Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-17
PROF. CLOYD
ARRA|GNS FOES
characterizes School Board
Hearing as a Drumhead
Court Martial,
LAST WEBER STAKE MEETING
richard Thomas Seriously Injured In
Federal Building-Suit for Dam
agcs--Diyorce Granted.

sraen Aug. 1.-THE case against
Prof David c. Cloyd, principal of the
ogden High school, who was summar-
ily dismissed from the public schools
hi the board of education, promises
TO come up in the session of the city
council this evening, when a successor
10 Or. r. S joyce OF the Second
ward to serve on the school board Will
he appointed by Mayor Brewer.
owing TO the fact that the meet
ing held on Aug. 4 and at which were
present DR.. Joyce, Thomas Carr and
il. w civilian and at which the
first action against the dismissal was
considered, is not legal, according to
tbe opinion given by Prof. Cloyd, who
rams that DR.. Joyce was not mem
her of the board and that only two
members of the board were present
which was not a majority.
In strong language Prof Cloyd
characterized the meeting of the board
Of education, which was held Friday
evening. as a farce and on the order
Of drumhead court martial. He says
that he was tried, found guilty and
condemned before he had any chance
whatever to offer an explanation. No
matter what he had said or done he
ence or changed the minds Of the
members of the board
Very bitterly does Cloyd arraign
William Allison, superintendent OF
schools, whom he blames for all the
trouble. in the following terms;
II shall undertake To demonstrate
to the people of this city, If allowed
10 do SO. the universal conviction that
supt. Allison is Incompetent from an
educational standpoint and unfit from
a personal standpoint, to be at the
head of this or of any other education
al institution. 1t is an outrage upon
this city for him to he permitted to
continue any longer in his long-estab-
lishcd methods of treachery and in
Uigue."
The criticizing of Prof. Squire Coop
by MIR. Cloyd is attributed by the
latter to do with part of his removal,
on account of Coop and Allison being
such close friends
The engaging of Judge w. L. Ma
ginnis and Joseph Chez, as attorneys
Cloyds statement that he intends to
fight the case. He has also stated
that some interesting things viii he
.rought out in the case in regard to
fe real story concerning the plans
Tor the new high school of which he
was charged.
LAST WEBER STAKE MEETING.
At the Weber Stake academy hall
yesterday afternoon. the final meeting
OF the old Weber stake was held. at
which was large attendance. While
the presidents of the new stake were
present Prest. Lewis w. Shurtlif of
the old as well as the new Weber
stake was the presiding officer.
Among the speakers were the fol-
lowing Weber stake presidents: l.. w
Shuulim, Z. f. Middleton and John
Watson; Ogden stake, Presidents T.
B. Evans, c. c. Richards and Thomas
j. Mckay; North Weber stake, Presi-
dents James Wotherspoon. John "
RlUth and Francis w. Stratford.
The speakers recited "reminiscences
Of the old Weber stake, telling of its
history from beginning to end. They
also spoke % their labors in the stake.
This is the last meeting of the old
stake. In the future the meetings will
be held i'm the separate stakes. Be
ginning next Sunday the three stakes
viii begin holding meetings for the
purpose of dividing some of the wards,
which has been considered necessary
on account of the crowded condition
In the present wards 1t will also be
Necessary To re- establish the boundar-
es Of some of the old wards as parts
Of some are in the ogden stake and
part In the North Weber stake. This
Is specially true of the Third, Mount
Fort and Lynne wards.