Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-14
THE PRINCIPALS
ALL REMAIN
Except Prof. Alvey Who Voluntarily
Quits the School Room Here.
HE WILL GO EAST soon.
Matters Considered Rt the Hoard Or
Education uectina Last Night
Discussion ne to secret session.

The portcutous storms that were
gathering about tho board of education
and expected to descend Boz torrents last
evening. plasol on boz gentle refresh
Ing rain.
Principal Mccoy OF the oq,urrh
school and Principal EddlnTneld Of the
Fremont school wore unanimously ne
tained ln their pr.ncipaishins. with NE
Gle discussion. scarcely anything In the
way VI investigation, and 40 oppusltion
frum the start
The board mot In committee Of
the whole and 900 members were pres
ent. The Mccoy case was nrst oonaii-
cred. Mr. Crltchlow, ns chairman ~
the committee un teachers and school
work. road a letter from Mr Mccoy, Ia
which the latter much regretted the
misunderstanding and difference be-
tween himself and the board. and waa
exceedingly sorry that ho had acted IN
any way to be deemed guilty of In
rehabilitation. Tho communication
stated further that be- had written his
resignation Immediately upon bolnr
nakcd by tho board. but upon second
thought h. ana not present the rrsignh-
ton ieat q should prejudice his case IN
the damage suit which Mt Mulhhll. the
boys father, had threatened TO brlng
against him-by making u appear that
the resignation was "a confession OF
guilt II stated also that Mr. Mccoy
never Questioned the authority n the
board. and said in concluFiou that "
the honri now desired his rUgignation tt
would be given at once.
The question OF tho Mccoy case
SEEMED 10 have drIfiod from the origin
al charge Of too severely punifhlng the
boy Mulhail. and was now resting on
naturalization. This was urknowl-
edged 10 b. practically tho situation.
mccoy CASE SETTLED.
After Mr.. Henderson advising that
the less discussion and multiplication
Of words the better u would De-,
and after little tnlk on an incidental
point OF two. Ar. Critchl0w moved that.
IN view 0f the letter received from Mr.
Mccoy. the whole matter ~ difference
between the principal and the board DO
considered settled. aud that Mr. Mccoy
BE- retained In his princlpalshlp. Mr.
Moyle seconded tho motion and Il was
carried unanimously.
Upon being Informed ~ the boards
action Mr.. Mccoy. who was waiting in
an hntc-room. appeared aud said
II have received word that you have
decided unanimously 10 retain me tn
my prlnoipalahip wish 10 thank you
one and all for the step you have taken.
! wish to assure you that / desired not
10 appear ~ In characterization. and
hope not To appear 20 IN the futurr.
I hope tho relations between nH la tho
future viii be ns pleasant ~ IN the
past-with the exception Of the last two
weeks. | hope that you VIII visit my
school and BE- received with as much
respect and courtesy by my teachers
and myself M could be- not because
4 T. your right but because We dcsirn
Il 10 be 3d."
As TO MR.. EDDINGTIELD,
Tho Eddingneld case was then taken
IN, the principal having been charged
with autacrihing and with requiring his
teachers 90 HuhsnTlhe to % campaign
fund for the election of board members
from his district The following COM
munichtion from Mr.. Eddinrlsld was
rcadi
Charges have been made arninst me
that l have required of teachers under
my prinoipalship that they donate
certain amounts 90 u campaign fund
for the election ~ certain members Of
the board % education and for the de-
feat u certain other MEMBER
II have made mo- such requirement. 1
have, however, contributed To- such
campaign fund myself and Teachers nd.
10 have donated 90 the fund in tho
school building, but in my candid Opin-
ION all such contributions we're made
voluntarily. ~ IA this matter 1 have
gone further than was wise. I have
done NO unintcnilonully and have VIC.
lated no rule OF the board ns none cX-
listed concerning these matters. No far
az ] am Informed, and ! am willing Ca
be guided IN tho future by any rule the
board may make"
Mr.. Moylo strongly dlsapproycd 81
such actions ON the part NJ teachers
but said that. IN view OF the CouceH.
hionH and Acknowledgement OF Mr. ed
dinFleld h. and Mr., Giauquc wer,
Wiling TO let the matter Doe ended, and
moved and seconded that the prin-
clpal be retained. The vote was unan,
imous without discussion
AVERY DECLINES REELECTION
Principal o. H. Aycy OF the washing
ton school sent o. communication dc,
clining the rcuppuintmunt NJ the board
~ Dc VIII accept "a position In th'
East.
OTHER MATTERS.
i, NJ. Young declined the appoint,
ment az teacher because be las uci
ccpIcd the prlncipalshlp of the Farm,
ingt1n school
A protraotcd discussion followed upof
the appointing uf "a teacher ~ Fr.nci
and German lu the High School, par
ucululy ana especially upon the APP
plicnlon VI Miss Cupparthwnltr u
stanford University, II was finally ro-
fcrrgd 10 the committee uu teachers AM