The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

regard for the organized forces of our govern
ment, which he was supposed to teach and to
eXempnfy.
we regard his action in this respect as an
act OF professional misconduct and for which
his certificate as a teacher should be revoked.
In view Of the iect. however, that no stand
ard of what should constitute professional
misconduct has heretofore been definitely laid
down, End not wishing to visit punishment
on the first perso guilty OF what we deem is
on-professionRI conduct, we shall refrain IL ON
enforcing or visiting upon Mr.. Suzzalio a Sc
we're penalty and viii content ourselves at the
present time with the repTlmand and with
he admoniuon 10 him and to every other
teacher within our Jurisdiction who is
tempted to indulge I'm like misconduct that
Indulgence therein will hereafter result in the
revocation OF the certificate OF the teacher
whose misconduct is officially brought 10 our
attention by charges preferred.
After the decision was read by the sec
retary its adoption was moved by E. +.
Browneil. The motion was seconded by
Miss Farley. Suzzallo, after asking and
receiving the permission of the board t.
speak on the matter which so vitally con-
cerned him, opened the debate in trench
ant style.
81 think if that is adopted" he said,
without question it can never stand In
the face of the law. The entire decision
! is based upon false assumptions. You
state that there was factional fight.
| Y You have no point OF evidence to show
/
| or six witnesses, not one OF whom had a
! child in the public school during the year
! | taught there. On the other hand, what
| kind of witnesses appeared for the de-
! tense? There were more than three times
as many, who absolutely denied the testI-
mony put forth BY the prosecution.
IF that dec on is passed you will b.
! upEolding a class of Alvlso re sidents who
are lot respected, who have not a child in
! the puoiic school and whose interests are
not those of The best people in that COM
munity. Aud you are placing q suspicion
| on the character of the men and women
| # family who appeared for the defense.
| You are Saying that the five or six wit
nesses who appeared for the prosecution
are more worthy of belief than the sixteen
or seventeen who appeared for the de-
! Tense. You are setting down in this rec
ord thit every man, woman and child
who appeared for the defense is a per-
! jurer.
"In the face of the evidence you cannot
make your decisl IN stand in court oil
law. 1t is ridiculous in view of the evil
denca given before this board. The gen.
/ tleman who made the motion to adopt
this decision said at the last meeting OF
! he board that he believed that / was MOI
| guilty of unproiessional conduct, but sim.
! ply that | was unwise. If Mr.. Brownell
votes for that he shows an inconsistenc CIV.
! You must remember that the action oil
this board must stand the fire OF the
courts and of public sentiment all over
Cali ornia. This precedent does not act
on me alone, bat on every teacher in Cali
fornia. l think it would be wrong for this
board to say that l have been guilty ol
professional conduc;.
THE president said with Mr.. Brownel
that would be acquitted, that the only
difference OF opinion was matter OF
minor consideration that would be SET
| tied when the rest of the board was
present. Three of you have already
stated that you are In favor of an &C
quittal.'
Brownell, in very sheepish and weak
manner, attempted TO make it appear
that they had only agreed hot to vote fol
] the revocation of the certificates held by