The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-05
Cairo, July 3Oth, 1877.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


action respecting the death of its late
president, Alfred B. Stafford, was holden
at O'Clock Monday morning, July Both,
1877. Officers protempore were APP
pointed, W. Stratton president, and
George Fisher secretary,
REMARKS OF Mr.. sTRATToN.
Mr.. Strattcn on taking the chair said:-
It becomes my sad ana painful duty to
announce to you the death of Alfred b.
Stafford, who has SO long and so faithfully
and with such eminent fitness and ability
presided over The deliberations OF this
board. Mr.. Stafford died suddenly on
the evening of the 26th inst, in Bur.
lington, Vermont, where he had gone TO
spend few days with the friends, and
amid the scenes of his early years.
This sad event, so sudden, so uneX-
pected, is not only severe shock TO us
but TO our whole community. AssOcla-
ted as his name has been tor
many years with almost every event at.
tecting the fortunes of our city, and
especially its educational interests, it
is difficult to realize that he has indeed
gone-that we shall see his pleasant face
no more around this board, nor hear his
| words OF counsel. Alas that the men,
DRY, and the fruits OF his valued services
alone remain to us, For twenty years
he was my friend. Personally, feel the
blow that has smitten us-and deeply do
| sympathise with the stricken wife and
kindred friends; but private ailictiOn is
absorbed in general sorrow. The spec
tacle OF whole community. lamenting
the loss OF good man, is tar more touch
ing than any manifestation of private
grief. We meet to offer our tribute OF
respect, and hope to hear from
all present.
Mr.. Fisher then said:
REMARKS OF MR.. FISHER:
In the Spring OF 1874, in looking about
for proper perso n to fill the vacancy in
our board caused by the removal OF Capt.
d. Hurd from our city, In company with
friend | called upon Mr.. Stafford and re.
quested him to consent to be candidate fer
the position. At first he refused, saying
that he could not give the necessary atten.
tVn to the duties OF the position. As we
urged him to yield he finally consented to
do so. He was elected and has since then
held the position. | know that | am not
invidious when say that from the first he
| has been the most useful member o. our
| board; that any other member could have
been spared better; that he has been I'M
| tirlng in his labOrs for our schools; that he
| has devoted TO them more care, more time
| and more careful attention than any other
member has done or could do. He has fit y
| been our president as he has truly been our
leader and head. He has been stricken
| down In the very midst OF bis usefulness,
and when scarcely past the merriam OF his
| life. If We could have saved him he would
have been saved. He has bee taken from
us by that Omniscient One whose "wsys
are unsearchabl, and past finding out"
"Whose ways are not as our wsys and
whose thoughts are not as our thought ~
| Infinite wisdom has removed him. We can
only bow in submission to the command,
"Be still and know that am God.
MR.. THIsTLEwOoD SAID:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Board:-It is fitting and proper that |
should lit my voice in this hour of sorrow
and mourn with you this great caIam ty
| that has fallen upon us, not on,y in matter,
| pertaining to the public schools OF the city
| OF Cairo, but to ali our interests az city.
| Certainly we may say his was disinter-
| ested service in the matter OF public
schools Having nothing to prompt him To
| take that inter st which he always mani
| tested, except a desire TO do good apd pro-
mote the happiness of his fellow men. |
| nave been 4 member of the board but a
| short time, vet feel ihatin the death OF
| our dear friend Stafford we have sustained
| an irreparabe loss.
REMARKS OF PROF. ALyoRD.
Prof. Alvord then rose and SAID This
il a solemn hour. We consecrate 1t to the
memory of our departed associate and
friend. He has gone from among US and
left meme like him behind. That voice
whose every tone was music is hushed and
still. That besming, laughing eye Is din
and usterless. and that breast. where grew
and tlourished those gentle, genial guam
ties which sooth and cheer the heart, ana
those noble virtues which adorn and dig
nity the soul, is cold as the clod that soon
must cover it. What change few briefs
DAYS have wrought-a change which falls
upon US with crushing force. We DO II
d ed drain the cup OF bitter waters Will,
DER us hang the clouds OF grief. Adieu
dear friend, our friend, the teachers
friend, the dear little children's friend, thu
poor mans friend, the pale orphans and HI
Widows triend-a last adieu.
Mr.. Fisher then offered the following
resolutions which were passed:
Resolved, That the board OF educatio
of the city Of Cairo has received VII
the deepest sensibiity, intelligence OF tn
death OF A. Is. Stafford.
Resolved, That the proceedings OF thi
meeting be communicated to the family o
the deceased by the secretary ana that n
request their publication IN the city papers
on motion the meeting adjourned.
GpoRGr FIsuRR, W. STRATToN,
Sec'y pro TEN. Pres't pro TEN.
= MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CIT
, NATIONAL BANK.
meeting of the directors OF tn
, CITY National bank and Enterprise Say
inCs bank, OF the city OF Cairo, held
, the City National bank building,
Cairo, Illinois, OH the ID day OF Angus
A. D., 1877, in memory OF Alfred b. Sa
ford, late president of the latter, an
cashier OF the former bank, the follo'
=. lng resolutions were offered and upo
due consideration and expression
opinion. unanimously adopted, as IN
, solemn sense of the meeting, collectlvel
Q and Individually, viz; belt
d Resolcei, BY the united directory o
r the CITY National and Enterprise say
e ings banks OF the city of Cairo, now a.
d sembed to do homage and reverence I
|: the memory OF the late Alfred 3. Satlort
First-That in Mr.. Stafford W
n recognize, not only the origins
II founder OF the institutions, whose direc
Il lory are now here present
o mourn his untimely loss, but one who's
|, sublime integrity, honesty OF purpos'
o unsurpassed executive ability, REM rk
L ble Judgment of human nature, tinanci