The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-25

plain language, but some of our business men, who have attended a few
of these Booster meetings, will tell you that / have good reasons to use
ton in our County, and 1 have repeatedly stated and will again state,
that, whether l am elected or not, l shall never fail to work for the best
interest of the Madison State Normal
WHO JUGGLED THE FIGURES?
In answe to the second of these charges, L might say that L have
made the statement that the attendance of regular students at our Mad
State Normal was considerable smaller during the school year ending
June, 1915, than during the school year ending June, 1917. In this, L
have been corroborated by Dr. Heston, himself. Before the Board of Re-
gents last May, DR.. Heston made the statement that the attendance for
that school year was SON thirtyfiv students less than during the pre-
Ivious yer. To the merchants of this city, however, at their first meeting
called for the purpose of organizing against me, DR.. Heston gave to each
of them typewriter statements showing, that during the school year end
ing June, 1918, there had been an increased attendance of los students in
the Normal proper and 116 pupils in the Model school, making a toal. in
do it himself? When did he tell the truth? Did he tell the truth when
he appeared before the Board of Regents, or did he tell the truth at the
called to his office for the purpose of organizing against me? We are all
interested to know the progress of our Madison State Normal. Suppose
the actual number of students attending the Madison State Normal say on
the 18th day o February, 1917, and on the 18th day of February, 1918.
He Is not, of course, to take into consideration any of the Seventh or
.Elghth. GRADE ode School pupils, or any pupils taking private lessons
in music or reading from any of the Normal professors or instructors.
A LAX SYSTEM.
AS to the third proposition, Il have stated to a number of people of
our County as well a to the Board of Regents that many gross irregular
lite were found in connection with the Boarding Club of the Madison
found to exist in the Madison Normal Boarding Club, and in which Dr.
Heston is more o less interested. These arr facts which We DR.. Heaon
will not deny.
DR.. Heston personally assumed the work of accountant for the Board
ing Club from about the 7th day of November, 1917, till about the End day
of January 1918. When his accounts were hastily examined on the 18th
day of February, 1918, it was claimed that he had collected from students
boarding at the Club the sum of $1927.75. OF this money he had de-
posted to the Clubs account in the First National Bank the sum of
matter val called to hiss attention, the Doctor did not deny the deficiency.
but explained that the money had been deposited by him in some other
bank. He failed to state in which bank, or in whose name the money had
been deposited. 1t could not have been deposited to the credit of the
Boarding Club, because the Boarding Club had N other bank account but
the in the First National Bank.
At the beginning of the second term, about January 2 1918, a new
accountant took charge of the Clubs affairs. The following statement
shows IN financial transactions of the nw accountant from the beginning
of The second term up ill and including the 18th day of February, 1918:
Collected by accountant from students. 49,. $345S.50