Evening journal., 1912-03-11
DOVER
STUDENTS
AT DESKS
Leave Question at Issue Up to
Town Voters at Next
School Election
ARE STILL LOYAL TO
THEIR OLD PRINCIPAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 11-This
morning found all the students re.
turning 10 work after their strike
which created one of Dover's biggest
sensations and has caused an upheav-
el In public sentiment here and Z
hrm resolve on tie part OF everybody
to attend primary and all other cleo.
tlons hereafter. The women may vote
at school elections and. in the Opera
House here on Saturday afternoon. at
the last indignation meeting by the
students over the boards dismissal OF
Superintendent Crawford, leading
women conyenated with The children
and fellow-citizens present that they
would be at the polls in June and
never again sulk I'm their tents on
election day.
The Crawford sympathizers have
planned their campaign thus, and that
is why the strike has ended:
lnJune. three Of the nine members
of Dover's Board Of Education viii be
elected.
There are in the Board, holding
over, Former Mayor William II. Walk
-.
Haman, Crawford men.
Three more Crawford men will make
enough to rescind the action of The
Board of Education last Tuesday nignf
and reihstate Alexander Crawford as
principal.
Ii George S. Messersmith, the now
principal. has been notified and has
accepted the position for next year.
he may como here, claim it and sue
for a years salary, 81 ZOO
The students and their Opera House
full of sympathizers have subscribed
a fund 90 defend any such suit.
Having fixed these matters for the
time being, the students decided, after
reading the urgent letter to return
from Superintendent Crawford, to 20
back and work diligently, but the
meeting passed this parting memoriaT
to the people:
Whereas, our committee appointed
to communicate with the Board OF
Education about the removal Of our
teacher has reported that the Board
has declined to reconsider its action
an has refused to give any other rea-
son therefor than those published by
authority OF the Board on Sth inst, |
and
Whereas, this body is unwilling to |
abide by the wisdom of the Board in |
matter touching our welfare aud |
happiness SO intimately as to concern
US more than anyone else, and
Whereas, in a disagreement between |
the pupils and the school board the |
only appeal by the students is to the |
tax payers and voters. and
Whereas, our parents and friends to |
whom we look for assistance in this |
appeal TO the tax payers and voters |
have requested that we return to l
school and that our teachers who are 1
ilA no wise at fault may not be blamed 1
for our absence Now therefore, be IL /
Resolved, That we argue the matter
no further with the School Board but
submit it TO the tax payers and voters
and ask them to change the school
board and bring about such action
that Mr.. Crawford may continue to be
our teacher, and that we continue to
agitate the matter and keep it con-
stantly before the voters until the
next school election. and that we re-
turn at once to school in obedience
TO our teachers call and earnestly pur-
sue our studies until the day before
the neM school election and that we
adjourn this meeting until o'clock
in the afternoon OF the day before the
next election; and that we hold pub
lie meeting on that day to urge the
voters once more to vote for a school
board which will give us our teacher
back at once.
And that we pledge ourselves and
offer the new school board whatever
security they require, that we and our
friends will make up whatever finan-
cial loss the schools may incur by this
action.
And that we send a copy Of these
to Prof. George S. Messer-
smith with the request that he shall
not accept our teachers position un-
III after the election next June