Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-06
Resolution Passed and Adopted by Board
Of Education of Canton City
School District.

WHEREAS: Certain influential citizens have
petitioned the Board asking that it re-em-
dent of the City Schools for the year ensu.
Ing and the Board wishing to lay before the
petitioners and the public generally that
may be interested in the premises, its posi-
ton with reference to the matter:
IT IS RESOLVED. That in considering the
said petition this Board has tried to apply to 1t
the best Judgment it could and In view OF the
manifest earnestness Of the petitioners. 1t
deems that the petition demands q respect
full reply. The petition recites that the sign
ers have as their object the best interests OF
the City schools. which statement this Board
recognizes as true, AT the time that the
teachers for the school year OF 1910 were to be
selected and hired, the Board was actuated
by the same motive as the petitioners and made
all new contracts that it did make only after
careful consideration OF all OF the conditions
and requirements Of the Schools. Such chan
ges as we're made were made with no other
object than to improve. If possible. the City
Schools; each member acted in absolute good
faith with the patrons of the schools. and the
Board made contracts with such persons as it
thought would strengthen the teaching force,
with this exception: that several changes
were made against what the Board would have
liked to have done, for the reason that several
teachers whom the Board would very we'll
liked to have retained another year could
not be induced by 1t to accept the employ
ment on account OF better situations being
offered elsewhere. These selections nave
been made and the Board must rely on it's
Judgment for the following reasons:
lst. 1t knows that the matter was carefully
considered and the selections were deliberate
ly made and this being purely o matter Of judg-
ment for which the Board is responsible to the
entire District, 1t win have to rely or its own
information and opinions; and, II time should
prove that its action was wrong or il-advised.
there will be . time and an opportunity for the
patrons and the public to take it to task for
poor judgment; rs the Board is oficial,y re-
sponsible for the success OF the schools. II.
or the other hand, 1t reverses its deliberate
determination ut the request OF any portion OF
the patrons less than all of them, 1t is still Of
flcially responsible for Its acts and those acts
are then based upon the opinions OF q number
or individuals who are not responsible to the
public. This Board cannot properly meet It's
dificult and important duty in the admtntstra-
tion OF the schools and be compelled to sub
stitute the Judgment Of others for It's own.
end. Before this petition was hled, the new
contracts had been entered into and the Dis.
trict is now legally bound by the action OF the
board.
In this resolution the Board wishes, individ-
uslly and collectively, 10 impress the citizens
interested that II Is now acting and at all times
has acted in strict good faith with them. I,
has no other object than the up%building OF the
schools Of the CITY and SO far its actions have
been unanimous with the individuals eompos-
ing the Board.
The foregoing resolution was passed AND
adopted by the Board Of Education May 4th
1910. G. SKAaTvEDr.
Attest Chairman.
HARRISON J. BROWN.
Secretary.