Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-05
Nebraska
SCHOOL BOARD is IN A HOLE
Evidence Against Suspended Lincoln
Frat" Boys Not Good.
COMMITTEE WILL BE OvERRULED
L. J. Doyle Prepares Mandamus Petit
tion TO Force REIMBURSEMENT, but
Members May Back water
at Once.
Rrom a SAD correspondent.l

LINCOLN, March A-CSpecial)-T. j.
Doyle has prepared a petition, when he
will VIC in court tomorrow asking for a
writ Of mandamus to compel the school
board to reinstate in the high school those
boys who were suspended on a charge Of
belonging to fraternities.
Mr.. Doyle will set up in his petition that
; the boys have not violated any rule Of the
Board Of Education; that they have been
studious and have the respect Of their
teachers; that they have observed and
obeyed the rules and that they are not
harboring the fraternity spirit and do not
nov belong to the fraternity; that the
school board suspended the boys without
giving them a hearing, but reached its con-
cIuslons In star chamber sessions. He
wa also set out that before the state law
wa senacted the boys belonged to
frnternities. but that when the school
lS5oard ordered them to withdraw, the boys
7met and surrendered their charters and
that they have in their possession a re-
ceipt from the national bodies showing that
the charles had been surrendered.
The prediction is that the school board
win meet and overrule the action of the
speyiaI committee to which the matter was
referred and that the case will not come
to trial.
since the mmit took action it has
developed that at least one Of the boys
Fhad already quit school and therefore the
board had no jurisdiction over him.
Evidence Not Sufficient.
From a member Of the school board has
come the Information that il the boys had
been given a trial the evidence secured
by the board would not have been suf-
ficient to secure a conviction.
n OWN to the prominence OF the families
y involved and the drastic measures adopted
by the special committed has created I'M
usual interest and practically all Of Lin
coin is talking Of 1t. 1t is the general
impression that had the board permitted
Principal Mays to handle abe subject
alone, no trouble would have resulted. Mr..
Mays is probably not the most popular
principal the school ever had II the opinion
Of the Sboys Is any indication.
He wAs Just getting things Strengthened
out of the tangle left by a predecessor
when the present difficulty arose. Prin-
cipal Sanders stopped the playing Of foot
ball and had a fight on his hands for a
long time. Mr.. Mays assisted in organizing
the team, went to the games and has
taken a leading part in the boys athletics,
Consequently the criticism is aimed at
this time at the board and not at the
principal.
James Galusha, son of Ex-Secretary of
State GaIusha, this morning enrolled at
the model high school at the state unlver-
sity, Principal Mays having written a
letter to Chancellor Avery saying this
would be perfectly satisfactory to the high
school, tE yE
Raymond Doyle. who kept on attending
school,, though suspended, was called into
the office of the principal this morning
and Informed that under the orders of the
board Ne would be compelled to remain
away from school.
suggestion from the Mayor.
While Lulcoln probably never expects to
be a real tough" city 1t will take on the
appearance Of the stage frontier, If the
suggestion OF Mayor Love. as printed In
an afternoon paper, is carried out.
According to the paper the mayor sug
gests that the policemen should wear their
reyolvers in holsters on the outside OF
their coats in plain view OF the people,
Whether the mayor expects to intimidate
would-be bad men or to make a field fol-
q hckpockets was not announced. The ex
' else board has not yet passed upon the sug-
gestion.
COnvicts Steal Shirts.
The report OF Warden Smith filed with
tho governor today, shows that during the
month OF February, s c~onviots stole shirts
from the shirt factory and each was as
sessed thirty days good time. What they
intended doing with the shirts was moi
disclosed in the report.
Reinstates Insurance Agent.
T.. b. Specs, insurance agent whose
license was revoked by State Auditor
Barton. has been given q new license and