The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-16
POPULAR EDUCATION.
Settlement of the Westchestsr School War-Stata
Superintendent Weaver Decides in Favor
of the Haskln Board-Ths Camp
Herring Crowd Annihiiate

No. (Fordham and Tremonrl of the town Of West
Farms has been finally settled by the State SuperIn-
tendent OF Public Instruction. A. B. Weaver. will
be seen by the following opinion In the matter. This
opinion. from which there IL appeal, settles the
case against the Camp-Herrng Board OF Education,
ana declares the only legal Board existing in the
district to be that OF which John B. haskin is the
President william Melkeham is the Secretary and
Frederick c. Berte Is the Treasurer. The Board
declared In the opinion to be usurpers of authority
consisted of Hugh N. Camp, John Berrian, Morris
wilkins Peer Hurley, Alexander NJ. Stanton and
Lewis G. Morris The following Is the
OPINION OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
| STATE NEW YORK,
On the Appeal Of Ralph Anderton Frederick Bsste
@ % Paf Hny Mo w MSs
John Berran Lewis Morris and Alexander NJ Stanton
THIS is an appeal By tie above named appellant whS
Educaaon Of School district No /, Of the town Of
Wssi Farms, tie county Or wss.shs:ie .as snu:
April 1871 from alleged e q ~ s a.. n
irioi exclusion Of the appellants right of
s on to Hs n a NJ pass
Se wa, ssn to s qualified Alt. Of se d ss n
the q sr ae m DAY q APRIL % IT, tho
I @ q s%e
district for three years. 81 the vacancies caused by the
sammerSeld, deceased' '''' '~''
No question Is raised tho regularity of this notice q
any respect oxeep. by appellants did
moi specify all the places tho Board be Tiled BY the mcet
alleged and not denied that the day and before
r o of Soe b hat the
door was then locked and guarded by policeman and so
for the meeting At appointed hour the door opened
and many voters a. once passed up to the room where the
appears however, tina. when they reached the
one mad been oraahaed BY number persons who
oe sS0 n wps o Se evidence ha h.
had been Effected hour for the meeting AZ
tttnAp in nd QS in
tho schooroom obtained ~ the main body Of TIE voters
vsSed and orssnaea Before tho hour appointed was in no
lawful meeting under the s call for the election Of
Board acted clerk that ballots received in ballot
could not esalins the proceedings ene membership
in e ely a spSa
on this point have come to the conclusion TIA, the other
meeting, and the circamsanee tina. ballots do
hat does o b bot s e being thu,
established only remain. 70 determine who OF the appel
The call being for the ELECTION of two members for the fu
Bcrto having received OF the votes cast at the
regular meeting for that te they are hereby declared TO DO
As i, d shown that Morris wilkins and Hugh N Camp
R Boar. s
I'VE as sf Sn Of he present
in my Judgment right under the act oIEanzns the district
notice or Ss ' ss sss .ad e.
q $50 sss ny DECLARED % have been thus elected
From the evidence submitted that point am Of tho
opinion Peter Hurley ceased to Be resident Of tho
district when the election held, and consequently hss
sag A.dsrDp We. Legally chosen s Of tho
received al the votes cast for that purpose.
The appellants therefore, with the respondent Alexander
NJ Stanton whose term of Office appears, had not expired
At the tune Of the last annual election TOR msmbers Of the
cation Of said School district No. l. In the of wcst
Farms, weStchester county.
This decision mus. be aed With Clerk OF the Board q Edu
sn n q soO district No. 81 s s Hwn S
ents. with opportunity to examine the same
under hand and the seal Of the Department OF
Public Instruction Albany, ths 18th day Of August ISL
ABRAM H. WAIVER
Superintendent OF Public Instruction.