The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-17
MEN ELECTED TRUSTEES
School Election Exciting-ApprOpria-
tons Large but Less Than Year
AgO-Anti-Frat Law to
be Enforced.

More than the usual interest was
shown this year in the annual election
for trustees of the Union School Dis
trict although the number of votes
cast was less than on several former
occasions. The excitement was due
to the fact that among the six candi-
dates two were ladies and that large
number Of ladies were out during the
day working for one or the other of
these ladies-rarely for both-while
others opposed both. And the ladies
did pull strings, too, in the most ap-
proved electioneering style. The poll
books show that fully as many women
as men voted, yet neither Of the
women candidates were successful.
Due to the terrific rainstorm a delay
of half hour was occasioned in the
opening Of the polls but from $50 on
to s p. m. there was no lack of interest
and when the ballot box was finally
closed few were willing to predict
what the outcome would be although
there was feeling that w. r. Good
rich, whose term expired, and DIR. p.
S. Wilson would prove to be the win
ners. This was shown to be true by
the report Of the tellers, which gave
Mr.. Goodrich 275 votes, DR.. Wilson
2S6, DR.. j. o. Parker 1S6, Mrs. Maude
c. Thompson 1S4, Mrs. Mana N. Kill
patrick 106, Rev. c. r. Wolford 63.
The announcement was greeted with
considerable applause by both the
ladies and gentlemen present.
When President j. H. Robbins call
ed the annual meeting to order about
forty people were present, several of
whom were not voters. The reading
Of the minutes Of the last year S meet
ing, the annual reports of the secre-
tary, treasurer, auditing committee
and the budget to cover the expenses
for the coming school year took but
a few moments time, the reports were
accepted and adopted. The budget
called for 64,497.54, the. sumof $34,-
900 being ordered spread on the tax
roll by ballot vote of "a yes to
2 no, the balance coming from pri-
mary school money, tuition, back
taxes and various other sources. w.
F. Gallagher and DR.. I. B. Scott acted
as tellers. This amount is $1,000 less
than the sum appropriated for the
school year which just closed.
A resolution offered by III. K. White
instructing the school board to strict
ly enforce the state law against school
fraternities was adopted by unani-
nous vote after it had been discussed
at considerable length by Messrs.
Hall, Robbins and Sutherland Of the
Board, DR.. j. O. Parker, S. S. Miner,
f. o. Dewey, II. X. White. The men,
bers of the board expressed their will
ingness and desire to carry out the
law, the main difficulty being to deter
mine just what organizations are
within the meaning Of the law Mr..
Hall made known the fact that Supt.
Longman intended to compel high
school students to sign a card before
being admitted to the school next fall
pledging themselves not to become
members Of any secret organization
or club during the year. DR.. Parker
gave a stirring talk in denouncing
fraternities and clubs and the APP
plause he received showed in an en-
phatic manner the feelings of those
in the meeting.
A motion by Rev. c. III. Hanks to
cut the school year from 40 to 3S
weeks, a plan which has been adopted
in some cities, was defeated by a
large majority.