Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-07
FRAT" NATTER Up TO BOARD
Members viii Meet Tonight to Settle
Their Status.
LINCOLN ELECTION FINALLY SET
City CLERK OEman Fixes Date After
Election NJ HaveIook-Crabtree
May yet Ne Taken from
Position.



school board will meet Monday night at
which time the suspension Of tho high
school boys viii be discussed and very
probably the terms upon which these boys
may rs-enter school Will be modified.
II IL now the belief OF some members OF
the board that the board has exceeded
It's authority In the terms It proposed.
In the matter Of Ray Doyle, the state
nent has been made that while he had
pledged 70 join a fraternity he had never
been Initiated, a. the school board stop
ped proceedings At this interesting June
ture
But the committee which suspended the
boys looks upon a pledge as being in
full membership and for that reason its
members still maintain they acted within
their rights
IL seems 10 be the impression in Lincoln
that II a high school fraternity really ex-
listed IN the school, contrary to law, that
the board could have, wiped II out Of
existence without depriving the boys Of a
right to finish school
Last year the school board endorsed the
breaking up Of the foot ball team by
Principal Sanders so It is the general
impression that the boys of the Lincoln
High school have got The worst OF II for
some time 1t has been suggested that the
school turn the entire question over to
Principal Mays who has the respect and
the admiration Of all the suspended boys
Lincoln Votes After HaveIOck.
Because he said some travelling men de-
erred to vote, at the coming oity election
City Clerk osmhn changed the date to
Monday, April II. The travelling men he
said would be able to Sote IL the election
we're held on Monday and still get out
on the morning trains. The city clerk
however, failed to make arrangements for
those trayelipg men to vote, who leave
on the Sunday night trains He will do
that later.
Mr.. ozman had tentatively agreed to call
the election for April g. and this was
the date the general public had been I'M
formed 1t would be held. but Saturday the
city clerk changed his mind.
When the parties who favor high license
filed their first petition, the city clerk
rejected It because the words Lincoln, Neb..
did not follow each signature. Then a
second petition was filed and now the
date Of the election IL ehenged It is
the general belief, however, that the cleo
tion will apally be held o
The change In the date Of the election
makes Il come later than the HavelooIS
election, which had been SET for the same
day as the Lincoln contest
Peru Normal Mixup.
The state Normal board Is expecting an
other shower Of letters, and kilograms in
the interest of Pincipal Crabtree OF the
Paru normal at ttsInezt meeting this week
Earl NJ. Cline is, sending out letters uru-
ing all formGr graduates to write TO Mem.
bers Bishop and Chiids asking them. 70 de-
wise some means to retain Mr.. Crabtree
II is more than a possibility that the board
viii discharge cPabtree at Its meeting this
week, especially since statements are being
sent out from the institution that there
VIII be no summer school, SNVhat other IN.
jury Is being done the Peru normal the
board doesn't know, but so far as Treas
urer Brian Is concerned, that is sufficient
to fire the principal. forthwith.
The fact that the press bureau has again
stated In the interest OF Mr. Crabtree re.
called to those who knew the facts. Incl.
dents connected with the discharge OF
other principals of the Peru normal. Thel,
conduct is now being compared much tc
that Of Mr.. crabtree. *. 10
Dr. Beatty discovered that ne was oui
OF harmony with the normal board and be.
tween adjournment one evening and the
meeting the next morning he resigned and
his resignation was accepted
Or. Clark, who was succeeded by Crab.
tree. found he was cut OF harmony with
some members Of the board and he made
this statement to the meeting:
Il understand there are some member,
who do not desire to vote for me another
year. I'wlll relieve the board of any EN-.
oarrassfnent by rendering my resignation
In order 20 make place for the man tbs
majority OF the board seems to want a,
president"
Al that time W. X Fowler was superin.
tendent and he tried to head off the dis
chargelof DR.. CLARK He learned who wa,
TO be appointed BY Governor Mickey TO tn,
board and to him he is quoted as say
Ing; r@-
Il think IL is a dirty shame to vote ou
man Of the educational ability OF DR.
Clark, ostensiblY because he did not op
pose the construction OF another norma
school, but in reality to make a place fo
Crsbtresf This man was not named on tn,
board because he was not for the program
When the board was meeting az Ne
braska City, Mr. Childs telephOned to Mr.
crabtree giving him an opportunity to re