Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-04
PROBE Of HIGH
SCHOOL WANTED
BY EDUCATORS
Board Invites Citizens TO
Present Any Charges Of
Irregularities
Want CITY SOLICITOR
TO DO EXAMINING


followed in the proposed investigation
Of conditions at the Wilmington High
School, the Board Of Education held
4 special meeting last night, and adopt
ed resolutions requesting City Solicit
tor Daniel O. Hastings to make such
inquiry as he may deem necessary
in regard to statements that have
been made refecting upon the board.
and also calling upon any citizen who
has knowledge of any Irregularities
in the conduct OF the board to COM 1
municate the same to the city solicis /
tor.
Only seven Of the members. cousti-
! tuting a quorum, were present. they
bing President Baynard. Messrs. ROM
mel, Morrow. zebley. oDonuell and
Logue and Drs. Cooper and Buckmas-
ter. The resolution received the
vote Of all present.
1 President Baynard. in calling the
meeting TO order, stated that pursuant
to the request of the members Of the
board he had called upon the city
solicitor yesterday morning He re-
Z marked that he had tried all week to
get into communication with Mr..
Hastings, who was very busy, and he
did not secure a conference with him
until yesterday. Mr.. Baynard stated
that he thoroughly discussed the mat
ter with MIR. Hastings. and that the frst
question asked by the city solicitor
was. What are the charges, against
anybody or the board?' He replied
70 Mr. Hastings. he said, that there
were no positive charges against any
person but number Of intimations
had been made regarding conditions
IN some Of the schools and the board
desired to sift the matter and secure
a report that would be satisfactory
TO the citizens of Wilmington.
Mr. Baynard said the City Solicitor
I insisted thar they could not make
an investigation unless they had some
evidence 70 work upon. and he urged
that the board to get some evidence
upon which TO make a specific charge
: and thus formulate the basis OF an
investigation. Mr.. Baynard re-
marked that the City Solicitor had
asked 70 be excused from attending
the meeting last night, as he was
called out Of town.
DR. Cooper, chairman Of the High
School and teachers committees.
! stated that no charges had been made
against the Board; or against anv
member of the Board, but that the
trouble arose from newspaper in
situations, and that the self-investi-
cation had been considered to find
out who was at fault. He stated that
somebody had to make the charges.
and any way they reached the desired
result would be satisfactory to him.
He remarked that the chairman of
the law committee had a resolution
70 offer that would probably prove
the solution Of the problem.
Or. Buckmaster then presented a
resolution which was unanimously
adopted. The entire meeting did NOT
last more than five meeting. A hui
morous touch was given to the adop-
tion Of the resolution caused by the
unintentional action of Messrs. Nor
row and Rommel. Just as the reso-
luton was offered by Dr. Buckmaster
those two members retired into the
cloak room for few minutes. When
the vote was called they were absent
} from the room. When they returned
J few moments later they were sur
prised 10 learn that the resolution had
been adopted. and were Immediately
accused of lodging the ISSUE" They
Immediately requested TO have their
vote on the resolution registered in
: the affirmative, after which the meet
I ing adjourned. The resolution adopt
ed is as follows:
Whereas, Statements have been
? made. reflecting on The Board OF
5 Public Education in Wilmington
. through its agents, In the conduct of
/ the schools under its control; there
I fore. be it
"Resolved, That the City Solicitor
: be- and is hereby requested to make
such inquiry as he may deem neces-
! sary. and that any citizen having
knowledge Of Irregularities connected
! Herewith. is requested to communi-
cate the same to the said City Solici-
tor
city Solicitor Hastings said this
morning that he had not yet received
the resolution which was adopted by
the board He remarked that he had
seen the resolution in the paper, butt
that he had not received it officially.
When asked what action he would
take upon it, Mr.. Hastings stated that
he would take no action whatever
upon it before the first of next week,
as the rush of other business would
prevent him considering it before that
time.