The San Francisco call., 1910-08-03

be such consummate actress.
that without cause or reason she
could in a moment become pale,
very nervous and agitated and in
this condition pour into the ears of
her friend false story of i'm;
proper advances just made to her
by the president of the institution
in which she was a pupil.
Yet this is just what Miss Lind
ley testified to, and to clear Van
Lew from the charges the major
ity of the trustees found that these
two young girls were unworthy
OF belief and that Doctor Van Liew,
who had everything in his life at
stake. told the truth when he de-
MED it all. which. as a matter Of
self-protection, he had to do.
EARNING TO GIRLS
This decision of the trustees has
served notice upon all the young
girls attending our normal schools
that no matter what advances are
made to them or proposals offered,
they are to remain silent and make
no complaint, for if they do they
viii be ridiculed by attorneys and
disbelieved by the trustees.
Those who have been intrusted
under the law with the manage
ment and control of our normal
schools can not afford to allow
such q condition as now exists to
continue in the Chico normal. The
Integrity and good standing of our
schools come first
No one should remain in our pub
lie schools as president or teacher
against whose reputation for
morality suspicion rests. Certainly
no man should remain at the head
OF such an institution whose repu-
tation for morality is being assaiIed
by large number of our best citi-
zens, even If there are many, a ma :.
lority in fact, who speak we'll of
him.
DOCTOR JORDAN'S COMMENT
A man whose standing is such
that causes Doctor Jordan to write
10 a public officer of this state that
the reputation of the. schoolmen of
the state is being harmed by the re-
tention of this man, in view of the
current talk of him, is not a suit
one of our institutions for the edu-
cation of young ladies.
At the hearing it was claimed, |
am Informed, that Van Liew was
being attacked for political reasons
and by those who were his enemies.
dent of the school. Such is not the
case. The charges were made in
the interest of the. school and in the
interests of the young girls of
northern California who leave their
homes to attend this school, that
they may secure a diploma which
will enable them to teach in this
state and help to educate our chill
dren
TO PARENTS
In my opinion, if the Chico nor
NAL is to be successful and have
the confidence and support of the
parents of this. state, there must
be a change in the presidency, and
If such change is not made parents
will be justified in sending their
daughters TO other normal schools
in this state where the atmosphere
safe in the belief that their daugh-
ters are under the protection of
both the president and the board.
If any of the board of trustees
of any normal school in this state
feels that his friendship for the
president is superior TO the inter-
ests which he should feel for the
success and welfare of the school,
then he should resign his office, so
that one differently situated could
be appointed.
l trust that the board of trustees
viii consider the suggestions
herein made and take such action
a s will be for the best interests of
the school and to restore that con-
fidence in it which every school
must have to be successful, and
which the Chico normal school is
now losing very fast.
This letter is to be filed with the
papers of the board of trustees as
a public document.
JAMES \. GILLETT, Governor {
California.