The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-06-19
NORMAL SCHOOL
ALLEGED CHEATING
Other Side Has Something
to Say and Says 1t
GRAVE CHARGES
in THE BALANCE
The Investigation Is Still in
Progress
PRINCIPAL PIERCE
AND SENIORS TALK
Purely Personal Reasons Alleged for
the Expose
REGRET is EXPRESSED
AT THE PUBLICATION
The Faculty Will Make Its Report This
Morning
Professor Hutchison Stands Pat-He Gives
His Authority for Statements
Already Made-Reports
Rich Field
REGRET IS EXPRESSED
AT THE PUBLICATION
The Faculty Will Make Its Report This
Morning
Professor Hutchinson Stands Pat-He Gives
His Authority for Statements
Already Maie-Reports
Rich Field

to the normal school yesterday, and The
Herald reporter who was detailed to in
vestigate certain sensational charges in
communication printed in these columns
in the morning, almost hoped and GER
tainly expected to receive cold enough
reception to counteract the heat CT the
climb.
Such was not the case, however. Prin-
cipaI Edw. 7. Pierce, and several men,
bers from the senior class who were sum-
moned from the gymnasium, accorded
the reporter warm reception, and the
manner OF all was cordially frank.
The interview took place in the recep-
zion room, and besides the scribe there
were present Miss Elizabeth Sullivan,
Lou B. Jennings, Messrs. d. o. Johnson,
W. B. Hill and Joy Winans. They are
all mem bers of the committee that were
selected from the senior class for the pur-
pose of taking action for the class in the
yery matter in hand. In answer to the
first question, "What have you to say re-
garding the communication that APP
peared in this mornings Herald?' Mr..
Johnson acted as spokesma Tor the COM
mittee and said:
1--WE have great deal to say, Sut we
don't know that we shall say it. The
senior class met this morning and talked
the matter.over. At first we thought we
would write an answer as class and
print it. but finally we decided that al.
though some of it is only garbled and
twisted, so much of it is totally false we
could not reply without loss of dignity,
and as the class left the matter in our
hands. we, the committee. decided to lg-
more it entirely. However, If there IS
ANYTHING you want to know, ask the
questions and we Will answer you" ana
Mr.. johnson looked at his colleagues,
who showed every disposition to back
him up.
Whereupon the reporter opened the pa
per in which the communication APP
peared and read the statements one by
one, Just asking, however. what motive
the writer could have had in writing it.
The answer came readily, accompanied
by significant look that lit was for
purely personal reasons" How about
this statement that Professor Pierce over
heard one young lady contding to an
other that nearly all the class cheated
during the ecentsexaminations?'
that statement is an absolute un-
truth" said Mr.. johnson, and the rest of
the committee nodded acquiescence.
'"Well. what is your version OF the
charges of cheating? Has there been any
cheating?" eyes, there has been cheat
ing" said Mr.. Winans. "and when it
was discovered Mr.. Pierce put the whole
thing in the hands of the senior class to
investigate among themselves. L am
chairman of the committee that was ap-
pointed by the class to appoint in turn
my committee. did so in the presence of
the class, and each member had the OPP
portunitv to object to each and every one
as they. were appointed. The consequence
is that the committee las appointed was
with the unanimous consent OF the class,
including those who have been accused OF
cheating, and all agreed to the commit
tees work. There has been no reason,
therefore, for any unfairneess. and the
committee spent two whole days in the
examinations of the accused, aside from
their confessions. The committee found
them guilty and passed the testimony,
minutes and all records to the faculty.
There were four or five other cases charg-
ed with habitual cheating which were
also investigated ana the testimony was
also handed to the faculty, the committee
feeling that the faculty would take Just
action. The senior class recommend ed
Furthermore that the other classes Of the
school organize system OF student con-
troll similar to that of Princeton and has
appointed a comml Ltee composed OF Mr.
W. b. Hill chairman. Mr.. Winans and
Misses Sullivan, Frazier and Landell tC
draft such resolutions and report Friday
morning for action.
'What was that about the lower grades
being taken into the assembly room?"
at was exactly what happens all thu
time the training class is always allowed
tu hear lectures. and ]. f. Carere, who
was secretary of the legislative commit
tee. said only this morning that tina
committee understood at the time why
those lower grade pupils were present
and, moreover, that he appcrtonmen
was made out from the catalogue report
which shows 476 pupils"
"How about the pupils being practcet
on the same lessons for two weeks etc. p
Here the committee all talked at once
and stated that they were all serious
they were all teaching at the time. ant
knew that statement to be untrue: tina
the pupils did the best work the
could, and that there was no specia
preparation for examinations in any wa
whatever"
swell. then, there is this charge abou
long lessons of eighteen and twenty page
in school law for one lesson-is that so?
"Ili tell you about that" said Mis-
Sullivan, and she went and looked at tn
text book to be sure, 1--WE had ten week
for school law and we covered exactl
thirty-four pages in that time. We wer
notified at first that we would have e1
aminations in 1t. We took up few page
at a time and were allowed to ask que.
lions, and to go to Dr.Pierce at any tim,
either in or out OF Glass; and if we di
not pass, it was our own fault and nc
body's else U.s.