The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-06

teachers of the schools, asking for his
retention, look as though there was no
harmony in the schools2"
II want to tell you. Judge Young
and the others that this action isn't
in harmony with either the teachers
or the people of the city who pay for
the schools and who patronize them.
1t il not In accordance with the
wishes OF the majority Of b people,
and I know that 1t isn't for the better
ment OF the schools either. 1t Is a
personal matter, and ] know n .
OF It."
This Judge Young denied and said
that there was nothing personal in
the action whatever. When asked
what were the faults Oh complaints
against superintendent Hoover he
said that he was too mechanical n
was UP In physical matters, but did
not pay attention to the educational
features that he should have done.
Ills attention was called to this" said
Judge Young "sone time 81 and We
even hired an assistant, but 1t did
no good, for he still attended to these
other matters. He is a flrst-class
organizer and disciplinarian."
as that all2" put In Mr.. Smith.
Masonry and the Fair.
mo, that is not ALL" continued
Judge Young. During his vacation
time he was mixed up in the manage
ment of the state fair, and l don't
thing that Is exactly. right. He has
also been busy dedicating Masonic
temples"
Yes, but this was during vacation"
said Mr.. Smith land during the holi-
days. Let me tell you that Mr.. SiderS
told me when he vas here that he was
TO get $4,000 il he stayed at Pocatello,
and that he was to get 5000 more
from the state for conducting teach
ers' institutes, and that looks as
though he was dipping into other mat
ters."
Yves. but Mr. Hoover has a high
rank in Masonry said Mr.. Young
"and he has to study this to a great
extent, so that his head is filed with
1t. / am a Mason and / know some
! thing about ii too
MI. Smith said the selection of Mr..
Siders would by no means improve
matters and Mr.. Young said 1t would,
whereupon Mr.. Smith told Mr.. Young
that he had been three years president
of the board, had several children go
ing to school at the present time and
he believed that he was as good a
Judge of school matters as was Mr..
Young, and he also said he paid more
| school taxes than any other member
of the board.
MIR. Frame and MIR. Smith.
Mr.. Frame said that a man who had
such recommendations and letters as
had Mr.. Siders was the man who
should be selected, at which Mr.. Smith
retorted: ...
Letters. letters, / could get a whole
carload of them,' but Mr.. Frame
thought he could not get them from
such men as had written in favor of
Mr.. Siders.
DR.. Carpenter asked il this agita-
tion has been going on for three or
four months as was stated how did
1t come that the board was not told
of it and that the transactions had
all been done apparently secretly? Mr..
Young said that il he wal to blame
and any trouble followed he would be
willing to shoulder it; that it was his
honest opinion that a change should
be made.
Voice of the People.
At this Mr.. Carpenter asked Judge
Young If he didn't think that the
wishes of the people should prevail
and the judge responded promptly,
mo, sir" and Mr.. Smith said: well,
we'll. listen to that" and continuing
said:
"Well to my mind you will find that
the voices of the people will prevail
at the next election" and Judge Young
said that a mar named Halland had
been up to his Office and had made
similar threats and that they had no
terrified him in the least.
Again Mr.. Smith continued: "Yol
are wanting to pay $500 more to thi.
man and do you know that conditions
1 wfTI ha i'm nrnNTod II have dome nc f1aHrrI
and have given as much time to tht
affairs of the school board as you
have, Mr.. Young, and / don't believe
that you are doing a wise thing"
"You can't get me angry, Mr.