The Washington times., 1906-06-08
PARENTS OF PUPILS
STAND BY GARDNER
Want Him Continued Head
Of the Mckinley School.
BOARD Is APPEALED TO
Resolutions Adopted at Enthusiastic
Meeting Held in Riggs House
Last Night.

Parents and guardians who have chill
dren In the Mckinley Manual Training
school met in the parlors OF the Riggs
House last night and went on record as
being perfectly satisfied with The admin
istration Of A. l. Gardner as principal
OF that school y resolution was adopt
ed asking that Mr. Gardner be retained
as principal. This document viii be
forwarded to the board tonight The
parents adjourned to meet at the Frank
lin School this evening when further
action may be taken by the Board Of
Education on the report Of Superintend-
ent Stuart in the Gardner case.
At the meeting last night =. F. Ed
wards acted IS chairman. IN his open
Ing remarks Mr. Edwards stated that
the fight which they had gathered TO
make was Of the greatest Importance %
every parent who had a son or daughter
in the school He deplored the fact that
opposition had 10 be made 10 the board.
but stated that the parents, as AmeIi-
cans. had 20 interfere where such gross
Injustice threatened as the removal OF
Mr.. Gardner would mean.
Mutinous Teachers Petition.
The meeting. he stated. was caIIeC D
counteract the effect of petitions whicn
he had learned were in circulation by
friends Of the 'mutiuous teachers" ask
ing that Mr. Gardner be removed, the
teachers at the same ti-re threatening
10 leave the school in q body unless this
action was taken by the board.
About thirty of the assembled parents
took an active part in the discussion
The statement that the Mckinley
School had prOsPcrcd without a head
and that II would thrive when a
conn etent man was put al the head OF
the school. alleged 10 have come from a
member OF the Board OF Education, was
d. ,rodIted by the parents Il was
contendcd that NJ. Gardner was Lot a
nonenuty at the school but 20 him was
due the rapid growth OF the institution
OF which he is in charge.
Cheered by Pupils.
During the progress of the meeting
cheers from the street attracted the
greater part Of the parents 10 he Win
dows OF the parlor as they recognized
voices particularly familiar in the din
An assembly OF lO) or more boys from
the Mckinley We're gathered under the
windows Of the hotel 10 approve any ac-
ton that their parents might take 10
retain MI Gardner For fifteen min
utes they remained shouting school yeIIs
and invariably Joining in the refrain.
Who's all right. Mr.. Gardner"
The resolution offered and adopted al
the meeting last night was prepared in
less than five minutes by a selected com
notice. II follows.
To the Honorable Board Of Education
Washington. y. 9.
At a mass meeting Of the patrons Of
the Mckinley Manual Training School.
held At the parlors Of the Riggs House
on June :, 1905. the following resolutions
were adopted
Whereas the report recently submit
ted by \. T. Stuart, Superintendent Of
Public Schools. to your honorable body
recommending the reduction OF T. A
Gardner from principal Of the Mckinley
Manual Training School 20 r subordinate
position was laid on the table; and
w bercas IL has come 10 our knOwi-
edge that certain teachers Of the said
school N the original charges against
the principal are actively circulating Pc
tuoHs looking 70 the re0peuing OF The
case against Mr.. Gardner. which action