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Show SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS GHARGESUGK BASIS Christensen and Gillilan Are Vindicated by a Vote of Seven to Two PLAIN TALK IS HEARD McMulIen Stands by His Guns and Is Supported by Mr Sullrvan L a. o e of, ee en to two t e boa d of cducat o decided last n ght that D McMul en a board me Tiber had fa cd to pro e a basis lor h s expressed aasump tlon that Supe ntendent D H Chr sten sen and L M Gi 11 an principal of the Vet Side hth scboo were n colluslqn to advance eac ot er's pe snal In teres Is A mot on readng that tie board finds that the ev dence s on tted does not suppo t the state nents or asournn tons made by Mr McMu en was ntro duced by James T Hamn ond and was carried af er muc o a ory Mr McMu len and Geo ge M Sul van casting the on y disBen ing votes Argu ng- against he mot on Mr Mc Mu en decared that he was et 1 or tne san e op nion and that he was com de t that there was a po It cal dea on he tween the super ntendent and the pr n c pa He went on to say that he had a ngl t to that op nion that he be eved lie had thoroughly proved by the exam lnat on of w nesbes that there was good and suff dent ground for t e op n on a d that he was not accountab e to any other member of the board for his op n Ion Ha had a right to cr icise U e em I oyees of the schoo system 1 e added and wou d stand on that r ght Mr Hammond Is Heard Speaking in favor of the mot on Mr Hammond attacked the testimony Intro Uuced by Mr McMul en throug 1 ie at to ney Thomas Marioneaux, dec a ng that it had P oved no 1 ng and tit t 9 entire assumpt on had fallen to the ground He said I e believed the board owed it to the accused nen to register the r votes one way or the other in the matter and that he could not be ie e the loa d In the absence of any proof wou d d gn f y mere goes p and ague rumors tarted by d sappointed and dissat sf ed persons Mr McMul en answered by reiterating 1 ib be ef that I e had ful y substant ated lils op nion He sa d he was wil ng to leave t to the publ c to decide He ry A an Pe t whi e voting for the n o on when it was put to a ro 1 call objected to its introduction on the ground that it wars unca ed for Oscar W Moyle seconded the mot on and spoke vigorous y n fa or of it He said a grave njustice had been done the superintendent and Mr G Uan and that the board shou d signif j its conf dence n them in lew of the fa ure of Mr Mc Mullen to prove his assumptions He de dared that to his mind there was abso lute v no p oof to substantiate the charges and he exp essed h s surprise ft at Mr McMuUen shou d still adhere to them Criticises McMulIen Mr May e declared further that Mr 2Ie5ul t had been remiss n his du y as a board member n not presenting the cha ges at an earlier day rhen the superintendent and pr nelpal were up for eappo ntment if he belle ed they were true. He sa a he was g ad there had been an Invest gat on as t had definitely and finally set at rest the rumors and goes p di ected aal at the superintendent and Mr o lan Dr F s Bascom n casting his vote Jor the n ot on explained that he d d not w s to appear in the 1 ght of critlcis ng or censor ng a fel ow member of t e lward for an exp essed op n on, but in view of the attempt to just fy that op n Jon and the fal ure to do so he would iota for the motion Dr P H. Bradford n ade s m lar exp anatlon in cast ng his affirmat ve vote In an in pase oned speech declaring his Innocence of the th ng in puted to h m and Prlnc pal O Ilan Superintendent D H a rls ensen declared that If he 3e b red to lay his ear to the ground he could gather many reports and rumors aga nst Mr McMu en which would J ace him in the same position that t e surer ntendent had been placed by MrsMcMul en s charges He refrained from sue proce ure though, because he said he wou d not stoop to sue methods He went on to say that Mr McMul en bad beam rched Jis good name and that he was deep y pained and surprised that McMuUen st 11 persisted In that attitude Values Good Name If he had come and tod me that he was go n to either burn my borne or besm Tch my name as he has I would rave beseeched him to burn my home ra her than that my good name the one J er tag I des re to leave to my chl dren fchould be brought into ques ion t e su perlntendent dec ared ! If he stl 1 has a clear conscience and stl 1 be leves that I " njt a honorab e man I an content that he s ould get what comfort he can out of that att ude He has Imputed mot ves to me that I bel eve would have nctuated him under sim lar c rcum etanoes Mr Gillian declared t iat It was not lair that Mr McMu en Bhou d oice such en opin on as he had