Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-06-21

his reason for last winters high hand
ed m amer in which he used the reins
of power entrusted him." Inreply to
which I. the president Of the Olga
school board, consider that have not
overstepped my duty. My only mistake
if any, lay in not enforcing the law rs
found in the school manual handed me
for guidance in matters pertaining to
schools. As understand the said law
any party wishing to use the schools
for other than educational purposes
must make a demand for the same to
the school board while the latter is. IN
session. And the board can givet
schools only under certain restricv rs
governered by law. See Sec. so Sclsaol
Laws 1890. Under no circumstances
is dancing, liquor, or gambling permits
sible while in session the school cannot
be given for any outside purposes what
ever. This section of the law was
violated last November by the same
parties who now ask for the school.
They took it last fall without permits
sion. Not only that but also went so
far as to drive horse with two men
on his back into the school, and
whether the men were intoxicated or
not l cannot say but lady had to lead
the horse out of the building. On
December 9th two of those sports
personally demanded the school key
from me. Knowing how they and
their companions used the school and
the furniture therein when they seized
it on the occasion aforementioned l
persistently refused to deliver them
the keys. Giving them my reasons
for the refusal stating that 1 am
qualified by oath as president of the
school board could not consistently
grant their reduest. Whereupon a
well-known gentleman (?) self-consti-
tuted himself authority to remove the
locks from the school doors and thus
make forcible entry. The school was
then used as dancing hall and bar
room combined. On complaint being
made to me investigated the affair
and found the school in a most unbe-
coming condition. The seats had been
torn up and part of the furniture re-
moved. The merry-makers apparently
had a good time for empty bottles
whose spirits had contributed their
share of the fun were abandoned like
friends who had survived their use
fulness. I am no temperance or pro-
hibition crank but do not believe that
school houses should be turned into
temporary saloons to suit few over
Jealous pleasure seekers, for as the old
adage resist: ''There is time and place
for everything" All right feeling
citizens should rise in their might and
resent such degradation of our
schools which tends to cripple the
moral factor in Youthful minds, for,
LAS the old cock crows the young one
learns" In this connection [ refer
those interested to Sec. 100, School
Laws 1890 which specially emphasizes
that it is the duty of those in charge
OF the schools to see that instructions
is given in alcohol and narcotics and
tn cir effect upon the, human system.
having taken the following oath:--"I
do solemnly swear that will support
the constitutions of the United States
and constitutions of the State of
North Dakota and that will faithfully
discharge my duties as school director
according to law and the best of my
ability" say having sworn to the
foregoing I cannot conscientiously
give my consent for the school to be
used by the same parties who desecrat-
ed the building on aformer occasion as
hereinbefOre-mentioned.
Hoping the foregoing is satisfactory
I have the honor to be, Sir.
Your humble servant.