The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
WALLS SUIT TO
FOLLOW NEXT
The Attorney Will Make
More Direct Specifca-
tions of Fraud,
There Will Be No Summary
Proceedings, but Simple
Civil Suits.
The Board May Be Asked Why 1t So
Suddenly Threw Out the
Natural" System.

THE CALL printed the exclusive news
concerning the suit OF DR.. c. G. O'Donnell
against the School Board on Sunday.
Tie cor plant, which was printed YER
batim by THE CALL on Sunday, was filed
in the Superior Court yesterday, as fore
told.
THE CALL is now able to state that At
torney John Wall has not abandoned his
suit for the removal of the board, as in
tlmated i'll morning paper. He will file
his suit not later than the first of next
week, and he Will not begin criminal pro-
ceeding1 or seek the $500 reward allowed
to informers under section 772 OF the
Criminal Code.
Attorney Wall will not sue the board as
a whole, bat will proceed against the
members individually. His SUIT will diff
fer from that of DR.. ODonnell by being
in every way more specific,
Eft Will aIIege definite and
nagramt violations Of the la w,
corrupt n I'm OIL ce, the evasiO o m
of the law against lie sting high
priced contracts TO one man
without seeking bids from
others, extravaganza and gem
eraI IincOmpetency.
Attorney Walls suit will be looked for
with a great deal of anxiety by the board,
for they all know that he has devoted
sone months to the investigation, and
that he will make an ugly list OF charges
and enter the fight with the desire 10
make good showing.
There is a great deal of talk just now
regarding the probability of specific
bribery charges being made in Attorney
Wallis snit. The gentleman would not
express himself further than to say that
he had some very startling revelations to
make and he would surprise the public
with some very grave charges at the
proper time. 1t is said that the SUIT NAV
De filed early next week
1t is said bv those who know consider
able about the schoolbook question that
the copy book problem Will cut a great
figure in the controversy.
There vas a great fight between the rep
resentatives of the California system and
the Natural. Nearly all the school prin-
cipals favored the Natural sys EN- because
its sim pie base line was approved by all
the t-acher.. On the strength of the
strong Endorsement OF all the teachers
the BOaru OF EuucatlOu committee OF
the whole recommended the adoption of
the California system, so changed as to
conform largely to the Natural method,
bIt il is charged that when the matter
was finally acted on by the board the CAL
ifornia system was adopted without any
change whatever, thus defeating what all
the teachers and principals adopted as
their pre- terence.
The developments along this line and
like directions are promised in the s1it of
Attorney Wall, who is said to hold sew
eral cards up his sleeve. The following
endorsements of the Natural system of
writing by various principals give an id ea
of the extent OF its popularity as COM
pared with the California system, and
show likewise the surprise that Sc zed the
teachers when they found all lhsir recon-
mendations shelved and the scheme of the
board in full operation:
r.. "A. Cleveland, RincOn
Grammar SchOOI-Haying ex-
amfned Ihe Natural system
and compared it with similar
| systems, Il ann ready to pro-
nOuncc ID superior i'm every
respect.
A. Herbsf-MOsf Of the teach.
ers have tested the Natural
system. and the general opin.
ion is that it is the best hither.
10 presented.