The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
A SunOI SchOOlteaCher
Prosecuted by the
"BoSS."
Scheme Devised to Deprive
II. @. Squier of His Po-
SitiOn.
His Offense a Refusal to Approve
Claims for Articles Never
Purchased.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.

terror of Santa Clara County, doesn't like
II. q. Sguier, principal of the Sunol school
in the Hester school district. Squier once
failed to approve an illegal claim OF one OF
Reas pets, and since then has been i'm
placably pursued by the gang, At the
present time the boss is preparing a new
coup, by which he expects to undo this
gentleman, who had the manhood and
hard1hood to refuse to become party to
fraud on the taxpayers.
Many interesting sidelights are thrown
on the methods of the gang in the history
of he relentless warfare that has been
waged on Mr.. Squer. The story begins
about two and half years ago. Squer
was then principal of the Longfellow
Grammar School in this city. W. J. Kirk
patrick, now a Justice OF the Peace, had
the contract to furnish supplies to the city
schools. He was then in the stationery
business.
At the end of each school term it was
Kirkpatrick's custom to present bills to
each OF the principals for their approval.
Just before the close of the term in the
summer OF 1895 kirkpatrick presented his
bill TO Principal Squier for the latter ap-
provaL Squier refused TO give the ac-
count as presented in his Endorsement, on
the ground that many things were charged
therein that had never been ordered or re-
ceived by the school. This action of
Squier's cost him his position, and until
the present school term he was compelled
to find employment outside of Santa Clara
County.
at the last election for School Trustees
in the Hester school district, which lies
just to the west of the western limits of
the city OF San Jose, a new memb Der, |.
Green, was elected, making the Trustees
en- anti-gang body. AS now constituted
the Trustees comprise l.. Z. Bailey, James
Ii. Rhodes and /. Green. In the district
are Two schools, the Hester and the Sunol.
When it came 10 the election of teachers
by the new Trustees, Squier was their
choice for principal. He was elected to
succeed Frank Montgomery, a pet of the
Rea machine workers. Montgomery has
the unprecedented record of having, dur
ing his last term of office, failed to
graduate single pupil, though there
were thirteen in the eighth grade class
which tried for entrance TO the High
School.
A bitter fight was made against Squier
by the gang. When they realized that the
candidacy of Montgomery was hopeless
they put forward Z. E. Brownell, a mem
er of the County Board OF Education, but
Squier carried the day. AT the time So uier
took hold of the Sunol school it was ad-
mIttedly one OF the most poorly managed
institutions IN the State. The Trustees
are now proud to assert that it is the equal
OF the Hes,er, and the Hester ranks with
the best.
Rea is now planning to deprive Squier
of his position by bold scheme of gerry
Wandering. Under his direction petI-
tion was placed in circulation for the d.
vision of the Hester school district, the
object being to place the Sunol school un-
der the control OF new Sc OF Trustees to
No tod hty4 h,.R 80 ~
whom Rea is credited with carving in
his pocket. 1t is also the hope of he gang
that they will be able to control the fu-
ture elections of Trustees in The proposed
new district.
The petition is addressed to the County
Superintendent OF Schools, L. ]. Chip
man, who makes whatever recommended
tion to the Board OF Supervisors he deems
proper. 1t is understood that he will dis
approve OF the proposed division. No
reasons are set forth in the petition why
the district should be cut in TWO. The
district as 1T now exists is bounded on the
north by the town of Santa Clara on the
south by the Gardner School district, on
the east by the city of San Jose. on the
west by the Hamilton and Merriam School
districts. The proposed new district is
bounded and described as follows:
Commencing at point where the center
line OF the Alameda road joins the ives tern
city llmllS OF Inc CITY OIL san Jose, anu run
aing thence westerly and along the center
line of the Alameda road to the point OF in
tersect4on OF the center line OF Race street
with she Alameda thence sou therIy and
along the ceuter line of said Race street to
the center line of South street or Park avenue,
thence westerly along the center line of said
lastnamed street 10 the center line of Union
avenue, thence northwesIerly along the cen
ter line of said Union avenue to where the
center line OF Nagle avenue intersects the
same, thence southwesterly on the line of
1 lands of j j. Mcdaniel and + Smith the
west and Mrs Rosenda Campbell on the
southeast to the intersection of the center
line OF the San Jose and Los Gatos road,
thence southerly along the center line of said
road, thence following the northerly and east
erly lines OF the Hamilton school district TO
the center line OF the Meridian road, thence
south and along the center line of said Meri-
dian road to the north line of the Willow Glen
! School dis trlct thence easterly and along the
! north side OF said Willow Glen School district
TO the center line of Los Gatos Creek thence
noriherly along the center line of said creek
10 the center line of Park avenue, thence
nOrtheasterly and along the center line # said
Park avenue to the western limits of the city
OF San Jose thence portherly and along the
westerly line of the city OF San Jose 10 the
place of beginning.
The petition asks that the proposed new
district be known as Sunol School Dis
trict. The signatures to this petition
numbe about 130. Il isnow in the hands
OF the County Superintendent of Schools.
To offset the effects of this document the
anti-gang people of the district are now
circulating counter petition, reading as
follows:
The undersigned heads OF families and
property-owners in the Hester School District
would respectfully protest against the d ivi-
sion OF said school district as petitioned for.
This has already received more than 300
signatures, and 1T is expected to have $50
names attached to it before il is presented
to the Superintendent of Schools on Fri
| dav, Dece mber II.
How thoroughly the people believe in
the gangs influence over the Board of
SUPERVISOR, who have the power to make
the Objectionable division, is indicated by
the remark of = property-owner who was
asked 10 sign the protest
No matter how many signatures YOU
get, he said, the division will be made.
So what's the good of signing the nro-
test ?"
Few affairs have so agi' ated this section
as this issue of the division of the school
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