Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-04-17
city Board Of Education.
THURsDAY EvENINo, April lG, '6s

Present--Messrs Gilbert Conway, Steele,
Howard, Young, Miller, Kenney, Rott, Pat
ton, Brown, Walker and Thresher.
| Mr.. Brown, member elect from the Third
Ward appeared and was sworn into office by
the Clerk Of the Board.
The President stated that the object of this
call meeting was to take some action IN re-
ference to difficulty arising in District 4,
caused by the wearing of emblems by the
scholars Of said District
On motion Of Mr. Steele, Mr.. Leaman,
Principal of District was requested to make
statement of the difficulties in said Dis
trict
By Mr.. Kenney--WHEREAs, Difficulties
have arisen in the Public Schools in conse.
quence of the practice Of wearing badges
claimed to be emblems of political organiza-
ton, and 1hereas the High School Committee
of the last Board instructed the teachers to pro
hibit the wearing by scholars of any badges or
emblems Of that character and WhereGs their
action has had good effect in securing order
and better feeling and iohereas, Mr. Leaman,
the Principal of the 4th District School has
followed their precedent in the difficulties
which have arisen in his district, from the
same cause, therefore
ResOIved, That this Board without now
fixing any rule with reference to wearing
badges or emblems, do sustain Mr. Leaman in
his action in the premises
Mr.. Young offered the following as an
amendment to Mr.. Kenneys Preamble and
Resolution and moved to strike out all Of the
Preamble up TO the word resolved, so as TO
make it read
Resolped, That without now fixing any
rule on the subject of wearing badges, this
Board hearing the statement of Mr.. A. B..
Leaman, Principal of the 4th District, fully
justify his course as with previous action Of
the High School Committee and indorsed by
members of this Board.
Lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Howard. Young, Steele Mil
Ter and Brown.
Nays-Messrs. Gilbert, Conway, Kenney,
Rott, Patton, Walker and Thresher-7. T.
The question then recurring upon the ori.
ginsl preamble and resolution, il was adopted
by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs Gilbert, Conway, Howard,
Steele, Young, Brown, Miller, Kenney Rott,
Patton, Walker and Thresher .n
By Mr. Young Resol1ed, That in the
opinion Of this Board there is IN the Stars
and Stripes, the tri-cOlored. ribbon Red, White
and Blue or the American Eagle nothing Of a
partizsn character, but these are all national
embems, common 10 all parties of which
every American citizen should be proud, and
which every American youth should be taught
to honor, love and adore, and that this Board
has no objection 10 the wearing OF these
badges 10 the schools. !.
BY Mr.. Thresher-ResOired, That Mr.
Young's resolution and the entire subject Of
wearing badges by the scholars in the Public
Schools, be referred 10 a Select Committee,
consisting Of Messrs, Kenney, Brown and
Miller, for the purpose OF deyising some plan
to produce harmony in the schools, said Com
mittee to report alta called meeting as soon
as they are ready TO report Adopted
BY Mr.. HoWard-Resoired, BY the Board
Of Edncation Of the City Of Dayton, that il is
notlexpedient for this Board or for The teach.
ers of the Public School, to interfere with the
dress, emblems, ornaments or badges which
may hereafter be worn by the scholars with
the consent Of their parents, or guardians
Laid on the table by the following vote
Yeas-Gilbert, Conway, Steele, Miller, Pat
ton, Kenney, Rott and Walkers M "A
Nays--Msssrs Howard, Young, Tresher
and Brown. od