State ex rel. Priest v. Regents of the University
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Mandamus. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ This is a demurrer to the return of the president of the board of regents of the university, made for and in behalf of said board, to an alternative writ of mandamus issued on the petition of Edward B. Priest.
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Mandamus. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “ This is a demurrer to the return of the president of the board of regents of the university, made for and in behalf of said board, to an alternative writ of mandamus issued on the petition of Edward B. Priest. It appears, in effect, from the petition and the writ, that the relator, being a member of the senior class of the university, in regular standing, was present with his class from September 7,1881, to September 19, 1881, when he was excluded by the faculty, or a portion of them, acting under and in pursuance of a resolution…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The educational system of this state had its origin in certain grants of land from the national government, and was secured to the people by our state constitution. Article' X. It consists of common or district schools, academies and normal schools, and a state university, with such colleges to be connected therewith from time to time as the interests of *162education may require. Section 3 of that article requires tliat such district schools “shall be free and without charge for tuition to all children between the ages of four and twenty years.” No restriction as to fees or charges to be paid by…
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