Evening journal., 1896-03-10
plicit charges made by me, which was
done
What Others Had to say.

looked 10 MIN as tnouEn something were
needed TO change things Rt the High
School and make them better. The error
committed By ths chairman OF the Com
mittee on High School was undoubtedly
due to misleading statements made by the
teachers thare.
Daniel Ross said that, while he was oil
the opinion that DR. Crumbaugh had
done some things which we're for the
good Of the school, aud perhaps intended
all right when he made the charges
against Professor Berlin, he had gone
about tin the wrong way. he thought
the evidence given by those teachers who
thought Professor Berlin unreliable
should not be considered
Ia answer TO question by Dr. Crum-
baugh General Ross thought that n the
doctor had believed Professor Berlin TO
be incompetent lt would have been we'll
to get three disinterested teachers OF
know ability, from other schools, 30
examine the school aud then report, This
would form q basis on which TO act,
General Ross did not thiuk that the
suggestion or challenge Of Mt Bird that
Professor Berlin submit to an examlna-
tion by q specialist was the right plan as
anyone is liable to be stumped over
certain questions
To this DR.. Crumbaugh stated that IL
was not designed TO have any specialist,
merely an ordinary college professor
The vote on tho Report.
Dr. Shortlidge called for tho roll-call
and the vote on adopting the report
which resulted as follows
Yeas-Msssrs Pyle, Ross, Kersey,
Crosssn, Coyle, Carter Turner, Hartman,
Morrow, Belts, Baynard Baird, Palmer,
Lsitch, Baldwin, Shortlldge Finley,
Mcdaniel, Huey, MeCausland aud
Frederick-21.
Nays-Dr Crumbaugh aud Messrs
FrlcE and Briley-3
This report was in the nature Of a series
Of resolutions and read as follows:
'To the President and Board OF Public
Education, In the city Of Wilmington.
Delaware.
your Committee on Teachers respect
fully reports the following preamble aud
resolutions;
Whereas, DR. John w. Crumbaugh,
chslrman OF the Visiting Committea OF
the Wilmington High School. has pre-
ferred charges against Professor a. Ii
Berlin, principal Of said school, of In
competency aud unreliabilty.
"And, whereas, thorough investiga
tion OF said charges has resulted Ia the
conviction OF a maj orlty OF this com
mittee, that said charges ara eatlrsly
unfounded; and that on the contrary the
conduct, management and discipline
Of said school uuder the direction aud
supervision Of Professor Berlin has been
g great Improvement over the past; and
except for the noticeable want Of co
operation on the part OF Fome OF his
subordinates, merits the warmest appro
bation'of this COMMITTEES, aud approval OF
our citizens.
"And whereas, your committee Is Of
the opinion that some of the subordinate
teachers In said High School have not
been. aud are not now, IN full sympathy
with the work OF the principal and the
progress OF the school.
Therefore be It resolved,
"Flrsb, That Professor A. H Bsrlin be
fully exonerated from said charges
Second, That the principal OF the
High School shall be held to be ia abso
lutte control aud authority. In the con-
duet, management and discipline Of said
High School; subject 10 aud oeoultsbla
only to the Teachers COMMITTEES aud TO
this board, but under the inspection aud
supervision OF the Visiting Committes
of said school and OF the supsrin
tendent
Third. That all other teachers and
employees In the said High School are
hereby declared 20 be suhO rdlnate 60 and
subject to the orders OF tbs principal for
the time being
Fourth, That 10 case Of disobedlence
OF orders BY any Of said subordinates
being FIRST brought to the notice Of any
Of the members Of the Visiting Commit.
tee. it shall be st once reported to the
principal II such dis0bsdlenoe shall be
6rst noticed by the principal, 10 shall
promptly call the matter 10 the attention
Of the Visiting Committee 20 the end
that the same shall DO prohibited
That Detective Bin Returned
This ghost having bsen laid. the
report OF the c)mmlttes ou teachers
relative to the bill for secret services,
OF as It's regular title Is "a bill OF the
BENZ amin Franklin Detective Agency for
1924 80, presented by Dr. j w Orum
baugh for detective services Rt the High
school, was handed up It reads.
THAT the Visiting COMMITTEES OF the
High School ia composed OF thres
Crumbaugh, Or. John Palmer aud John
Hartman Your committee knows Of
no rule or bylaw giving any one mem
bsr OF committee authority to contract
a bill such Rs Is presented for payment.
DR.. J w. Crumbaugh contracted the
bill upon his own responsibility, hs not
having consulted either Of his associatss
upon the subject; therefore. your COM
mittes is OF ths opinion thai Dc. j W.
Crumbaugh is wholly responsible for tbs
bill aud that the BJard Of Eiuc ttion has
nothing to do with the payment OF It."
This report bears the signatures Of
MsEsra Pyle, Belts C.yle aud Baird Ia
tho Affirmative and Crumbaugh and
Brllsly in the negative DR.. Sbortlldgs
moved the adoption of the report and Mr..
Coyle seconded this, and then DR..
Crumbaugh read another page from bis
recently compiled school history, 60 the
effect that be had laid the story Of the
alleged assault on years old girl by
16 years old student ia the High School
December II. before President Baird, a1d
also informed that official that the lad
suspected by him (Dr Crumbiugb) had
proved an slibi The employmsn5 Of q
detective was suggested In order to
prevent publicity and one WAS secured
H.