The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-06-11

the mother and who did not applaud
the sentiments uttered.
A member of the board, during the
meeting, in making an effort to explain
certain things and to talk, broke down
completely and shed tears. The meet
| ing was marked by considerable feel
ing. Numerous speeches were made
by those of the parents present and
the several members of the board
talked freely and openly and at times
at length.
! 1t was manifestly the disposition OF
the parents who spoke at the opening
of the meeting to hold the board itself
responsible for the disturbance. III
was stated in number of cases that
] the seniors, the A class, those upon
! whom alone was now resting so much
of blame for the affair, had no part in
starting the confusion and the dis
j turbance. The trouble was started
from the center of the house and was
i separated from the graduating class.
j A member of the board had himself
assisted in precipitating the trouble.
/ The seniors had gone to the church
| prepared for some threatened surprise.
i They had no intention of making
trouble and did not seek anything OF
the kind. They had their class yells
4 and their songs. They had been
taunted and challenged by the under
classes and when in answer to the
raillery they asserted that they would
be ready for anything that came along
they received the assurance that the
chance and the opportunity would not
be wanting. And it was not wanting.
Now is this class of representative
young people of the city to be held
4 alone to blame for the things that fol-
lowed the start Of the disturbance?
Does the responsibility rest entirely
with them, to the extent that they are
to be made the only sufferers for the
acts committed? Acknowledgement
was made Of the fact that errors had
been made, but had not both sides
made mistakes?
There was evident on the part Of
some members of the board q disposi-
tiCn to probe the matter thoroughly.
Information was wanted. The talks
of the parents were very closely lis
tened to and the statement made by
one of the parents at the beginning of
the meeting to the effect that "the
parents were possibly in possession Of
facts and information that would be OF
interest to the board" proved to be
\ quite true. There was not one of
those who had attended the meeting
| who did not feel better disposed in
the matter as the conference came to
a close.
Glass Meeting.
| A meeting of the members of class
'03 was held Saturday evening at the
home of one of the members. The
meeting was for the purpose of dis
cussing and considering the events of
the week and the present situation.
The class is acting deliberately and
| advisedly and no definite action was
taken at this time. Another meeting
will be called within a few days.
1t was the sense of the meeting as
a whole and of the individual mem
bers who were present that the class
would make some statement to the
public The members took immediate
steps to bring about such action on
| the part of the class as an organiza-
tion. Sunday was spent in seeing the
several members and in consulting
with the parents. A meeting was
called for Monday morning at ten o.
clock Promptly at the hour named
the class, or the greater part of the
members, gathered at the home of
Miss Lottie Riegel No. APT North B
street. Mrs. William Burnside, Mrs.
E. T. Smith and Mrs. Richard Burke
had been asked to meet with the class
and the ladies were in attendance at
the meeting, but took no part in the
proceedings or the discussions. They
were merely present.
The class voted to make the follow
ing statement to the public, and the
same was given to the press for pub
lication and general circulation:
To the Public.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that we sincerely regret
conditions which dragged us into a
demonstration that was possibly car
ried too far.
(Signed) Members of A Glass,
O. H. S. '03.
June s, 1903
Teachers Seek Information.
, 1t is understood that the teachers
have appointed a committee to make
visit to the board CT to members OF
; the board to have an explanation or
an understanding concerning certain
phases of or incidents in the happen
| ings Of last week. . 1t seems that
= some little dissatisfaction has been
| caused with some Of the teachers and
hence the appointment CT the COM
{ mittee. A number Of the scholars
| will be made part of the committee
| for the purpose OF getting corroborat,
: i've testimony.
/ Later to-day it was announced that