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could have aroused the parents of
school children more than the facts
revealed in the casc?' asked Senator
Harrison.
Il don't know what facts were re
vealed.'
"Shouldn't you as president of the
board OF education have followed up
the case" demanded Senator ltarrl-
son
"The case is in the courts and I did
not take il up" said Or. Van Schaick.
He said that last night a gentleman
had brought him medical magazine
showing five photographs taken at the
Smithsonian Institution at IN" instance
of Moens.
Admits They Were Nude Pictures.
They y-r. nude pictures asked
Senator 'arrison. Dr. Van Schaick
said they were.
Were they photographs If children
in the scroois"' asked Senator Har-
rison.
y 90 not know" said Dr. Van
S,chaick. lie said that the matter had
been taken up by the hoard in his
absence. that he thought the board
had stopped Moons Soin% - IN"
schools, and that nc knew the matter
was in safe hands.
! Senator Harrison asked If the pres
iicnt of tn. board OF education should
-Iot act 10 nd the schools of sacli
;wrpnEdoinss.
Certainly / should have cooper
ate,." replied itr. Van Schaick. IF the
matte" had D"Cn at q Stag" Where
d could do 50. Mr.. Hamilton. as presi-
. deut of the bcard, As handling IT,
=, 1,r. Van Scha:ck said he aad vague
simpresSton of talk ing vain MIR ham
khitoR about the s:a.".
E"mnsinE 4" schools
|It was one OF those things that
wGa tearing the schools TO pieces.
want itr' asked Senator Harrison.
r vas informed so"
YOU can understand that II might
rouse Inc parents. said Senator bar
rison. ''It was one Of The reasons for
the organization az the fsreit.s 80:
I,eagu. about which you made the
s,;ltcInaalt that some of them "ef.
ouc-thira savage, one-third enid ah~
one third si.-ilgane men.
p-. Van Schaick admitted that TINS
was one OF th. reasons for the orgafti-
zaton Of tia t"ague
YOU can .syrnpathize with the par
euts can WI not asked Senator
, Harrison wien iris alleged aistth-
gutshrd scientist vii. your letters
entered the s.a!cois ana s"usht ~ ''
what he did?
DR.. Van ScaaAck replied that every
! man has A rigfH. to his day IN court
. and that ii Mo~te5 was proted Snitts
The witness wollhi have the uiutost
rontemrt for hiut senator tat M, Ia, maa0s
rad hee. convicttx' ann an af'ps.'.
taken TO the highCN- court. senator
Harrison asked if fN'y OF me ,-
"rs had been afectaa - ,Ht ~, aoo,'a ora
teacher had dropped. out OF me me
scbools hut that he did not know the
: reason why or now.
Query by Senator Shermaa'
Senator sherman. Chairman OF the
cnnr2;ttee asked DR.. Van Scha'ck II
! II vas because ne refused to -,
; ..,nol rule" that he inSTSteo uppll
keeping Assistant .ui'' -i
: service. , @o, :,
.picksting and the demani 1or
verdict in advance of the es.isa -, :
ION pre- JUDGED our mInds aga hh''
parents' league, rephe' h
senator sherman said: You A<noW now
that a considerable number of px olie
we're excited about this case It,,' ,, SoH
| read the evidence about !rruce
Dr, Van Schnck said he did that ! ne
: ;,[-astiratior of Bruce occurred an er
his return to this country. He sua
: cested that if the committee made ua e
; of the evidence in the Bruce case ths
names of witnesses be not mace pun
lie. :.
Senator Sherman replied that as
cbairman of the committee he would
make no such promise. .
There has been too much secrecy:
Senator sherman said. 4 think II
vould be better to ventitate little.
The committee will protect such WIT
: nasses as may need protection.
, ouix Renewed by senator Harrison
Senator Harrison asked if the reSoiu-
ZION aaonte,! by the board for the IN
yestigation of Assistant Superintendent
/, Bruce did not provide that only charges
rega riding his professional illness
should he investigated. leaving out the
moral side
The witness said this was so. and
| added that Mr.. Hamilton was president
of the board at the time.
; Senator Harrison then asked DR.. Van
Schaick il he had not visited the Ma
grinder School the Summers school
: and the Thad Stevens School in ltl.
, and introduced Moens To the ;'rinciPa Is.
The witness replied that he could
not recall except that he dld make
a visit to one school with Bruce and
Noeus. He said that Moons delivered
a lecture pointing out the character
| istics in the faces Of some of the
nupils. saying that some showed
negro and others Indian blood.
Il was not edified by The Lecture; II
waaried me-" said DIR. Van Schaick.
| senator Harrison wanted to know if
iDr Van Schaick was stiil prejuaiced
against members OF the Parents
League
Il detest prejudice" replied DR.. Van
Schaicll. He added that the members
: Of the Parents League had made an
Linds Of charges against Bruce be
; hind his back which they would not
sign. that they charged him with the
.rossest immortality and with pro-
fcsSicnal unttnesS
We, YOU charged the committee IN
vestiratinr Bruce not to investigate
the CHARGES of immortality; suggest
ed Senator Harrison.
.-The resolution did not prevent an
i;pyastication Of charges of Immoral
~ ana AS a matter Of fact, some Of
itbese charges were inveStiS Sited, the
WITNESS renlied-
! nr Van :, haick sal. he did not be-
lieye that Bruce knew what Moens
was doing. -.
",f Bruce knew ne should be fired.
ton and the board knew they also
should be fired
Dc Van SrhaicE agreed to this.
~ Recommendation From Thurston.
| senator Harr sen asked the witness
| what Supt Trurston had wanted II, do
about Bruce. The witness replied that
he had made no Recommendation.
, lis there anything connected with
Moens that touches Thurston2' asked
Senator Harrison.
| THE witness said he did not know
He said he had no recollection
whether ne had told Thurston about
Goens ssoing into the schools or not.
Senator Harrison IA ',ei If f'r. Van
Schaick had been looking an another
superintendent to take Mr.. lhnfstoh
place
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