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

his statements relating to his education
al and professional attainments. Mr..
Milne thereuPon replied that he had been
Instructed by members of the Board of
Education not to file his biographical
sketch and to have nothing whatever to
40, or have any further business, with
this Board of Examiners.
The Chairman then asked Mr.. Milne
whether he had any further proofs in
support of any of his claims, or ANYTHING
further to say in his defense. M. Milne
replied that he had nothing further he
wished to submit to this Board, and then
retired. -
While the several points taken up and
stated by the Chairman had been under
consideration, Mr.. Milne had reouested
the Secretary to read certain statements
contained in the body of 4 tyne written
letter which Mr.. Milne held before
but refused to place in the hands of tbeSec.
rotary and which had been so folded by
SAID Milne as to conceal the heading. a6-
dress and statements following the same,
as well as statements following the ex-
posed part, and the signature said Milne
claiming that the portions concealed Nv
MIN contained statements of private
character which he would not place be-
lore the Examiners, and that said letter
nad been written by certain public Of
hcer OF high rank in the Education he.
Pa'tment OF Ontario. Secretary Nix re-
fused to look at the part of said letter
exposed by Mr.. Milne, holding that q
portion OF letter whose heading, ad
DRESS opening and closing arts,and SIG
nature, are withheld from this Board.
cannot be accepted by this Board as cor
roooratlng or proving any of the state
ments made by said Milne. Chairman
Eckstein concurring in this opinion. f
was decided by this Board that; the ex.
posed part of said letter cannot be con.
sidered or accepted as evidence or proof
pertaining to any matter before this
Board.
After Mr.. Milne had retired, the whole
matter was duly considered by dashboard
and in connections herewith the follow
ing two letters from Mr.. Milne to Chair.
man Eckstein, which are as follows:
"New Ulm, MINI. Nov. %, 1898.
Jos. A. Eckstein,
City.
Enclosed photographed
sketch containing information desired. I
DO not care to place my certificates in
your hands at present but will send YOU
duplicates, certified by the proper auth
critics as soon as received. have writ
ten for them, and for ratings and other
matter which may be of interest to vou
AS you have made such serious charg-
es against me. demand the right Of
clearing myself in my own way.
Yours &c
w. A. Milne"
"New Ulm, Mimi, Dec. 4, 1898.
Jos. A. Ecksteln.
City.
Sir-Rec'd Saturday letter from
the Ed. Dept, Toronto, Ont. stating
that on filing an enclosed affidavit a
duplicate ofmy certificates with m arkines
would he sent. The law has been changed
lately; until recently markings were CIV
en- on application. Now it is necessary
to declare for what purpose they are
wanted, for what purpose they are to be
used SC. THIS letter you may see by
coming to me If you wish. This will
necessitate some more time. Inrobablv
may not receive markings now for ten
days or so.
Yours &C.
W. Milne"
Thereupon it was decided that the fol-
lowing order be entered in this matter,
Examiner Schaller dissenting, viz:
"Ofice of the School Examiners
of the City of New Ulm, MINI.
ORDER REvOKING TEACHERS
CERTIFICATE:
WHEREAS, the School Examiners of the
public schools in and for the City of New
Ulm, in the County of Brown and State
of Minnesota, did heretofore, on the 9th
day of September. 1898, grant special
teachers certificate to one William A.
Milne for this school district, expiring on
July 9th, 1894, upon the examination
made by said William A. Milne before
said School Examiners and upon the state
ments made and contained in the applica-
ton of said William A. Milne for a posi-
ton as teacher to the Board ofEducation
in and for this City, which were accepted
as true by said School Examiners, as we'll
as upon the evidences of scholarship
and professional attainments presented
and claimed by said William A. Milne,
and the copies of testimonials also pre-
sented to said School Examiners, all of
which were also accepted as true, with
the understanding and on the condition
that all of said statements of
said William A. Milne relating
to his educational and professional at
tainments, as we'll as the statements con-
tanned in said application, should be YER
ifia6 within reasonable time hv anhmit