Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-19
EDUCATIONAL BOARD.
Called Meeting 10 Investigate Certain
Criminal Charges Made by
Newspaper Editor With Refer
ence to the Taking or the
Last scholastic Gen.
sus OF the City
Result.

At the Odd Fellows library room, las
night, the educational board assembled IN
response to call from the president to in
Vestigate certain charges made as follows In
the Evening Herald of the fourteenth in
slant, with reference to the taking of the lat
scholastic census:
We are Informed that the secretary did not take
the census Individually. but appointed two young
boys to take the census of the sixth and tenth
wards pronisihg to pay them as much as he would
the taking of the balance OF the census paying at
the rate of one cent per head. As has been before
eight hundred and eighty eight, which paid Tor at
5s s 81 one cent eacn "oHd De
cent was contracted TO De paid for the sixth and
Se5a wards coE Of Will gt GS sTs, the total
hundred dollars each Tni+ taken from the amount
appropriated by the board one hundred and seventy
This, however, Is not the point. Taking the state
ment alleged as true somebody mas been eriminaly
ury OF Memphis out of about thirteen thousand dol
lars ana that somebody, whoever he is ought to be
poor children out of an education, deserves. The
board of education have not yet paid anything for
the ticking or that census except thrilling amount
paid the two young men. This whole matter should
be thoroughly Investigated.
DIR. Arlington offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS. An article published In a certain news
paper or this city charges some with criminal
negligence and with cheating the school treasury II
memphis our OIL about thirteen thousand dollars, In
taking the scholastic for the year 1879; and
whereas, 1t Is evident that the some one' referred
to In said article is Intended mean or have refer
ence to- worthy secreta OF the board or
OF Ills assistants employed by him 10 take such CEN
sus; therefore, be II
ReSOLUed, That committee composed of five MEM
bers OF this board be appointed TO investigate said
charges. 10 examine the manner In which the busl-
of The secreIarys ONCE conducted and to
port to special meeting OF this board TO be called
by the president whenever the chairman OF said
committee signifies his readiness to report.
Mr.. Rhett stated that Major Hosea Town
send stated to him that the article published
In the Herald was not intended to cast any
reflection upon any person connected with
the educational board.
Mr.. Edgington heard that the secretary of
the board thought that he had something to
do with the publication in the Herald. He
knew nothing of its publication, and had
nothing 10 do with it in any manner. Mr..
Hosea Townsend stated to him that the
article mentioned was written by the city
editor of the Herald on some information he
had received outside of the office.
Mr.. Goodman objected to the phraseology
of the resolution offered by DIR. Arlington,
now that explanations had been made with
reference to said article published in the
Herald.
President Folkes believed the wording of
the resolution ought to be changed to suit
the explanations made
By request of DIR. Arlington, Mr. Good
man -H~A the article as published In the
Herald
DR.. Arlington said upon that al..~ >.4 Inc
resolution was based. 1t copied the words
of the article.
Mr.. Rhett moved that the words "of cheat
Ing the school treasury of Memphis out OF