The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-01
DISMISSAL OF
GRICE TO STAND
In Re- Hearing of Case School Board
Finds No Evidence to Reverse
Former Decision.

Former Decision.
After spending all of yesterday after
noon in hearing additional witnesses and
giving ]. c. Grice, one of the dismissed
trustees of the James NJ. Tate Smith
Hughes Agricultural school at Roberts
Gonzalez an opportunity to make any
additional explanation or statement he
might wish, the Board of Public Instruc-
ton after an executive session following
the hearing, made the following resolu-
ton public:
Resolved: That the Board sees no
reason to change its former decision in
the matter of the finding on the petition
for the removal of ]. G. Grice as trus-
tee of sub-school tax district No. s.
Resolved further: That it is the sense
of this board that the said petition does
not charge the said Grice with misap-
preparation of any funds to his own use,
or with the embezzlement of any funds"
Mr.. Grice vas given the opportunity to
make any additional explanations, at his
request, because of his absence at some
of the first hearings held. Mr.. Grics
with r. p. Wilder was dismissed from
the board of trustees of the Gonzalez
school by the Board of Public instruction
following a hearing of charges made by
several of the patrons of the school of
cruising the affairs of the school, Great
ing unnecessary discord in the school and
community.
Mr. Grice was yesterday assisted by
his attorney, R. Pope Reese. The hear
ing was held Informally and Mr.. Grice
and his attorney were allowed to ask
anyone in the room questions that they
might wish, and anyone present wishing
to bring out a point was allowed to ask
any question.
Professor j. C. Phelps principal of the
school, and a number of interested pat
rons were present.
Mr.. Grice became heated at times dur
ing the proceedings. He said that he
had never been guilty of an unjust or
illegal act and requested il onyone pres
ent knew him to have been to cite the
act. Mr.. Carter, one of the patrons, told
Mr.. Grice that he thought it unfair in
him to go to the school building in the
absence of teachers and pupils and to
enter the domestic science rooms in
soiled dish cloth, pack it up and send
it to Miss Lucy Cushman. in charge of
the Smith Hughes home economic work
in this state and under whose direction
Miss Hamilton's work was planned, with
out first demonstrating with Miss Ham
ilton and reporting the matter to the
local county school board. Mr.. Grice
resented Mr.. Carter's statement, and said
that he thought that he was acting for
the best interest of the school when in
company with his wife and Mr.. Wilder
he went through the school and, iiscov-
ering the cloth, sent it straight to Miss
Cushman, requesting her to make an I'M
announced visit to the school. Mr.. Carter
and Professor Phelps made statements
bringing out the fact that Miss Cushman
did visit the school unannounced and re-
ported Miss Hamilton's rooms very sat
isfactory and expressed surprise that the
complaint had not been made through the
county school board. Other points were
brought out to Substantiate previous tes-
timony given. Mr.. Grice was given n
copy of the boards resolution.