The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-13

NO DISMISSALS.
Industrial School Trustees
Announce That Mrs. Eyler
and All Teachers Will
Stay.
MUST BE HARMONY
The Matron's Apartments
Are Constantly Guarded
by Watchmen.
MUST BE HARMONY
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TRENTON, Nov. 10. 1S99.-It has been
officially announced that Mrs. Myrtle B.
Eyler will be retained in her position as
principal of the State Industrial School
| for Girls and that the teachers and others
under her will also be kept unless some
new reasons arise for making a change.
AT a meeting of the Board of Trustees last
week this announcement was made by
President Mccullough in the presence Of
Mrs. Eyler n the teachers. who had
been called together for the purpose.
Howard c. Stull, of the Board of Trus-
tees. and a member of the Executive
Committee. said to a reporter that the
Board had gone over all theSold charges
and had found hat most of them were
of an intangible character. The Grand
Jury, he said, had dismissed the charges
of cruelty and the Board was disposed to
take up the management of the school
at the point where theYNbegan and retain
everybody employed there unless causes
should develop why a change should be
made.
The Board of Trustees. Mr.. Stull said,
would, through the Executive Committee,
assume the control of the punishment in
ficted and that no cruelty would be pos
sible without their knowledge, and. of
course, would not be tolerated by them.
The State Charities Aid Association has
begun a crusade against the Eyler system
of punishment. Counselor John H. Backes,
who was~recently retained by the official
board of the Charities Organization, has
already commenced the collection of testi-
mony, and has in his possession several
affidavits, which he considers of much i'm
portance. He states that he shall not let
up, as those behind him are thoroughly
determined to carry out the plans they
lave made.
But outside of the trouble that may
be expected from the Charities Aid, there
is a well defined rumor that the trouble
in the faculty itself is not yet set at rest.
The Executive Committee of the Trus-
tees, which meets tonight at the insti-
tuition for the purpose of locating the
blame in connection with the recent es-
capes, it is said, will have brought be-
fore them charges of negligence prefer
red by Mrs. Eyler against Miss Scott and
Mrs. Evans. These teachers are respon-
sible, according to the principal, and must
be disciplined.
1t is also claimed that when the es-
capes were effected no attempt was made
to have the schools special officers over
take the runaways, though in every other
instance such precautions have been TAX
en-. The two women are of the number
who gave the most damaging testimony
against the management at the Cover
nor's investigation, and have since that
time been under the ban.
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two watchmen employed on Saturday sup
posedly to protect the management in
case of revolt, were in reality located on
the grounds in order that Mrs. Eyler
might be safely guarded from threatened
bodily harm. Letters nave been sent to
members of the Board and also to Mr..
and Mrs. Eyler demanding that they
depart at once from the place or be taken
away through force. And, in addition to
this, there have been several messages
which explained that unless the princi-
pal departed at once the girls under her
care would all be liberated. 1t is known,
too, that the regular ~watchmen, who in
the past formed a sufficient guard o
the buildings, lave been kept in the main
wings of late, where they have slept in
their clothing and hourly watched the
apartments of the Principal.
Searchlights are in operation all around
the domitories, and a close scrutiny is
kept on every person passing along the
back road in the neighborhood of the
asylum and to and from the Industrial
School station.
The outcome of the miniature inves-
tigation to be conducted this evening is
awaited with a general interest. The
two girls who got away early last week.
and who nave not yet been heard from,
are Jennie Sickles and Julia Alike, both
of Paterson.