The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
WANT A SCHOOL House,
Public Meeting in Jefferson Town
ship to Consider Such.

Jefferson Township, Mahaska Coun-
ty, Iowa, Dec. II, 1910.-At a public
meeting of the citizens of Jefferson
Township. Mahaska County, Iowa,
duly called by notice to meet in the
Masonic Hall in Coopertown, Satur-
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock, the fol-
lowing action was then and there
taken:
The meeting was called to order by
]. w. Smith, and Upon motion of w.
Fl. Brown the said j. W. Smith was
elected chairman of the meeting and
upon motion of G. G. Olson, Ed M.
Thomas was elected secretary.
The chairman then stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be to consider
the sad plight of the community in
being without any school facilities for
the SO or more minor children in this
part of said township. And after a
general discussion of the entire situa-
ton the following resolutions were
read and adopted:
Whereas, there are near rs children
in this part of Jefferson Township, in
Haysville, Coopertown, Gainesville
and Union, near Buxton, but in Ma
haska County, entirely without school
privileges and school opportunities;
and,
Whereas, this situation has cOntin-
ued for more than three years last
past; and, -.
Whereas, the practice of sending
some of the children of this commun-
ity to the public schools of Buxton,
in Bluff Creek Township, Monroe
County, Iowa, at high and Cypress
i've cost to those parents who can
best afford to pay while denying
school advantages to all of the chill
dren whose parents are less able or
disposed to meet such extra costs;
and,
son Township, are regularly and duly
taxed for school privileges which they
have never had; and
Whereas, it is now desired that a
school be established in this COM
munity at the earliest convenience;
now therefore be it
Resolved, LIST, that we secure the
aid and counsel of Hon. George H.
Woodson, of Buxton, to act with a
committee from this meeting of three
or more, who shall call on Hon. Henry
Newton, our nearest school director,
on Friday the 23rd of December, 1910,
to place the whole matter before him
with view of securing his active
aid and influence for the immediate
establishment of such school,
And be it further resolved, that we
empower the said committee to take
up the matter with the Superintend-
ent of Schools and the Board of Su-
pervisors at the City of Oskaloosa, af-
ter seeing Mr.. Newton and the
School Board of the District, if they
shall deem it necessary, and urge that
proper steps be taken for. the imme-
date establishments of said school;
and,
Resolved, that inquiry be made for
building and site and that all such
information as the proper authorities
may need shall be secured or sought
by the committee IN order that they
may the better consider and act upon
our request, and that a list of the par
ents and the number of children be
secured for the guidance of all con-
cerned; and,
Resolved, that full power be given
to said committee and our counsel to
canvass the entire situation and to
call on all persons in authority and
all concerned in this matter and do
all in their power to secure the de-
sired school at once, and make full
report of their doings to this body
at their earliest convenience, or on
Dec. 81, 1910, at o'clock p. m.
Read and unanimously carried,
]. W. SMITH, Chairman.
ED NJ. enthusiastically.