The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1910-03-05
A LOT OF
idle TALK
About School Matters Room
Rented in Parochial School
Building Creates Furor. Clerk
. Drew 500 for Years Work.

There have been some very busy per-
sons around the city the past week
circulating stories about the conduct of
the Dickinson school board, the big
point made being the fact that the board
was paying 500 per month toward rent
of rooms. in the parochial school in
South Dickinson since last September.
making total of 5000 paid in this
way up to the first of March, The affair
had been enlarged upon until some had
ii that the board had paid out ST. 800
in this way, covering period of several
years past, etc. Some people limited
that the board had paid this money out
for political effect, others thought it
was for the purpose of carrying the
last bond issue and what all would be
difficult to mention.
The part that is true is the paying of
$1O0 per month as stated above, but
only for the six months past
The board was cramped for room and
the trustees of the aforesaid parochial
school agreed to carry the English in the
first four grades. subject at all times to
inspection of Supt. Berg and Supt
RAIDER, or the condition that said
monthly sum was allowed for rental,
There were over 200 pupils in the school
and it seemed like a good business
proposition to the board, morally right
if not technically so. However, when
the new high school building was COM
pleted and the board found that some
people were dissatisfied with the trans
action. they voted to cease paying the
rental on March and so notified the
school trustees. The trustees did not
take kindly to this and Immediately
notified the Dickinson school board that
on March the parochial school would
be closed and that the board must be
ready to take care of 249 additional
pupils. Accordingly on Wednesday morn
ing the 249 pupils marched in body to
the South Side public school for admit
tance. Of course the board could not
take care of such Il multitude of chill
Richards and johnson looked over the
situation carefully and concluded that
they could not do better than to let the
old arrangement continue for another
month aud sent the children back. So
much for this part of the tanele.
In connection with the many stories
lying around. 1t is said that the clerk
of the board is guilty of getting too
much salary. For the school year end
ing June 30, 1909, he received S1OO:
the year before, $40; and for the wear
1907, $50. This salary included postage.
For the current year the board has not
paid the clerk a cent or made any
promise of what the salary should be.
If there had been anything seriously
wrong in the salary paid the clerk it is
certain that the county superintendent
would not have accepted the said clerks
annual report which shows each year
just what salary is paid. The report
further shows that the treasurer has
had SIS salary and the directors So
each.
NO money is ever paid out by the
clerk. All moneysa re paid by warrant,
drawn up by the clerk and signed by
the chairman of the board.
The present members of the Dickinson
school beard are John F. Davis. W. L.
Richards and r. H. johnson.
So far as the PRESS knows these
gentlemen have not even been suspected
of living beyond their income. The
treasurer is Geo. A. Senour. AS the
clerk happens to be the publisher of the
PRESS we will refrain from saying any,
thing about him.
The Dickinson schools employ 20
teachers in the city. two janitors and
there are six schools IN the country, five of
which are in session
Each year. in July. the board always
checks the stubs of the book from
which the warrants are issued with the
vouchers (paid warrants) held by the
treasurer and a report, as prescribed by
law. is filed with the county superin-
tendent. The treasurer also has to
make report to the same official, a
copy of which is filed with the board
and published. The warrant book and
all records are. always open to inspection