The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-11-04
THE NUMBER TEN CASE
County Supt. Young Has Famous
Controversy Under Amusement.

After four days of continuous hear
ing, the more or less famous Spring
Creek District No. 10 school case was
terminated in County Superintendent
Chas. H. Young's Office in the court
house Monday evening at 6 o'clock
| The action is an appeal from the BOARD
OF directors of the dictrict upon the
complaint of A. f. Deck and w. H.
| Gilchrist. residents OF the district
who object to the holding of public
| school in the two basement rooms
| Nos. is and 20 of the Central holiness
| house, on the Fremont road southeast
of the University, and also to the hold
ing of school on Saturday in place OF
Monday. #.. a'.
The witnesses examined for the
plaintiffs We're A. F. Deck and w. h
Gilchrist, the two parties making the
complaints, and j. /. Allgood, presi-
dent of the board of directors of the
district. The law is that the president
Of the school board shall usually APP
pear in its defense wnen action is
brought against the district, but in this
case Mr.. Allgood was witness lor the
complaining parties. The defense in
troduced as witnesses the other two
directors, David Goltry and +. A.
Brunker. the two teachers now employ
ed in the district, Helen Jordan and
Mary E. Adams. also Anna Bair, who
taught one of the rooms previously,
her father, w. M. Bair, mayor OF the
town of University Park, acting Presi-
dent Burt w. Ayres, of Z. II. U.
Prof. j. w. Leedy of I. ii. w., and
Closson, Chas. F. Spann, Paul Rich.
aIdson. J. B. Coleman. Archie Rich.
ardson Mrs. A, II. Goodwin and elem.
ent Powell. Three physicians, DR..
NJ. Childress. DR.. %. Il. Williams and
Or. Fred Jarvis were also introduced
by the defense as expert witnesses
tn testify regarding the healthfulness
OF the University rooms.
A few of the facts brought out in
the evidence for the defense were that
81 pupils are now attending the pub
lie school being conducted in the two
room sin controversy. OF this num-
Der SO live within radius of n mile
OF the present location of the school
arooms, while one pupil, the son oil
A F. Deck one of the plaintiffs, re-
building. For the transportation OF
this child the school directors have
agreed to pay Mr.. Deck the sum OF
$36 and also to provide him stable
room for his horse while in school.
The defense claims that out of all
the 81 pupils the parents OF only one
complain of the condition or the lOca'
ton of the rooms, and Attorney r.. r..
Gordon, for the defense, stated in his
argument that the controversy ninged
upon tht proposition of whether or
not school should De Leld for 81 pu
pills in the University building or
whether it be held for one pupil in
the old school house, which witnesses
testified could not be put in good re.
pair for less than 1925. A sum of about
9l,VLo, lSdShClo
contracted for the year, and the price
OF the two rooms now in use, is in
volved in the controversy. Mr.. Cor
don made the plea that Mr.. Deck had
permitted the child to attend school
in the same rooms now complained OF
for several years without making com
plant until now. He also contended
that the University would not rent
one room for public school purposes
unless it could rent both rooms and
that therefore the pupils now In at
tendance at the district school could
not be accommodated in the old build
in. Mr. Malcolm's clients claimed
that the pupils could all be accommo-
dated by the use of the old building
and the renting of just one room
in the University building, instead OF
two. They admitted that one room
was as unhealthy as the other.
Prof Young has taken the case un'
der advisement for a few days. He
will do one of three things in rem.
dering his decision: Sustain the &C
ton of the board of directors, reverse
tie action of the board, DOR dismiss
the case. In any event an appeal may
be taken to State superintendent
Riggs.