Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-04
IS STILL WITHOUT A HEAD
Rev. Coleman Will Not Come to Brownop
Hail.
ELECTION OF PRINCIPAL NOT AUTHORIZED
Trustees Make nm Investigation nna
Then Conclude that They DO
Not want the Gentleman
from Missouri.

The board OF trustees OF Browuell hall
has not yet secured a principal for the
coming season. This statement will be
surprise to the many who have believed
that Rev Harvey X. Coleman would, as
announced in circulars sent out some three
weeks ago, assume charge Of the hall on the
opening of the next academic year. Herr
man Kountze of the board OF trustees said
yesterday afternoon that Brownell hall had
no principal at the present time; that Rev.
Harvey X. Coleman positively would not DO
the next principal and that the board at
present had no one in view for the position.
The release of the ptincipal-elect before
he has entered upon his term OF service here
has caused considerable discussion within
Episcopal circles during the past few days
1t appears that shortly after the recent COM
mencement of the school, at which time
Rev. Robert Doherty formally severed hia
connection with Brownell hall, circulars were
sent to many families in this city and in
the immediate vicinity announcing that Rev.
Harvey X Coleman would assume charge
of Brownel hail in the fall, and requesting
that all inquiries or other communications
should be addressed to- Rev. Coleman at the
hall or to Champion $, Chase of thie city.
A stack of mail accumulated at BrowneN
hall for the princpal-elect. lie has not
yet opened 1t, and it now seems likely that
he will not do so.
LOOKS UP COLEMAN'S RECORD.
There is considerable mystery as to tho
election of the principal who will never act
in that capacity and to the reasons why no
will not take charge of the school. II is said
that he was never formally elected at rcgu-
lar meeting of the board of trustees, and that
the issuance of circulars announcing that he
would conduct the school was the unau-
thori2ed act of some individual trustees. At
the time Rev. Harvey *. Coleman was elected
to the prinCipalship 1t was given out that he
was an alumnus of the University of To-
r1nto but a gentleman of this city who wrote
to the registrar of that institution received
the reply that no such man as Harvey h.
Coleman was a graduate or had ever been
Coleman came to Omaha from his home in
Desoto, Mo, about a fortnight ago and was
introduced about town by Champion S. Chase
as the new principal of Brownell hall.
This change between seasons Is said to be
the sequel of some disSensions that existed
before the retirement Of Rev. Robert
Doherty from the principaship 1t will be
remembered that sensation was sprung at
the commencement exercises of Browncll
hall on June A. when q set of iowery reso-
lutions of regret at Rev. Doherty's retirement
were read by Clement c. Chase and said
to have been drafted by Champion $.
Chase These resolutions were Immediately
set upon and denounced as a sham and
fraud by Rev. John Williams OF this city.
1t is believed that a thoroughly compe-
tent man will yet be found to succeed Rev.
Doherty, but the place is still vacant, the
announcement that Rev. Harvey X. Cole
man would take charge Of the school to the
contrary notwithstanding.