South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-18
PRINCIPA AIS ARE
FOR MONTGOMERY
Thirteen Deny They Have
Changed Their Opinions
About School Head.
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asking that Miss IIeman be re-
moved from the principalship Of the
school was signed by a number OF
the residents of that district last
year and, it is said, another was
started this year.
Fridays poll Of the principals in
regard TO the Montgomery affair is
the third that has been taken since
the petition was signed Hearing
that Mr. Rupel had made a state
ment that two Of the principals had
changed their minds, Judge w. +.
Miller talked TO all Of them and
learned that they still favored the
school head.
A committee of business men
talked TO all Of the principals and
found that two more principals,
whose names were not on the peti-
ton, had nothing against Mr.. Mont
gomery. 1t was learned at that
time that the signatures of those two
principals were not on the list be-
cause they had not been seen about
| it,
According 10 Mr. Rupel, who with
| William Glenn has been accused of
\ endeavoring to kick, thrust and
I otherwise eject the present school
/ head without satisfactory grounds
\ for so doing. conditions in South
/ Bends institutions of learning war
rant such action. He traces trOu-
! bles dating back four years, and
| holds that ne could not in any way
feel he was fulfilling his duty to
\ the public and to himself if ne be-
! came a party TO the retention of
/ Mr.. Montgomery.
Forgets Recent History.
The trouble is" said Mr.. Rupel.
that neither Mr.. Glenn nor myself
/ have been asked as to our reasons.
\ We have been ignored, and the pa
pers have printed but one side Of
/ the stOry,-that furnished evident
/ ly. by Mr.. Montgomery and Mr.
| Hubbard. who as the boards presi-
/ dent should be an impartial spokes-
man.
Mr. Rupel seemingly forgot that
he had already had one or two brief
statements in the local press. but
declined 10 say more, even no longer
ago than yesterday refusing TO state
his charges TO any other than in
| terested and responsible" parties
/ who might come TO him in person.
Acting upon that invitation. a News
/ Times representative called, and the
\ following objections to Mr.. Mont
/ gomery were secured:
says Board Is Ignored.
1. That he had acted in board
matters without the sanction or
without even consulting the board.
,. That he had been a part in
unbusiness like methods as regard
ed purchases Of school supplies and
that receipts had been signed from
the superintendent office without
knowledge that the goods ordered
had arrived
3. That he had turned down ap-
plicatons for positions made by St.
Joseph county graduates and resi-
dents for agency teachers, and that
there was a possibility of a two
way split" in the commission re-
. ceived for the securing OF positions
4. That the principals of the
schools were against him.-that
nearly a majority were. Gle quoted
/ figures showing II of Is principals
voting had favored MIR. MOntgOm-
ery's retention, and that two Of
these Il had come To him with re-
quests that he be removed)
Shows Partially i'm schools
3. That Mr.. Montgomery had
shown Partially in his cooperation
with the different schools. He
pointed out the strides made by the
Laurel and Haley schools. where
the superintendent was a frequent
caller. and then quoted conditions i'm
other schools which he held not so
good.
6. That with the passing of
| Montgomery's salary scale. the
grade schools had drawn for their
teachers as much money. or. nearly
as much as the grammar school;
that Principal John A. Byers of the
grammar school had registered OBJ
jectiOns with the board and that
feeling had arisen between the SUI
perintendent and Atr. Byers. one of
the citys veteran instructors. That
since that time Mr.. Montgomery
AAhu summed the grammar SCnOOl.
oepriving it OF cooperation due and
necessary.
Z. That Principal +. l.. Sims and
!, Mr.. Montgomery had been at swords
points for four years. and that for
two years they had been on "grunt-
ing terms only. That this feeling
had been TO the detriment Of the
high school system. and to the
school system at large.
Denies All Politics.
s. That he was not personally
against Mr.. Montgomery, and that
he had considered with the other
members OF the board the securing
OF Prof. J. r. Nuner OF the Mish-
awake schools as principal Of the
: local high school with the idea Of
removing the fractional points. hut
, that Mr.. Nuner had refused 10 work
subordinate 10 a South BEND super
intendent
2. That there was nothing polit-
ical IN the action OF himself or Mr.
elem. and that he had not seen
Mayor Keller for months and that