Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-10
MR.. CHURCH NOW EXPLAINS.
Says That T.-R. Quoted superinten-
dent Crane Correctly and That He
Did Not Inspire Nicholson's Resolu-

The discussion as to what was said
in the school board meeting will not
end. 1t will be remembered that the
party who represented the T.-R. at
the meeting reported that Superinten-
dent Crane told Mr.. Church that If the
shoe fit him to put it on This is the
way one member Of the board heard
it. Yesterday, other members of the
board came to the T.-R. Office with a
positive denial that superintendent
Crane said any such thing Their side
of the controversy was freely given
and it has been learned that Mr.. Crane
himself denies having said it, Now
comes Mr.. Church with his sworn affi :
davit that Crane did say If the shoe
fits, you can wear it, The T.-R. freely
gives Mr.. Church's side of the story
and hopes that the matter will drop
for the only question on which there
seems to be no dispute is that all
present We're excited .snd some angry
Mr.. Church admits that Crane said
nothing whatever about an election and
on this point there is no dispute.
Mr. Church explains that he was mis-.
understood about the text books since
he raised objections only for infolma-
ton as any member has a right to do
about expenditures OF any kind The
other members and those present
jumped at the conclusion that he OPP
posed buying the books because of his
objections and because he refused to-
vote for or against them. Mr.. Church
is entitled to his side of this story
altho other members may insist that
he did oppose the purchase Of text
boz.
There seems to be dispute also az
to what was said about Cranes alleged.
extravaganza The newspaper repre-
sentative and the other members un-
derstood Mr.. Church to intimate tha.
Superintendent Crane had already ex-
pended $4,000 Or $1,000 needlessly blu.
Mr.. Church insists that what he meant
was that If the present rate of expen-
dlttre for little things was kept up for
a year 1t would amount to $4,000 or
$4,000 in the end
Regarding the resolution for printing
the proceedings in some newspaper
Mr.. Church says that he did favor IT if
the cost would not run too high but
he denies having caused the resnlu,
ton to be introduced and holds in his
possession a sworn affidavit from Mr.
Nicholson that he, Mr. Church, or the
Reflector, had nothing to do with its
preparation whatever. The T.-R. stated
correctly that the resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Nicholson and ii was
only an inference or opinion on the
part of several members and others
present that Mr.. Church and the Re
Hector had inspired the resolution.
NO one disputes that Nicholson intro
duced 1T and Mr. Church is entitled to
the sworn denial of Mr.. Nicholson that
the impression made upon the others
was a wrong one no matter how firmly
they may believe their opinion ia hes
right.
The T.-R. sincerely hopes that diff
ferences of this kind may be kept out
OF future meetings of the school board.
IT has appeared to older members that
Mr.. Church has impugned their motives
on many occasions while Mr.. Church
insists that he has not meant to do af,v
such thing. With this UNDERSTANDING
the members should get together and
II MI. Church will present to the board
a DEFINITE instance in which money can
be saved to the district without m
1ur1ng the. work of the schools }this
newspaper will give the showing an
possible publicity.