The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-05
Evening Herald.
SATURDAY, MAY ;, 1894.
WE WERE RIGHT.

what superintendent Whitaker sees fit to
treat as a "little occurrence" iustifies the
action the HERALD took at the time the
affair occurred. In presenting his official
report to the School Board Mr.. Whitaker
40 doubt thought it would be accepted
AS the only statement of facts that could
be adduced from the circumstances and
that by heaping abuse upon this paper he
would put a quietus on the affair for all
time to come and draw public sentiment
to his way of thinking by insinuating
that the HERALD's article sprung from
some improper motive.
Mr.. Whitaker is unduly sensitive and,
we fear, little too partial. At all events,
the investigation he claims to have made
was either incomplete, or directed through
the wrong channel, for under no other
circumstances could he have made re-
port that the charge that other teachers
Aaye resorted to the lookup process was
false, Since the publication of the report
Of the superintendent we have been as
snred that if Mr.. Whitaker wants the
names of children who have been locked
in rooms he can have them. This in
formation has been volunteered and was
not brought out by any investigation.
But so far as the Fetzer case is con-
Cerned we find that the parent statement
IS directly antagonistc to that OF the
superintendent. Mr.. Whitaker treats the
affair as "little occurrence and says
''the attack itself is so manifestly unjust
and unfounded that it deserves to be con-
demned, ~ yet DR.. Fetzer states positively
that two days after the occurrence Mr..
Whitaker told him the affair twas not
right"
Had the HERALD originally found the
case in the whitewashed shape the
! superintendent presented it to the School
Board there would not have been publ
cation, but being found rs it was, and as
Or Fetzer now affirms it, we feel con.
strained to differ with the superintendent
and say that the publication was per
sectly proper. ...
The boy in this case, according to the
developments was imprisoned in a room
sor one hour and fifteen minutes. Mr.
Whitaker did not state that in his report.
presumably because he looked upon it as
a "little occurrences" but according tc
Dr. Fetzer's statement Mr. Whitaker
though when the affair occurred, as the
HEEALD did, that it was not right.
At least one good end has been attained
by the publication of which the superin
dent complains, and that is pretty
general understanding that hereafter
precautions will be taken to avoid tn,
booking up OF pupils in school rooms
either purposely, or by accident.
In conclusion we would like to say tina
we cannot see how Mr. Whitaker coult
sonstrue the article published to justif,
she vindictive attack he made in his Off
lial report. In fact we are quite certail
shat the article could not be twisted int
such construction and are forced to tn
conclusion that Mr.. Whitaker is the MAJ
who carries a motive up his sleeve. w
nave never censured him, for the excellen
reason that we have never thought w
had grounds to do so, but we can assur
him that should we feel justified in doinl
so at any time we will do it openly and h
will not require lantern to seek tn
reasons