The Arizona sentinel., 1909-11-25
Mcclure Not Worried

was stated that President Bab cock of the University of Arizo ma had made serious charges against certain school superin tendent of the territory, and 8 later dispatch from the same source, naming Prof. A. H. Me Clure, superintendent of the Yuma city schools, as the educa- tor referred to, and intimating that the charges were of such gravity as to demand an investi- gation, and if substantiated Prof. McClure's certificate would be revoked and he be barred from teaching in the territory. The Tucson Citizen of Tuesday con- tained 8 third emanation from Phoenix, which specified the charges, and read as follows:
 Phoenix, Nov. 22.-Kendrick Babcock, president of the Uni versity of Arizona, has filed charges with the board of educa- sion against A. H. Mcclure, su- perintendeut of schools of Yuma, accusing Mcclure of falseboOd and misrepresentation in using the title Ph. D., which he said he received from an institution which, according to the allega- ton, is unknown to the bureau of education at Washington.
 Other specifications have been filed with a proviso of bearsay that Mcclure maintains & teach ers' agency and is charging those for whom he gets positions.
 Questioned regarding the mat ter yesterday by representa- tive of the Sentinel, Professor Mcclure said that he did not care to discuss the subject of Presi- dent Babcockts charges-not for publication-but smiffngfy re- marked that be was not disturb ed or perturbed in the least, and if required, would willingly sub nit to .an investigation by the board of education and had no fear of the results.
 As to the sjtle Ph. D., used after hss name, Prof. Mcclure said that h was conferred by an Institution of learning chartered by one of the Southern States; that he came by it honestly and was not ashamed of either the title or the college that gave it to him.
 Regarding the charge that he maintained a teachers employ ment agency, Prof. Mcclure said he had never made a secret of that fact and could not do so if he wished. which he did not. He had recommended teachers, and at various times had secured for them positions in nearly every town of any importance in Ari- zona, and did not consider it a crime, or even unprofessional, to charge small fee for his ser vices from the teachers who thus secured employment.
 '"This is matter,"-h said, t'that has often been discussed among superintendents and oth- CTS interested in providing eff cient teachers for schools, and from my information has been generally conceded a benefit rather than an injury to both the public and the teacher.
 "But in this connection want to emphasize the fact, "said Prof. Mcclure, "that I have never asked nor received a fee or re muneration of any kind from a  teacher employed under me. In the capacity of superintendent, of course, my preference as to subordinate teachers nearly al ways has some weight aad many teachers have been employed under me upon my recommends tiOn; but from none of them have 1 ever taken or asked one cent. If had done so, 1 should most certainly be open to criticism and condemnation"
 No, I do not care to express any opinion of President Bab- cock; nor have I anything furth- CT to say of the charges he is said to have made. 1 have had no notification of an investiga- tion, but if there is to be one 1 will take care of myself, never