The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-05
THEY WORK FOR
REINSTATEMENT
Club Committee Visits School
Board Members.
MEETING TO BE HELD
Mr.. Hatfield Favors Giving
Miss Mason a Hearing.

for the Eagle last night by Charles G.
Cohn. after spending the greater part Of
the day with the committee appointed at
the meeting of the Commercial club to
work in the interest Of justice TO the
! popular teacher.
The committee met at 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning and was busy until 80
| o'clock last night II that time they
called on seven members Of the board of
education and were greatly gratified with
the outlook
As result Of the expression of public
| opinion on the matter. il has been prac-
tically decided to hold a special meeting
Of the board OF education within a few
days to consider the case of Miss Mason.
This decision was reached by Or. Ror-
ner. president of the board after con-
sulting with q majority Of the members
and ascertaiEing their wishes. Last even
ing he said to reporter for the Eagle:
i have virtually decided to call a spec
ial meeting. There is one thing that
want the public to fully understand The
meeting of last Monday night had not
finally adjourned but was adjourned to
meet in two weeks. Consequently the re-
port Of the committee on teachers and
salaries is stin before the meeting and
any action desired can be taken on it.
think meeting viii be held, however
before the adjourned meeting. 1t win
probably be an executive session.
The committee from the Commercial
club yesterday called on the following
members Of me Acs,y.s. sf -ssssaetieH: J. Il.
Stewart, II. NJ. Grafton. r. c. Jackman,
Fred J. Cossitt, ]. NJ. Martin, N l. Hal
lowell and Or. Levi Horner At $50
o'clock the committee was in conference
with DR.. Horner, J. H. Stewart. H. NJ.
Grafton and Fred Cossitt in the office Of
DR.. Homer and the conference did not ad-
journ until $50. After it was over. J. II.
Black. one OF the committee, said:
we have talked to seven members Of
the board and they are disposed to recti-
fy any wrong that has been done Miss
Mason. I think the matter will be re-
considered"
Charles c. Cohn said: we had very
pleasant talks with the members of the
board of education and feel gratihed at
the result of cur work. I think most Of
the members realize that a mistake was
made, and that Miss Mason viii be re-
instated.
Charles smyth said: Il think the board
realizes that Il wrong was done. Miss
Mason and the only thing that is both
ering the members is how they can recti-
fy It. We told the members Of the board
that we thought that since Miss Mason
had taught in the schools for so long and
had given satisfaction that she should
be given another opportunity before she
should be condemned for ineffectiveness.
J. II. Stewart when asked to relate his
version of the interview with the COM
mittee. said:
THE committee begged that Miss Ma
son be reinstated and said that whether
she was competent or incompetent that
an injustice had been done in making
the matter so public and that she should
be reinstated in order TO rectify the
wrong. I asked them if they thought she
should be reinstated whether she was
competent or not. and they said that she
should. They said she should be rein
stated for sympathetic reasons.
My objection to Miss Mason IS that
she gave my boy high grades when he
did not deserve them.
Il asked Mr. Amidon. Mr.. Black. Mr.
Fitch and Alr. Smyth # they had ever
sent any children TO Miss Mason and they
said no. I asked Mr.. Cohn if he had in
the past three or four years and ne re
piled n the negative. I am willing for
the board to take the matter up again (
for 7 want it fully satisfied"
Fred Bel. who seconded the motion to 4
strike the name OF Miss Mason from the I
list recommended by the committee on 7
teachers aud salaries. said.
Il seconded the motion in order to bring /
the matter before the board. I did not F.
know anything about the merits Of the 4
case and supposed that there would. be
a general discussion on it. 1 did not vote
either way I was IN Miss Mason's room +
last winter. but ] do not now remember
her room In distinction from any OF the
many others I have visited
do you favor giving Mise Mason a
chance to be heard IL her own Defence"
Yes"
Rodolph Hatfield returned yesterday
afternoon from Guthrie. As he is- chair
man Of the committee on teachers and
salaries. the committee from the Com
nercial club was very anxious 20 see
i'm. but was unable 70 do SO yesterday
70 reporter for the Eagle he said.
Mr.. Stewart called me Ep by telephone
Monday afternoon. and asked that 7
.triks the name Of Miss Mason from the
st OF teachers. did not tea him that
here were twenty incompeteats ca the
orps OF teachers and that the committee
Iif nes have he nerve 70 throw thFr CT.
did tell him that there had been some
.orurlaiut against Miss 8aso1. bGt that
ne committee did not have enough esi-
euce 10 Justify il n rernoVing her"
why aid not some = The cenuittee
efeud its report a The hoard rneet.ags :
Because Ne 3si rot have amy evidence
@ offer f. rehHttsi
-Do sou favor giving Miss Mason a
sarius2
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hould he canssunes without har.ng an
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