The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-09-11
TIE SAVANNAH SCHOOL BOARD.
The Gardrer-McLain Meeting Sat
urdsy Night,

of the Courthouse, gnJ two inside. The really
excellent music which this band can now dis
course soon filed the house, when the following
proceedings commenced:
John NIcLain-i move that Squire Russell be
| made chairman of This meeting.
DR.. \. \. Gardner seconded the motion
MrLain ugt the motion and declared 1t car
ricd.
Dr. 4. A. Gariner-l move that IIr. Russell
bc mace Secretary.
john McLain-All right, sir: D.. l.?
ID. T. Russell WIS made secretary.
iEhairman-Wil some one state tie object OF
ili5 meeting
John McLrin-Dr. Gardner, state the object
of the meeting.
ir. Gardner, upon request Of his riSht-bower,
proceeded to state it in manner not set down
on the bills. lie said il was 10 nominate two
candidates for school Boar'l; but they were also
to cxprcss indignation III the action OF The School
Board, &c, &c.
John MrLain moved that q of hTe
he apraintcd bv the Chair 10 draft resolutions,
which was carried.
The Chair read five names from Il PAPER.
\. Phillips, WIN. Cook, George I.aninr!ght, J.
", W ittFS anu iiEllN lii4''
.omc oc them We're not ut the meeting. DR..
Gardner said Henry Smith Was here. MI
smith declined. After several appointments
and rclusals To serve, the following persons
were made the conmittee-thc STATE having been
broken just Il little bit: L. a. Philips, John
Motif. {. L. Miller, jr., AMI y. Garter. Inc
comfaltice then lacked one.
JOHN MrI.a!n-I suggest Boyd EarraStle hiil.
Mr.. Barr promptly declined.
Gcorge l.. Nation was then appointed and ac-
copied.
John NcLaIn-Let the committee take chairs
there in front, squire.
Chairman-Thc committee viii step this way
and take chairs.
John Mclain-(ri-inS and taking some papers
from his ~pockeD-Ihi7 j., the committee OH res
buttons, IL sit!
Mae. Iithcly stepped forward anil handed the
committee some papers bearing some OF his own
and pr. Gardner chlir"Eraphy.
At :hi,junc,urc John ,Iolit borrowed Judge
McI.ain's spcctaclcs.
.I,hn NcLa;n--ecmS 10 me there's 4 back
warlnc-s in taking hold oi this thing hy every
body but me and Gardner. some OF u th.nh
We are paying too much for education. oNAcrS
the present School Board Is doing ABOUT
r;.hi, and still others think too miIci can hot
he expended lnr the l~IulIb'e purpOaeoi instruct
ing Ia. MASSES in the elements Of knowietSe-
II is true, Doc. and only iEyiisd those 70 come
o-uight vino ngrcc with u. yet We hope by
discussion TO arrive nj the truth OF this matter.
1ir,,, are hard. There Is more school tax levied
+, me this year than / can pay. Taking into
~. shit. ,.r,.1 r4upltf fty
drnuih. grl--hppprr-, AMI one thing ar another,
y. think too much school tax has been levied
for school purposes this Year. ] MAKE no com
plain; aguin-t Mcssrs. Sii!es, Sch"siTr, iyArr,
Nash AMI Majors, except that they have been
unnindIul OF the Interests of u Taxpayers AMI
pIoiigatc and rrcklrss III spending The peoples
money. Ii . man Uicr- 10 work Tor me tor 500,
uu, refuse 10 give NOR" than $50, there huth-
ing lost III the Transaction. Come to thlnh, II
would br no transaction Al all.
Jnasrmaa-Iil, amy one else any remarks 10
John McLnin-Id Ike to hear from my friend
nr. Glrin"r. lie has been taking considerable
interest IN the management ui oir school Doc,
I,i'> hear tom You.
he would rather haze SAID nothing II the time
could have been occupied by others. :iIVe aild
more already than ANY one man should pruueni-
l. say. came here to get near - good school, |
and have been sally disappointed. ! have not
found 4 good >chout-accOr'lnS Ia my notion. l
have been either very difficult TO please, or else
the hcat Of th1 nan"nIi1h nCrooi ,,tn
school I.parl to accomplish my OBJECT. but have
=" Lar inIitl- I"iliis'h,t M - ,,n,,b
ltld thc IihliI"c,nt ''uh"' n''. 'D4tt' . r'y;,'
when many w"'ti! ~ sla't u ',I'p! t"i' rhc
! mere arr b"' iH.'''s - III,
Doctor cIt''' an ''t - ~ w" 800 - W. 10
MIS- LAY '"iI i'''" h " - 49, ,",sr
latter beng IN ~, !"'I"n.','' 90 -, ~ d. n,. ,,ii
IN" ''"'"I OK ''y"H - ''" 49, ,
blt u lh"Hfi' S,tu'A MN IT. - '|' =, -, ~
10 silt II ou'. II u"'N 'n0.t "a. 81 10 w."
50. me point Wa 'L.'. '"E 81 30 49,. H.
contracts for :! ir" months scroll, Nh.'.i i'tIl
.ii'il! "islt 10 nav ''"'; 'H'' -
Ies"i WHICH, n 7'''' sho"e' -, -"
S"ri tds'c or iH"-'.i'At upon "' l"'' VI AT
pT,,'!i Hc!i'"i i''","' o..
JONI! iti.lli-i7 an! ''H."u', ",
school ,h"ir" III .it houoe +: WI 'i'y'l ~"
CONF i"tNil" Z: ans riA.i"!'
Iucnt OF expenditures oil Tie I"Eiru i't ''rre
years. anu IL any bpiE can p''I "p" ~" 'Hi
scho"i-l"t'e o'9i, ""u"' IIhc u maze '''''A "'
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