The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-04-11
school Meeting In the seventh Ward.

SchoOl meeting In the Seventh Ward.
IEssRs EDITORs: There being desire upon
the part Of aiarge majority of the citizens of the
7th ward, in this city, that the present principal
| of our public school be removed at the close of
last term request was made to the Board of
Education to make the change A majority of
| the Board, Influenced, as we think, by motives
other than should have influenced men acting in
an official capacity for the interests Of tho whole
city in school matters, refused to- make the
change. Desiring, as citizens particularly inter-
ested in our school, to obtain, if possible, full
expression of the feelings Of our people upon
that question, public meeting was called, to be
held April I'd, at the Illinois River. House.
Printed notices OF the meeting We're sent to every
house in the ward, that all interested might be
present and the feelings of the ward canyassed.
At the time designated for holding the meeting
the house was well filed. Tho meeting was
called to order, R. A. I. Alberty in the chair
The matter was fully discussed. and as a sense
of the meeting the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS we, as citizens Of the 7th wnrd of
looked upon the working of the public school in
this ward with great dissatisfaction, and, as pa
rents, have watched the progress Of our children
in said school with no little displeasare, all
owing, as we believe, to the want of exertion or
capacity on the part of the principal Of said
school,
And whereas, within the last year. many of
us have been obliged, in order to. do Justice to
our children, to send them to select or private
schools;
| And whereas we. as such citizens and parents,
feeling that it had become necessary, in order to
derive the advantages from the school which the
law establishing intended. and which we, as tax.
payers have the right 10 demand, did, through
| our member OF the Board of Education, at a
meeting Of said Board of Education, held for
| the purpose of appointing teachers, request the
Board Of Education to remove from said school
the present principal, and appoint another in his
place;
| And whereas majority OF said Board Of Ed
| ucation, after the statement made to them by
our member, that it was the desire Of a large
| change should be made, which statement was
TINE in fact, lid refuse to remove the present
principal, and continued him in that position;
! And whereas W. are satisfied that those mem
! bcr. of The Board OF Education who refused TO
4 hear our request an3 3,who voted to continue the
present incumbent as the principal OF our school,
/ were Influenced by motives other than those
| which should Influence men IN their official posi-
tlo',, and motives which, we have just cause to
.saT, SseF ..a1r interests and those Of Tie t.o
gs sas . ssrtaln ass.s tsE 2slssss A !
: have Inus6 the desires of large majority o
our citizens Gisregarded and sacrificed to tn,
selfish malignant feelings Of bare majority
and that, TOO, by those members who can, from
their own circumstances, have the least interes
in the public schools, and who have the leas
knowledge OF what 0Hr interests must be; there
fore be it
Reso.red That we most earnestly protest
against the action OF the majority Of said Boart
OF Et cation in refusing to hear our request fol
the appointment OF new priacipal in our school
Ecsgtr5d, That we most earnestly prote.
agajnsS our interests or the public interest
being sacrificed to the individual interests of any
person or SCI OF persons
EsS0lctd, That we most respectfully ask OF th
majority OF the Board Of Education TO extend t,
our neizLer OF said Board that courtesy whcl
is due to him as a lAeinber OF the Board, and tina
which is duo from a gentleman to gentlemen.
EeS0lsea,. That it is the desire of this mestin;
that we have change of principal in the I'll
ward school, and that the present incumbent b
notified that his resignation will be, by tn
patrons Of said school, most willingly received
Res0lrtd, That these resolutions. .e publishe,
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