and then object to the board or h rose f demand n pioof of the assumption He declared that Mr McMul en could not expect to dump a Jimrre of muck at my front door and leave t there wi hout being c a lenged a to his right to do so. He dep ored the whole affa r saying that it had hurt the schools and had hurt the city but that once the c la ge was made it e ther had to be proven or d s proven t could not be Ignored He ad rnltted t iat In the past he had criticised Mr Christensen but denied ever havl g opposed his r election George A. Ea on supervis ng prlnc pal ft both h gh schoo s made a statement to the board in which he declared b s ab eolute confidence n the innocence of Mr Christenee l and Mr G 1 i an If you gentlemen had known Mr O 1 Ulan as long and as Intimately ajs 1 have yon would know the utter imposslbl itv of his entering into any collus on such ea is charged here he said. Tribute to Christensen Principal Eaton went on to say that ii ther Mr C 111 Uan nor h mself had had a very h gh Idea of the abi ity of Super intendent Ch -lstensen in o her years but that they had been forced to change the r opinions as the ears went bj He said he had known do b ger nor better su perintendent of schoo s in all h s experi ence than Mr Christensen wlo e sa d "had accomp shed a great work in the do ve opment of the Ba t Lake public s honls to their present high standan That was not my op nion nor Mr 0 1111a s at one t me but it is now he said He added that tbe superintendent had teen 1 indered and I ampered by certain forces but desp te oppos tlon he had done a- gi eater work tl an any superintendent he 1 ad ever kno vn Asked bj Oscar W Mojie aa to wl at he meant In saying that tho superintendent had been hindered and hampered he ro p led t at he meant that xrard member had b ockod tho superintendent in some of his best p ans The hearing cono oded ast nig t was begun Tuesday n ght, wl on Mr Mc M len under oolc to prove reagonab e grounds for his ins nuations expressed at a previous meeting that the superln tendent had bought off G lan s opposi tion to his reappo ntment by promises of promotion and increased sa ary "With Attorney Ma oneauv as ex am ner, Mr McMul en p aced Mr G an, Mr Christensen and George M Sull van a board member In tho w tness chair In an attempt to prove that G lan at one t me had opposed Chris tensen s reappo ntment aidtathsop pos t on had turned to a dent support of the super ntendent colncdent wt p o mot on and sa ary increase for the hi0h school pr nclpa Hearing Is Resumed Mr Gil an was exam ned Tuesday n ght a d M Ch istenaen and Mr feu 1 an were exam ned ast n ght. Mr G 1 11 an admit ed having supported the su per ntendent for re e ect on but don ed having e er opposed 1 m Mr Chr ten sen ente ed general den a of any dea with M G an and decared nder ci aminat o hat e was not -aware utit 1 the present ear ng b oug t t out that G lan had ever supported h m He as serted that e erv recommendat on for Increase or promot on for G 1 an ad been made w t out t e latter s prev ous know edge and without any so c tation -w hat soe er from him rt Mr u Ivan testified tl at G an had comp alned to him n 1913 that 1 e was not ..etting a square deal from the super ntendent and that In 1914 G a had come to him urging the re election of the super ntendent He sa d how ever that G an while comp n ( aa nst the treatment received from the superintendent had not spoken In oppo s Ion to the superintendent s aopo nt ment . , . In brief that was the substance of the testimony wh ch the board he d o be Inadequate to support t e statements and as umptloi e of Mr McMul en Incidents Recalled Many Incidents n the careers of the two accused n en in their respective posi tions we e brought out in the course of the hearing in an effort to show that t e superintendent had favored GI an In many ways and U at he 1 ad fo ced G an and Prlnc pa Eaton to support him in certain po Ides In regard to the matter of t e en p ovme t of a Mrs Prosser the 1 gh schoo the supe intendent ha Ing ref sed to appo nt er because of t e ru e t at marr ed women si all hot be engaged as teachers Mr 3u van test fled t at G lilan had bssi red hm that he was not a e se ts t e emp oyn ent of Mrs Pros ser but had ater changed h s m nd He testified that in a subseq ent conversa t on w tl Superintendent Christensen the latter had said to him that he ("Christen sen had given those fe ows mean ng G an and Eaton to nde stand that they nu t stand ba k of hi n in h s po cy T is cal od for a po nt blnn den al from the superintendent and w h le there was no use of t e si ort and uglv term both men doc ared emphat ca ly that t e o her was m sta en |