Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-04-10
ALBIoN N0RMAL SCHOOL.
The Board of Trustees Orders III
TO Be Closed.


TO Be Closed.
Salt Lake Tribune.
ALBION, IDA, March 3l.-To-day at
o'clock, the board of trustees OF the
Albion State Normal School met. This
meeting has been looked forward 10
Tor some time as the board is composed
entirely Of new men. A bomb was
precipitated In the school when the
faculty were informed that cut of 25
per cent. had been made In their sala-
ries. Swanger cried, Miss Woodbury.
tainted, and altogether they got up a
very pretty scene. Prof. Swanger then
dismissed school, informing the stu
dents that the board of trustees had
offered them an insult, expressing re-
grets that the students were 10 be left
without teachers, very cleverly touch
Ing all points that would help intiu-
ence the scholars. And very well they
succeeded, especially, among the jun
ior-year graduates, of whom there were
some Is TO 20. They gave the schol-
ars to understand that the school would
be closed for the year. and those who
were struggling hard for their certifi-
Gates were easily won over. The stu
dents left school, and TO our way of
thinking, behaved very badly In re-
naming on the streets and making
more noise than necessary, instead of
going about their business. In the
evening groups OF students were to be
seen here and there, and as they met
they Joined each other, and at s o'clock
crowd of some so or 90 were congre-
gated almost in front of Judge Rogers
residence on Main street. But moth
ing was done. The crowd broke up
about 1890 o'clock.
ALBION, April This morning. at
s:i5 the Normal bell rang as usual and
many OF the students hurried TO the
school TO find out the cause. The
ljunior-year class were there to meet
the board and ask them what they In
tended 70 do. Noadjnstment was made.
AT noon the scholars were informed
that the school would go on as before,
and all who were within call were in.
formed Of this fact. Many hurried to
the school and studies went on for the
afternoon. This move originated in
the clock-work OF Prof. Swanger. who
thought their contract with the out.
going board would hold. A few of the
students, among them the best think.
lers, were on the side Of the new board.
Many alterations took place between
the students, and fight, which result.
ed in one OF them becoming very badly
bruised up.
II While the board was In session Mr.
Swanger came into their presence and
said many things to these gentle.
men without arousing them, but when
he said that Sit was all id Populisi
scheme that had been planned before
the last. election" be was informed
that he was ip the presence OF state
officials, and that II he was not more
choice in his language he would bt
elected from the room.
This evening sundry Whispering
we're INDUCED in and some insinuationi
thrown out and more than one figh
was threatened, the board OF trustees
had locked the Normal building ant
retained the keys. At about Q O'Clock
the town was aroused by noisy mol
OF people. An effigy of Judge Roger
. had been made on Knob Hill, south o
town and was burning brightly. Crie
OF "Hurrah for Jeremiah Calamit.
Rogersi' rent the air and each time h
was s.hissed." Jeremiah, however
soon burned TO the ground and th'
crowd dispersed. SATAN.