The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-06-07

third commissioner district were
thoroughly aroused by the out.
rage perpetrated upon them in
the calling of the BOARD If educa.
sion election for that district at a
point outside of the county is
evidenced by the petition printed
below, asking Superintendent
Kerr 20 call a new election at
Twin Brooks, that a full and pro.
per expression might be had in
The selection of representative
on the board. Following is the
petition, with signatures, show
fng that it was signed by more
than three-fourths of the school
officers of the district.
PETITION FOR New ELECTION
TO Walter A. Kerr, Superintendent
Of Schools of Grant county, South
Dakota:
W. the undersigned school officers
Of the Third Commissioner District, of
The County Of Grant, South Dakota,
believing that the meeting held at Sum-
nit, ia Roberts County, in this state.
for the purpose of selecting a member
for the County Board of education, to
select school books for the schools of
the county for the period of five years
next ensuing, was not representative,
and that the member selected thereat
was not Vegally elected, do hereby re-
spoctfuIly request you as such Super
fntendent of Schools to call, immed-
fotely upon the receipt of this petition,
another meeting of the school officers
Of said Third Commissioner District,
q Twin Brooks, in said County, for
The purpose of selecting . member for
said board who will be duly and legal
II elected and qualified to act thereon.
Our reasons for making this request
aro - follows:
III That many Of the school officers
In said Third District had no notice of
said Summit meeting.
i2) Thst said notice was not pub
fshsc In any Of the official papers of
said Grant county, and no time OF day
Wes fixed for holding same
(3) That Summit, the place where
said meeting was held is not in Grant
county, was not accessible to q large
majority of the school officers In said
Third District, and, as we believe ii
could not be legally held outside Of
Grant county.
az That said meeting was attended
BY but four OF the fiftv-one Of the
school officers ia said Third District,
and, Is we understand, there was only
ono school officer who voted for the
nember Of said Board Of Education
Who claims the right to oct
thereon.
That we, as such officers, as repre-.
sentatives OF the ~citizens and taxpay-
srs thereof, claim the right to have a
voice In so important q matter &c the
selection of the text books for the
school children In said district. 1t IL
the money OF our people that will have
70 be used to pay the same, and more
than ell, the parents OF the children
have q right to be represented in select
ing up-to-date and moral text books
for the training Of their young minds
Lewis Lind. J. H. Muller. Arthur Won VALID
b. A. Berkner, Fred Radtke, B. H. Buick,
Gsar'ss sc.s. Gee 2 A. a.. Rssd'is .n ): E =; Thomas
Fred Fenner, W. F. Trapp, q. p. Mollberg.
". H Koepke, g.. O. Runge. Ernest A
PA. Weber, r. 3. Roberts. Emily c. Ander
81. Redeker. Henry Wilde. c.. Hanson.
G.. D. Stoddard. Geo .Stoddard. Frank Fransen
b D. Southwick, Thos. Adolphson Johr
II. Anderson. c. H. Fransop. C.. l.. Purdy
!. A. Koepke. ] +. McKenna, james Murray
Notwithstanding this strong protes'
the superintenda ant has refused to cal
new election, stating that there was
no time for it.