The record-union., 1897-05-17

to the President of the board and brief
ly thanked the trustees for the honor
promising to fulfill his new duties to
the best of his abilities. At the same
time he announced that as the power OF
appointing his assistants was given him
| by law he would propose as Assistant
Superintendent Captain Timothy Lee
ex-Chief of Police of Sacramento. The
board acquiesced in the selection, and
it was decided that the Superintendent
and his assistant should proceed to-day
to lone meet the retiring Superinten-
dent receive an inventory of the prop
erty and assume control on Tuesday.
Mr. Bank congratulated his success
scr, and the trustees, congratulating
themselves on the easy working of the
programme, proceeded to audit bills
and attend to minor matters connected
with the school.
Mr.. Bank retired and invited Dr.
O'Brien to step into the corridor of the
hotel. In a few minutes the new Su-
perintendent returned flushed and an
cry. There was a whispered converse
ton with DR.. Tyrrell and Mr. Maddux.
In the few minutes that the ex-Super-
intendent and his successor were in the
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a list of all the employees of the school
and stated that they desired to tender
their designations, to take effect imme-
diately. The result was evident in an
instant If DR.. O'Brien could not fill
| number of places at once the school
| would be deserted and at the mercy of
the 30 boys detained there.
DR.. Tyrrell asked DR.. Bank what he
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duty to the State" he said, ito refuse
to accept these designations and to do
all you could to prevent their being ten
dered in this way. Your letter of
resignation expresses your deep inter-
est in the school and your anxiety for
its welfare. Now, without a moments
warning, you endeavor to cause it
great injury. I shall see that your
bondsmen are not released until the
effect of this aetien@is known b.
DR.. Bank declared that he was an
innocent party Il can only account
for this action of the employees" said,
he, "Jn the ground that they feel the,
injustice which is done in removing me
and introducing politics into the man
agement of the school"
1T was your duty" retorted DR.. Tyr
ItII. " prevent IIiSlEdA VI tANOdloSN
any such action as this"
DR.. O'Brien was much incensed, and
| declared that it was an insnuation
against his management before he had
entered upon his duties to say that poll
tics was to be introduced in the school.
Il have thought of no changes" said
he, except the one that places Captain
Lee as my assistant in the position held
by Mr. Wood. I have no intention of
inquiring into the politics of any en-
pIoye My guide in retaining present
employees or appointing new ones will
be the efficiency of those now at the
school,"
The principal employees who have cast
their lot with DR.. Bank are W. S. Will
Jams, Captain of Company A of the
school cadets; G.. F. Wood, commits
sary; Mrs. Mary BOro, hospital nurse;
c. H. Kenney, teacher of the tailoring
department.
DR. O'Brien remarked that the resig-
nations would not be accepted, as they
had not been presented in proper form.
DR. Bank has given a list of those
whom he says desire to resign, but this
list cannot be accepted as the resigna-
tons of the lot. There must be individ-
ual designations. and l will not con-
slider them in this wholesale manner.
L. VI. Maddux said he heard about
one week ago that fifteen or twenty of
the employees of the school intended to
jumped to the conclusion that they
resignation of Bank had been accepted.
I don't know why they should have
jumped to the conclusion that that they
were all going to be let out" said he.
1T certainly could not have done them
any harm to remain and see the new
Superintendent instead of trying to
| handicap him at the start. However 7
| don't believe there will be any trouble
through it,
| In order to prevent any sudden exc
| dus Of the employees of the school Presi-
dent E. NJ Preston telephoned immedi-
! ately to lone a request that no one
| leave his position until the new Super
| intendent is installed. The other mem
! bers of the board believed last night
that this request would be respected.
Trustee Tyrrell was much annoyed to
receive just before the meeting dis
patch which he regarded as attempted
| intimidation The dispatch favored the
| nOlril,ation of a Mr.. O'Nei as Superin-
tendent of the school. and was signed
| by a number of residents Of Sacramento
who had been working for Mr.. O'Neil
/ He was not sure whether the telegram
/ had been signed or concurred in by all
| the men whose names appeared under
| it. but he secuted the suggestion that
| the message was meant as a joke by
/ the senders.
Sacramento, Cal, May A. 1897.
DR.. F. T. Tyrrel1, care ]. L. Maddux.
Grand Hotel. San Francisco: If O'Neil
is not elected Superintendent at lone
don't come back TO Sacramento.
| (Signed): Thomas Fox, George Egan,
]. 3. Devine. \. NJ. Seymour, ]. S. Car
roll. c. s. Donard, F. d. Ryan, J. w.
Hughes, d. Z. Brophy, A. Mazzini, F.
s. Johnson, w H Storker, Alex Nc
| Donald. William Mullenney. George
Vice. D. j. Mannix, T. w. Johnson, D.
W. Carmichael, w. c. Hendricks, John
Rooney.
The board examined ten sets Of
plans for an addition to the Admins
tration Building and for two brick cot
| tages to be built near the school, No
decision win be announced before the
next meeting.
II. r. Bernard was reelected Secre-
tary of the board.
(San Francisco Chronicle, May 16)
A number of parole and discharge
| cases were considered and acted upon.
The following boys We're granted their
| liberty on parole on condition that suit
able employment and suitable homes