Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-27

H. Id. lxinssIey Reelected super
iDtendent Of the Public schools.
Jonas hutchinson Unanimously Elected Prip'
cipal Of the High School,
Names of the Teachers Eiected-im-
pSrtant Meetings of the Board-The
Proceedings.

Board of Education were elected by the
city at large. The system and mode Of
election worked well, and gave general sat-
isfaction. While those who were opposed
to the Democratic party had the majority
In the city, nobody thought OF changing
the law; but after the city became Demo-
cratic and our party elected all the Mem
bers Of the Board, few restless ward poll
ticians of the Abolition persuasion, who
wanted to get into the Board from their
wards, and who hoped that the thing might
be SO managed as to give them majority
of the wards, put their heads together and
got up bill to provide for the election OF
the Members of the Board by wards,
| giying each ward one member. They
ianeu L3 s,vt II tnrouga HrSisiav"i0 =
preceding the present one; but lastspring'
Just before the present General Assembly
adjourned, the bill was put through and
became law. The authors of it by this
time had come to the conclusion, that by
strategy, they might get a majority OF the
Board, and then they would be able to ac-
complish the prime object of the law
which was to remove Mr. Kingsley, the eff
cient and accomplished Superintendent Of
the Schools.
The election under the new law was held
on Monday, April 18th, 1864, and resulted
in Democratic majorities in i've ofthe nine
Wards, giving the Democrats a majority in
the new Board This result was announc-
ed in The STATESMAN the morning after
the election; but few days later, The Jour
nal, thinking it had learned something no.
body else knew, stated that there was a
Republican majority in the Board-and
more than hinted that one member who
was elected as a Democrat, wonld cooper
ate with its party. The Board met and or
ganized, by electing Democratic officers, SO
far as the majority cared to elect them
One of the officers was very generously
given to the minority. So The Journals
news wasn't confirmed
Notwithstanding this result, Members Of
the minority, to carry out the pet object Of
the new law, and respond to the wishes OF
the majority of a mean and fanatical Legis-
lature, went to work to accomplish the re-
moval of the Superintendent. A man
named Cowdry, who was retired from the
Superintendency of the Schools at Sandus-
ky, being informed of the state of affairs in
this city, put himself in communication
with the minority of the Board, with view
of getting Mr.. Kingsley's place. He doubt
less had assurances, that the minority in
the Board would come the strategy" on
the majority, and in that way secure his
election. 1t is proper to state here, that
Cowdry is one of those political Superin-
teudents by whom the Schools of Columbus
could not have been benefited.
THE MEETING ON FRIDAY EVENING.
The Board met last Friday evening, and
the session continued until quite alate hour
of the night. The minority undertook to
execute the brilliant flank movement
which was to result in the removal of Mr..
Kingsley and the election of Cowdry; but
they were most handsomely repulsed by
the majority. The entire evening was spent
in discussing Mr.. Kingsley, and in efforts
to flank the majority. The frivolous objec-
tions that were urged against Kingsley.
were all met and disposed of. A letter from
Mr.. Cowdry was read, which did not make
an impression at all favorable to him. The
Board finally adjourned, after voting to go
into the election of Superintendent on Sat-
urday evening.
THE MEETING on SATURDAY EVENING.
The Members of the Board were all pres
eut in good time, on Saturday evening, and
were promptly called to order by President
| Fieser, at the hour fixed for the meeting.
The President read letter addressed to
him by Amos Layman, Editor of The ONO
STATESMAN, to correct a misapprehension
which had been made the foundation for an
assault on Mr.. Kingsley, by a Member of
the minority. ~ ol a53r4t,es r
After some remarks by several gentlemen,
the Board proceeded to vote by ballot for
Superintendent of the Columbus Public
Schools for the ensuing School year. The
election resulted as follows: t
E. ID. Kingsley. s
M. Il. C0wdry.-. ,......4
The following Members voted for Kings
ley:
Messrs. Andrews, Bingham, Fieser, Kny-
del and Mees-5. iom yrhaf m.
The following Members voted for Cow
dry. i--;--.. -
Messrs. Butler, Chittenden, Coulter and