The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
EVIDENCE
AND EGGS FOR
CL0YO

Ten teachers were put through
their PAGES in the Cloyd hearing
last night, and the school board
court was serenaded by a band of
boys on the street below by way of
variety. They yelled Cloyd, sang
Cloyd and organized a characteris-
tic schoolboy demonstration. An
other vaudeville feature was added
to the performance by the summons
of a policeman to guide the pro-
fessor safely past the stronghold of
bowling kids. And the peril hung
heavily over the city till after mid
night. when the police heard
plaintive appeal from the Cloyd
residence for protection. 1t seems
a sort of egg bombardment had
been organized for the beneiit of
the prosecuted professor, but the
city's armed forces bravely
grappled with and suppressed the
outbreak.
The hearing is rapidly assuming
blind mans buff on a kindergarten
playground. From the charge of
opening others letters, the case
has simmered down to the vital
question of whether such and such
a teacher likes Prof. Cloyd. Also
whether they had ever heard of
anyone else that likes Prof. Cloyd.
Naturally such testimony has a
marked tendency to upset the
nerves. It's nearly as exciting as
the sunrise.
Since Prof. Cloyd has summoned
all the teachers that like his style,
the complainants now demand the
right to call the high school grad
uating class to show how they like
it, With what other attractions
may be enlisted meanwhile, the
farce promises to play an all sum-
mer engagement.
De velopments of the hearing are
encouraging the conviction that
there must be a lame spot in the
supervision of the school system or
such a mass of dissensiOn and fac
tional trouble would never have
been permitted to gain the Roadway
it has in the high school. The bur
den of responsibility is settling
down on Supt. Tormey.
AS the case now stands, the
prosecution has proved as far as it
was able the charge concerning
teachers mail. The defense has
offered its explanation and defense
and now the fight runs along be-
tween the forces that favor Cloyd
and those that do not And there S
no telling when it will end. Wheth-
er there will be any high school left
or not is a matter that appears to
have been overlooked IN the heat
of the fearful struggle.
Last nights session dragged
along with occasional exchanges OF
birdshOt between Attorney Post
and Cloyd. with Supt. Tormey
chipping in now and then to help
matters along.
On account of her leaving soon
for a pleasure trip, Miss De Lash
mutt, one Of the faculty not quail
| fed in the like Cloyd" class, was
offered in rebuttal by the prosecu
ton. She testified that there was
no war in the faculty when ClOyC
| took command. and that the higl
school fraternities were not at the
| bottom of what followed. Prof
Cloyd wished her a happy journey
when she left the room.
Witnesses for Cloyd were; E
w. Evenson, j. c. Staley, A. G
Davis, Miss Christine Riis, Miss
| Louisa C. Patterson, J. w. Buch
anan, Miss Emma Bates, S. l.
Peterson, c. r. Briggs. With the
exception of Mr.. Evenson, the wit
nesses are members of the higf
school faculty. Their evidence was
contradictory to the charges made
against Cloyd.
AS usual, the hearing will be con
| tinued this evening.