The Caucasian., 1913-10-09
NOT SPECIFIC.
The School Board Demands Proof
to Sustain the Charge.

There was heard "Wednesday al
IprnoUn at the regular monthly S,'>-
sion OF the School Board ol t.att.n
Parish; the report OF the roillinlti',
assigned to investigate the clllI.S"
of brutality in the public schools
preferred by Mr.. f. w. Goetz.
The complainant, present at tins
session, protested most \rfrnlrnti\
against The report of HE committee"
comprising James Galloway. w: A..
Nckrnnon, W. C.. Wasson, |. X.
/ .lNr~lt unI w. ". Sebastian, and
in a moment of impasslonrd IrSrn;-
menL induI@cd in the expression ul
liars, which on being called to
order ny T. H. SrovrII, president n[
Tire board the offensive remarks
We're recalled and apoIoglZ"tl for.
Tie gist Of The committees re
port is HAT he complainant 5
charge IS general and indefinite i'll
stead of being direct and specific.
and therefore they have been I'M
able to find any case OF brutality.
Committeeman Galloway OF Wa"d
Two stated that he had no knoWI-
edge Of any act of brutality in amy
Of the schools of his ward Commit
tceInan ThWeatt of Ward Five eN-
planned that he investigated COM
plant of his sister, which Oh beln.
investigated had been exaggerated
and was only trivial. He rNprcsss q
he opinion that teachers could moi
maintain discipline in the schools if
they We're not given the power ,r
correct delinquent pupils. and an
nOuncrd that he would favor the
immediate removal OF any teacher
guilty Of brutality in any Of the
schools,
AT The juncturc where Mr.. Goe!z
had been called TO order and he had
Ietracted his offensive remarks, Dr.
Hunt stated that he was opposed to
corporal punishment in the pubic
schools: Il have been with you" h"
said to Mr.. Goctz, hecausc too ain
opposed to corporal punlshlneni,
but think you are going at this
matter in The wrong way. There IS
only one recourse for you that |
can see, and that is for you to prove
your charges.
Mr.. ,Opiz declared he could do
this: that children We're being hr,-
tally treated in the public schools
for every imaginable Oilense, and
that superintendent Byrd knew II
To- be true
Following Dr. Hunts remarks,
President Scovell, applying his
words to Mr. GOetZ SAID:
There is not man on this boar Il
who believes that brutality exists III
the schools Of this parish. You have
pursued this matter IN a very dlt-
Ierent manner than would have
been pusued by most amy Other
man. The members Of This board
are responsible to the people Tor
their acts and they want to Go the
right thing. You have made charges
in general Way-of otfrnses
which the committee has been un-
able to substantiate. There is moi q
member of this board who Will
counlcnancc brutality in The puhlic
schools of the parish, such as you
have charged, and if you Will show
US a teacher who has been guilty ol
administering such treatment that
teacher shall not continue in the
schools OF this parish. Tins boaI'i
viii not be buIIdozed by anybody,
but il is willing to cooperate with
any citizen and eradicate any bfu-
laIity that is shown to exist when
the proof is properly put before the
/! board
These remarks We're approved by
| the board.
The complainant, Mr.. Goetz, lntI-
mated that he would secure tIl'
| proof.
In this case The board could mol
| proceed on charges sweeping and
Indefinite, which, to receive tan
consideration, should be specific,
White Street ImprOv
The citizens Of Shreveport resld-