The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-04
Troubles Will be a Given
Thorough Airing.
BRIEF HISTORY IN the CASE
Final Chapter About to be
Written.
the School Board VIII
Endcavor to go TO the Bottom of
The Trouble In the Board of Ex-
amincrs.

A great deal of interest, locally,
centers in the hearing which will be
held Wednesday evening by the board
of education, relative to the troubles
which have been existing in the
board OF city school examiners. This
meeting will be held in the board
room at the High school building and
will doubtlessly prove quite interest
ing.
The history of the case Is quite
lengthy and Is probably familiar to
every person in the city who has fol-
lowed the school situation at all close
ly. Mr.. Longbon was named mem
Der of the examining board in place
of w r. Waddell, who resigned be-
cause he was leaving the city. In the
examinations in which Mr.. Longbon
participated an unusual number of
applicants were failed and IL became
noised about that favoritism was be-
ing shown or rather that some of the
applicants were being Disseminated
against. Another examination was
held and still greater percentage of
the applicants failed to secure GER
tihcates. Charges of discrimination
munication was sent by the board of
examiners to the board of education
in which 1t was stated that there were
differences existing in the board which
rendered IL useless for any more ex-
aminations to be held under the then
existing conditions The school board
then sent a communication to the
board of examiners requesting that
the board as board complete all
lists of questions and grade all pa
pers. Another examination was or
dered and ADVERTISED. Then came "a
very informal hearing before the
beard in which all of the examiners
appeared and stated the various as.
poets of the situation.
The examinations came on and in
1t II. G.. Bowen and John III. Clark.
| the two members OF the board of eX-
amincrs. with Mr. Longbon, used the
steam roller and notified the appli-
cants that they We're to disregard the
| lists of questions which had been pre-
| pared by Mr.. Longbon.
In the meantime, two of the ap.
| plicants who had failed in both eX-
aminations in Which they elaine
they had been ilscriminated against
| had taken the county examination
and received excellent grades. They
had been engaged to teach in the Ma,
riGn schools and the time for the
opening of school was rapidly ap-
preaching. These two gentlemen Pc
titiOncd the board of city examiners
to grant them certificates on tho
grades they had received i'm the county
examination. The majority of the
board granted this request and issued
| certificates for one year, and the
board employed the two men.
Seeking to place themselves right
before the patrons of the schools be-
fore they began work, these two geI.
tlemen vent to Bucyrus and there
took the examination given by the City
board of that city. Each secured 4
five years certificate and these undel
the law must be recognized by the
Marion board of education.
The school board then determine
that a thorough investigation shoult
be made of the conditions existing II
the board of city examiners and tn.
date for this inquiry was fixed fol
October 8.
1t Is understood that Mr.. Longbor
will be represented at the hearing b,
an attorney and that the legal talen
on the school board will look afteI
the other end of the controversy. Tn,
hearing promises to be quite largel,
attended and to develop some yer,
interesting situations.