle voted this time
with the majority.
This concluded the business for which the
meeting had been called, but DR.. McCandless
thought it a good opportunity to settle the |
High school affair out of hand. He moved |
to suspend the rules for the consideration of |
other business. but he was received with |
cries of adjourn, = and q member declared |
that q motion to adjourn superseded other |
business, a point in which the Chair coin
ctdcd, and the motion to adjourn was put |
but it was voted down and DIR. McCandless
moved to suspend the rules. He did so to
have the action of the board in advertising
for applications for all the positions in the
High School faculty reconsidered.
DIR. SwentZell-1ou can't do chat without |
q twO-thirdS vote.
The Chairman-We don't propose to take
such action without a two-thirds vote.
Mr.. hellar-Well, call for the yeas and |
nays. |
Mr. Benz-This meeting was called for a |
special object and the business of the meet |
ing has been concluded. 1t is not proper to |
take up any unfinished business from |
former board meeting, and though it may /
be legal to take Il two-thirds-
Mr. Kellar-Call for the yeas and nays; /
there is no use in losing time arguing.
Lost by just One Vote.
On call it was found that % members |
were in favor of having the action of the /
board reconsidered, and so disposing of the |
advertising bugbear, while u voted against |
it. Ifone of the minority had voted with
the majority, the proceedings might have
assumed a very lively tinge from this on, the
Chairman ruling that it required "a votes to
make the requisite maJoT1ty. The minority /
votes were cast by Messrs Benz Berger
Boos Bradley FichtelL Fox, Henderson, |
JoughTan, Phelps, SwentZel Wainwright /
and Eagle. motion to adjourn was then
put and carried.
action of the board in advertising for appli-
cations for the High School positions, DR..
McCandless said after the meeting that he |
considered it grossly unfair to allow the /
members of the faculty to remain under the /
stigma, convened by implication under the
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