The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-06
WALTER R.. SlDERS
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Wash: j. w. Crabtree. president Of
normal school, River Fails, wis: DR.,
Charles McMurry. specialist in educa-
ton. DeKalb, Ills: w. d. Ross, state
superintendent of Kansas.
Other endorsements are Judge r. 8.
Dietrich, United States federal Judge,
Boise, Ida, who for six years was
chairman OF the Pocatello school
board; d. Worth Clark, who Is the
present chairman of the PocateIlo
school board; Grace vi, Shepard,
present superintendent of schools for
Idaho: George II. Black. president of
the Lewiston Normal school of Idaho;
Robert j. Alley. president of the Uni
versity of Maine; J.. w. Howerth,
professor of education, University OF
California: DR.. A. e. Winship, editor
Of Journal of Education and lecturer
on educational subjects, Boston, Mass,
These letters and endorsements are
flied herewith.
Respectfully submitted,
d. B. Holt,
n. C, Young.
Mrs. II, l.. Bolley.
Teachers Committee.
Your committee on school better
btNAAh GOtIChA AK lAlG EIGDNEL
and join In the recommendation for
the employment Of Mr.. Siders.
The Trouble Begins.
After presenting the report Mr.. Holt
made a short speech in which he NOV
ed that the report be adopted and
that the proper officers of the board
be authorized and directed to enter
into a contract with Mr.. Siders at a
salary of $3.500 per year. the term of
his office to begin Aug. /.
At this Mr.. Smith called attention
to the fact that there was no vacancy
at this time in the position. He also
stated that there had been no action
by the board and Judge Young re-
marked that this was done at the
meeting which was an executive one
and which was held in January.
THAT was no action by the board
of education" said Mr.. Smith. There
is absolutely nothing on the minutes
to show of IN action.
"T don't believe in such star cham
Der sessions" he said. ""That was
nothing more o less than a COM
mittee meeting and there has been
nothing spread OF the minutes"
Mr.. Young reiterate3 his assertion
to the effect that the board had met,
and Mr.. Smith retorted:
Show me something on the minutes
of such a meeting. The meeting was
not an honest one. I don't believe in
this undetermined way of doing things.
Why did o open up communications
with this man without letting other
members OF the board know about it,"
he asked. why did Mr.. Holt go
down to Bismarck to hold a private
consultation with him If you wanted
to be right? Just such actions as
these cost the district the sum Of
81, 700 in litigation some ears ago
and you may be going into another
fight Of the same kind. Mr.. Hoover
came here and Strengthened out mat
tiers.
Began Two Years Ago.
THE assertion was made at the exc
cutive committee, so / am told, that
for two years certain members of the
board had been looking for q success
sor of Mr.. Hoover. Why were not
the other members of the board told
OF this? Why, If there had been COM
plant against Mr.. Hoover, were we
not all told of them? l have been
| president of the board for three years
and a member several years and
want to tell you that no such under
handed methods were resorted to by
me-"
MIR. Hannaher said, Eyes, 1 have
been a member Of the board now six
or seven months and / have never
heard of a complaint being made
/ against Mr.. Hoover. If there were
such complaints / should have beer
told just as were other members o.
the board
The Harmony Question.
"The statement was made here a
the executive meeting mentioned" saft
Mr.. Smith that the teachers We're no
in harmony with Mr.. Hoover. Does
petition containing the names o.
seventy-three out of the eighty-fivt