The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-21
A SUBLIME FIZzLE.
Yhe Public school Meeting nj the
q Court House saturday Night

the matter OF selecting proper Person7 W
represent the different districts as School
Commissioners, between: one hundred
and fifty and two hundred citizens as
sembled at the Court House on Saturday
night. This is subject Of vital interest
and importance every good citizen
in this community, regardless OF
the amount of his tax bin, and
it must have been gratifying to the
friends of the public schools to see such
deep interest manifested in their welfare
as was shown by the numbers and high
standing Of the citizens who responded 10
the call, on Saturday night.
Those who were instrumental in get
ting up the meeting were no doubt earn
est and DESTROYS of securing the best and
most suitable persons to represent them
in the Board of Education, but, as the re-
snlt of the meeting willshow, there were
great many good citizens who were
equally DESTROYS to accomplish the same
object, but believed in another
method of securing it, But without
further comment we will give the result
of the meeting
1t was organized by the selection OF
DR.. Z. A. Hildreth chairman, and Carl
Neuhausen secretary.
The object Of the meeting being stated
| by reading the call as published in the
papers, DR.. Todd moved that commit
tee of two from each district be appoint
ed, for the purpose of selecting three SUIT
able persons from each district to repre-
sent them in the Board Of Education, and
report the same for confirmation at a
subsequent general meeting, TO
! be held at the Court House.
for approval or disapproYaI'
Dir. Blair objected to this proceeding
unless some Of the gentlemen in the
meeting would get up and state why and
for what reason this meeting was called.
If anything was wrong about the pres
ent or past administration of the Board
Of Education, he wanted it stated, and
unless something was rotten in Denmark
he was of the opinion that the meeting
was premature, and he would not, nor the
people of his district submit to any NOM
nations they might make.
Judge Cochra, said that the
honesty OF TIE present Board
of Education had not been
imputed, but inamuch as an entire
new Board had to be elected at the ensu
ing election, it was necessary for the Sc
lection of good mm to fill the positions,
and the object of me meeting was to FUR
ther that purpose.
Mr.G. T. Tinse said he was in favor
of tree schools, ye! he was afraid the e1-
orbitant taxes might interfere with their
future prosperity. He thought men
ought to be selected who would look to
the interest Of tie tax payer. He was in
favor of givingall children a good Eng
lish education, but he WAS opposed to
teaching then the classics at the expense
of the tax 1ayers, many of whom
had no child"n to educate. He thought
il was Necessary to select men who would
not c1pend too much of the peoples
money. ... ...." F.
Mr.. Blaragain said he objected to the
meeting OF he ground that none present
had brougt any charges against former
members the Board, and he thought
the distric, should make their own nom
! nations.
Mr.. " F. Peterson said he thought
the gentnan from the Island, Mr..
Blair) ", mistaken, and did not appre-
bend thu object Of the meeting. While
he had hard the charge of extravaganza
imputed to the Board of Education i'll
general erms, he did not believe that
anybodr accused them of dishonesty.
The spaker said the meeting was called
for consultation. He did not arraign the
presen. Board with malfesance or mis-
Appropriation, yet it was we'll known that
the school tax was enormous.
Nj. 5. p. Hildreth offered the follow
ing amendment to DR.. Todd's resolution:
Re iced, That this meeting recon-
mend four persons from each sub-district,
two tom each political party, who shall
call harmony meeting in their respect
i've districts for the domination of per-
sons or the Office of school Commission
er.
DR. Todd objected to the amendment
on tie ground that it would bring
polite, into this school question
and the object of th> meeting was to
avoid that very thing.
Mr.. Hildreths am"rtmcnt was then
withdrawn.
DR.. Logan then briefly addressed the
meeting. He said he lad no objection
to the call of the meeting. But the ques-
ton Wa, had public nseting like this
righFo take into Their lands a matter
that has hitherto been doae by the people
in their respective distric:.' He wanted
to know why public n~~ting like this
had been called TO take t..m the people
their choice for School commissioners
II must be becau,~ they are