The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-09
MANDAMUS
THREATENED
Unless Papers are Forward
ed to Columbus.
FgSS
LETTERS ARE PUBLISHED
Board of Examiners will
Stand Pat.
Dfieulties Between Prof. Beckett
and Examiners Promises to be
Aired In the Courts.

The differences between G. M
Beckett and the city board Of schoo
examiners over Mr.. Beckett's failure
to pass an examination after he hat
lbeen appointed principal of the High
ischool. threaten to end up in the
courts. Late Thursday afternoon, j
w. Jacoby, clerk of the board, re.
ceived telephone communication
from the state school commissioner
Office, abruptly commanding him tc
send In Mr.. Beckett's examination
papers at once. Mr.. Jacoby sought To
explain over the phone and the man
in the state commissioners office re.
fused to listen.
'I1ave those papers in this office
by Saturday or we will bring a man
damus proceeding to get them," de-
clared the state school official.
The city examiners will stand firm
In their determination to hold back
1.-THE papelS' on the grounds that Mr.
Beckett has not complied with the
law. They state that before he has
the right to appeal to the state com.
missioner, he must go before the board
and have his papers reviewed. Then
II he is still dissatisfied, he can take
his case TO the state officials. Mr..
Beckett, the members say, has never
gone to the board with his complaint.
AS soon as he does this, the board will
send his papers to the state commits
sloner the board members say.
Today, Ir. Jacoby, acting under in
structions from the board OF exam
,iners. made public all of the corre-
Ispondence that has passed between
him and the state commissioners Of
fice, together with the original affi-
davit filed with the commissioner by
Mr.. Beckett.
III Mr.. Beckett will consent" said
Mr' Jacoby this morning, "I will
gladly make public the questions and
answers In tie examination in which
he failed" ""'N
Foiiowing is the wording OF The
AFFIDAVIT which Mr.. Beckett 6Ied In
making his appeal to State Commits.
lSiNhSl JOHeS.
On the ath and 25th days OF JuIv
l9oT | was examined by the hoard y,
schooi examiners of the city of Ma,
ron, Ohio. for the position of nrin
Iipal OF the high school of said citv
having been unanimously elected r.
saiu position by the school hoard =,
salo s city. On the eth day of T,,u
I9VI' statement appearing in tSu
pubic press, apparently emanatino
IRON the clerk of said boor5 =,
School School examiners, setting forth tbe
aoa. lanes Oh the successful applicants n,
salu examination, and in which ~,
name did not appear.
mad been previously advised =,
one OF the'members of the said 49, y
oa eashiners that / had failed on
several so. subjects, that the matter boI
zen gone over by said board tha.
had been definitely determines 40,
was not TO receive a Certificate amS
lnat a record had been made on % ~
,nihutes OF the board to that co..
30 ste aiso been advised by the clerl
Tue school board of the city Of Ma
ron that the ratings given mo ~
my SAID examination have been eIo.
WIN himy and that, according n saii
iatihgs, Hfailed on the following s,,h
Jec,s' Physics, literature, algebra
ana theory and practice. / bav,
naue demand upon the clerk of sai,
BOARD OF school examiners for an os
nciai report as to my standing q,
sara examination, but have NOT We
received such report. aIthoueh
nave been advised by another anpIi
cant VINO took such examination tba
ne received certificate July 30. 1907
Atter careful deIiberation, / am Arm
~ convinced that the ratings give,
me on the subjects named do No
tairly represent the grade of answer
given by me to the questions aske
,by the said board OF examiners: tha
Ia report as to my standing has bee
withheld and has not been propmtl
Furnished me as required by law
and that ! have been unfairly dis
Terminated against.
IN consideration OF the foregoin
statement, hereby respectfully an
peal my case to your office for fina
reptsIsiss roSiss aaf $y RE tn II !%rqfassyID!
iamination be procured from sal
board and examined; that all th
facts and circumstances connecte
with said examination be inquire
into; and--if your finding shall wal
rant such action that the said boar
lof school examiners be ordered /
issue me certificate as provided
llaw." 4"
After receiving this affidavit, tn
state school commissioner wrote [
the board OF examiners August
asking that all OF Mr.. Beckett's e,
animation papers be submitted fC
review. This letter also invited Ii
lbOard 10 make an axnlanafion NJ a