The sun., 1879-01-09
REORoANIzTNG ron 1879.
The Board OF Education Wranrlina over One
Of thrIr AppoIntmenta.

Tho Board OF Education mot yesterday az
ternoon To organize for 1879 There was only
one new face in tho Board. This was that Of
Thadeus L. Moriarty. who takes The seat occu-
pied last year by Commissioner Goulding.
Commissioner Moriarty is n member OF the firm
Of Jordan n Moriarty. furniture dealers in
Chatham street and has had some experience
in school affairs MS a trustee in the Seventh
Ward. A full board was present. with tho ex-
ception Of Commissioner Wheeler. Commits
sioner Ncrmye, who has boon absent from the
meetings Of the Board for weeks past on ac-
count Of ilnoss, was in his scat looking feeble.
In his valcdictory. President VIM. Wood LID.
decidedly refused to be a candidate for the Pres
idcngy Of tho Board. an ofnce he had held three
years. and it was whispered that Commissioner
Wickham would be his successor. but when tho
votes were east William Wood. LID. received
II Of tho 90. and Commissioner Wickham only
3. Then DIR. Wood was conducted to the chair
amid loud cheers and vigorous applause.
Gentlemen" he said. leahng over his dcsk.
Il have done my hest 10 prevent that which has
Just taken place; but MS have received 10 votes
out Of the 20, dare not refuse the Office, and
order that hn put upon tlo supply list as Pres;
hasn't made mistake in clecting SO old man (;
but II you take tho chances will"
. Lawrence ID, Kiernan was reelected clerk.
thcre being only ono voto against him, and that
was In favor Of Commissioner Donnclly. This
vote was In the Commissioners own writing.
planned that he was thinking Of something else
at iho time. and wrote his own name.
There was then n motion made that the APP
pontment Of Superintendent Of School Build
ings lie over Ii was seconded 10y Commissioner
Walker, who said that he was anxious
that other candidates might bc presented
in order That he might vote for some one else
than Commissioner Stagg There was likely to
hc n lawsuit growing out Of the issuing Of
duplicate certificates In tho Twenty ty-second
ward, II was blundering job and the Super
intendent of Buildings was responsible for it,
Commissioncr Watson. Chairman Of the Com
mittoc on Buildings. replied that the Committee
alone was to blame II anybody and not tho
Superintendent. Now he said. " IL you want
To enter the lists on that assertion. come on.
Superintendent Stags Is a competent man. lie
has been criticised. he has displcascd certain
people. hut il proves that he is n man and an
efficient oncinl'
Commissioner Walker answered that he
thought Commissioner Watson was beginning
the new year well by making n twenty minute
speech. According to him. q man who made
himself generally disngrecahlc was "a good
candidate for Office Perhaps COmmissioner
Watson would be- candidate himself on those
/ conditions There should be clearer heads and
| younger blood IN the Committee and SupeTin-
tcndcnt Of Buildings
Commissioner Watson then pleadingly asked
| tho Board that IL they did get now blood in tho
! Committee. II they did remove him. they
| would at least not go tp u man for now blood
! whose blood was SO siagnant that he had not
! done mans most IMPORTANT duty. lCOmmis-
/ snnrr Walker is n bach"lorl
Tho appointment was laid over. That set
Ties Stass gentleman present observed.