The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-05
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
Return of the Investigating Committee-No
New Developments.

New Developments.
John J. Price, president, and r. X. Bed
dali Esq, solicitor of the School Board, who
were appointed committee to represent the
Board at Harrisburg and get information
bearing upon the case of Prof. Bogart, the
uperintendent-elect of the public schools of
this town, against whom protest has been
filed, returned TO town last evening. Neither
gentlemen had any news to impart, but there
will be special meeting of the School Board
tomorrow evening to formally receive what
report the committee has to make.
While in Harrisburg the committee met
and had a long conversation with Dr.
Schaetier, the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, concerning the situation and the
latter stated that the schools of this borough
must remain without a superintendent until
the contest made against Prof Bogart is
settled one way or the other; and in case the
decision is against Prof. Bogart the Board
will be obliged to hold another election. Of
course, the State Superintendent refrained
from discussing the merits of the case, or
expressing an opinion on it. 1t was stated
that Prof Bogart would appear at Harrisburg
to-day and make arrangements to have the
hearing fixed at the earliest possible date 1t
has been suggested that the local Board
members to Knoxville to make personal in
vestigation. 1t appears that the procedure in
the case will be as follows Prof. Bogart has
sent the protest to the Knoxville School Board
and that Board will send an official statement
of the facts in its possession to the State
Superintendent. Prof Bogart will then
present himself at Harrisburg and demand a
hearing of all the facts in the case.
ba ieo Tod Of a
petition signed by citizens of this town and
which was filed at the State Department with
the protest which was published yesterday
To DIR. N. c. Schaffer
Supt. of Public Instruction
Harrisburg, Penna.
! SIR:-We, the undersigned school directors
and citizens of the school district of the borough
of shenandoah, county of Schuylkill and state
! Of Pennsylvania, respectfully represent; That
Board of School Directors of said borough met
| ON Tuesday evening, May 5, A. d. 1895, and
elected one G. d. Bogart to the office of borough
Superintendent of said school district for the
term commencing on the first Monday of June,
A. d., 1896, and ending on the first Monday of
June, A. D., 1899; that since the said election we
have read in the issues of the "Pittsburg
Leader of April ~, 1896, and the Pittsburg
Dispatch of April 2S 1896 respectively, articles
referring to the conduct of the said c. ID. Bogart
while principle of the public schools of the
borough of Knoxville, county of Allegheny
and state of Pennsylvania, and the circum
stances utIenOlllR MS resignation OF Salu primer
paship, and we verify believe that the said G
ID. Bogart does not possess a sound mora
character and Is therefore not eligible to hold
the office of borough Superintendent pro
vided in the Act of Assembly of April Q, A. d.
1867, sec l3. We therefore respectfully entel
objections to the issuance of commission tC
the said c. ID. Bogart as borough Superintendent
of this school district.
Patr'k Conry, Director, P'tr k Connors, ,Drectr, ;,
9 T. +. Manley, Director, Timothy O'Brien, Di-
F. Hanna, Director, rector-elect,
Nich'l Sullivan Direc- F. Higgins, Director
tor-eect. elect,
NJ Mellet Postmaster, II. J. Muldoon, Ex-Di-
: j. A. Reilly Merchant, rector,
Thos. j. Higgins, 5. c. Spading, NJ d.
G E. f. Gallagher, NJ. f. Tierney,
/ J. J. Kelly, ". D. Malone,
, j. J. --, T j. Mulahey,
i Jas. j. Dewitt Director, Chas j. Quinn.
u State of Pennsylvania, GO
+ County of SchHylkill, So
i Before me, the subscriber, q Notary Public il
Y and for said county, personally appeared Jane
j. Dewitt, Patrick Conry, Patrick Connors ant
Thomas E. Manley, who being duly sworI
according to law say the facts set forth in tn
foregoing petition are true.
Sworn to and subscribed (Signed)
before this 9th day James j. Dewitt
of May, A. D., 1896, Patrick Conry.
n j. II. CoYLE, Patrick Connors
l., (Seal) Notary Public. Thos. e. Manley