The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1913-01-22
Marstenar Reinstated
By School Board
Action Taken After State Board
Declares Former Action Illegal

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Declares Former Action Illegal
A special meeting of the Board of
Education of Pleasantville was held
on Friday evening, January II, the
members present being Messrs. Ad-
ans, Chattle, Reed, Mcconnell, Mel
son, Leeds, Smith and Wilson.
Communication was read from Nc
Carter & England, Counsel for Mr..
Marstellar, as follows:
Dear Sirs: We have just been in
conference with Mr.. Marstellar and
learn that up to the present time the
Pleasantville Board of Education has
failed to recognize the recent decis-
ion of the State Board in this case.
AS the Board of Education is, of
course, aware, there has been the
unequivocal order of the State Board
that Mr.. Marstellar's alleged dis
charge was null and void, and there
fore no other course is open to the
Pleasantville Board but the full rec
ognition of Mr.. Marstellar in his po-
sition. In justice to Mr.. Marstellar
Furthermore, this should be done
without delay.
We therefore are taking this occa-
sion to notify you, on behalf of Mr..
! Marstellar, that we insist upon
prompt and full compliance with the
decision of the State Board. May
we ask that you advise us without
delay whether the Pleasantville
Board is prepared to recognize the
decision of the State Board in order
that we may determine what furth-
er proceedings, if any, it will be nee
essary for us to undertake on Mr..
Marstellar's behalf
Upon motion of Mr.. Wilson it was
received and filed.
Mr.. Champion, of the firm of Bah
cock & Champion, counsel for the
board, was granted the privilege of
the floor He reported on the Mars
teller case as per the boards direc-
tion at a previous meeting, to endeav-
or to settle the matter.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved that counsel
submit report in writing, and it be
incorporated in the minutes. 1t was
so ordered. The report is as follows:
Atlantic City, N. j., Jan. II, 1913.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Education of Pleasant
vile, N. j.:
Gentlemen:
In re, Marsteller VS.. Pleasantville
Board of Education.
! We beg to submit the following re-
port with respect to the foregoing
matter of our action subsequent to
the direction of your honorable Board
to arrange an interview with Messrs.
McCarter & English, counsel for Mr..
Marsteller, with the view of endeav-
oring to arrange an amicable settle
ment of the matter:
We corresponded with Messrs. Nc
Carter & English asking that they
name a time and place for meeting
to discuss the matter, inasmuch as
the Board and Mr. Marsteller had
agreed to refer the matter to their
| try, if possible, to arrange an amic-
able settlement of the litigation. We
received reply from them stating
that in their judgment there was
nothing to discuss, but that day
would be fixed for the discussion of
the matter, of which we would in due
time be advised. We later were in
'rl of communication fixing
December 9th as the time and Mays
Landing as the place for the meeting,
which date, being agreeable to us,
was determined on for the meeting.
On December 9th, our Mr.. Cham
pion met Mr.. McCarter at Mays
Landing, and Mr.. McCarter advised
Mr.. Champion that he had no author
ity from Mr.. Marsteller to accept
any proposition of settlement other
than payment of all back salary with
interest and immediate reinstate-
ment. Mr.. Champion advised Mr..
McCarter, as he understood it, the
unanimous sentiment of the Board of
Education was that the members
were opposed to the reinstatement OF
Mr.. Marsteller because of the renew
al of the agitation between the two
factions in Pleasantville, namely, the
so-called anti -Marsteller faction and
the so-called Marsteller faction, and
the consequent inharmony in the
schools, and that they felt that the
| best interests of the schools of Pleas
antville required settlement of the
matter other than the reinstatement
of Mr.. Marsteller. The matter was
discussed quite at length, the details
of which discussion we shall not enter
into save in general way. Mr.. Nc
Carter requested to know what prop
osition of settlement the Board de-
sired to offer in order that he might
take up with his client the consider
alton thereof, and, your President,
Mr. Adams, being at Mays Landing,
Mr.. Champion discussed with him the
situation, with the result that two
propositions were submitted to Mr..
McCarter, to be communicated to Mr..
Marsteller with Mr.. McCarter's rec
commendation thereon, namely:
1. That Mr.. Marsteller be rein
stated as supervising principal, be
paid his back salary with interest,
$1,000 cash and to forthwith unequiv-
ocally resign all claims to the office
of Supervising Principal of Pleas
antville schools, to take effect upon
| settlement being made