Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-04
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
SAYS LAWYER FOR THOMAS
Declares School Boards Action
WhitcwnsIcs Itiddicls and Pun
isIics Ills Client.
WILL APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL
President Peters inclincs TO Belief
That Matter Is Ono for state
Board. and That Council Could
Not Investigate.

we intend to light this matter out
thoroughly if il takes all summer"
declares Presley Smith. .r.. attorney
for robert y Thomas. tho former
rrcyocationaI school teacher. whose
complaints against .. y. EiLdich
former assistant principal Of tho
school we're dismissed ~ tho meeting
Of til" Richmond CITY school Board
Tuesday Night.
Tho action 81 the school BOARD APP
I'"ared 10 wh,tcwash Nj. I;iddi"h aud
l." punish Mr.. lhoiu.,s. continued Mr..
smith. w" intend H. petition the
t'ity Council for ~ iuv"s,iGatiou of tile
cntir. ease" u tho city Council does
not gran, ihc request. wc win try 10
carry II further. our rlanS arc not
entirely formed Yet. bu, The matter
viii ic pushed I" tho limit"
i; L.. Peters. president II tho Com
mon council. said yesterday that hc
had received ~" motto" ~ an appra
., that time aud that h" did M, know
th"t II w"S Within III" province ot
III" Council y" take NJ tho matter.
>CItUOi. BOARD REspnSSiBLE
TO STATE BOARD ~! iDUCtTI0S
"'rli" Council appoints tho school
Board. IN, Wits real authority almost
stops there. SAID Mr.. Peters The
city school Board is Directly rsSpon-
know very littie ~ tho trouble b.
tween Mr. Thomas Ir Eiidi.k and
th. board. hu, on hand, I should So:
that Tho council could not order an
Investigation
AIR. Th",nah presented charges SOW
oral weeks ae" claiming THAT MIR. Rid-
di"h MAS an inefficient administrator.
that u" Was not ~ haru"n: with the
teachers under him; that hc smoked II
~. school building. and that he used
profanity. After the administrative
department. Of tho school system had
investigated Ill" ease and found tho
charges partly sustained. ~. Chandler.
III" Huperin'": dout. assigned MIR Rid
dick I" IN" iInnual-trAin department
"f B.nf"rd Junior Ugh school. do
noted him from tho position or as
sis'ant principal !" that If teacher, and
reduced his SALARY. Til" Nupcrintcn-
dent transferred MIR. Thomas 10 High
'and iari, without decreasing his
SALARY
SUPERINTENDENT CHANDLER
DEFENDS MS COURSE
Declaring tina, the presence Of MIR
Isiddt"h IN the schools Mas menace
t. tho pupils. MIR Thomas insisted that
the board reconsider the action Of the
superintendent. I'll" board upheld Dr.
Chandler at it, meeting Tuesday night
'n account Of HE failure to a.S,iiu.
his du'i"a at Highland PARK Tuesday
morning. Mr. Thomas ~a- a,!judGed Ia
u" rutlty 80 observation-disclosures rep
riuand"d. Mr. Thomas VIII continue
I" teach VIM" has action agniuS, Mt
kidtliet proceeds.
IN" question before mo was whether
'" urge the board I" dismiss Mr. Kid.
mex On account IT his profanity .na
nn"iS" administration or u accept HI,
pr"iuis" IL good conduct ~ the future
ana Put him bach 49, teacher IN which
work be has proved useful" said pr
han"l"r Yesterday, n nc!iucd to
~" m"rtitu' Side. Mr. i;thdick IL pun
lShcd by loss II pas ami ,,opi,i.p AND
set 10 work where 10 can hC Of Scr-
vice. His rc"ord shows that hc T. !.
COOL teacher, MIR Thomas Was no,
punished for his activity ~ pressing
INC charges. We haze to transfer
many teachers every year for the good
OF tho schools"