They Compromised

When The Register went to pres last week the school commiesionershi; of this county was in a muddie tha threatened to cause all kinds of trouble before a settlement could be reached In fact the whole examining board was involved and the only man whose place was undisputed was Mr. Dancer. Mr. Cavanaugh and Mr. Lister both claimed the commissionership wliile the other place was foug-ht over by D W. Springer and C. M. Fuller. The trouble, it will be remembered, began when Cavanaugh was appointed School Commissioner to fill out the remainder of W. V. Wedemeyer's term. By so doing he forfeited his position as examiner and D. W. Springer was appoiuted to fill the place. This angered Mr. Cavanaugh, who said Commissioner Lister had not qualified within the ten day limit af ter election and had therefore forfeited his office which would revert to Cavanaugh until a successor was elected. Messrs. Cavanaugh and Dancer then met and elected C. M. Fuller as a third member of the board. At this point trouble seemed almost certain and as a last resort before going into the courts the parties met to see if a peaceful settlement was not possible. Mr. Cavanaugh agreed to withdraw all claim to the commissionership and all claim to a positicn on the examining board on condition that he be allowed to name the third memberof the board. This was agreed to and his candidate, Miss Bertha Mills was elected. Thé board as it now stands is Mr. Liáter, Mr. Dancer, and Miss Mills. Miss Mills is an ad vaneed University student and an experienced teacher ana her qualification for the place is unüoubted. The question wheóher or not this compromise is legal ha3 since been raised. Friends of Mr. Springer claim ihat since he had been elected school examiner he has a right to the place and tttat the board can not enter into any agreement which will cost him his Dosition. He is out of town, however, and whether he agrees to the action of the board or stands up and demands the office by right of election remains to be seen.