The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-02

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dren to force the removal Of S.
L. Heeter as superintendent.
The troubles back of the unusual
strike extended over several months.
In the first place. in his tenure of little
more than year Superintendent
Heeter made changes In the schools
and thereby incurred the disapproyal
or many of the teachers. So indignant
We're members Of the teaching corps
that they attended mass meetings and
protested against his retention In of
fee.
The cause Immediately back of the
strike was charges made against Hee-
ter by two young women, one Of whom
was a nurse employed In his house
hold, and the failure of the school
board to take what the public consld-
cred proper cogniZance of the charges
There was a demand for Heeter's re-
moval, but the board retained him.
Pupils In practically every school in
what is known as Greater Pittsburgh
went on strike at the beginning of the
burgh includes what formerly were AL
legheny and several districts not orig
inally a part of the incorporated city
Of Pittsburgh.
Many of the children were urged by
their parents to stay away from school,
the parents feeling that Heeter was
unfit to remain at the head of the
schools.
Hanged In Efigy.
Heeter was hanged in efiigy, and
many street parades of school children
were held all over the city. Thousands
of children marched through the streets
downtown, on the north side. in Law
renceville, Belefield and Bloomfield.
and calls for police were frequent
Signs bearing the words, "Heeter
Must Co." Kick Heeter Out" 1--WE
Want Clean Man at the Head of U.s.
and even more inflammatory lines were
carried by the marchers. Cow bells
and noisemaking instruments of all
kinds were carried Many more eff
gies of Heeter were burned,
A squad of policemen went to the
Fulton building and dispersed crowd
Of about 500 men and women waiting
to get view of Superintendent Hee-
ter one afternoon. After the police
had forced the crowd to move away
Heeter left the building for lunch.
The first arrest of striking school
children took place in front Of the pub
lie safety building when patrolmen
locked three children in cell. charged
with violating a city order The ar
rests were made on orders issued by
the assistant superintendent of police,
who announced that all children who
refused to disperse would be placed un-
der arrest. The three prisoners were
at the head of parade.
Later In the same day seven boys
were arrested in Larimer avenue. They
were at the head of parade of about
400 children, of whom half were girls.
They were lodged In police station.
On one occasion 1000 children march
ed In the downtown north side streets
Traffic was blocked, and police captains
called the policemen In that vicinity
In reserve for an emergency.
Many women standing on the street
corners urged the children to remain
away from class. The children made
demonstration outside the schools.
Their shouts drowned the teachers
voices In their efforts to conduct classes.
A General Strike.
The strike became general the second
day. In some Of the schools more than
half of the pupils remained away from
their classes. and In other schools the
attendance suffered greatly.
Reserves were called from various
patrol stations to the schools where the
actions Of the pupils threatened to be-
come riotous. On the south side moth.
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