The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-27
the subject Of investigation by each.

the subject of investigation by each.
The city board" said DIR. McNaugh-
ton yesterday, took three weeks in its
Investigations and then adopted reso-
lutions completely generating me anc
finding the charges groundless. The
Normal School Trustees took longer
time to investigate, but after foul
months Of it they adopted similar reso-
lutions. l have a copy of them here
They read:
Resolutions of the board of manage
ment Of the State Normal School at
Mayville, n. D., passed unanimously
at a meeting of the board held Novem-
Der 25, 1892:
Whereas, this board has received a
communication from j. P. Haber of
this city calling attention to letter
purporting to have been written to him
by one Lucius Wells of Council Bluffs,
against Dr.. James McNaughton, and
also an alleged copy of said letter;
Haber copy. of the Iowa Normal
Monthly issued in December, 1890, in
which is printed and published an
article making certain charges against
Dr.. McNaughton; and whereas. the
said j. ?. Haber has read and shown
to Hon. E. M. Paulson, president of
the board, letter purporting to have
wards of Dubuque, Iowa, and making
certain other charges against DR.. Nc
Naughton; and whereas, we have
carefully considered all these charges
and investigated all the allegations
contained therein and have become
satisfied that they are malicious, false
and without foundation in fact; there
fore be 1t
Resolved. That this board have and
hereby desires to express full conf
dence, in the abilities of DR.: James Nc
Naushton as an educator, in his integ-
rity as a business man, and in his
character as an upright and conscien-
tious gentleman. Further, we hereby
express our disbelief in all the charges
and innuendoes contained in the afore-
said magazine article and letters re-
ceived
DR.. McNaughton says he left May
vile year after the charges had beer
disposed of, for the reason that the
Legislature had failed to make appro.
priations for the conduct of the schools
Since that time he has been at Tempe
Ariz., in charge of the Normal School
THE charges followed me ever
there" continued DR.. McNaughton
copies of the Iowa Normal Monthly
containing them having been forward
ed by some interested parties. They
were circulated at different times
among the Board of Trustees, but ne
Trustee could be found who considered
them worth investigating. I remained
in Arizona at the head of the Tempe
school under four Governors and under
six Boards of Trustees, and when
handed in my resignation in order tc
come to California the board unani-
mously passed resolutions regrettins
my departure, stating that my admin
1stration of the affairs of the institu-
ton had been pre- eminently progress
sive, and concluding with the opinion
that my work had had a good influence
throughout the Territory.
rs | said before If S appovinp r.
have these same old charges, baseless
and malicious as they are, digged VI
and gone all over again. However,
have no objection to the investigation
taken in hand by the Alumni Assoefa-
ton. | do not know what it will find
put IT, with the materials it has in
hand, 1t feels compelled to file charges
against me with the Board of Trus-
tees, l shall then ask the privilege OF
putting in my refutation, which is al
hand, full and complete. 1t seems tc
me that the fact that the School Board
of Council Bluffs could not be induced
TO take up the charges; that two school,
boards in North Dakota did take them