South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-18
REASONS MORE AGGRAVATING THAN
THEY ARE SUFFICIENT

At last some evidence of what it that been
gravating certain official pedag7gc the
school city TO their determination rid Of Supt
l. j. Montgomery has light. That mysterious
something that Messrs. Rupe and elem a few school
principals occasional teachers carrying
about up their sleeves last dropped out
proven at least trine more than merely their arms
Mr.. Rupel has done the public a distinct service He
has finally talked. least though he thought he
something say. rather though ne had some
thing serious withhold.
We obliged 10 admit that the charges if true
present condition certain to be aggravat:ng say
nothing Of their being compromising Certainly they
deserving investigation and not only these but
more.
meet that Mr.. Montgomery should be the
goat all the friction in the local schools While
Investigating. for example. Supt Montgomery
done to Principals Sims Byers. why not find out
what Principals Sims Byers have done TO Supt
Montgomery If the friction to be eliminated by
dsmissals why not go the whole length of the line
We did like goats" If to have a house
cleaning, why not make il genera12
u is not question TO whether Mr..
Montgomery wants Investigation Of Ahe charges
against him. and they are charges: Important or
frivolous that to be disposed Of The public
wants to know not only what going on but why it
is These accusations should be sifed TO the
bottom. Mr.. Montgomery is out of il. lie has
dismissed 1t is question of public policy now. The
public may dismissaIs. As rule
when disagree there are more reasons than
one for IT, the reasons being two instead
IL not be rock-bottom justice playfuIly Dust
Mr. Montgomery just TO please Principals Byers and
sims-neither OF whom have proven such infaIlibiy
entities them indsputabe preference
The only charge by Mr. RupeI that to us seems real
serious is the effect that Supt Montgomery has been
employing teachers through an outside teachers
agency, these TO the exclusion local teachers with
the strong usinuaton that may have profted from
the agcncy's commission. II that has been going on
Mr. MOntgomery should only have been dismissed
but he should have been dismissed long ago when
was FIRST ou and b,
'Sraft'-which is exactly what it would amount to-
Such work the part a superintendent of schools
prontiug financially I'm any way the employment
OF teachers-ought be tolerated fo,. n instant
We do not believe h OF Mr. Montgomery ard Mr. Mont
gomery himself allow such charge to
stand We speak similarly what MIR. TtuDeI has TO
say Of the manner in which the superirt e1den has
purchased school supplies though fear there may
Of Mr. Rupels notion and school supply store on :
Michigan ST.. having been a lower ebb on account Of
IT, than he has found profitable South Bend wants
honesty. first last and always in the conduct Of its
school city again repeat that if what has been
charged has been going should be "a consider.
able housekeeping, and Mayor Keer's responsibility
grows rather than dminishes
These charges should be probed Mr. MONTGOMERY
should insist upon probe. the board of education
should be required back up these charges Messr4
Sims and Byers having been drawn into IT, should de-
mand hearing. and. the public including those
business men who have been taking interest should
demand that the situation cleaned up and once for
an
Mr. Rupel has at least met the public part way We
know something now OF what has been agiating him
and II he prove his charges even to the point Of
TO he aggravated as we'll Ditto if he prove
them