Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-20
Board of Education.

Am Exciting NIeeting-NO New Member
 of Ghe Board EIecGed-Nevv Spelling
 Books for the SchOOEs-Illness of MT.
 Bushnell fn the Board Meeting
 Anxiety and Alarm-Illness FOrtu-
 nRtely only of q Temporary Naiure'
 A meeting of the Board of Education was
 held last evening Present, Messrs. Welch,
 Osborne, Zunder, Bushnell, Gils, Sweeney.
 To the regular notice summoning the mem-
 bers to attend the meeting was attached in
 addition warning, informing that an election
 for 8 new member would be held, this being
 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
 of General Francis A. Walker. At the prevl-
 ous meeting of the Board, this subject had
 been taken up, but after discussion action was
 deferred. At the meeting last evening a little
 business was transacted. On motion Of Mr.
 Gile the Board unanimously voted to substl-
 tute Patterson's speller for those now in use
 in the schools. Two books will be thus in-
 troduced, viz.,i Patterson's Common
 School Speller, this for all rooms in all the
 schools of lower grade than No. IF, and Pat
 terson's Speller and Analyzer-this for No l2
 rooms and the High School. These books
 will be furnished to the children at small expense, as the house publishing these books
 will receive the old spoilers in use as part pay ment for the new books. The new book IS heartily approved by the Board as an improve ment over the old.
 Then came up the subject which was meant in the little postscript attached to the regular call. Some little discussion, occupying about ten minutes, ensued. Mir. Sweeney made Q motion to adjourn imm mediately, as the election matter was to come up. He was asked to withdraw the motion by MT. Osborne, but the motion was put and voted down. MT. Zunder, Mir, Bushnell and Mir Osborne each disclaimed any desire to push the matter of electing new member, but if desired by | Messrs. Gile and Sweeney would yield to their wishes. Mr. Zunder dis claimed any captious spirit on the subject, | but thought it advisable that the new member be chosen soon, as MT. Maher of the Board was out of the city and would not be
 back, or so that he could attend the meetings of the Board, for some time to come. Mir. Hemingway was also not in the best of health which rendered his attendance upon the Board meetings uncertain at present. Fol these reasons and the fact that other members OL LAo bOhEu AalSAb Oo 0SlnAhoA ao SAA1eS from the meetings, it seemed proper to pro- ceed to an election. MT. Sweeney replied | with spirit, saying that he considered the
 election sprung upon him and hinted strong | ly at there having been private meeting oi | the opposition members of the Board, his
 language indicating that he referred to him | Self and MT. Gile as the minority.
 The other members disclaimed any idea ot ! there having been exclusive caucus, an6 l after few other remarks motion was made
 by Mir. Sweeney to indefinitely postpone the | election of new member. Other members | spoke of their willingness to postpone the | matter for two weeks, and the meeting wal terminated, Messrs. GiIe and Sweeney leaving | the room. In their absence there was not { | quorum and the meeting came to an end.
 | At this point Mir. Bushnell, who had beer | feeling unwell, showed signs Of extreme ill | ness and was assisted to the lounge. His con dition exciting fears MT. Zunder hastily re- paired to the drug store and obtained brandy \ which seemed to help NIT. Bushnell, and soor ! after messenger who had been sent arrived | with Dr. filling, under whose care the patient soon began to experience relief, and was soor | able to walk to hack, which conveyed hin \ home. His brother members present were | most assiduous and kind, and offered him ! their sincere coincidence and their hearty | happiness at finding him thus recovered.