Arizona republican., 1920-05-13
MESA HIGH SCHOOL
 TRUSTEES MEET BUT
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 MESA May 1S=Members of the faculty of the Mesa Union High school and a citizens committee appeared be- { fore the board of trustees of the school | at a meeting held Tuesday afternoon and voiced their protests of the boards actions at the recent election Of teach CTS in not re-employing six of the present instructors for next year. No action to change the boards original stand was taken, and though keen pro test has been made from many sides and the citizens even went so far as to l threaten getting out recall petitions against all of the trustees, present in- i dications are that the selection will remain unaltered.
 The board met at the high school ! building. c. w. Silverthorn, O. S. Stap- | ley and Feb Pearce being present. ". 1 w. Dohson and NJ. c. Phelps were both out of town and were unable to attend, as was the superintendent of schools, 1 H F. Matthews. who is spending the greater part of the week in Prescott at 1 a meeting of the state board of edu cation.
 1 Contrary to an unofficial report that i it would be an open meeting and that ! citizens protests would he heard. the ] board closed the doors and only called l in individuals as they were wanted. Various members of the high faculty were listened to. including some of the
 six members who were not retained | for next year.
 After a long and heated session. the 1 citizens committee at the last moment
 gained hearing Rev. Francis Blow. 1 q. w Davison F. Fl. Beardsley and Paul Baxter Beville appearing with | petitions carrying the signatures Of l more than 200 citizens, asking for the . vofr a ffv7 of ft3n fhprE " h0 i not retained.
 Members of the board said yester-
 day that no action tending to change the election of high school teachers
 as orieinallv made was anticipated for 1 the hresent a least, hut that public
 statement presenting their stand would likely he made within few days.
 Bonds for New School Sold
 Bonds to the amount of S125.000 for
 the new school building in Mesa were
 sold this week. according to a state ment of a member of the grammar school board yesterday. and the board
 met last night with the architect to
 further plans for the new building.
 Everything is being made ready and the moment school Is dismissed at the
 central building work on it's removal
 will be started. so that the new struc-
 ture can he placed and ready for the
 opening of school in the fall. The
 board met in public session last night
 and stood ready to listen to any fur
 ther protests over their election of
 teachers as recently made.
 Goes to Kelvin II. J. SDrague expects to leave this , morning for Kelvin. where he will be . located for the next month or so. Ascension Day St Marks Episcopal church in Mess i l will observe Ascension day today with
 a celebration of the holy communion at , the church at 10:S0 this morning The
 public is invited to attend by Francis BlOy, rector.
 Missionary to Speak
 Seneca D. Garcia, Sunday school 1, l missionary of the Methodist Episcopal l church, will give a lecture on Sunday . morning of the activities of the Meth
 odist church among the spanish peo- pIe in Arizona and New Mexico. The l lecture will take the place of the regu- , lar service at II o'clock at the local 1 Methodist church. Mir. Garcia is spend
 ing this week in Mesa and each even
 ing is speaking to the Mexican people
 of the district at the Spanish mission
 on North Shrine street. Mrs. Miller Operated Upon Mrs w. C. Miller, wife of Rev. W. c.
 Miller was removed to a Phoenix hos
 pitaI Tuesday and yesterday morning
 underwent an operation there. Reports
 last evening were that she was reeov- , ering.
 "The Career of Katherine Bush, .
 featuring Catherine Calvert, will be
 presented at the Majestic today, to- gethe1s with a comedy film entitled 5 'iCut the Cards" At the Orpheum. Henry B. Walthall will appear in And
 a Stin Small Voice"
 Society Meeting The Missionary society of the Meth odist Episcopal church will meet this afternoon with Mrs. E. C. Wright at 2 l will hp 0DRnRd ? this meeting. Cars will be provided for all who desire to go if they win meet at the church at 2:15. Operation Successful
 Drs. Tafel and Openshaw operated yesterday morning on Doris LeBaronr ! son of Mrs. Relate LeBaron. for ap- 2 pendicitis. at the South Side Com 2 aunity hospital. The young man was doing well yesterday evening.
 Feature Carnation Dance
 Deviating from the usual routine of
 dances at the Iatter-Day Saints au-
 ditorium, a special program with va
 rfed features is being arranged for the
 occasion of Friday evening of this
 week Besse's orchestra of PhoeniS
 has been secured and a carnation spot : dance will be one of the many flea U tures. Lunch baskets supplied by the n ladies who attend are also to be que Il toned off.
 . Early Apricots c As one of the many signs that sum mer is just about here, ripe apricot' 3. appeared for sale in the local market: e yesterday More than 200 boxes of tht q delicious fruit were supplied from tho : orchards of l.. B. Johnson, William - Duke and Wiley Duke. near Mesa fo
 shipment to various points in the - state.
 Return From Coast i Dr. v. C. Denson, Jack Fraser ana - T Walters returned to Mesa yes e terdav morning after q soiourn of sev- e arsl weeks at various points in south e er7 California
 - Taking Vacation $ j. ". Cozart in charge of the ioCa IS office Of She Western Union Telegraph 5 company is now enjoying the first 9 k his two weeks vacation. He has beer Fl relieved py Miss Jennie Holt.