Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-01
SEVEN ARE SUSPENDED.
Trouble Ia the Moline High school Ovel
Field Day Money.

Field Day Money.
Seven Moline High school boys
were suspended yesterday afternoon
by Principal Caldwell for defying his
authority in reference to the distri-
button of the proceeds of the tri-city
field day exercises, held under the di-
rectiOn of the Moline school in this
city 10 days ago. The Dispatch de-
scribes the circumstances thus:
Three years ago the first field day
OF the tri-cities was held in Rock ISL
and. the boys of the High school
there having charge CT the exercises
and the grounds. After the field day,
the Rock Island boys took the sur
plus money. and though Moline asked
for third of it. they were not able to
get it. Two years ago the field dav
was given under the auspices of the
davenport schools, and that year the
money earned was taken by the Dav-
export boys and divided by them. and
Moline could get no share. 1t has
been said that the treasurer of the
Davenport boys absorbed the money
and 1t was not denied at all.
| This year a committee of four
from each of the three cities met in a
combined committee and voted that
the surplus this year should be
divided. half going to Moline and a
fourth to each of the other cities. The
vote on this stood to, 1. both the
other cities voting against Moline.
With this understanding. field day
was held, the Moline boys in charge,
and when it was over and the ex-
Penses paid there was some $4S left
rs profit. With this money in their
hands the Moline boys determined
that rs Davenport and Rock Island
had not divided with them. they
would not divide with the bows OF
those cities.
). The boys from the other cities
made demand and Principal Cald.
well at this juncture said that this
money did not belong to the Moline
boys nj all. but was in their hands
as a trust fund belonging to the High
school. to he divided according t.
agreement. He said that the field
day is High school affair: that the
meetings in regard o it were meet
ings of the High school; that the
committees were appointed by the
High school: and that the balance Of
money in the hands of the commit
tee should he turned over to tn,
High school to do with rs it pleased
Disagreed With the Principal.
The boys who took part in the field
, day did not agree with him. so the,
met and divided the money among
themselves. e.. among II to Il
boys. Principal Caldwell gave then
notice that they must return tn,
money TO the High school. One o
them signified his willingness to d,
so. but the others refused. Tn,
. principal then gave them notice tina
II the money was net returned h
would suspend them, and he sen
notices to the parents of the boys t,
this effect. This morning four of tn
u boys either returned the money o
I; made arrangements to do so. an,
u seven were suspended for refusing t,
return it. and for defying the author
ity of the principal.
Principal Caldwell. as stated above
insists that the money belongs to tn
whole High school-nOt to a few O
the members-and that if the Higl
II school desires to vote it to the bow
it can do so, but that the boys them
selves have no right to appropriat
any of it. The boys. on the othe
hand. claim that the money wa
earned by and belongs to them. an,
: rs Rock Island and Davenport too
h the surplus three and two years ago
e they will do so now. They say the
p did not vote in the combined com
a mittee meeting on the division of tn
: money. but after the vote had bee
e taken. they notified the committe
e that they would not divide, bu
: would keep the money. The boy
!. have the money. hut they are out g
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