St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-30

mittee had submitted report entirely
disproying the claim that the moral con-
dition could be held in any sense queS-
tionable. This committee from the faculty
TO particuarize. had reported that the
moral condition was excellent, and the
principal proposed that he could estab-
fish the fact through the testimony of
the members of the faculty. He asked
that Prof. Weitbrecht be called and
allowed to testify to the board. This re-
quest was granted and the professor
took the witness stand. He was far
from being willing witness, and IN MS
PREDATORY remarks he admitted that ne
had an inordinate dislike for that sort or
a thing, for the reason that III all MS
experience as witness he nad III Varl-
ably felt that he had left the impression
with his hearers that he had falsliled
himself.
Prof. Carmen began interrogatlng the
witness to bring out the facts that he
had alleged in his refutation OF the
items in the charges. Mr.. Carmen
asked him to tell the board all about
the faculty investigating committee re-
mort. The witness seemed distressed.
He hesitated and then began concerning
a sensational episode in the history OF
the high school, a matter quite dl1erent
from that which he had been asked
TO testify to. He said that three or tour
bows had-and here he was Interrupted
summarily by the principal, who eX-
nlained that what he desired the Wit
ness TO testify to was the report OF the
faculty committee. But the witness
was obdurate. He must testify IN ms
own way, and said he wished to tell the
whole story. In this position he was
strongly fortified by the president ana
by Inspector O'Brien, and he was ASKED
to 90 into the details, ana
The Details Were Given
inthe professors most graphic style. 1t
seems that there were three boys, pupils
of the school, who had become intoXl-
Gated. and who had conducted them
selves in a most shameful way. One OF
these bows brought whisky to the high
school. and he induced the other two TO
drink with him until the trio were under
the influence. Then enSued series
of scandalouS incidents, among
them being some immoral talk,
and the circulation OF an IN
decent picture about the school room.
The witness insisted that he could not
recall all the report OF the committee
for the reason that 1t was largely
verbal. The written report was merely
the compilation of a few headlines, as
he termed it. The instlgator OF the
shameful piece of business mad been
reinstated in the school, however, upon
an abiect apology from him.
Principal Carmen was YiSably disSat-
isfied with this bit of evidence. and he
called for MIR. Scott. The latter testified
with less reservation, and the glSt OF
his evidence was that the committee
had reported that the moral condition
of the school was good.
Prof. Carmen made a lengthy state
ment of his case. He said that the boy
who had brought the whisky to the
school had been given the liquor by his
mother his a specific for lung difficulty,
and he had conceived the IDEA OF hav-
ing a little fun with it, The boy had
apologized and had been reinstated.
Offered Presidency.
Then Mrs. Maria Sanford, professor
at the state university, testified that she
had had conversation with the eX-
president of SWarmorth college, and
that the latter had said that he had been
authorized to tender the presidency of
the institution to Prof. Carmen.
Then Prof Carmen. in lengthy ad-
dress to the board, recited sew.
eral unhappy conditions of the high
school amenities. He again al
luded to the untruthful statements
that he had bulldoZed the board into
increasing his salary. and went largely
into the financial difficulties that con-
fronted the board and the school depart
ment. He said, in this connection, that
he had actually recommended a cut in
the salaries of some of the hlgh-priced
teachers, and that he had conceded a
$500 cut on his own salary.
Inspector O'BrieD suggested that the
rumors only of an immoral condition at
the school were matter of serious mo-
ment. He made the simile that it was
as delicate as woman's honor, whereat
Inspector Stamm rose up in dire indlg-
nation, and, after delivering one of his
ScatIing and characteristic rebukes,
withdrew.
The board had now consumed the ell
tire afternoon, and an adjournment was
had until Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock, when the fight will probably
no brOuUht TN an end