The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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REoRGANlzATIoN OF THE HIGH ScuooI,
FACULTY By THE BOARD OF CoNTRoL.-A special
meeting of the Controllers OF Public Schools
for the FIRST School District Of Pennsylvania
was held yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, in
the rooms of the Board AZ Sixth and Adelphi
streets. The object of the meeting was TO elect
Principal and Professors for the Boys Central
High school, which business the Board at once
proceeded to transact.
The discussion on the respective merits of
Professors Richie and Mcbride, nominees for the
Prlnclpa ship, was quite exciting, the chief
participants being DIR G.. w. Nebineer and
Messrs. Freeborn, Mcnanus, and Others
DIR. Neblnger SAID that the time had arrived
to increase the salary, and not to nut in in
competent men. He read at length an article
from saturday NtJfLt, sho wing Mr.. Rhoads
entire want OF qualifications for the place He
charged him with entire literary incompetency
and said he was recommended, among other
reasons, because he was on the same political
committee oil superlntendenCe as Me-. Freeborn,
VINO was, aS always, striving in everything to
graduate knew what Freeborn was.
MIR. Freeborn denied that Mr. Rhoads was on
the committee. DR.. Nebnger read from the
0hclal rules OF the Republican City Executive
Committee to show that his statement was true,
unless the party had wrongly printed their
rules.
Mr.. Duffy, of the Sixth Ward, asked to read
composition which had been handed in to Prof
Rhoads on mine different occasions, and which
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OBJECTED to any evidence of this kind against
Mr.. Rhoads, and President Shipper promptly
choked of debate. An appeal was taken from
the decision of the chair and the decision was
not sustained.
Mr. Levick, of the Twelfth Ward said that he
had been a member OF the Committee OF Inyes.
tieatiOn, and believed Mr. Rhoads to be entirely
incompetent, although he was a member of his
own party.
Messrs. Nebinger and Duffy endeavored to
1urther discuss the qualifications OF Mr.. RhOads,
but were refused by President Shippen, who
was on the opposite side of the question.
Mr.. Freeborn said that the Sdt1trdoy Ni0bt
was johnson paper, and that the editor, who
wrote the article showing up the High School,
was IN the Chamber, controlling the move
ments of the Democratic side OF the House
DR.. Nebinger said that the editor who wrote
the article was radical of the Kelley school,
and that the Freeborn clique had resolved to
dismiss two members OF the old Faculty, but
had modified their report owing to the influence
of Saturday Night.
The vote on the various candidates resulted
in the choice of the following gentlemen for
the positions named.-
Principal-George Inman Richie, A. NJ.
Professor OF Bellies Lettres-James Rhoads,
A. NJ.
Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy
James McClune, A. NJ.
Professor of Observation-Disclosures Hopper,
A. NJ.
Professor of Writing and Bookkeeping James
A. Kirkpatrick, A. NJ. ..
IIOlessOE Vi MOldl, hculdl anu
Sclence-Edward w. Vodges, A. NJ.
Professor of German Languagc-Louis An
gele, A. NJ.
Professor of French Language-Francis A.
Breezy, A. NJ.
Professor of Practical athematics-Joseph
Wilson, A. NJ.
Prolessoro of Anatomy and Physiology Henry
Hartshorne, NJ. d.
Professor of Bellies Letters and History
Daniel w. Howard, A. NJ.
Professor OF Natural Philosophy and Chemls-
try-George Norris, A. NJ.
Professor OF Latin Language-George Stew
art, A. NJ. ...
The election of a Professor for the Chair of
Drawing was postponed for the present.
The Secretary was ordered to notify the Pro-
fessors OF their election, and to direct the
school to be opened on Monday next, Septem-
Der 3.
A committee of nine was appointed to pre-
pare estimates of the expenses Of the public
schools, for the year commencing on the lst of
January next.
DR.. Nebinger closed the proceedings with a
forcible address, showing up the "ring," aud
their way Of making nominations He cited
testimony of prominent gentlemen ag ainst the
efforts of Messrs. Freeborn, Shippen, and Eakin
TO injure the School.
The Board then adjourned.