The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28 00:00:00

ROWLEY SCHOOL BOARD.

A monthly meeting of this Board was held on
llon:lay, at 011 Hill: Mr. W. BasJano
The Chairman reported that he had wailed upon
the E-lueation i)(l).,r-rlent. hurl the s.,eretAry to the
department informed him that there Ny ,ul,l I.e no
the Citanger hulk) school being -tried
iu the man-er proposed by the Board, and acting
on that he (he chairman) land orcleied the furnitnre
to be relieved. The secretary also called hi-. 2 atLen-

lion to the qwstion of the extriva-r-v-re in tha
teachingi•tatf at Board schools th''roughouL tho
country, ant he (the chairman) Lxiycted that in a
few weeks a communication would be aldrt.‘ss-d by
Department to the School Boards on the
subject. In a conversation wiql reg,trd to half-
timers, the secretary to th 3 D3par,nrmt point ed
out that ther2 tvd-d be no difficulty, as the Boards
to oil fix tip) stair:lard for half-toaers as low as they

Toe Chairman gave notice that at a subsequent
meeting of the Board he should move that all
children of tbe age of ten years or over having
passed the second standard should be allowed to at-
tend as half-timers.
The Si•hool Officer reported that the chainma!ters
strike had interfered with the attendance at the

schools.
At the close of the ordinary meeting a special
meeting of the Board was held, for the purpose of
filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ur,
aunt. The Chairman moved that Dr. Her be
elected. Mr. Hingley seconded the vsolution
and aaidhe was sorry to observe th.) rep aqs in the
papers thA some excitement and ill-feeling had
arisen upon the subject. He was at a loss to
understand why anything of the kind should occur.
It was altogether incorrect that any member of
the Board was retiring to make way for Mr. Ker.
Irrespective ol parly e•ire-iderations, he looked upen
Dr. Ker as bi.g the best man they cond find in
the pa,ish, and if he thought they could find
;mother as goo .1 he would vote for him without
g,rd to p ,I:tici or religion. (aeatehear.) Mr.
Hadley eaid he had no personal objection to Dr.
Ker being a member of the Board. What he com-
plained of was this, when the present Board was
elected there was a compromise made beilvten the
Liberal and Conservative parties, and that corn-
promise involved the withdrawal of Dr. Ker and
Mr. Cave, and at the last meeting he did say that if
Dr. Ker was proposed he should also propose Mr.
Cave. He thought that neither Dr. Her nor Mr.
Cave ought to Ii elected upon the present Beard
according: to the agreement entered info. He
moved, as an amendment, the election of Mr.
&tains Hingley.
Mr. Whitley seconded. He said he understeod
that Dr. Her was still medical efficer for the Poor
Law Board, and as such was still an &liver of the
parish.
The Chai:naan said he eonsPered now, as he did
I him, that bp, bad be-n made to ew, out in having
tO snake telma with such men as Messrs. Cove and
iladley. Persons who called public meetings for
~1:e pin pose:of nialtin4- such statements as they did
ise di I not consider fir, to essoci.eo with bile, He
lid it, however, to save Hit' 111•) expense of
an eleetioa. qr. Cave tried ..o exact tr.na him at
the time a promise that Dr. Her should not be
elected in case any member tej.gro,d, but he (the
cnairman) positively refused to give any such
promise.
Mr. George Green uid he was at the meeting
referred to, and he romembered d:stiiietly that the
chairman refesecl t i give any such undertaking,
but he did say that he believed there was no
intention on the part of any of the members of his
party to resign in favour of Dr. Ker. Mr. Hadley
was wrong altogether.
Mr. Hadley : I know I am not./
Mr. Green : I cannot vote for Mr. Hingley,
although I believe him to be a good man, and
though he is proposed by my own party. The
opposition to Dr. Ker is a spiteful one, and through
personal animus, and I shall not be led by Mr.
Cave or any one else to show iuch a feeling.
Mr. Whitley : Oh, oh.
Mr. ti adley (warmly) :
have done on public grounds.
Mr, Whitley : Hear, hear.
Mr. Iliviley : This is a pettifigging mode ot
dealing with questions to introduce such things. I
say now, as I have said before, it vv,is understood
that no one would resign for Dr. Her, to take his
place.
Mr. Green : No one has done so.
Mr. IladlPy : If the opposite party had proposed
any other gentleman except Dr. Ker ilr3re: would
have been n•, ohjec•tion.
Mr. HinOey : I am sorry, Mr. you have
made the statements.
Mr_ Hadley : If I have said anything wrong or
centiary to the truth, I should like tie chairman to
stare them.
Mr. Ilingley : One statement is that one member
has resigned in order to put Dr. Her in,
Mr. Hadley : I have not read that s atement in
any paper.
Mr. Gr,en : It is no use, knowing that we are in
the mincrity, 10 propose Mr. Hingley or ariyoni
else. It is simply dragging our principles through
the mud,
Mr. Whitley: Stick to your flag, Mr. Green.
Mr. Green : I will ; but Ido not like to see the
flag of our principlEs drawn through to mud.
Mr. Hadley : I would stick to my pry if I were
you, Mr. Green.
Mr. Green : I will stick to my party ; IDA I con-
sider this an outrage upon common sense. The
chairman got these resolutions passed at public
meetings by making false statements. I could
point out many of these statements to Mr. Hadley
if I thought it worth my time. .
Mr. Hadley : I think, Mr. Ciniirrnan, you ought
not to make t;iese insinuations without giving some
with
i,h t
, i man : I
proof of them. You are eating dirt to-day its double
n
I say the statements yen charge me
h have no existence, and I defy you to prove
Fm
propose w 3 procood to the
business.
trpou being put, Messrs. Whey au' Hadlfi
oted flr the amendment; aud Messrs. Hingley
Williams, Strawsou, and the Chaiiman for the
original motion ; lilt. Groan being neutral.

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