Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-28
RAINIER IS BUSTED.
Principal ofCoIored School ExpeIl-
ed for INSTRUMENTATION.
WROTE A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
IN Which, It IS Claimed, He Spoke Dsrespe.t i
fully Of Com, Eyans--Supt. Coles
Annual Report---0ther BUSH

FRED II. IhtUsT- tHc DIinIlpdi VI
the Coiored Public School, who has
figured in many discussions and con
tentions OF public nature of recent
date. was Monday expelled from the
.orps of city teachers by the Board OF
Educa tion on the charge of insubordi-
patton and speaking unexpectedly
Of Commissioner Evans. Commits
sioner Whetzel presided over the
meeting and all of the commissioners
were present
During the progress Of the meeting
Commissioners Evans submitted in
writing the following.
ITO J. r. Whetzel, President
Board of Education, Martinsburg In
dependent School District of West
Virginia.
Dear Sir II charge Fred r.
Rame principal of the colored School
ff Martinsurg Independent School
District, with characterization and
speaking disrespectfully of Commits
sioner Evaus in an article, here at
tached, Published in the Berkeley
Democrat, September IA, 1901.
''Geo +. Evans.
The rart of the article that Com
missioner Evans took exception to fol
lows:
lin the fist day of March in the
afternoon during singing exercises
Cole appears Miss Barney was then
sitting IN my room assisting me In
the singing. When he opened the
door he exclaimed, All, you are to-
gether' He beckoned ma to tbs yes
iibule and informed me not TO be in
n hurry about leaving at o. clock as
Commissioner Evans and himself
would be up 10 cah on me. l WAS
so ewhat startled when Messers.
Cole, Evans, Tl.plett and Dodd filed
in somewhat past o. clock in Com
anche Indian Style. Now the scheme
WIS TO fash the charges in my face
aud bluff me into resiening; This
failing, mp certificate was TO be re-
voked ON the spot. The Commission
er was present to make another APP
Dointment and all would have gone
well, but the whole thing mlscarried.
After hearing talk on both sides Mr..
Evans remarked, l. u sit as judge and
you three may retire to the anti-room
Thanks to the honor and integrity of
Mr.. Triplett of the examining board,
he would not agree to annul my
certificate on such flimsy charges.
Cole again suggests resignation as q
possible wav out of the difficulty. To
al of this strenuusly objected, SAYING
/ demand a fair and impartial trial
before the Board of Education, where
| could be represented by counsel, Mr.
Evans finally said That's hight,
and all hands dispersed The public
is familiar with the rest
President Whetzel asked Kramer,
who was present at the meeting if he
wrote the article referred to. Kramer
replied, II did. -
Commissioner Evans followed
Ramer's acknowle dgement of the
authorship of the article with a for
eia9le address, explai ming the COM
munication in full and giving his
reasons for preferrlng the charges.
Commissioner Paulding moved that
Ramer be expelled from the corps f
city teachers, the expulsion to take
effect at once, which motion was
seconded by Commissioner Evans.
The motion was carried, Commits
sioner Paulding, Evans and Whetzel
voting in favor of it and Commits
sionerS Tabler and Wellinger remalu-
ing silent.
Commissioner Evans. moved that
Miss Corsey. the assistant teacher
be instructed to take charge of the
school for the present stating that if
more scholars attend than are now at
teudine, which he hoped would be
the case another teacher can be ap-
pointed later on. The motion was
carried.
Superintendent of City Schools G.
Fl. Cole submitted his annual report
which was received. The report fol-
lows:
To the Board of Education -
Gentlemen In accordance with the
usual custom | present. herewith my
animal report. Only points of special
interest can be noted in report
which must necessarily be brief,
The year has been PROSPEROUS and
successful one. The interest IN the
schools Cd the part of patrons has
been greater than ever before, the
diligence of the pupils has been praise
worthy, and the devotion of the
teachers has been of the highest
character.
The following comparisons for the
mast 7 xVO Years will he If interect tC