The Caucasian., 1907-06-30
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
Continued from fourth page.

| The Caucasian man deliberately
You can do as you please. | know the
rights and the privileges of the press. |
received the report from Miss Phillips.
1t has now passed from my possession.
Should | be denied the right to report
or handle any document of your board
shall do the best | can when | want
the news. | tell you, sir, have not
this report, but | will try and get it and
return it before you adjourn.
Confusion reigned for few minutes.
Give it to me" cried several ladies'.
Don't give it up" cried several 9TH
ers
Hold to it, came from a score.
This report is not to be published.
1t is the property of the board" was the
remark by some one of the board
I'VE want it published i'll full cried
a score of voices, and then followed
more confusion and an uproar.
As The Caucasian representative saun-
tered out to get the report, it was being
copied on two typewriters in The Jour
nails office The report was retthend
according to promise.
The meeting was then adjourned in
great confusion and disorder
So much for nearly two hours of as
strenuous session as was ever held, in
which the best representative element
of the city, the majority being ladies,
who stood the test of the greatest dis
comfort and the most trying of ordeals.
in room where the temperature was
over hundred degrees, and for what?
For what, may be queried seriously by
this entire community, who being filled
with mitigation over the discredit of
teachers cited to appear before the
School Board for offenses which were
not disclosed and which are unknown
to the teachers who were discredited.
However, one and all the teachers
cited to appear have been vindicated.
The apology of Prof Blanton is one of
the best indications that the teachers in
question were not guilty of any offense
or shortcoming, and the exposition of
port is forcefully emphasized by the
statement of Miss Phillips If this is
questioned, the proof may be produced
by an impartial examination of all the
teachers i'll the public schools of Shreve-
port
The teachers art not and have not
been the cause of the friction which mas
aroused the community to this extraor-
binary pitch of displeasure as has been
and is being manifested, but whatever
be the cause, no sensible impartial citi-
zen will question the declaration that
Prof. Blanton having lost his prestige
and influence, should be relieved of all
responsibility, if he be disinclined TO re-
tire of his own volitien.
In this deplorable issue The Caucasian
has no feeling except it be for the peo-
pie and the public schools. II is not
possible to have harmony with Prof.
Blanton at the head of the schools of
the city. His presence will only aggra
vate the complications, and therefore
the issue, as it is, should be viewed dis
from a sense of equity to
all concerned, and in the broad spirit
of harmony and good will
Which is the most important: The
of Prof Blanton as the head
of the schools of Shreveport with dis
credit and trouble inevitable. or the har-
monizing of all difference in the
schools, the success of the schools,
which should be paramount over all
other considerations, and which can be
only by relieving Prof. Blan-
ton from an embarrassment and COM
plication most unfortunate. but for
which, from the attitude of the teachers
and surprising developments, he appears
to be responsible
1t will be conceded that the School
Board should be firm in their stand in
protecting the superintendent, but there
is limit to such defense or the up
holding. and the limit has unquestionaly
been reached.
The responsibility is now up to the
School Board
STATEAIENT Epna1 cruonI