The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-20

Mr.. Clark. offering to Increase his
grades enough to grant the men a
one years certificate, sufficient to
cover the time for which they had |
been employed Mr.. Clark refused
and he returned to the applicants and
informed them that he had done all
in his power for them and advised |
them to go home, read up and come
back and make another try.
Mr.. Longbon referred to the attack
| which was made upon him in the
press, cbaracterizing II as vile" He
then told of the hearing before the |
board OF examiners in which the pa
pers of Mr. Bolander and Mr. Car
mine were gone over and the grades
sustained.
Referring to the grading of Miss
Peadons manuscript in which a mis-
take of ten points had been made, MIR.
Longbon stated that in his rush to get
his report ready for the board of
education at the earliest possible mo-
ment, he had worked one Saturday
night until between / and o'clock
and in adding up the grades, most of
which were In fractions, he had made
| mistake and given Miss Peadon 65
when she should have received only
! So. In grading another manuscript
in the same examination he declared
| he had mistaken crooked "4' for
a IS" and the applicant had been
given 65 when she should have re-
Ceived only 45. These, he declared,
were mistakes which he was willing to
acknowledge.
Mr.. Longbon stated that II anyone
1 IA. Oh h.. tl,.,t l.,
received certificate to which he is
not entitled, It is mistake.
Concerning the assertion that he re-
fused to attend the meeting of the
board of examiners. Thursday even
ing. he stated that 1t was impossible
for him to attend.
Mr.. Longbon question the legal
ity of the resolution which was adopt
ed by the board of education rela-
tive to the manner of conducting the
examinations, declaring that the meth
cd of dividing the branches and each
examiner conducting his own exam
nations has been the custom in Ma
rion.
Mr. Longbon stated that he had re-
peatedly told the applicants that he
was willing to go over their manu-
scrips with them. II they were dis
satisfied with his gradings and had
told them the course which was open
to them In securing hearing by the
full board and then by the state school
commissioner, but he declared each
applicant must make his own COM
plant, that he would not heed a com7
plant made by one applicant for an
other. Mr.. Longbon stated that since
he has been on the board, ten or fif-
teen lady applicants have visited his
home and of each he asked what OBJ
lection they had to his grading and
, all had replied that they were thor
oughly satisfied and had come only to
, gain some Information.
, Mr.. Longbon took his seat and Mr..
, Bowen propOunded a few questions
, to him.
) Mr.. Bowen asked whether or not
! Mr. Longbon, at the time the board
5 reviewed the manuscripts of Mr.. Car
Y mine and Mr.. Bolander, after the June
Y examination, had not proposed to the
other two members OF the board that
II they would lower their grades, he
4 would raise his enough to give them
| each certificate
Q Mr.. Longbon answered in the mega
l tive, declaring that his conversation
. had been with Mr.. Clark and over the
I telephone.
( Mr.. Bowen then wanted to know
2 | whether Mr.. LongbOn had not stated
S to the other members of the board
[ that IL would be a good thing for the
, examiners to grant certificates to all
( of the applicants so there would be a
[ number of applicants for each posi-
, tion in the schools and as only a few
A could be employed all of the others
[ would be sore" at the board Of ed
s ucation.
= Mr.. Longbon declared it was only
- intended for a joke.
= Mr.. Jacoby here made few re-
= marks about the legality Of the de-
: mand of the board of examiners for
c all of the manuscripts, declaring all
i of the manuscripts were the property
( Of the board and 1t is therefore en-.
= titled to them.
! Mr. Bowen asked Mr.. LOngbor
0 | whether he would produce all of the
o manuscripts OF the recent eXamina-
= tion and Mr.. Longbon emphatically
= declared he would not produce all
$ but that he would produce those oI
n the applicants who have filed protests
/. Mr.. Dickerson took a hand in the
= discussion, directing his remarks to
g Mr.. Bowen and telling hi mthat II was
:. the duty of the board of examiners tC
4 hold the examinations and grade the
) papers and after that it has nothing
= TO do with the matter unless a protes
r is made by an applicant.
G Mr. Bowen answered by again de,
d claring II was useless for the board tC
o hold more examinations so long as
a Mr.. Longbon is a member of the
: board
Mr.. CUTLERY stated in his opinion
$ the school board has nothing to dc
# with the present difficulty; that the
# examiners have the right to make thC
: rules which shall govern the board
4 and that he could see no good which
Il could result from the squabbling.
o MIR. Jacoby stated that since Mr.
II Longbon has admitted that he made
mistakes in grading the manuscript
: of two out of the four who passed the
d recent examination, he would not vote