Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-04-07
BECK SAYS THE
CHARGES ARE
PROVEN
SAYS HE HAS ABSOLUTE PROOF
THAT EVERY CHARGE HE
MADE CAN BE SUB
sTANTIATED.

candidate for state school commissioner
Editor of The Journal:
In your issue of the I'd instant. you pub
ushed a card from State School Commits
sioner Glenn which is widely at variance
with the faSts. 1 therefore ask the pub
lication Of the following, that the pubic
may not be misled.
'''In my speech at the Grand opera house
I made five separate and distinct charges
against the official conduct of DR.. Glenn
That publication Of all the details might
be avoided / made a proposition TO ap-
point a friend, and that DR.. Glenn would
appoint a friend, and that to these two
would be submitted the evidence In sup
port of my charges. II after investlga-
ton they found these charges to be true,
DIR. Glenn should retire from the race. II
they found them to be false, would retire
and make every amend possible.
He does not accede to my proposition,
which every one knows is fair and reason
able. but instead "denounces each OF the
charges as absolutely and unqualineoly
false" II DIR. Glenn were innocent OF the
charges he certainly would agree to TINS
method of arriving at the truth or the
matter as the quickest and the surest. IN
nocent men always welcome an investiga-
ton.
Rut since Dr. Glenn seems so urgent
about NV publishing" the facts. and
since he so Indignantly denies "all' the
charges made. am put to the necessity
of doing that which will, / know, be ex-
ceedingly unpleasant to him, in order that
the public may be treasured tnat my
charges were not made without good foun-
dation.
Among the charges made against the
doctors Official record was one TO the
effect that he had. contrary to law, issued
state license without examination, and
that the same was recalled on demand OF
H.
ing facts will establish the truth OF this
charge, / am certain. to the entire salts
faction of the whole people.
From the official school records OF Full
ton county / submit the following:
Mr.. w. r. B. c. Farr was given spe-
cial examination on December IL, 1871
On December 18th the board of education
passed upon his examination as follows:
THE examination papers of w. r. b. 9.
Farr were submitted to the board, and
after a careful and critical examination
of same II was upon motion agreed that
license could not be issued to him"
IT hereby certify that the foregoing is
true extract from the minutes of the
board OF education OF Fulton county of
the meeting held December IL, 1897, at
which meeting ]. NJ. Liddell, w. j. Nor
then and w. P. Pattillo, all members Of
said board, were present.
"(Signed) NJ. L. BRITAIN,
County School Commissioner Of Fulton
county"
The following from the records of a
meeting held on January IL, 1898: 1T was
reported to the board that w. X. b. G.
Farr, who was duly examined at spe-
| cial examination held In this county on
December 18th, and who had upon this
special examination been refused a IL
cense under the law and instructions from
the state school commissioner, had recent
/ ly and since the examination above re-
| ferred to, been granted permanent IL
cense by the state school commissioner
without any examination whatever. Upon
receiving this report the board of edu-
cation upon motion directed the COM
missioner to respectfully request that the
/ state school commissioner Immediately re-
woke the state license issued to w. r. B.
| c. Farr, and that unless the same was
speedily done the board would be COM
PEELED to publicly set itself right In the
matter"
'T, NJ. L Britain, county school COM
missioner Of Fulton county, hereby GER
| tify that the foregoing is true extract
| from the minutes. of the board Of educa-
| ton of Fulton county of the regular
meeting of said board held on January II,
1895, at which meeting ]. M. Liddell, w.
]. Northen, w. p. Patillo and T. I.
| Thompson, all members of said board,
were present.
Csigned) an. L. BRITAIN.
County School Commissioner. Fulton
County,
This action was communicated to the
state school commissioner, whereupon, on
January is, 1898, DR.. Glenn sent the coun-
/ ty. school commissioner of Fulton county
the following letter:
"Ofhce of State School Commissioner.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. Is, 1885,
my Dear Sir:
"In view of your statement to me, have
recalled the license issued to Mr.. Farr.
'Yours very truly,
CSigned) G. r. GLENN,
state School Commissioner"
From the foregoing It will be seen that
DIR. Glenn did issue a state license to a
gentleman whom the board of education
Of Fulton county. on which were such
men as Ex-Governor Northen and w. p.
Pattillo, did not deem worthy Of third
grade county license; that the recall OF
this license was demanded by the county
board; and that DR.. Glenn in letter over
/ his own signature acknowledges the recall
of the license.
How many more state licenses have
/ been illegally issued in Georgia by DR..
| Glenn 1 do not pretend to say, but that
one was issued Is established beyond all
| doubt.
He indignantly" denied this charge, as
we'll as all the others. Ample proof can be
/ brought in support of every other charge
made. Let DR.. Glenn appoint his friend
and / will appoint mine. and the public
/ will soon know the whole truth. 1 insist
that he meet my proposition. and II my
charges are not established he will have
1 at least one less armament in the field.