The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-07

aud the Board has never discovered any
Of his that would give them any grounds
for q contrary opinion Of his character.
II was regretted exceedingly that the oircula-
ton seemed TO render it better TO part with his
services. It Is the feeling Of the Board that had
not the exaggerated rumors and idle gossip
gained circulation Professor G.. ID. Bognrt would
still be in our schools, lie came to us with
high endorsements an entire stranger per
sonally aud the Board has never regretted and
does not now regret taat they employed him.
II seems to us q great misfortune that the in
hucncc and usefulness of SO able a man rs
Professor Bogart in his calling should be per
mittcd to be destroyed by the malicious circu-
lhtion of idle stories.
The Board would not have permitted Pro
fessor Bogart to resign but would have pre-
ferrcd charges and prosecuted him had there
been sufficient evidence of the alleged Discon-
duct on his part to justify such action.
JAM G. EWING,
W. o. QUEST,
y, f.. GRIMES,
Jas. VI. c. KENNEDY,
W. j. HUNTER,
Members Of the School Board.
Witness albert \. HUNTER.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY. -.
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said
county, personally appeared Jas. c. Ewing, w,
O. Quest, Jas. +. Grimes, W. J. Hunter and jas.
NJ. G Kennedy, who being duly sworn accord
ing to law do depose and say that the fore
going statements are true and correct.
Sworn and subscribed JAMES C.. EWING,
before me this i5th day y, o, QrEsr,
OF June A. D., 1896. j. f. GRIMES,
Notary Public. W. j. HUNTER.
rscal.l
Gentlemen of the Shenandoah school Board.
In pursuance OF instructions the Undersigned
committee appointed to investigate the charges
affecting the character of Mr.. G. ID. Bogart,
superintendent elect of our schools, bcgto make
We visited Harrisburg as heretofore verbally
reported ON June 9TH last, and being unable to
verify or deny the rumors and alleged miscon-
duct OF Mr., Bogart, we determined the proper
and best means to learn the truth or falsity Of
the accusations, was by q, personal visit to
Knoxville. Following up this idea we visited
Knoxville on the Bird inst and as a result of our
visit We report the following.
1t il true that one Clara Yates, a girl of about
thirteen years of age, did in April last make
certain charges affecting the moral character Of
Prof. Bogart. We find the original charges to
have been merely an indiscretion but that they
have since grown by repetition to a vile ofense.
We find Clara Yates to he a bright girl Of a
nervous disposition and subject to st. Nitus
dance.
We find Miss Yates to have sworn to the truth
of her charges and Mr., Bogart has likewise
sworn to their utter falsity, We find that the
place where the alleged ofrense is said to have
taken place was in the central part Of the Bor-
ough of Knoxville and passers by could see
therein; that the doors and windows of the
school building and Office were open, and the
time about Z to 8 p. m.
Clara Yates says that after the alleged as
sault and about 3 p. m. Prof Bogart directed her
to wait for him at the gate of the school build
ing until he had eNtinguished the light, where
he took her by the hand, walked with her to her
nome ana placed hcr WITHIN her own gate.
We find at about this time Clara Yates read,
or at least had in her possession "A lewd and i'm
moral book. We find that no complaint was
made the night of the alleged occurrence and not
until about . a. IN. the following morning.
We find Clara Yates to have told her play
mates and others, that she had awful dreams
the night prior to the day of the accusation.
We find upon inquiry from Mr.. Yates persons
passing to and fro on the public streets could
see into the room where the assault was alleged
to have taken place.
We found that Mr.. Bogart has been prin ,ipal
of the Knoxville schools for the past two years.
That prior to his taking charge the schools
were of II very low grade and by his strict
discipline he has raised the schools to the second
highest in Allegheny county.
That by reason of his election as principal in
a contest he incurred the i'll will and enmity of
"A number of the citizens.
We find that his employment. by direction OF
the Board of Directors, of a tcaChcrw who was not
a resident of Knoxville, and the consequent
discharge Of one of the resident teachers caused
the family and friends Of the dismissed teacher
to become open and avowed enemies OF Mr..
Bogart, and during his two years as principal,
have harassed and villifed him wantonly.
We find that a Mr.. Baily, one of the School
Directors, has sworn that the Knoxville Board
unanimously demanded the resignation OF Mr..
Bogart. This Is fatty and unequivocally con-
tradicted by the remaining five directors. These
five directors assert that the resignation of Mr.,
Bogart was voluntary, and that had they been
able to discover the least evidence of the guilt
of Mr.. Bogart they would not have permitted
him to resign.
We find MIR. Bogart's general character unim-
peachable and by reason Of his good character
and attainments, the Knoxville School Board
voluntarily increased his salary from nine hun
bred to fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
We are constrained to believe the charges nm.
founded and untrue, and firmly convinced of
this that Miss Yates has made many material
Z additions and variations to her original charges,
and we thoroughly believe she has been coached
/, thereto by "A vindictive enemy Of Prof. Bugart,
j. J. PRICE,
+. r. BEDBALL,
Committee.
shenandoah, Pa, July sth, 1896.
s~CHUYLKILL COUNTY. -.
Before me the subscriber, one OF the Justices
Of the Peace in and for said county, personally