Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-05

A phone message called me to the
second meeting before the one Of jan
uary 18th. After being admitted to
said meeting the chairman. VIM. B.
McCaw, made in substance the follow
ing statement and suggestion to me.
That every individual member of the
board approved Of my action in sus-
pending the two boys In question; that
each heartily concurred Herewith; /;
that the board was unit on uphold
ing and confirming the action of the
superintendent: and that j. c. Allen
had the unanimous sympathy and sup
port of the board in his efforts to pro-
tect the interests of the school and the
community. To this statement that
this concurrence Of opinion with the
superintendent was unanimous there
came no dissenting voice from any
Messrs. VIM. B. McCaw. o. E. Grist,
w. D. Glenn, w. Brown Wylie, Thos
F. McDow, J. E. CarrolD.
However, the only difficulty In the
way of the boards expelling the boys
was this: That those concerned had
threatened to sue and In the absence
Of direct and first hand evidence, the
position Of the board could not be
maintained before higher authority and
thus II the boys were expelled and that
decision appealed to higher authority
the board would stultify itself by hay
Ing acted on such evidence as wopld
not stand in the courts. In considSra-
tiOn OF such a condition Of affairs the
following suggestion was made BY the
chairman. with unanimous concurrence
Of members.
That the superintendent, ]. C. Allen
et,,n ntaf fn he hn
of the mothers of the girls though
he did right In having them TAX
en- out of school, with the under
standing that the boys were to be
reprimanded by the board, then by
the superintendent in whatever way he
saw fit at school, and that said boys
should be allowed the privileges Of the
school just so long as they should not
transgress the regulations Of the school
and that they should be expelled on
first Offense.
To this suggestion replied that
did not think 1t best for the school
that the boys be reinstated on any con-
ditions and that, while I recognized the
fact that the board had authority In
all matters pertaining to the manage
ment of the schools, still I could not
gain my consent to compromise my
self by being faithless to my duty. AS
superintendent I must respect and up
hold the authority Of the board, and
since / could not comply with their
request to reinstate the boys without
doing violence to my conscience.
handed the chairman the keys and
asked to be excused. At this point
the chairman stopped me and explain
ed to me that the board had not voted
on the question, but that this sugges-
ton. though unanimous, came In an
unofficial manner and that l would
take advantage both Of the board and
myself II I insisted at that time on
ment I replied that I would keep the
keys in trust until the board acted Of
ficially and excused myself
After this meeting had adjourned
the board, by some means and through
some person. got the written state
ment of one of the girls directly con-
cerned and with this statement as
evidence in hand. the board held an
other meeting, the one Immediately
preceding that Of Jan 18th at which the
resolutions were drafted. The deci-
sion Of the board at this meeting was
reported to me in the hall Of the Com
mercial club rooms by the secretary OF
the board, Wlthers Adickes, and was
In substance as follows: The board
has decided that 1t must sustain you
and the secretary is authorized to In
form the fathers Of these boys Of this
decision Of the board and to tell them
that, II they are willing to let the mat
ter rest just as the action Of the super
intendent had left It, the board would
act no further: but, II they pushed the
matter, that the board had the written
evidence from one Of the girls and on
this evidence the board would expel
the boys.
The next action of the board was
served upon me by the chairman on
the afternoon of January 16, In the
shape Of the following resolutions,
from which, for the purpose OF this
publication, I have seen proper to
eliminate unnecessary names, substi-
tuting stars instead.