The Washington herald., 1907-11-23
FILES CHARGES
AGAINST BOARD
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purpose Of deceiving the board and caus-
ing them TO belIe-. that he was not deal
ing with one concern alone. when. ia
1 point Of fact the entire order went to the
American Book Company.
Said Evermann purchased $1.6t3 worth
OF Physiologies. this sum being One-siX-
/ teenth of the total sum OF money avail
| able for textbooks for all purposes. and
this contrary 10 the advice Of the super
intendent, who informed him at that time
that there was great need OF additional
readers and Biographies. and that these
/ PhysiolOgies were not necessary, except
/ for the use Of the individual teachers;
and all this without authority and con-
trary TO law
Tfic Textbook Issue.
In the month of August. l907. said
Eyerman presented 20 the board list
purporting TO be list OF high school text
/ books. and represented to said board that
the said list contained only high school
/ textbooks: whereas. in fact. the list con-
tanned a recommendation of a change OF
writing books for grammar grades, and
which had not been presented TO the su-
4 perintendent nor read TO the board. and
/ by thus dcceiving the board he caused a
change. which was not approved either
/ by The superintendent or his educational
subOrdinates. which has caused great
| confusion and trouble in the schools.
THE said Evermann. in order TO induce
and persuade said board 10 abolish Ger
man and Latin classes in the grammar
schools which classes had heretofore
been authorized by the board. falsely and
/ knowingly represented 10 said board that
/ President Eliot Of the Harvard Univer-
I sity. was opposed 10 and condemned such
| classes. whereas in truth said President
Eliot indorses and approves the same"
The accusations against Mr.. Evermann
| are concluded with the statement that af-
ter he had caused the board Of education
20 prefer charges against him. he ordered
the secretary Of the board TO withhold the
records Of that body from the superin-
/ tendent, when il was necessary for him
! 20 have them 10 answer them properly,
except upon the express permission OF the
president Of the board. when he knew
that the president was out OF the city
Charges Against Mr. HOrner.
II IS charged against Mr.. Horner that
in the month OF September ne came into
the Office OF the superintendent and de-
manded that he nominate one Lewis
Gregory 20 the position Of supervising
/ principal. Al a salary of 500 a year
without regard 20 his competency other
than In the opinion and upon the recon-
mendation of said Horner. and upon the
superintendent refusal 10 so nominate
said Gregory, the said Horner threatened
10 thereafter oppose and hinder the plans
/ OF the Superintendent in every way pos
sible and that upon the examination Of
said Gregory and his failure 10 pass said
examination and the superintendent's s
I nomination OF the candidate who passed
the highest in said examination for such
{ position. the said HOrner thereUpOn
openly charged the superintendent in
board meeting with fraud in such eXami-
nation, and that thereafter when the su-
/ perintendent reported a complete and ex-
| haustive examination of all the details Of
such examination. and when the board
voted 10 accept his report by a vote OF S
. 10 ?. the said HOrner repeated his charge
Of fraud and voted against the adoption
Of said report; and since said incident the
said Horner has systematically opposed
/ the superintendent in every way possible
and as result OF his opposition and tao
tics the position remains vacant TO this
day, 20 the great detriment Of the service.
Bias and Prejudice Alleged
The board has decided and announced
its intention TO remove the superintendent
from his position without any adequate
cause affecting his character and eff
I cheney as superintendent. II has pre-
| feTred said charges. It's members Will be
witnesses against him. Its decision has
been predetermined It's members are
proceeding against him because OF bias.
prejudice and personal antagonism aris-
ing out Of his opposition and resistance
| 10 the Illegal and unauthorized acts OF
said board ana its members as herein
/ before set out He therefore charges that
said board is not a competent and proper
board 10 pass upon the charges against
him, and that the said Evermann and
Horner are unit and improper persons TO
! be members Of said board or sit in trial
/ upon said superintendent.
He therefore prays that the said board.
| and especially the aforesaid members.
/ Barton w. Evermann and Richard r.
Horner. may be removed from their pO-
! sitiOns as members OF said board. and
| that a proper and competent board be
! appointed in their places. And he prays
that proper notices may be given 10 the
members OF said board requiring them to
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