The herald., 1896-07-19
POMONA
Prof. Mol, ne,ux Formally Asked to Re'ign
Notes hb mt Town


Notes kb,ut Town
POMONA, July 1S-The board Of edu
cation held a monkey and parrot ses-
sion in the high school building last
evening. over the MolyneauX matter
Four of the members Of the board of
education, after investigating charges
against Prof. f. A. Molyneaux, exoner-
ated him, ARA Crabb being the only
dissenting member. AT meeting of the
four friendly members, held on the
evening of the Fourth of July, at which
ARA Crabb was not asked to be present
the four members in question, asked
Prof. Molyneaux if he would, 1t any
time that three members Of the board
of education demanded it, comply with
their request to resign, providing that
the four members present should dis
miss the pending charges Prof. Molly
neauX replied so it was stated by Presi-
dent Adams, that he would resign at any
time that such request was made. Prot
Molyneaux denies this. and repeated his
denials before the board last evening
justifying his emphatic refusal to resign
by stating that he only promised to re-
sign after the board Of educe ton should
show good and sufficient cause.
Prof. Molyneaux has been requested
in writing, but not officially, to hand in
his resignation and quietly step down
and out to make romm for some one else,
but he declines to see it that way and
made statement to the eff ect that the
board could neither morally nor legally
demand of him his resignation after
having sustained him in the charges
that were preferred against him recent
ly. Prof. MolyneauX's resignation was
officially demanded last evening and he
is given until Monday evening in which
to file an answer.
Secretary F. K. Adams introduced the
resolution demanding Prof. MolyneauX's $
resignation, which in substance states
that owing to certain complications IN
the schools the board of education deems
it wise that it demand Prof. F. A. Molly.
neaux's resignation.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Plans are being matured looking tow
ard the erection OF an armory.
Twenty acres of land northeast of Po-
mona, belonging to Mrs. l.. II. Prewitt,
has been sold to S. c. PitZer in exchange
for eight brick stores in Boulder, Col
B. F. Matterson has sold six acres to
G.. w. Layne.
The report that Rev. H. NJ Loud had
extended a general invitation to the
sporting fraternity to participate in a
rabbit drive and hunt on the several
hundred acres of land owned by him,
which was set out to trees last year, and
is situated northeast of town. is erron-
eous, as Mr.. Loud stated today that the
matter of having his land cleared of the
| festive rabbit is one that the Pomona
Gun club has taken in charge, and tha;
| no such invitation has been issued II
Il Grub p''~"'e A"a'' Oh the CUR
The board of education at last night:
meeting elected Miss Galloway of Cleve.
land. Ohio; Miss Grannis of Oakland
| Miss Whipple Of the same city. both OF
! of cfof
versity and Miss Whitlock, a graduate
| OF Stanford to vacancies in the high
school. as teachers.
q. P. Barnett. the Southern Pacific
agent at this place, since his return a
rev days since from an outing in the
| Sierra Nevada mountains, talks of moth
ing but gold mines and rattlesnakes.
Messrs. VIII Cason and Joseph Hud-
dleston. with their families, left on
wednesday to spend some time at Long
Beach
Miss Fillmore of Los Angeles is visit
ing Mrs. Adelaide Dudley on West Sew
| enth street.
Messrs. r. S. Bassett, Will Bailey. ].
| w. Stringfield and B. F. Whip are
| hunting and fishing on Lytle creek. IN
III the San Bernardino mountains.
Or. Hart is off at the seashore.
EDWARD Mathers, who has been in the
employ of the Pacific Coast Oil com pany
>,
| day accompanied by his sister. Miss
Nellie Mathers, and by Miss May Cradle.
for months stay at Newhall.
Mrs. Dudley has joined her daughter.
Mrs: Nellie Westerman, at Long Beach.
Miss Helen Lee has returned from a
two weeks visit at Covina.
Miss Annabel Norton of Northfield
Mimi, is on visit a. her brothers HON :
in Claremont
The lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. Franz,
d. Green, East Holt avenue, was the
scene of much merriment on Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being one in
honor of Charles Hinton, who was ten
dered birthday party.
L. w. johnson and family. North
Carey avenue, will shortly occupy the
residence to be vacated by Rev. r
Bennett on South White avenue
MISS MaJorie Usher left Thursday to
visit in Northern California during the
summer.
Miss Clara Patterson entertained or
Wednesday evening. va
Pomona is soon to have an opera house
\. NJ. Wright of Spadra will put I'm tha
building. having let the contract TO s
j. Ralph, and will lease it to the com.
pany boys. The structure will be two
story. front 4S1a by 10, on West Second