The morning call., 1893-07-01
STEADFAST FOR FRYE
Excitement Runs High at San
Bernardino.
The People at a rlass-Meeting Pro-
test Against the Removal of the
Superintendent of Schools.
Special to THE MORNING GALE.

SAN BERNARDINo. June 30.-One of the
most remark Bile public meetings ever
held in this city convened at the opera
house last evening to listen to discussion
of the public school question. Professor
Frye has been employed for the last two
wears as superintendent of city schools.
During that time he has made national
reputation, having been visited by Presi-
dent Elliot of Harvard College, and other
leading educators, and his mind charts
have been introduced in the schools of
many cities and towns all over the country.
Soon after Frye took charge of the
schools here he found it necessary to re-
move a number of teachers who had been
employed here for years, and who had
strong political backing among relatives
and personal friends. IhiS engendered
opposition and resulted in two heated
political contests, In which the Frye ticket
came off victorious. Last April the Bo ard
Of Education was elected on this issue.
The opponents of Frye began to circulate
stories In which the moral character of t he
professor was called in question, and
others Of the religious portion Of the COM
munty charged him with being an agn os-
tic. These matters were brought to the
attention Of certain members of the Board
of Education. who then announced that,
no matter what the proof might be in re-
gard to the charges of INN orality, their
votes would be cast against him. AS such
verdict would be equivalent to a verdict
of guilty. Frve's friends decided to call a
mass-meeting Of the people at the opera
house.
The building was packed from pit 70 gal
lery with men, women and children. Rev.
DR.. Frost, Hon. W. A. Harris and Pro-
fessor Frye addressed the meeting. Pro-
lessor Frye Eand ed the whole question
without gloves, arraigning his accusers
ana the Board of Education in one of the
most scorching phillipics ever heard
here. Those who were opposed to him
on the Board of Education attempted
TO make head against him by inter
ruptions, but they were convicted out
Of their own mouths. The lie was
hurled freely at them and crammed, as it
were, down their tbroats.
At times the excitement was intense and
the audience was restrained from violence
only by admonitions from Frye. At the close
of the meeting resolutions were offered
strongly indorsing Frye and asking the
Board Of Education to re-employ him an
other year. When the ayes were called
the vast audience arose to its feet, almost
en- masse, not more than thirty persons re-
naming in their seats.
To-day it was discovered that section
1898 of the Political Code declares that the
! term Of the city Superintendent of Schools
] Shall be four years. This. in the opinion
OF lawyers, will keep Frye in office for two
years more. -. -:
Petitions are being circulated. to-day,
ana are being generally signed. asking the
members of the Board OF Education who
are opposed TO Frye to resign. Excitement
runs SO high that the Morning Courier
ISSUED special edition this evening, going
into the hole matter. !. :
The matter of Frye's position. in the
sono"'s mere comes up for final action be-
fore the Board of Education to:morror,
night. - :. :