Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-05-07
PRINCIPAL REFUSES BOARD
RELATIVE INFORMATION
Que Member Asks Question and Entire
Membership Is Accused
of Treachery

There was another jolting time at
Tuesdays meeting OF the Board Of Edu-
cation something of cyclonic state
and much Of it indecent. When we say
this we are of course thinking of body
that moves on roller bearings elsewhere.
but not at home, no, not quite-and a
supervising principal who does not lack
the dignity of his postion-the missing
link at home, too. This latest meeting
was one of defamation, vituperation
and other inelegant things
There is long story connected with
the causes that led up to the unhappy
session, the substance of which is that
Mr.. Marsteller was almost exclusively
responsible for the budget that met de
feat last Friday night. He co-operated
in making it up at least. Opposition to
the appropriations developed outside the
board, yet Mr.. Marsteller urged certain
members of the board to exert every
effort to have the sums carried through.
using the argument that those who op-
posed the budget of $1,000 were ineom-
petent to Judge of the conditions.
The film Of the picture machine be-
alleged, was heard to make a treaty
with citizen. In this talk he advocat
ed the annihilation of the budget on the
ground that it was excessive and be-
yond all requirements. Note the changes
of the film and the tlexibilty of man
and methods, dear reader.
What a shame that Personalities
schools should be bearing the burden
laid upon them by the concoctions that
are mixed up by the one man who should
stand up for peace and as well be the
arbiter OF such troubles as are bound
to arise among men. But the devil will
get his just deserts.
The Press last week contained true
story OF the conditions that exist be
tween the supervisor and the teachers,
which greatly angered Mr.. Marsteller
1t appears that this gentleman would
like to exercise a censorship on these
columns, and when distasteful things
Ito HIM are printed he is possessed OF
a strong desire to play baseball with
the EDITORS head, but this has nothing
to do with the ball that was started
rolling at Tuesday evenings meeting.
Mr.. Long sought information about the
advisabllity of advancing teacher one
grade. Mr. Marsteller retorted that in
future he will refuse to give any in
formation, as he is under the impression
that members of the Board take pleas
ure in founting his views before the
public and in publishing them in these
columns. Mr.. Helfrch said that he OBJ
iects to meetings of a secret character;
that, in his opinion school business is
public business. Inasmuch as Mr., Mar
steller had made general accusation
Mr.. Helfrich thought the Boards mem;
bership did not care to be classed as
informers. Mr.. Marsteller accused Mr.
Reed of whatever grave error had been
committed, and he related story as
told him by one of the teachers, part
of which Mr.. Reed denied. After all
Marsteller was left without standing
ground.
The election of teachers viii take place
Friday evening, May I3, and in the
meantime certain members of the Board
are working out ideas that will bring
forth the missing contract under which
Marsteller is working He persistently
refuses to produce the paper, and this
is another cause for friction.
Indeed, affairs between the Board and
Mr.. Marsteller are i'll such shape as to
make one wonder when the dear public.
the latter's employers, win step in and
say, Enough of this, give us the ser
vices that are expected of you and let
gutter metods 20 to the dogs they
have no place i'll our schools.