The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-06-30

matter would rest entirely with The
bvAri, ami that ne would TAX. tht.
mAtWr up with them at he ns3t asst
my and let Ia A.luw their will.
After 4 coupe ef weeks many lover
grades than iir<t announced ~ the
Seh.,O being Il lded in tn. nleAntim me.
I |. rscai we'd the following l~$ber fron
4 the SUPERINTENDENT: Dear sir: Re.
xarding the matter of work in the
manual training aud domestic srieace
for pupils in the st. lawrence sch vi
to Ira given by our ii IN school ia
Struct r. in connection Win the leXu-
lar ,choui work. | hav. considered the
matter in the light Of the number tax
ing this work in our own >chDOi ami |
find that We have enrolled such a mum
ter mat it will not he possible for US
to take additional pupils in these
classes. ~ We hope hat you may
be able to provide this work for the
St. Lawrence school. or that the pu-
pills who wish il especially may he
able IT, enroll in the public schools.
Signed j.. L. Glenn.
How was the Professor going to
provide for these pupils when they
were enrolled in the public school.
Was not his reason for refusing al
mission other than the one stated. !
looked upon this letter a an official
decision from the board, and called
on them for the purpose of talking the
matter over with them, having them
give me some solid reason for refus-
al il they had any. Imagine my sur
prise when told that they had never
discussed the matter At all, and the
professor to- admit that he had writ
ten the letter on his owe responsible
ty. Up to the present time | have no
official notification OF their decision
and ! hope they will not compel me
TO force them to admit them.
When present 1T the board meeting
| did demand that the pupils from St.
low the two above courses. Why not:
Do y the parents OF these children
pay for the up keep of the above
courses as we'll as the expense OF the
entire school? | did not ask for spe-
cial classes to lie formed IS your
notes would imply. but was agreeable
to have the children there at any hour
set by the management.
At the meeting Of the board which |
attended some Of the members were
not present when the meeting was to
be called + order. They were called
on the phone. and shortly after the
meeting began one Of the main
props of toe local Guardians arrlv
cd. Va expected at the next month
lily meeting, and had l arrived, from
| the outsiders who . present, l
surely would have imagined that I
VAS attending . meeting Of the court
of Guardians and not . school board
meeting. Was this not the work OF
Prof. Glenn?
No one wants religion kept out of
the public schOOl affairs moro than
the Catholics do. In all fairness I
want to ask Who hrst brought it ia?
There il no place for aparrow-minded
bigots ia the public schools Of this
country, which are supported by all
tclasses.
The conclusion drawn, that Catho-
lies are not wanted on the board, from
last Tuesdays election. | do not
agree with. / hav0 too much conf
dence in the ultimate observation-disclosures
and sense of justice of the vast major
ity Of my. nou-cSsholic fellow citizens,
to look upon the vote of Tuesday as
being IN unbiased expression OF their
will in the matter. Tuesd0y's vote
Vas the result Of . bigoted propogan.
do carried o. by INSCRIPTIONS lead
ers. Appealing to religious preju-
ldice 10 ever tho weapon of the bigot
and coward. II the vots of last Tues.
day .was . cool and ~impassionste ex-
preston Of the feelings Of tho voters
Of Milbank, it is worthy Of tho back
woods or swemps OF, Florida, and I
woula' not glofy ID it.
That Catholics are not wanted -
toachsrs or board members tho writer
OF SCHOOL Notes." would imply from
last TueedAy's results. Should our
beloved Uuttod States neod mn 70
man guns Of the army aod navy will
the recruiting omoess ask II those
Who seek to join ars Catholic or Prot
ostant. Not much. Will snti -catho-
lie socisties advocate tho exclusion Of
Catholics from To ranks Of tie army
and navy. Decidedly no. An able
bodied Catholic will b Is Welcome -
- flowers Of NAY, June or July. to
make Of himself . target for Tho ens-
mics Of HE country to shoot. There arc
people Who deny Catholics tho right
% bold o0Co or would not employ
tho \, but when tho call comoo to tight
end poseibly die for their civil rights
tney r gisd - have . Catholic help
il ~ h1hting. They place no obste-
Gle in tho path Of . Catholic TO the
camp or to bottle6Dll. Thore will
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