St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-17

tion that he had drunk drop OF liquor.
Miss raylOr-That doesn't make any
difference. A man can get drunk in a
few minutes.
Miss Madigan-That's so. And l can
guess very we'll where he got his LIQUOR
after he left Mr.. Merwin:
\. }. Smith, principal of the high
school, was called to the stand to state
the moral condition of the institution.
His testimony was on the side of NOR
ality.
Mr.. Reardon had charged that Mr..
Humphrey had taken his daughter ont
OF the high school on account OF the i'm
moral condition of the school. Inspector
McGiil arose to say that on Wednesday
Mr.. Humphrey had Informed him that
the statement was not true, that he had
taken his daughter out for entirely
different reasons, and those not at all
derogatory to the school.
RcardOn--Mr Humphrey told me diff
ferent He told me tnat he took her out
because the high school was in a moral
state of corruption.
Mr.. Suydam called out Miss Miller,
principal of the Webster school to
prove that cheating had been practiced
in her school IN the matter CT drawing
maps for exhibits at the national educa-
tion meeting
He said that Miss Patterson. who was
at the time teacher in the school, had
informed him of the matter Miss
Miller denied the charge, and a rather
spirited controversy went on between
Mir. Suydam and Miss Miller. Mr..
Suydam called it matter of misrep-
reSentation. Some of the maps were
lablled as free hand drawings, while
they were only tracings. The practice
III the schools was fraud and
Tended to Corrupt
the morals of the children. Miss Miller
denied the whole charge, and said that
If any of the maps were labeled free
hand drawing 1t was done after they
left her hand. Miss Patterson must
have done it herself. Miss Miller dis
played some feeling against Miss Pat
terson. which Mr.. Suydam resented,
while at the same time saying that he
had good deal OF respect for Miss
Miller.
Miss Taylor interrupted to say that
cheating OF this character was going on
in many OF the schools. Upon this Mr.
Vanish called her to the witness stand.
1anish-Miss Taylor, will you state
an instance of cheating in a school?
Miss Taylor-At one school the good
writer's did the writing for exhibition to
the parents who visited at the school.
writing were posted about the room,
and when the parents visited that scnool,
their general remark was, Ivy hat sim
liarity there is in this writing" They
didn't know that their children. whom
they thought had improved SO in writ.
ing, had written nothing.
Yanish-What school was this?
Miss Taylor-l shall not state. 1t
doesn't make any difference what
school it was. You want to know what
is going on in the schools; and | am try
ing to tell you.
McNair-l am unable to see what OBJ
Jection there can be to stating what
school this occurred in.
Miss 1'aylor-l doesn't make any diff
terence what school it was. This sort
of thing has been going ON in nearly
every school in the city. l want to say
that at the time when Miss Miller says
there was no free hand drawing going
in the schools my scholars were doing
excellent free-haud drawing.
Suydam Against Gilbert.
Mr. Suydam interrupted to tell of
case of cheating. He said that George
ID. Vernon, a lawyer, told hun that one
Va iio itttlO OICo uS SilUmIuS
excellent kindergarten work the child
claimed TO have done, but upon inyesti-
CATION MIR. Vernon found that the work
had been done almost entirely by the
teacher. 1t is my opinion that there is
something seriously out of JOINT in our
schools, and that MIR. Gilbert is to blame
Tor it.
Here Tim Reardon found his feet to
say: ut is a we'll known fact that Miss
Taylor was crowded out of the schools
because she skirmiShed about the city
to lind evidence to show that Gilbert
winked at the moral degradation of the
schools. want to cali F. B. Doran to
the stand TO tell what he knows about
the drunkenness OF Principal Kennedy,
of the Garfield school,"
+. b. Doran-I don't know that l have
anything in particular to relate about
that matter. Kennedy was dismissed
same time ago. His drunkenness was
we'll known fact.
Supt. CELEBRITIES, the school board
discovered that Mr.. Kennedy's conduct
was not proper, and his case was acted
upon. This was done before Kennedy's
arrest for drunkenness. | want to say
that this movement is inspired by dupss
and those who are dishonest.
MIR. Suydam-I don't know whether
am classed among the dupes or the
dishonest ones.
Gilbert-I think you are a little of
both.
MIR. McNair moved to adjourn, but
Miss Taylor got the floor to relate a
little more about her grievance while a
teacher at the Van Buren, school. She
said that Miss Allison, a teacher there.
said that she, Miss Taylor, must assist
in the cheating business. She threw
out some slurs at the late Principal Nc
Gee. But Mr.. Vanish cut the matter
short by putting the motion to adjourn,
which carried.