Arizona republican., 1916-03-07
COOD|NC DISCHARGED FOR BRICK
 STATEMENTS, bOARD KAS AL|b|S

On the request of members of the Arizona Normal School Board, The Re publican publishes the following inter esting statements pertaining to Leslie x. Gooding and the charges he has been circulating:
 On March l. 1916. special meeting of the Northern Arizona School Board was called at the solicitation of Dr. R. II H. Blome. president of the normal, who requested the immediate dismissal of Gooding. At this meeting the fol- lowing resolution was adopted by. the affirmative vote of all present:
 (a) Whereas. Leslie Y. Goodine principal of the science department of the Northern Arizona Normal school, has for many months made himself very obnoxious to the faculty and the board of trustees of said Normal school and his conduct las been subVersive of good discipline and artaeonstic to the best interests of said institution and
 Whereas. the said Leslie N Cooding did. on the 29th day of February A. D. 1916, cause to he printed and circulated in the town of Flagstaff where said Normal school is located, and by Nor : mal school students. a certain circular. q copy of which is embodied in these minutes. and
 Whereas, since the distribution cf said circular and the manner and effect 1 thereof iS most detrimental to the hest | interest and discipline of the institu- tion, it is therefore
 "Ordercd that the said Leslie x Gooding he and he is hereby discharged as principal of the science departmen, of said school to take effect imme- 1 diately.'
 Cb) The following letter is a state 1 ment from MT ] Q. rr9ig. architect relative to the bricks used in the con etruction of the Normal school build- ings:
 "Flagstaff Ariz. Feb. F, 1916. "The Beard of Education,
 Northern Arizona Normal School,
 Flagstaff, Arizona
 Gentlemen. Relative to the -hs re- that bricks of inferior quality have beer used in the construction of an add tion to an existing dorm.tor nuilGm. and in a new dormito~v building foi the Northern Arizona Normal school desire to present the following state ment:
 The specifications demanded for tn, addition to the existing dormitor, building that all bricks should he of . kind and quality to match contiguou. brickwork. which was the common re, Flagstaff brick. and these We're tn, bricks used in the recently complete, addition. The specifications for brick work in the new dormit0ry blildin. called for the same brick. which wa, the kind used. The bricks Were pur chased from tie Phoenix FTagstaf Realty X Investment Co.. who wer the only bidders in response to tn | advertisement for proposals for fur nishing Flagstaff common red brick.
 The structural strength of thes bricks is amply sufficient to withstan, all loads and thrusts imposed upoi them, either in the walls or piers which are built of the said F9agstaf common red brick. and they are th hest to he obtained in the vicinity
 The requirements of the sDecifica tions pertaining to hrickwor!- hay been adhered to in the execution of tn work and the bricks in question ar of T kind and quality which safeI permitted of their use in the construc tion of the buildings hereinbefore emu merated Very truly yours.
 "J. OSBORNE. CRAIG.
 "J. O. C. F. Architect"