The Washington times., 1905-09-22
Mr.. Oysters Reason.

With respect to Mr.. Oyster. the rec
ord, 1 think. sufficiently dlscloses the
situation. He applied to me to turn over
the drill hall OF the school for the pur-
pose or having the athletic students
trained in baseball exercises by a pro-
fessional baseball player. The pernis-
sion was refused upon various grounds.
one OF which was the danger to the
windows and contents Of the room-a
cause which, the testimony OF Mr.. Pad
getr shows, prevented the acquisition OF
ST Peters Parochial Hall or the Y. NJ
G. A gymnasium for the purpose de-
sired.
Mr.. Oyster left me with the state
ment that he was fighter that he held
on 10 what he undertook. and that 1
would hear from him later. His son,
as shown by testimony other than my
own. was largely instrumental in pro-
noting the troubles which followed.
With respect to Mr.. Weller, II he
were correct in his impression that 1
sent his son TO Il place OF danger for
the purpose OF erasing his name, he
would have just ground 10 consider that
II, that instance l exercised bad judg-
ment. 1 have learned that, since the
hearing. his son and Mr. Dunnington
u
l did send them 10 this place OF danger
for the purpose stated.
Il car only say that II they so un-
derstood my order. they utterly mis-
them 10 go TO this place Of danger nor
received any intimat!on that they had
done SO until this hearing.
The first days attendance this year
was 2ao. against go for the cores
ponding day in 1904, and the second
days attendance. on which the article
in question was based, was 27l this year.
as, against 26S for the corresponding
day OF 1904 The males in attendance on
the first day OF 1904 were sixty-seven.
as against seventy-one in the present
second day of 1904 was eighty-six, as
against ninety for the present year.
"As against the charges OF incompe-
tence. acknowledgement, want OF tact.
unf1tnes9, and the like. four facts stand
out unchallenged and uncontradicted,
namely:
1.-THE relations between the principal
and the faculty OF the Eastern High
School are OF the most harmonious and
pleasant character. and the unity and
harmony existing between them. is if
not exceptional. surpassed by none.
1.-The end TO which mana cement
means. namely. the attainment OF the
highest and best educational results,
has been accomplished at the Eastern
10 an extent which. as very kindly ex
pressed By your president during the ir-
vestigation. leaves it concededly with
out superior If not without an equal
among the high schools Of the city.
'@During the year just ended OF the
sixty pupils admitted TO the normal
class, twenty-seven of the success full
candidates are from the Eastern High
School. Notwithstanding its attendance
Is the smallest OF any-no single appli-
cant from the Eastern High School
having failed OF success
%The director of the high schools
and practically every member OF the
faculty examined by the board. unite
in the opinion that the school has been
well administered. that the order and
discipline are good, and that the re
tention OF the principal is required by
its best interests The director, II will
be remembered notes the fact that its
good order and discipline have been re-
peatedly spoken OF 20 him by parents
and others having occasion 10 see him
in connection with school matters"