The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-09
Large Crowd at Board of Edu-
cation Meeting.
Only Three Witnesses Out of Large
Number Examined Last
Evening.
TO BE RESUMED TONIGHT

a large audience OF cltizens, teacn
ers, pupils and others, probably 80
in numter, assembled at the Higl
school building on West Broadway las
night to hear the investigation of Su
perintendent C.B. Hatfield, of the pub
lie schools, on the charges preferred
by Principal Norvell and former Prin
cipals Prof. j.. e. Snidor and Miss EN-
ma Morgan.
Many of the spectators had to stand
there not being enough chairs to &c
around. The prosecution was repre-
scented by Judge Vim. Reed, the de-
Tense by Lightfoot and Yonts. and
City Solicitor worten was there as q
representative of the board of educs-
tion but by agreement was selecting as
presiding officer.
Trustees Mattison and Mammen, of
the grievance committee, were present
but Trustee Sam jackson was not.
Trustee Jackson does not appear to
want anything to do with the case one
way or the other and Trustee Bockmon
was appointed to take his place on the
committee. Stenographer Alben BARK
ley, who is taking stenographic re-
port for all interested, read the charg-
es, which are:
Paducah. KY, June 9, 1908.
Whereas, IL is claimed that the
board of education of Paduoah public
schools is disposed to weed out from
its system all reputed inefficient or OBJ
jectionable material; and whereas, one
or more members of said board has ex-
pressed desire to do his honest duty,
and act with unbiased motives for the
best interest of Paducah schools; we,
the undersigned, make and demand an
open investigation of the following
charges against the present superinten-
dent:
First. That Superintendent Hat.
field has violated latter part of rule ON
page 25, Section Sc of Book of Rules
and Regulations, referring to superin-
tendent, principals, or teachers hold
ing any office other than the one in
which he is placed BY school board; In
fact he has held for several years past
and still holds an Office in the order
known as 1.-THE Golden Cross" which
nets him a salary depending ON amount
of work done.
Second. That said superintendent
has violated rule on page 10, Section
90, of Book of Rules and Regulations;
in regard to visitation of rooms by SUI
perintendent. That though said rule
has been this year changed. to suit his
so that it reads one time
each week; still, he has been too
busy" to comply with same.
Third. That he has violsted rule
on page 2s, Section 76, of Book of
Rules and Regulations by hearing
against teachers without
first ascerteining whether complaint
has been made TO teacher.
Fourth. That he has violated rule
on page 2s, Section 10S, of Book of
Rules snd Regulations by restoring
suspended pupils to their classes with
out consulting principal
Fifth. That Superintendent Hat
field has shown insincerity, if not in.
by placing before the pub
lie through the newspapers suggestions
of measures for the improvement of
schools, and never further pursuing
such measures after they had been pub
lished.
Sixth. That he has issued instruc-
tions to his teachers and then failed to
back them in carrying out his own in
structions also that he has issued in
structions not in accord with Rules
and Regulations, and insisted upon
them being obeyed.
Seventh. That our superintendent
has at various times dealt with his
teachers in a manner suggesting the
petty tyrant, rather than in the man
ner of a dignified, gentlemanly superb
or officer; and has thereby aroused the
of teachers against himself
to the extent that a harmonious rela-
ton between him and teachers is iIl-
possible.
J. E. SNYDER,
O. a. NORvELL.
EMMA MORGAN.
The principal charges are based on
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