The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-14
Fuss OUer Teachers
Village In Factions
Action of GAINESVILLE Board of
Education Cause of Some
Comment.
Especial to The Free Press.l

JduSoFhlc, Apiu 11.-AtlOlhCy ~
J. Laurisch of ManKaSo was here
Saturday to defend the action oil
the school board in the case OF
two school teachers VINO were &C
cused OF violating the rules Of the
board by going with high school
students. The school board at
session and had the marshal Oh
the school house and to see that
none but witnesses, lawyers, the
school superintendent and members
of the school board were admitted
to the hearing which was called
for nine o'clock in the forenoon in
the assembly room Of the high
school. Attorney Lamberton, rep
resenting the teachers, informed
the marshal that the proceedings
of the school board were entirely
| illegal and after telling the mar
shall he had no business there, and
,, that he was under the authority oil
the village council and the mayor
and not the school board, the lat
ter left. The meeting, so far as
the hearing was concerned, was
open to the public.
Arguments Were Made
Attorney Laurisch of Mankato
for the board and Attorneys Lam
berton of Winona and Gillian OF
Saltwater, defending the teachers.
of the procedure of the board. At
torney Lambertor addressed the
president of the school board and
asked him If he ever heard of a
case brought before any court in
this country where a man was pre-
sumed to be guilty of a crime un.
til proved innocent. You consti-
tute yourselves judge and jury.
Vague and indefinite accusations
and constitute yourselves a tribun-
al worse than the ancient inquisi
tons of Spain and Italy and that
did not even have the legality of a
court martial" He asked the schooi
board to produce its evidence.
The board finally adopted motion
to go into executive session. AT
one o'clock in the afternoon an
other executive session of the
school board was held concerning
which nothing of its procedure can
A., be obtained. Out of two conflict
ing reports that have been secured,
ers were discharged and the other
which claims the board merely &C
cepted the resignation of the two
teachers it has been definitely es-
tablished that the two teachers
are not to perform their duties
upon the resumption of school af-
ter the Easter vacation. 1t is un-
derstood that the end is not yet
that law suits and litigation may
result. The affair has split the
village in factions.
Attorney Laurisch maintained that
the board had a right to hold exc
cutive sessions, and that it had q
legal right to terminate contracts
existing between teachers and it
self. He held that the matter al
issue was one of business relations
and not q t,:ial. Some of the audi
tors atto"7i It'd to hiss Attorney
I.arri&rH dom. He remarked thai
ttlilf;a: h. WoQld IKE to see them
conf O. q 4y. the board were al
Ie|ed &c be y remaining out
late at Ii - {. Their designations
wcrl -prG,c2 CO TO the board last
Decor hcy 20, and were accepted
Satu. day.
Interesting Club Meeting
Tie Kumioinus club held a pro-
table meeting at the Odd Fellows
hall in this place Friday evening.
This splendid organization of young
people is progressing and had done
much good in the community since
it was started. And while it is in
terdenominational in its structure
yet it is possessed of al those efe
ments that make for the highest
in character The club had as
| speaker for the occasion Postmas-
! ter D. J. Sullivan of Glendale, a
/ man who has attained considerable
fame throughout the nation as vice
i president of the National Post
masters association. Although hs
! is a democrat he is so well liked
! in mis- nome community that
his reappointment was secured
from President Harding for another
term. Last year Mr.. Sullivan at
tended the national convention OF
Post2naStcrs' association at Wash
ington and was enabled to see
Postmaster Hays at banquet and
to see President Harding. Mr.
Sullivan delivered a plain, forcefu
address of value particularly tc
young people on what the commu
| nifty expects of them. Mr.. Sullivan
is a polished, refined and scholarly
man whom it is profound pleas
ure to meet and hear.
The public schools closed Friday
for a weeks spring vacation.
| All of the village officers elected
last Tuesday will be sworn and
will assume their various duties.