Evening journal., 1896-02-26
DIR. orumbaurh.. Foi,y.

Va 'e-@~ ~~~~~N'NA@F - DAthoA HAAn
cipled OF foolish. He appears before
the community In a very unenviable
light and has. II all reports be true,
conducted himself In such manner as to
be considered no longer ft to sit as 8
member OF one of the most respectable
and important branches of our city
government.
he has been Instrumental In pre-
venting the authorities from apprehend-
ing a lad whom he accuses Of having
committed felonious assault upon 9
year old girl in ons of our public
fchoolrooms.
Having preferred charges Of incom-
potency, lack OF management. discipline
and system against Professor A. d.
Berlin. one OF the foremost educators In
our city, and respectable and respected
man, and such charges having been
repudisted by duly constituted inves-
tigating committee, he resortei to the
urjustifable aud ungsntlsmanly course
OF employing n private detective TO
shadow Professor Berlin In the hope
OF securing enough spotter testl
mony to lead to his removal from the
public service and ruin his reputation as
a tetcher.
After this detectives attentions had
became 80 annoying IS TO cause Pro-
fessor Berlin TO enter a complaint,
It was discovered that High School
scholars had been worked by the spotter
In an sudsavor to got something substaa
tial against him
As though this were not enough, Dr.
Cfumbaugh now asks the Board OF Public
Education to pay from the pnbllc tteas-
ury 1924 80, expenses incurred In wsrk-
ing up = case by most reprehenslble
means
Let rs take up these matters sspA-
rately and sss whore they leave DR..
orumbAugh 10 the estImitlon OF tbs
public.
When he learned that a small school
girl had bsen assaulted In public school
BY boy student much older In years 9
was his duty. as good citizen. to report
the outrage to the police authorities aud
help them In every way possible to ferret
out the psrpetrator Of on, OF the most
helnous crimes on tho calendar This
was bis duty. but what did he do He
constituted himself both judge and jury;
appeared la the High School. stated the
case, and gave tha offender the option Of
leaving school or being prosecuted. He
even went 30 far as to refuse certain in
formation to Chief OF Police D1lsn when
that functionary asked him for It,
1t 10 not one OF the duties OF member
Of the Board OF Public Education to
usurp the prerogatives of the oonssrva-
tors Of the peace. aud become = party to
the hlndrance of justice. Hs was not
elected for that purpose and Of this fact
Dr.. Clumbaugh must have been fully
aware
Now to come to his fght sgsInst
Professor Berlin. This is community
which loves above all other things, public
servants who deal openly and Above-board
Oar psople abhor spoilers ana do not take
much stock In their employers. When
DR.. Crumbaugh bscame convinced In his
own mind that Professor Berlin WAS not
performing HE duties ia manner
conducive to the best interests OF our
educational system It was his duty to
formulate his charges specifically and 10
writing and lay them bstoIe the board
for action. This he did. Tho board
showed its fairness by appointing an
Investigating committee. After full
and fair investigation this committee
composed OF three responsible and
respectable men, reported that there Was
absolutely no ground for complaint.
Up to this ttags Of the proceedings
Dr. Crumbaugh acted wholly within his
province as a member Of the board who
owed duty to the taxpayers Who elected
him. He had done bis duty. It was a
matter Of public record and there his
responsibility ended.
But his zeal, Ito use an exceedingly
mild term-carrled HIN on. he threA-
tened to employ lawyer to prosecute his
charges, but has naver dons so. Then tbs
Pittsburg detectivs began to haunt the
school buildings. disturb ths even tenor
Of school life and shadoH Professor Ber
lin. until the fact became notorious. Had
Dr. Crumbaugh dropped the matter there
It would have been had enough; but his
bad Judgment esrried him on to tbs
eliminating point Of presenting bill
for the expense OF an investigation
which the board had never authoriz ed
and Of the progress aud character Of
which It ss body was ignorant.
All this will not irjure Professor Bsr
lin. bat It may ruin DR.. Orumbaugh, foi
his methods in-becsms man In hil
station Of life His usefulness IS mem
he. Of the board is ended, and he shoal'
iumsdiately tender bis resignation.
he has shown an inexcusabls disregard
for the Law ard the duties which h'
owes to society and its safety; mani
tested his unfairness in dssling with
public question which demanded nothinl
but honorable action BY al concerned
and brsaded Himself coward by resort
lao - The uea of a p8ld Bpotto