The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-06

ton be deferred until after April Is.
and signed by some $500 voters Of rho
city was presented and received by
vote of the board.
Center Of Interest.
Interest conferred in three resolu-
tons which We're introduced and pass
ed. One provided for the re.engace-
ment of all hut two of the teachers
now employed in the city schools and
excepting the superintendent.
Another called attention of the
members to an alleged violation of
with the Northern School Supply com
pany.
Would Invalidate Contracts.
1t is said that because W. L. Stock.
we'll, a member of the state high
school board, is interested in the com
pany named that a certain class OF
contracts between the board of edu-
cation and h company are invalid.
The third resolution introduced cen.
sured severely a Fargo afternoon
newspaper for publishing alleged false
reports n misquoting a member OF
the board.
But one member of the board was
absent when the session was called ia
order in the high school building las,
evening by President McArdle. DR..
Carpenter was reported to be confined
to his home by illness.
Resolution is Presented.
The first business Of the session aft
err h p~reliminaries We're disposed OF
was h presentation Of a resolution
signed by Judge n. c. Young and u.
y. Holt. -
The attention of the members OF
the board was called to the section of
the state laws which provides that
contracts for school supplies shall not
be entered into with any company In
winch a school officer is interested.
1t Was stated that the board had
frequently entered into contracts for
school supplies with the Northern
school Supply company, and that Wal
ter L. Stockwell, former state superin-
tendent of public instruction and at
present member of the high school
board. is one of the stockholders of
THIS company.
Action is Deferred.
In presenting the resolution Mr..
Holt recommended that future con-
tracts with this company be scrutin-
lied. He said that while the members
OF the school board were not in them
selves breaking the law they were aid
Ing in committing a misdemeanor
which the law makes the offense COM
united by one who as a school officer
shares In the benefits OF a contract
with the schools.
Action was deferred upon the pay.
ment of two bills presented by the
Northern School Supply company for
supplies furnished. John Frame was
appointed to secur the opinion of the
states attorney and the attorney gen.
eral in regard to the law and the sort
Of contracts which are forbidden by
Petition for H~OOver's Return,
Following the presentation Of the
nrst resolution Secretary Guthrie of
the board read the petition presented
n stated that there were nearly
$500 signatures to the document.
The petition was a prayer address
ed to the board to either retain Mr.,
Hoover az superintendent Of school OF
to defer action until after April Is.
Mr.. Holt 10y that the petition be
received. placed on file and referred to
the school betterment committee. The
motion prevailed. The report of the
finance committee was then read.
Teachers Committee Reports.
The next business of the evening
which drew a spark of fire was the
report presented by the teachers com.
mittee. The report was in the nature
of a recommendation for the employ.
ment Of teachers for the next year
Miss Alice Halland has filed a letter
stating that she will not teach in Fargo
next year. The election OF Mrs. Mary
A. Root was not recommended, the
report stating that Mrs. Root is toe
old. The members of the teachers
committee stated that they had offered
to appoint Mrs. Root as a substitute
teacher, enabling her to apply for a
pension should the law he passed b,
the state legislature. AS supervisor ir
mathematics or as IL supernunerar,
teacher. Mrs. Root refused all offer,
and declared. according I. othe com
mittee, that she desired her present
position or she would accept no other
Report Then Adopted.
After the reading Of the report G. q
!Smith made a motion hat the repor
he received after striking out refer
ence to Mrs. Root. Mrs. Bolley movet
the adoption of the report as II wa
Tread. The vote. upon the substitut,