The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-04
VERY LIVELY SESSION.
Hot Debate Before a Meeting OF
the School Board Last
Night,
MR.. GLOVER COMPLAINS |!
HE CHARGED SUPERINTENDENT WHIT
AKER WITH UNJUSTLY TREATING
HIS DAUGHTER,
The Superintendent Replies That He
Only Exercised a Right Given
Him by the School Boards
RuleS-POinted Remarks.
MR.. GLOVER COMPLAINS !

The School Board held a meeting last
night and had a very lively session, too.
For about half an hour there was an ex-
change of remarks that bubbled over
with the most striking kind of irony,
and it is doubtful if more bitter debate
has taken place at a meeting of the board
in recent years.
The cause of the discussion was a com
plant lodged by Mr. Robert A, Glover
that his daughter had been badly treated
by Superintendent Whitaker. Mr.. Glover
was in attendance in person and stated
his charge fully and Mr.. Whitaker replied
at length, and the discussion rested
between them. Here and there members
raised points of order.
The members in attendance at the meet.
ing were Messrs Conry, Baugh, Trezise
Burke, Ogden, Hanna, Dewitt, Maniey,
Davenport, Morgan, Muldoon, L e, Hooks
and Stanton. superintendent Whitaker
read his monthly report on the day and
night schools and presented the following
statistics with regard to the former
Term enrolment-Boys, 134l girls, l,5OO !;
total 2S4l. Monthly enrolment-Boys
1856; girls, 1899; total, 2495. Average
daily attendance Boys, $50; girls, 1l0S
total 2O94. Percentage of attendance
Boys, 90; girls, So; total, SO. Number
of pupils present every session, 76; visits
by citizens, las; by directors, 49, The
report on the evening schools was as
follows: Term enrolment, 5lS; monthly
enrolment 269; average attendance for the
month, 1856 average daily attendance for
the term, 25S percentage of attendance,
78; present every session, 80; visits by
citizens, 40; by directors, 16. The night
schools closed on March 22ud. While the
attendance has been much larger and
more regular than in any previous term
and much good has been attained,
yet neither the attendances nor
nor the results are what the board should
aim to make them, and the proper COM
mittee should give the matter special at
tention. The Superintendent concluded
his report by stating that two Of the
teachers, Miss Julia Creary and Mr..
Frank B. Williams are i'll at present and
he could not say when they would be
able to assume the duties, or whether
/ they would be able to resume teaching
| this term. Miss Annie B. Bierman WAS
appointed to substitute for Miss Creary
and Miss S. Daisy Hess was appointed 20
substitute for Mr.. Williams. The Super
intendent recon mended that these teach
ers be continued as substitutes.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of
the report Mr. Davenport arose and stated
that at a meeting of the committee on
teachers and salaries there was considered
a complaint respecting the treatment of
one of the teachers. Mr.. Davenport
stated that Miss Glover had been selected
by Mr.. Williams to substitute for him
and Mr.. Whitaker took exceptions in the
case and replaced Miss Glover by the ap
poiutment of Miss Hess Mr.. Davenport
said that Mr.. Glover felt aggrieved over
the matter and made complaint to the
committee. After consideration of the
complaint majority of the committee
did not feel disposed to sanction the act
of the Superintendent and felt that Miss
Glover had been wronged and the matter
ought to be made right.
Mr.. r. A. Glover, the father of the
school teacher concerned in the case, was
allowed to address the board. He sale
Mr.. Williams engaged his daughter tC
substitute for him. Mr.. Williams said hC
would try to see the Superintendent tha
(ruesday) morning before leaving ant
requested Miss Glover to send word t,
the perintendent, which she did Tht
next morning Miss Glover sent another
notice that she had been employed as
substitute, On Wednesday morning Mr.
Whitaker called at the school and relieved
Miss Glover, placing another young lad!
in her position. Mr.. Glover was evidentl.
very much vexed and the frame Of mint
he was in can be better understood from
this verbatim report of his remarks
81 have come to complain of this actiol
on the part of your Superintendent tina
he should in such an immoral manner
come aud disgrace my daughter in tn
eyes of the school and in the eyes o
! who may ever hear of this story
There is r reflection upon her as a teache
and it will have an effect against her her
and elsewhere. Whatever influence wa
brought to bear upon your Superiu utenden
? have nothing to do with but complain
that he should not have done such al
action towards my daughter. He ha
never before taken the responsibility o
placing a substitute since he has beei
Superintendent. That he has the right
don't dispute don't raise the question