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Show END OF THE TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT Editor of Standard. We appreciate very much the fair accounts which your papor has glvon concerning the schools this year, and we also appreciate appre-ciate the attitude of tho public In general in their co-operation In the matter of order and system. A statement was made in your papor yesterday in which Mr. F. M. Driggs' name was mentioned that might give a wrong impression with reference to tho attltudo of Mr. Driggs. Ho has not at any time desired to do anything any-thing except to co-operate with us in the matter of his children. He offered of-fered his request to tho superintendent superintend-ent of schools, who, seeing the reasonableness rea-sonableness of It, granted the request Afterwards, it was found that it could not bo granted as there were so many others who had equally reasonable excuses. ex-cuses. As all of them could not bo granted and as all should be treated alike, Mr. Driggs was told that his children would have to attend the Lorin,Farr school. He consented and yesterday morning went to the Madison Madi-son school to get them. When the principal, thinking that his reasons were fair, asked him to leave the children there, and that he would speak to tho superintendent. This was done. Of course the superintendent superin-tendent could not yield to the request re-quest of tho principal, though each would have liked to accommodate Mr Driggs. Mr. Driggs has not been insistent and has been thoroughly courteous In his whole attitude. His children would have been moved at tho first suggestion, If it had not been for the facts hero named His children arc now attending the Lorin Farr school, and ho Is satisfied. Everything is now settled and the trouble Is over.1 (Signed) J. M. MILLS, Superintendent of Schools . |