The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-28
A MEAN PROCEEDING
Board Of Education snubs a
Citizen Whose Child Had
Been Ill Used.
INCAUTIOUS REMARK THE EXCUSE
Mr.. Franck's Daughter Made Sick
BY Detention in Scholar
Insurance Side Issue.

The meeting of the Board of Education
last evening was e~nlivened by a rather
unusual incident. The Board had fin
ished bushes and was about to adjourn
when Mr.. A. A. Franck. residing at No.
100 Bowers street, requested the privilege
of the floor, which was accorded him, to
make. as he said. a complaint demanding
the attention of the Board.
Mr.. Franck stated that recently on one
very cold day his child. just after being
confined to her home seven or eight
weeks with rheumatism. went to School
No. I. Of which she is a pupil, and. not
feeling well enough to remain during the
morning session, asked her teacher at
1880, for permission to return home. The
teacher replied that she was "only putting
on, and refused to allow her to leave I'M
til twelve O'clock. Owing to this deten-
ton. his daughter. he said. was Frustrated
and thrown into such a condition hat con-
vulsions were only averted by the prompt
attendance of her physician, DR.. Nevin.
resulting in her being confined to her bed
for three weeks. He thought that it
was the duty of the Board to give in
structions to teachers to promptly send
children home when they complain of
0A4 AahG ~ OOi5olO1J hpOlA Z
to obey such a rule.
In reply to Director Beach's question
If he had made any complaint of this oc-
currence to any school official, Mr..
Frapck said he had to the Principal of the
school, but the latter gave him no salts
faction, and refused to give him the
name of the teacher who detained his
child until he insisted Upon it. In answer
to further questions. Mr.. Franck SAID
that he did not make complaint to : the
Superintendent because he did not know
who was the superintendent or where he
could be found, and did not complain to
the committeeman of that school believ-
ing that he would get no satisfaction from
him.
President Allen happens to be the COM
mitteeman of No. Z School which is To-
Gated on Central avenue. He at once re-
sented what he considered to be unjust
reflection upon him in the performance
of his duty and also upon every member
of the Board. Several members re-
PEELED the insinuation with great indigna-
ton.
President Allen called upon Mr.. Franck
to state if he had any reason for making
such an assertion, or if he knew of hin
a respectful hearing and any grievance
full consideration and redress in the line
Mr.. Frank, who had been from the
first very aggressive and vehement in
his remarks, now began to weaken and
being forced to answer the Presidents
question admitted that he had no ground
for what he had said in regard to the
committeeman of the school. and endeav-
ored to excuse it by saying that he did
not know who the committeeman was,
and therefore was not speaking person
ally of the President.
Director Obergfe1l asked Mr.. Franck
II he was not the agent Of the Sun Fire
was sWered in the affirmative. Director
Obergfell then further asked why he had
not paid to the Board $50 which the COM
~ "a nxr x1ra r. ~ IrNox ~ 80 1s- 49, z---
to school building No. 6 by fire in last
November. He further asked if Mr..
FFanck had not eyaded the committee
money. His answer was:-.sThere has been
no claim filed or proof of loss made"
This assertion was denied by several
Director Mclean moved that Mr..
Franck be deprived of further privileges
of the floor.
Director Beach. in seconding the mo-
tion, said that Mr.. Franck had after be-
ing accorded every courtesy committed
a breach of courtesy on his own part by
casting an unwarranted reflection upon
the official conduct of the President, and
the standing and dignity of the Board
demanded that y refuse to hear him fur,
ther. The matter of which he complained
could, however, be investigated.
Director Degnan opposed the motion
to exclude the complainant from the floor.
No marsh measures should be adopted
towards any citizen, but all received with
becoming courtesy no matter what they
might say.
Director Cowles thought that Mr..
Franck should apologize, and if he wish.
ed to do SO should be given an opportun-
ity before a vote was taken on Director
MeLean's motion. I
Mr.. Franck said he did not come there
to be discourteous. and had no intention
of being so. He did not know the Super
neither did he know that President Allen
was the committeeman of No. I school
He now believed that If he went to Pre-
Director Hoos thought that what Mr..
Franck had said in reference to the COM
mitteeman, not knowing who he was,
applied to every member of the Board,
placing all on the same footing and cast
ing the reflection upon all.
The motion to withdraw the privileges
of the floor was then adopted by unani-
nous vote. and Mr.. Franck's complaint
was referred for investigation to the local
committee on No. 7 school.