Evening journal., 1896-03-07
THE EVIDENCE Is ALL IN.
oontInusa rrom FIrst Pars

boys department. said Professor Berlin
had always helped her when necessary
and commended him highly as an In
atructor, discipllnarian aud truthful.
reliable man. In this che was endorsed
by Mes Springer, 6rst assistant girls
department Miss RICHTER and Miss
Wheeler. teachers in the High School
Manager John L Hall. Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, had taken
special lessons In algebra from Professor
Berlin aud considered HIN as highly
competent.
Msi9r Smith then took the stand.
When be was chairman OF High School
he had received complaint from Miss
Pyle Tho superintendent had oon-
planned Of lack Of discipline in Miss Pyle's
room ard the committee was investi
eating whom Miss Pyle objected
to Professor Bsrlins methods and
said she could not get along with him
He was on the Teachers Committee which
selected Professor Berlin and had never
regretted that action He had seen
improvements In the school
superintendent Harlan said the school
had never been In AZ good condition as
at..present. He has been In the superin-
tendency for twenty years
Principal johnson Tcstihes.
Isaac T Johnson, principal Of the
Friends School, spoke.hiehly Of Professor
Berlin as an Instructor aud as one
versed In chemistry and algebra, baslng
his opinion on what be had CLEANED from
conversations with Mr.. Berlin. he had
visited the High School and con
sidered the discipline very good. he had
heard Mr.. Berlin express himself Ia
educational conventions and judged him
TO be compent instructor Ia regard
TO chemistry be has borrowed expen-
sive apparatus from the Friends
School TO msks experiments and
when the apparatus had been returned IL
showed that it bad been used and no one
could use II without he had a good
knowledge OF chemistry. He had
discussed text books on algebra with
Professor Berlin and from the way the
principal had handled the subject and
worked out problems In testing the
books, no would say he wan fully
to toaoh this branch He had
always found Professor Barlin reliable
He could also Judge this from the fact
that the pupils from the High School hsd
come TO his school and they were better
voraed la algebra than those coming
from under other administrations. Any
OF those graduates could have entered
the freshman class Rt Princeton.
Miss LRtimer past graduate spoke
highly Of Professor Berlin's methods and
DR.. William O. Pierce considered Pro-
fessor Berlin a competent instructor and
disciplinarian. Irving Chandler, class
'02, Wesley Trotter, present pupil and
Lewis r. Springer now at Delaware
College endorsed this
George Rommel said his knowledge OF
algebra had kept him at the head Of his
class In the University OF Pennsylvania,
while Ernest Cornbrooks told OF
problem In algebra which stumped the
women teachers having been readily
done by Professor Berlin. Percy Klund
testified to the satisfactory methods Of
Professor Berlin.
Summing Up on Both Sides.
In closing Msjor Smith made brief
reference to the testimony and called
assistants, thus preventing experiments
attention Of the board by both Professor
DoAAAu NHN AhtlhMa
Mr., Bird. In his remarks, said that the
question was whether in view Of the
division OF sentiments In the school
among the teachers, II was good for the
school TO allow Berlin 10 remain Rt it's
head. He asked II there were no compe-
tent men TO take the school
and prevent the presence OF dis
cordant elements between pupils
and teachers and principal. In conclusion
be said III you are satisfied that this
uan has oeted In good faith then you
must either turn out the teachers who
are not In sceord With the principal or
else let him 90. There cannot be two
ends 10 this school. pulling Rt cross
purposes and discipline be maintained"
Mr. Bird thanked the committee for
the courtesy extended him. An adjourn
ment was then taken until Monday
afternoon at O'Clock, whea che verdict
will be given.
Although the com mlttee has not acted
as yet, 10 is pretty evident that the YER
diet will be one exonerating Professor
Berlin.