The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-07-16
School Trouble
Now In Court
SUPERINTENDENT ASKS REINSTATEMENT
E. II. Buck Files Petition For Writ OF Mandate Ia
Compel Board TO ReiRState Him

The trouble between the board
of directors of this school dis
trict and former city superintend-
ent of schools, e. II. Buck, has
been taken into the courts by an
action filed i'm the district court
Thursday by Mr.. Buck. through
his attorneys, Taylor & Hull of
this city. The action is entitled
E. II. Buck, plaintiff, against The
Board of Directors of Independent
School District No. of Benewah
county and f. G.. Scott, e. M.
Davis, w. +. Clarke, /. l.. Hem
ingway. +. H. Trummel and O. +.
HALEY, members of said board Or
directors and is an application for
a writ of mandate to compel the
board to reinstate Mr.. Buck as
superintendent of the city schools.
In his petition and affidavit ask
ing for the writ Mr.. Buck, after
setting forth the fact that the St.
Maries Independent District No.
is a duly organized Independent
school district i'm this county UNI
der the laws of the state, alleges
that ON the 3lst day of August
1914, the said district, through
its board of directors entered in
TO a contract with him and cngag-
ed him as superintendent of the
schools of the district for a term
of three years commencing the
beginning of the school year, Sep
tember I, 1914, and refers To the
contract, a copy of which is at
tached to and made a part of the
petition, and by virtue of that
contract and the laws of the state
he became ex-Onicio the executive
officer of the board of trustees.
He further alleges that under
the laws of the state the only
grounds upon which he could be
discharged before The expiration
of his contract are for incOm-
potency, immortality or gross
neglect of duty. That on the
fifth day of April, the district,
through its board of trustees, at
tempted to discharge him and
caused him to be notified that his
services as superintendent OF
schools were no longer desired
hut did not attempt to discharge
him at any regular or special
meeting of the board of trustees
and did not attempt to discharge
him upon the grounds of incom-
potency, immortality or gross neg
lect of duty but did attempt to and
did discharge him without speci-
flying any good or valid reason.
He alleges that he is now and
at all times has been ready to car
ry out the terms of the contract
and that on or about the second
day of June he demanded the
board of directors reinstate him
as superintendent of schools In
his prayer for relief he asks the
court for a writ of mandamus tC
Ut lNNutQ OOiliil0 l0liUAllH ~
Scott, E. M. Davis, w. f. Clarke
I. l.. Hemingway, f. II. Trumme
and o. E. HALEY and their sue
cessors in Office to meet forth
with and reinstate him as super.
intendent of schools.
The papers in the case werl
served on the members of th
school board Thursday and lh
notice which accompanied tn
petition set July 10Th as the dat
when the petition is to be hear
before Judge Dunn. The boar
has engaged Attorney VIM. /
Keeton to defend the case.
The difficulty dates back
about a year ago. There was op
opposition a year ago to Mr.. Buc
continuing as superintendent
both among the patrons of tn
schools and on the board and th
contract to engage him again wa
not entered into until shortly be
fore the annual school meeting c
last year and although a major
ity of the board was i'm favor {
engaging Mr.. Buck for anOth'
term of three years, at least tv
of the members opposed it an