Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-08-23

On motion the following named gen
tlemen we're appointed committee
on resolutions: William Atkinson,
John Story, DR.. O. T. Mcdonald and
George L. Bennett. While the COM
mittee were out framing resolutions
the meeting was addressed by DR..
George E. Porter and Mr.. James Lit
tic. The committee reported the
following preamble and resolutions
WHEREAS, Messrs. Sloan, Smith and
Eichorn were duly appointed district
school trustees by Messrs. Fundenberg
and Dickinson, majority of the board of
county school commissioners and
WHEREAS, Said trustees nominated Mr..
81. G. Bell as principal of Castle school;
and
WHEREAS, Said majority of school com
missioners rejected said nomination on &C
count of personal luminosity, making the
interests of our school secondary to their
personal feelings; and
WHEREAS, The said trustees unanimous
ly re-nominated Mr. Bell; and
WHEREAS, Messrs Fundenberg and
Dickinson, without taking action upon
the denomination of Mr.. Bell, sought to
avoid the public indignation, which Sec
ond rejection would bring upon them, by
turning out of office the aforesaid trustees ;
and
WHEREAS, Said Fundenberg and Dick
inson did make an appointment Tor the
principalship of said school, against the
wishes of the trustees and of the people /;
and
WHEREAS, The public school law ex-
pressly states that the principals of schools
shaA be employed by the trustees except
in places where it is impossible; and
WHEREAS, Said Fundenberg and Dick
inson utterly disregarded and manliestly
evaded the spirit of the law on this point
by not appointing or trying to appoint
some other board of trustees; and
WHEREAS, The said school commission
ers have declared to one of the committee
| who waited upon and presented to them
our petitions, the cause for their rejecting
Mr.. Bell and
! WHEREAS, Said cause is entirely of a
personal nature and
WHEREAS, Such cause existed land We
deem it unworthy our notice. even before
said Mr. Bell became principal OF oul
schools last year and
WHEREAS, We deem Messrs. Funden
berg and Dickinson guilty of grave disre
spect in not giving due weight to our pc
titlons for the confirmation of MIR. Bell
said petition being signed by some 100
taxpayers and patrons Of our public
schools; and
WHEREAS, BY their own admission, the
said commissioners were influenced il
their arbitrary act by personal malice anc
hatred therefore, be it
Resolced, By the citizens of Homecoming
irrespective of religion, party or politics
! in mass meeting assembled:
1. That we denounce the action o
Messrs. Fundenbcrg and Dickinson as ar
bitrary, unjust and tyranical and as un
fitting them for the positions which they
hold and making them unworthy our con
fidence and respect.
2. That we, the people, petition the
Honorable Judges of the circuit court tc
at once demand the resignation of sale
Messrs. Fundenberg and Dickinson. Ant
be it further
ReOlued, That we recognize no teacher
as principal of the schools who is not le
gally appointed as expressed in Public
School Law, and that we maintain that
Mr.. Fl. G. Bell is still legally principal o
Castle school and mean to support his IN
doubted right to said school.
| Resolved, That these resolutions be pub
lished in all our county papers and a copy
sent to the several judges of the circui
court.
Signed; GEO. L. BENNETT,
! DIR. O. T. MACDONALD,
JOHN STORY
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