Evening journal., 1896-03-10

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board and which will 20 down into his
tory as a refutatlon of the general be.
lief Of the public that the board sleeps.
Every member OF the board was
present when the curtain rose and there
Was an involuntary strengthening up ia
chairs and hardening Of countensnoss as
the exercises began. The bids for making
improvements to the Howard School were
opened They were: j. r. ID Seeds
500 999; David McOlosksy, $24. go; N.
Smith Barclay. Philadelphia, $40 44f;
w + James $40 Ala 90; Calvin Swayne,
$22 494; 5 E Tarbutton, $23 9lS; j. e.
Healey, S2l, Ill: Peter f Martin & Son,
$2l $685. Thomas Samworth, $24 277 /;
A. Eckmsnn. S20. 700; William II. Foulk
& Son, $22 IA; john J. Cassidy. 500
7S5; R. b Clark, Philadelphia, $40, 09S T;
A s Reed and Brother Company &24
1856; William B Austin, $2l, 966 "A; B
+. Shskesnesre. $22 $50. John B John
sou, S2i go The bids we're referred to
the Building Committee TO report at the
next meeting of the board.
The Finances Of the Board.
The finance COMMITTEES made the fol
lowing report: Balance at February 1,
SO 1893 o. new buildings. Si1.42; Fsbru.
airy appropriation, $40 620 30; interest
on deposit SIS "a; total receipts $50,
O23 % Expenses: Teachers salaries.
SIC, 430 80; officers aud janitors. 1920. II;
books 81 113 II repairs, $S03 90; fuel,
st4 "A; manuel training supplies, 81 80 .
"a new buildings. SIS; sewing depsrt-
ment supplies, 81 6l; Frebruary appro-
pristions TO the Free Library, $459 81 I;
bills. $45 90; balance to current ex
penses So O0S; new buildings, IS 40;
total, $50 02322
The Teachers Committee reported
that It was not advisable to re open No
% over Eleventh street bridge nt
present, but did favor the renting Of a
room near No II to accommodate any
Increase In pupils. On motion Of Dr.
Shortlidge sction on ths matter was
deferred until the next meeting. The
kindergarten association was granted
permission to open room In No. 26 for
small children.
Then the Wind Began to Blow.
The Committee on Teachers reported
on the investigation into the charges
made By Dr. Crumbaugh against Profes
sor Berlin, and which exonerated the
latter from all such accusations. Samuel
F. Belts moved the adoption OF the report
and David Fl Coyle seconded this. Dr.
Crumbaugh WAS rot highly pleased with
this and rising Ia his plsce said;
II wish to say few words. have DO
desire to change the opinion cf any
member of the hoard l wish TO give a
history OF the chsrgss. When I was frat
appointed chairman OF the High School
Committee It WAS contrary to my will,
bat it was urged upon me by the prssi
dent and Sc egeral ex members OF the
committee. They asserted that certain
matters at the school needed correction,
and said that they thought l could
correct them. To the best of my
knowledge l acted In the right way.
"Af5er my appointment, finding some
Inconsistencies in the high School,
called the attention OF the president Of
the board TO them. Some Of them we
were able to overthrow, as they were un
/ founded but not go with some OF the
other statements, and those statements
were founded by charges Competency or
incompetency has not bsen decided upon,
Ia my judgment 1t seemed to hinge on
the testimony Of the principal Of another
school In our city whose opinion without
q doubt Is very good, but be had no
| opportunity for observation. He testified
that Professor Berlin borrowed electrical
apparatus from him to make experiments
and no one could use the apparatus
unless he was experienced IN chemistry
| Professor Berlin did borrow an apparatus,
but It was not used by him, but by Pro-
/ fessor Rawlins of Philadelphia in q
lecture at the High School.
Sometimes Doctors Disagree.
Il
consider him reliable and others unrelia
BILE. The testimony on the part OF those
who say he is reliable is entirely
negative Oae man may sea maa steal
a chicken snd yet 100 may bs brought to
say that they did not see him do It
/ There was q great failure on the part OF
/ some OF the witnesses for the prOsecu
/ ton. They did no. testify TO the same
things they told me about ia statemsnts
I they made to me. The com plants to me
were largely from the manual training
department and on these l based the
charges. These instructors Ia their tss-
/ tlmony failed to say the same things as
/ they did to me aud the Manual Training
I Committee. Slme Of the witnesses cut
( down their statements because they were
afrsid Of losing tasir positions, and it
was not fair TO hold such thing over
them.
"The defendant was upheld by the head
of the board and most o. the Witnesses
were afraid to testify to sll they knew for
fear OF being discharged l made my
charges on the statements made to me by
the teachers. believed l was honest in
making these charges, despite the stale
ment that wanted William l.. McGowan
90 be principal OF the High School The
way the whole matter was opened before
the committees Was By resolution signed
by myself and one other of the commit
tee asking that Mr. McGowsn bs Ep-
pointed at a salary Of SO 900. This
method OF procedure was counseled By
other msmber5 Of the c)mmlttee. but
when 1t finally came up ID was decided
that paper should be drawn with ex.