Evening journal., 1896-02-28

the children laugh Rt his changing his
mind AS an instance OF this changing
OF mind she said. II can tell Of an in
stance TO day. You brought a boy to my
class, who had an infectious disease at
his home and told me TO send him home.
] did it. and you came In and asked
where the boy WAS, and said l sent him
home as you ordered. You then said that
you did not tell me to send him home but
to send him to your room
Professor Berlin asked her n she had
not heard him say that he would return
! IN a few minutes, out she said she had
not
Another Teacher Testiaes.
Miss Craig, another teacher, was
called. Her instance Of what she deemed
unrellabillty was as follows:
Last September Professor Berlin
asked me to make out a program but
did not furnish him With a copy for
three OF four days He came TO me and
said Dr. Crumbaugh wanted It gave
my ressen for not handing it to him,
that did hot have time TO make 1t out
SO that he could understand IL, IS each
had TO be copied on single shsst. !
later heard that he had told two teach
ers that did not maks out the program
for the previous year 80 that be c7uld
understand Il, and told him that had
heard it He asked me who said 60, and
said two Of the teachers and be denied
that he ever said any such thing. but the
two teachers say that he did
Ia answer to question by Profe ssor
Berlin Miss Craig said 20 far as she knew
Professor Berlin had tried TO do his duty
to the bsst Of his ability.
Didn't suit John Neary.
John Nesry former High SCHOOL boy
did not consider Professor Berlin was
competent to perform experiments In
chemistry, aud said the class 80 consid-
cred him He said IN reply to Professor
Berlin, that the latter did his duty IN
hearing recltations. The witness had
said that he didn't learn latin at the
school, and gave IS his reason for such
a statement, that he compared the way
he was taught there with the methods
used In the school he now attends. The
witness also thought Professor Berlin
was incompetent In algebra
David Gould Not Understand Them.
David w. Mcintyre said be could not
understand the experiments as made by
Professor Berlin and considered his
method Of teaching algebra very unsat
lsfRctory.
Miss Pyle, one OF the teachers, said
| she was not properly supported By tho
/ principal In maintaining order In her
room. She did not consider Professor
/ Berlin reliable, and added: IL do not
know whether what he says Is true or
not, until l find out from soma other
source" She did not think Professor
Berlin taught chemistry as It should bs
taught, In fact, did not believe In his
msthode.
Drawing Instructor Arthur Pelton
also considered Professor Berlin unre-
liable, and said that his method OF
conducting the school was unsatisfac-
tory.
The investigation was then adjourned
until this evening.
The Aainus OF the ATTACK.
In conversation With graduate Of the
| high School, and at present prominent
young business man, reporter OF the
EVENING JOURNAL learned a few facts
which would tend to furnish an animus
| for he charges made against Professor
Berlin he said;
II entered the High School In Profess
sor Willeys administration aud l can
readily supply a reason for this persecu.
tion, for such ] consider it. / am not
alone IN this and l will guarantee that
every fair minded and thinking graduate
Of the school will substantiate me.
"Since 1871 there have been seven
regular and one temporary principals.
Loring Il Barnum WAS appointed In 1871
but found the climate too warm for him
and the next year Albert r. Tenney took
the relns His stay was short aud In 1873
StRnsbury j. Wiley was appointed. He
remained until 1881 when he resigned 10
enter the Wilmington Dental Company,
and Charles d Raiue, OF New Jersey
succeeded Before Mr.. Raine came, Miss
Sally Hare, acted for a short time as
principal, and her brief term OF
authority evidently led her to believe
that she would be retained When
she was deposed and Professor Rains
came, a systematic course OF annoy ace
was instituted. Mrs. Hare, Miss Pyle.
Miss Sayers and other teschere, talked
scsndalously TO the boys about the prin-
cipal, and created dislike that he could
not overcome. They threw obtaclss IN
his way. magnifed his shortcomings tC
the visiting committee and he had to gC
before his year even Was out l am
speaking by the book, for Miss. Hare and
the others spoke to me along this llre
He WAS literally nagged out.
Another Victim to the l5at.
"When William w. BlrdsRll came, the
trouble was renewed and the same course
OF cot and dog business was resumed
The boys were systematically eggod on
bY the teachers who had determined thai
they would not have male princlpa
over them, and by Miss Hare who wal
bound to be principal II 1t lay In the
wood AS a sample Of this method. The
principal would 60 TO q teacher and say
Il want little more time for my class II
chemistry to day as II will require more
time 20 perform some OF the experiments.
Indeed, well can't allow my classes e
be slighted would be the reply, and thu
result would be that he got even les
time. Well 1t got too hot for Bird
sail and he had to get out, aud In 1885 he
went as principal Of the Friends Higt
School In Philadelphia.
+ stnl Another Scalp Loser.
"The next victim was Thomas L
Graham aud be stood the racket foI
I three years. Now Prof. Berlin Is gettinl
the benefit OF the dose This Is not the
6rst time Miss Hare has made public