Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-06-21
Give Their Version of The Prof. McAnally
 Incident
It Is Not Altogether Very Favorable To The
 Professor

When Professor McAnally left Je- rome in a rather precipitate manner on the morning of the day that the graduating exercises were to be held, his departure created much adverse comment. He arrived in Prescott that day, and was given an opportunity by the Journal-Miner to give his version of the affair, privilege that is accord ed by this paper to every person who is accused of wrong-doing without as- suming any responsibility for the truth of such statements.
 Prof. McAnally then stated that he was going away with the full know ledge and official approval of every member of the board and every teach CT connected with the public school. There was a misunderstanding, he claimed, as to the time of his depart ure, it being supposed that he would leave on the afternoon train instead of the morning train.
 From the Jerome News comes the version of the affair as given by the trustees of the school, who are evi- dently much incensed over McAnally's premature departure. The article says:
 The end of the Jerome school term has been given some spice by the going away of Professor McAnally before the closing of the school. and without giv- ing notice to the board of trustees. All through the last term of school there has been more or less talk that things were not just as they should be at the Jerome schools, and open rupture was threatened several times, but the trus- tees were able to "keep down the lid," until the last few days, when it seems to have been blown off. The truth of the affair is as follows, as stat ed to the News representative by the trustees:
 Trustee Thomas, when asked for an explanation, said: ''I was very much surprised when I heard that Prof. Me Anally had left Jerome, as he was sup posed to have presented the diplomas to the graduating class at the commence ment exercises Wednesday. I under stand that he reports that it was known to the trustees and also to all the teachers, that he was to leave Wednesday for California. This is not fact, as the commencement exer- cises were delayed for an hour or so on Wednesday in anticipation of the coming of the professor to take part in the exercises, and the exercises were not commenced until word was brought to the schoolhouse that he had gone to Prescott on his way to Los Angeles, where he was to meet his wife. At the last meeting of the board of trustees the professor was pre- sent, and was told by the board to go on and make all arrangements for the commencement exercises to be held in the opera house on the night of the 16th, and that Trustee Cox had engag- ed the opera house for that night. Lat CT the professor came to me and stated that his wife was sick, and that he would hketto join her ..s svvn as pos hot ha n Jerome on Monday, June 12. told him that, under the circumstances, if he would get all of his reports in shape to forward to the county superintend- ent, the board could not object to his going. This was the last time he mentioned the matter to me, and I supposed that he was going to remain until after the closing of the school. He did not finish his reports to the county superintendent, and those that he did make out are not correct, and will have to be made out again. The professor used the school and the board in very shabby manner, as we all sup posed that he was making the necessary arrangements to hold the exercises in the opera house."
 Trustee Thomas was very much annoyed at the actions of McAnaIly and very bitter in his talk.
 Trustee Cox, when approached, said that the professor had never mention ed to him that he was going to leave Jerome before the school had closed, and eorroborated Trustee Thomas in what he had said, adding that he had