South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-24

capacity. While they worked, the
names of all willing TO circulate the
petitions. insuring at least 5000
petitioners. in event Mayor Keller
saw fit TO refuse 20 require his APP
pointees on the school board 70 sub
nit 10 the terms of the resolutions.
These 80 and more names were.
by motion. appended 10 the petit
ton 10 be presented TO Mayor Keller
today.
The meeting adjourned subject TO
call OF the chairman. Mr. RidenOur.
The charges against Supt. Mont
goIaery made by Board Member
Rupel to a News-Times representa-
tive last Thursday and published
the following day, and which Mr..
Rupel later confirmed by letter.
photograph Of which has also been
published. will probably constitute
the main points for the proposed
tribunals Investigations. These
charges were discussed quite at
length at the meeting as rejecting
upon both Supt Montgomery =
character and ability. with accom-
Idil1 iIE AISiii udtlOllSs WAlltn II was
asserted ought to be cleared up.
Both Mr. Rupel and Mr. Glenn
told me that they knew nothing
against the character of Mr.. Mont
gomery." said Rev G. A. Lippin-
colt. addressing the meeting. They
claimed 20 me that tn cir reasons for
dismissing Mr.. Montgomery do not
reflect upon his personal character
at ALL" DR.. IippincOtt was chair
man Of a committee from the Ro-
tary club which sought an audience
with the school board members to
learn the reasons for discharging
MIR. Montgomery which audience
was refused the committee after it
had at first been promised them
Rome c. Stephenson was another
speaker of the evening, who referred
20 the charges made by Mr.. Rupel.
and especially to the saving clause
in the last sentence Of his cOnfirma
ton. which is Instructive in the fact
that il presumes the holding back
of information which the board did
not at the time care 20 discuss
openly. The confirmation is repro
duced later on. as part OF this re-
port The resolutions adopted. and
the plan of organizing the tribunal,
with statement of it's powers. etc.
were signed as follows:
s. J. Reynolds. Chas. +. Pearson,
NJ. r. Nethercutt. DR.. II. A Fink,
J. NJ. Waldorf. Clarence r. Perkins.
G.. r. Swanson. Lavurn II. Felten,
H. r. Marker Herbert Sponsler,
Irvon Treesh. Edward Norris Geo.
/ a Bohn. J. J. O'Brien. Ryell T. Mil
i Ter. Homer Taggart. J. +. Neff,
Frank Brechenser, e. J. Lent. II. w.
Eldridge ]. p. Hill, c. A. Lippin-
colt. l. : LaPierre. r. II. Ginz, d.
ID. Mum. Richard Elbel. J. Wesley
Hill. +. II. Pattee, W. +. Flynn. Z.
/ r Austin. Chas. c. Herr. G.. A.
Elliott. A. NJ Russell, r. Hardy, f.
/ w. Grouse. NJ. p. Reed. George L.
O'Brien. G. G. Livengood. I. s. DOlk
p. X. GOetZ. W. O. Davies. W. w
| schneider. Hugh b. McVicker. E. p.
| Ward, l.. LeVan. Jay White. f. II.
/ Miller. a w Peltz. jr., Jno. Henry
I Zuver, Samuel B. Pettengill. Rome
I &. Stephenson. Norman Adler. John
/ A. Stoeckley. r. NJ Boone. c. H.
/ Heideman W. A. SnOo-. John De-
| Haven. L. r. Greenan. NJ 3. F'reu-
/ denstein. F. w. Vaughn. W. O.
/ Davies. jr.. Charles COonley. G. Wei
/ ton Judd, Edw. Smith. ]. W. Baum
bach. y. Y. Robertson. Chas. l.. Mill
/ house. Herman + Ries. Edw
/ Pfaffer. Carl J. Anderson, Abe Liv-
/ ingston. +. W. Sykes. c. -. Britton.
! G. g. Bowman. VIM. p. Booth. 2 =
/ BOndurant. r. A Slower. G.. L. Bling
ham. w W. Ridenour. Geo. A Kno-
/ block. A r. Peltz. .. r. Stevens. w.
/ A. Bertsch. r. Z. Wolfe. Bruno
I Nehrling. &. y. Fassett, Mrs. o.
/ Wise. Geo. g. Foster. W. O. Will
Jams. +. VI. Caldwell. W. l. Martin.
\ w. II. Porter, b. l. Hawkins, O. +.
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