The Washington herald., 1911-04-21
FACULTY MEMBERS
GIVE TESTIMONY
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cipal, and Frank c. Daniel, chairman OF
the military committee Of the Mckinley
School, who recommended that Lohr be
stripped of his rank on the grounds Of
insubordination.
DR.. Meyers sanctioned the stand Of Mr.
Daniel, and when the matter was referred
to Supt. Stuart he sent 1t to the board OF
education with his recommendation tina,
it be acted upon favorably and Lohr be
reduced to the ranks. The staff officers
of the cadet regiment cannot be removed
except by the board OF education.
Last week Lohr sent a letter to the
board of education asking for hearing
The matter was referred to the military
committee. which is composed Of James NJ
Oyster, chairman. and Messrs. Daniel
Horner, and Stuart, who gave him the
private hearing yesterday.
Miss Ruth Stauffer. a member Of the
faculty, is a member Of the school paper
committee. She testified that she had
trouble with Lohr. who. as managing
editor of the paper, Hand and Mind
tried to overrule the recommendations OF
the school committee as to how the
paper should be run. She said that when
called to give an explanation for refusing
to follow the directions Of the commit
tee. he told her that he controlled the
major portion OF the subscriptions and
could put the paper in a bad way from
a circulation standpoint II he was not
allowed a free hand in conducting the
paper.
Mr. Daniel asked Lohr II he made such
a stat 10 Said ha
Der having made It.
Attempted to Dictate.
Miss Genevieve. Marsh, a member Of the
faculty committee OF the debating society
of the school. told the committee that on
several occasions Lohr had attempted to
dictate to the debating society. using the
fraternity as a means of gaining his end.
r. c. Claflin, a member of the faculty
committee on dramatics, recited the re-
cent trouble with Lohr. which was the
means OF his being suspended. and said
that while the name Of the fraternity was
used as a club TO try and get the play
postponed, he did not believe the frater-
nifty was behind the movement
Two of the pupils he told the COM
mittee. said they had no intention of
being on hand the night OF the play,
although they did not say so TO officers Of
the club, and regularly attended the re-
hearsals. These two have since told me
that they made a serious error in taking
such action and seemed to be repentant
They have been dropped from the cast,
but are still pupils at the school,"
DR.. Meyers testimony was a resume
Of the earlier testimony. In an inter-
view after the hearing. DR.. Meyers said:
Mr.. Lohr has been reported to me
several p
tees OF the different associations OF the
school and faculty, and / have repri-
manded him for each offense. I confess
was friendly to Mr.. Lohr, and that
while II did not stop me from treating
him as any other student, I was q little
lenient with him in his shortcomings"
Mr.. Claflin was the member OF the
faculty who investigated the affair and
reported 1t to DR.. Meyers. After the
hearing yesterday. he said:
Reports Were Exaggerated.
TT is regretted that the matter got
into the papers at all. Too much was
made of 1t. Reports were published to
the effect that the school was split on
account OF It, and was In a turmoil,
which is all exaggeration. AS a matter
of fact. it has hardly made a ripple on
the surface. A single student has been
guilty of misdemeanor. and the principal
has merely performed his duty in dis
ciplining him for the best interests of
the school.
The matter is magniied because It
involves fraternities, but II is not the
that has been dealt with. for
I: did not commit the offense. am not
defending fraternities. but it should be
stated that 1t is an individual student
through using his fratar-
nifty connection as a club. I am of the
opinion that its membership, as a whole.
consists Of students who are loyal to
the school, and that they were not even
aware, as I have been informed, that
their organization was being used for
questionable purposes. subjecting It to
disrepute.
II believe they would not knowingly
such an action on the part Of
one OF their number as antagonizing the
true school spirit. The students at Tech
are loyal TO their school first-their in
terests In minor organizations are Sec
ondary."
General Probe Likely.
While the hearing yesterday exonerated,
IN a measure. the fraternity from any
active participation in the matter, It is
probable that the fraternities in the high
schools will be investigated by the board
of education in the future.
A member OF the faculty Of Mckinley
High School said yesterday that while
were all right in colleges and
It was doubtful II they were
Useful in the high schools.
I'm the colleges and universities. where
he students are for tho most part away
rom their homes, the fraternities have
| tendency to build up citizenship and
ire essential to the younger generation
If this country he said. In the local
high schools they seem to have just the
opposite tendency, and while there are
many young men and women in them, I
I'm of the opinion that 1t would be bet
er for the schools IL they were abol- |