The Detroit times., 1913-01-10
BOARD
FREES TEACHERS
FROM ALL STAIN
Action Follows Pastor Fixes
Failure to Make Good on
Reyelry Charge
TO WITHHOLD SEAT
CONTRACT FROM MAYOR
Will Not Be Presented for APP
prOval Until Thompson
Quits Office

The Board OF Education, without a
dissenting voice. adopted a resolution,
Thursday night, to the effect that
there was no stain on the reputation
OF any teacher within its jurisdiction,
despite the fact that the Rev. NJ. p.
Fixes, Of the Woodward-ave. Baptist
church, had stated in a sermon, last
Sunday night, that he had been in
formed that male teacher OF the
Central high school. In company with
a girl graduate had been seen in a
state OF intoxication In downtown
cafe. New Years eve. The resolution
prepared by the committee on teach
ers and schools. follows:
Your committee begs to report
that the story OF alleged miscon-
duct OF teachers In public places
on New Years eve has been In
vestigated, the superintendent OF
schools having formally requested
the gentleman supposed to be re-
sponsible for the statements for
the name OF his informant, and the
president of the Board OF Educa-
ton having formally requested the
same gentleman to appear before
the members OF the teachers COM
mittee to place whatever evidence
he might have In their hands.
Up TO the present time the name
OF the informant has not been
given, and no information has
been placed In the hands OF the
committee. In view OF these facts,
your committee wishes to recon-
mend that the teachers OF the De
troit public schools stand exoner-
ated from these alleged charges
unless definite information be i'm
mediately forthcoming.
Mr.. Fixes had been invited to at
tend the meeting OF the committee on
teachers and schools, which met short
ly before the board meeting. but he
failed to appear. He sent letter,
however. No member Of the board
would reveal the contents OF Mr..
Fixes communication.
A plan TO appoint a committee to
take a trip to other cities for the pur-
pose of inspecting vocational training,
heating and ventilating systems. and
continuation schools, was voted down,
s to 8. Inspector Small spoke In favor
OF the junket, but II was strongly op-
posed by inspectors Robertson, JEFF
fries and others.
The corporation counsel was IN.
structed to begin condemnation pro
ceedings against property adjoining
the Lillibridge. Houghton. Trowbridge
and Webster schools. the legal step
being decided on because OF the high
prices asked by the owners for the
land.
The board arranged to handle the
motion passed some time ago for the
purchase OF seats from the American
Seating Co., of Chicago, SO that II
would go into the mayors office for
approval after Mayor Thompson gives
up Office. The mayor threatened to
veto the contract, on the ground that
the lowest bid was not accepted. The
committee In charge OF the matter ex-
planned that the tender accepted was
considered the best OF the lot. In,
spector Condor made a motion, a
COUPLE OF weeks ago. TO have the mat
ter reconsidered, but withdrew 1t,
Thursday night, and the board decid.
ed TO withhold the contract from
Mayor Thompson.
The following day school teachers
resigned: Miss Ernestine Ketcham
Miss Edna v. Seaman, Miss Lucille
McCune; evening school, e. l. Glib
Grant Gordon, Prentiss Brown.