The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
Statement Demanded.

ON May ., 1910, the following gentle
men were made members Of the board
o. trustees: G. c.. Hanson, ]. II. Ma
lone, Bolton Smith, NJ. b. Irrelevant,
J. 7. Young, b. II. Henderson and Il,
T, Howell, Under the administration OF
tho affairs Of the institution under these
trustees IL was maintained efficiently
and economically and no debts were in
Cured. but since 1910, the petition goes
en- to say, the new board has aban-
doned the policy outlined by the court
and through inefficienCy have wasted
and dissipated the assets and threw
the college into a debt Of Sal 900, the
petition relates.
so Indifferent that II became without
funds to continue and accordingly was
closed and would be closed at present
but for the action of the county court
Of Shelby county in making an APP
preparation for its maintenance as a
county high school, the petition further
relates.
In the prayer OF the Bill the court is
asked to issue an order directing the
present trustees TO file at the earliest
possible moment n statement giving in
detail all receipts and disbursements OF
funds during their incumbency and sub
hitting ~ councher To cover each dis
bnrsemOnt,
The cour also Ia asked that an audit
be made by a competent auditor of all
the books and affairs of Bolton college
that a board Of trustees, consisting OF
no man who is at present a member
Of the present board, be appointed, and
that u committee be named to investi-
gate and recommend the best course Ia
he pursued in the future conduct OF
The court Is asked 10 name Friday,
Dec. 10 ~ the date for the hearing on
the petition,
George II. James listed as chairman
Of the present board Charles J. Haase,
viCe-chairmani G, C. Hanson, secretary.
and Judge j, +, Young, treasurer. but
Mr. James thought he had resigned
years ago Mr., Haase thought like
wise.
Recently the committee Of Bolton
college patrons, through legal counsel.
demanded Of Chancellor Heiskell, under
whose orders the school has been on
Grated In late years, that all the mem
bers of the board Of trustees be re-
moved and that the new board con-
sisting Of the five members Of county
high school board, the chairman Of the
county court and the superintendent
Of the county board of education be
named In Its place.
q No action was taken on this petition
when II was discovered that the chan
cellor did not have the power to H.
move any Of the members Of the board
except for cause and therefore 1t b.,
came necessary to file charges The
present suit was therefore filed and in,
efficiency in the administration Of the
schools affairs is the cause Of action
given,
Several hundred thousands " dollars
in bonds wore to have been issued by
the county court for Bolton college with
a view Of making II an agricultural
higl school, but an opinion by the su-
preme court held shat II was unConsti-
t~utlonal to eNpend county funds for
a privately endowed institution unless
the people Of the county frat passed
upon the proposition in a referendum
vote.
II IN then agreed to vote on tho
proposition at the general election next
August, but when Charles NJ, Berry, OF
Bolton. IN the county court, represent
ing Bolton citizens. objected strenu-
ously to the retention OF the present
trustees on the ground OF inefficiency
and threatened that II they were re
tanned the people Ia the north end OF
the county would vote against the bond
Issue II the trustees were not removed,
the county court voted not to reaues
tho election commissioners to call the
referendum eleCtion.
Mir. Berry at this meeting of the
county court directed his attack large.
" against Mr.. Hanson, Judge Youna
defended Mr., Hanson
MIR, Hanson was removed from the
board OF the shelby County Industrial
and Training school
The petitions signing the bill are
Charles Nj. Berry. j. q. Oshurn, W
c, Redmou, Neal Corhett, Il. Fowler
George Thomson, Neal Williams, obi,
Ttmbs, l.. RiCkctt, Goodsou Steward
c, W, McCalla, y, Seaggs, John Scaggs
W, W. Pison, WIN Bryant, NJ Hamp
ton, IssJ, DouElassF Alvin McQuiston
| J. NJ, Armour and others.