New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-01-10

Jos. A. Eckstein, Chairman.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. Examiners Eckstein, Schaller,
and Nix, and Mr.. w. A. Milne. By
majority vote the Board decided to 60
into executive session for the purpose OF
acting upon the order to show cause why
Mr.. Mines special teachers certificate
should not be revoked pursuant to the
provisions OF SAID order duly entered at
the meeting of this Board held Dec. 18th
last. The matter was then taken up.
Mr.. Milne was called upon to explain
why he had, in the meeting of this Board
held Nov. 20, 1898, used the following
language in the presence Of and in refer
ence to Examiners Eckstein and Nix:
"The examination given me was not a
fair examination 1.-THE kindness and
courtesy shown me by Examiners Eek
stein and Nix was put on only to conceal
sions were entirely unbecoming teacher
and gentleman, and which this Board
by unanimous vote had decided at
that meeting to be uncalled-for. Mr..
Milne gave no excuse whatever, but pro-
ceeded to arraign Examiners Eckstein
and Nix still further on matters not
under consideration.
The next point taken up and stated by
the Chairman was, that Mr.. Milne made
a false statement in his application for a
position as teacher 20 the Board of Edu-
cation in and for this city, dated Aug.
II. 1898, wherein and whereby Mr.. Milne
stated: II hold First Class Profess
sionol Certificate" Mr.. Milne replied
to this by laying before the Board
Second Glass Professional Certificate for
Ontario, and a certain professional
Certificate, WHICH stated in terms on its
face that the holder thereof is not entitled
to teach Hereunder. Mr.. Milne claimed
that the two taken together constitute
First Glass Professional Certificate. The
Secretary was about to make extracts
from the two documents submitted, for
consideration and reference, WI Mr..
Milne withdrew the same and rel o
allow such extracts to be made.
Milne admitted that First Glass Pr.
sional Certificates are issued to teache
in Canada.
The following statement contained in
Mr.. Mines autotiographlcal sketch fled
read: s-Obtalned a First Glass Certificate
at Regina, Assa., in July, 1922
read:
"North West Territories, Canada
Department of Education, "
Regina Dec 5. 1893.
hODcIG MA, LStI., -
Supt. of Schools, .."..'i
New Ulm, MINI. III n
Dear Sir: find by our Books that
Mr.WilliamA. Milne passed our, examina-
ton and received non professional First
Glass Certificate in 1892. :-'..,''"
.. -. Yours faithfully
~ - r.. ~. .+ r. ~, ,.,@H7 D.J. Goggin.
The next point taken up and stated
by the Chairman was, that :, Mr.. Milne
made false statement in his application
:, for position as a teacher as aforesaid,
wherein and whereby lIr. Milne stated
!. II an, also an undergraduate of Ioro'a-
to University.'' Mr.. Milne 4 admitted
that he never attended the University of
Toronto; that his home address had new
er been Blyth: and that he knows, butts
not identical with William j. Milne OF
Blyth. He claimed, however, that he
is an, undergraduate Of said University
He was thereupon leq uested to produce
his Certificate Of Naturalization, which
the Secretary had requested him as early
as Dec 9Th to procure, # he did not al
Z ready have such certificate in hissposses
sion, and which he had been then advised
would Be received as ample proof in sup
port of@his statement. Mr.. Milne Re
Piled that he had written for the same
but had received no answer.
The following postal card and lette
were then read and considered in con
nection herewith !: