Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-05-06
AYERS SCHOOL
BOY IS DRUNK
AT '49 SHOW
Superintendent of Schools
Makes Sensational Charges
Before the Commercial Club
I,ukens Presents Resolution
Condemning Bands Annual
Entertainment; Us Adopted

Sensational charges of drunkenness
at the Cowboy band IS annual Days OF
,4e which closed here Friday night,
were made by Fred E. Lukens, superln-
tendent of the Grangeville public
schools. in a talk before the Grange
Vile Commercial club, Wednesday
noon. Mr.. Lukens presented resolu-
fion condemning the 10 show. The
resolution was adopted by the club.
SUPERINTENDENT Lukens declared that
the '49 show was demoralizing to the
nublic schools. One morning, he as
serted. all the senior boys save one
were absent from school, due to s. too
much 40 show"
ONE SCHOOL BOY DRUNK
SUPERINTENDENT Lukens asserted that
ono biob school boy was so drunk,
one NIGHT of the 40 show, that 1t
was necessary for him to be taken to
his home.
The school superintendent said work
n tbe public schools was seriously
Landicapped by the 40 show, which
detained pupils late at night. In Sow
eral instances, he said, they oNersleP'
the following morning, ana were uh-
able to appear for their classes.
Superintendent Lukens introduced
the following resolution, which was
afiopted without a dissenting vote, al,
though many club members refralneu
from voting:
TEXT OF RESOLUTION
eGWHEREAS, 1t is one of the fund
amental purposes of the GrangeVlllel
Commercial club to build up the moral
and social well being of the commun
itv and since the entertainment gwen
during the last week, April ~ to 81
inclusive. known as the Day of AZ, has
n tendency to destroy, rather than bullo
M. better ideals, because 1t has de
Grading influence upon the characters
of the young people; ~. 49,
eeRE TT RESOLVED, That tins or
oanization hereby pledges its opposition
fo repetition in Grangeville OF INT
Dav of 49, and M
HBE IT FURTER RESOLVED, ina
we pledge our support to the local pam
in any endeavor which has Tor IL
nnrnose tbe advancement of the civic
commercial and moral interests o
Grangeville."
REAL SENSATION
Although boys were permitted p.
plav the gambling games at the =
, show. using "phoney" money, VIII
: which TO play. the most sensational o
tho charges made by the superlnteho
. emf was the introduction Of liquor
1 IL l.
t Members of the Cowboy band wer
t incensed at the speech delivred by tn
l school head, and at the resolutio
presented and adopted. They asse
That if liquor was introduced IN ii
danco hall the band had nothing
do with it, but it was taken uhere
visitors to the show, who had no pa
in the regular performance. Ihey
sert it is their opinion that an
oanized effort is being made to squei'
, the Cowboy band.
MUST PAY FOR MUSIC
The band boys declare they will co
y Time their musical organization, VIM
is self-supporting, but at any time
services of the band are required, tho
asking for the services Will be
o quired to pay full musicians way
for the services.
d, The 40 show, it is pointed out by t
1t band boys, is put on for the Purpo9
al of raising money to defray the pane
expenses, rather than to ask the ou
n ness men, or others in the communl l,
u TO contribute to the bands tTeasul
in Baseball enthusiasts here also
ot alarmed over the situation: they re
s. now that the Commercial club
Il placed its stamp of disapproval on
i ,49 show, that an effort win
made locally to prohibit Sunday oa
in ball.