The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-02-11
The Rocholl Investigation.

The RochoH Investigation.
Mr.. Rocholl tells his story, which is
emphatically denied by Mr.. Heinen.
Superintendent of Schools Roeholl,
who just now appears to be somewhat
hedged about by trouble, does not
seem to be very much worried as to
the outcome of matters in the Avon
school district and the investigation
of the conduct of his Office by COM
mission appointed by Gov. Clough-
G. w. Stewart has been retained as
attorney for Rocholl and also as at
torney for the trustees of the Avon
school who have been enjoined from
permitting the saying of prayers and
the teachings of the church catechism
in that school. On the advice of Mr..
Stewart he will not talk for publica-
ton as to the Situation, but asks the
people to withhold judgment as to the
cases until they have heard all the
testimony on both sides. The trouble
he declares to be the result of the agi-
tation of two or three men, and that
the school is in better condition and
has larger membership than ever
before. While Jos. Heinen was teach
er the attendance ran from four to
| twenty-five and under Miss Tschum-
perkins administration the attendance
is seventy-seven. Mr.. Rocholl says
the injunction proceedings were not a
surprise to himself nor his attorney
but We're expected, as the ''disturbers'
had been beaten at every other turn
Journal-Press.
The teacher, Joseph Heinen, sends
T, the following conviction to the Jour-
nal-Press:
/ [ am somewhat astonished at the
publication in Saturdays Journal
Press in which L. J. Rocholl reports
the condition of the Avon school. Dur
ing the 20 months of my teaching
there. [ do not know of single in
stance where Rocholl when visiting
the school in his officialcapacity, ex-
amined the school sufficiently so as to
know its condition. Hardly ever would
he remain for more than from 80 to 45
minutes, and l suppose the people will
know that person can not do much
in examining school in that length
of time. While Miss Tschumperlin
has taught there, which is not yet one
| 4, 10 - S~.< 0l IL
at all, except on the day when the lady
began to teach, and probably the day
or so after, and now he wants to say
that the school is in better condition
than it was while l taught. He also
states that while [ was engaged, the
attendance ran from four to twenty.
five, and now it is II. 1t is quite hard
to call person liar, but when Ro
choll says that while taught there
the attendance was from four to twenty
five, he is not speaking the truth. fol
the school records will show that there
were as many as Sc pupils enrolled.
The Times says: d. Fl. Freeman, the
st. Cloud lumberman, left this morn
ing for Grand Rapids. Before his de-
parture from the city he returned to
Governor Clough his commission tC
act as one of the commissioners to
take the testimony in the investigation
of the charges filed by w. S. Bartho
lomew, of Avon, against County Sup
erintendent of Schools L. J. Rocholl
Business has called Mr.. Freeman to
Grand Rapids, where the firm is en-
gagged in cutting lumber this year. Il
is surmised, however, that if the Gov.
ernor had not turned Freemon and his
friends down in the matter of the ap.
pointment of resident director of the
Normal School, that possibly Mr.
Freeman might still have acted. As
is, it is said that he would like to see
the job given to Eastman.