Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-10
The New Board.

On motion, Mr.. Duffy was chosen tempo
rary chairman OF the the new organization,
and Mr.. Gronauer was made temporary sec
rotary. Mr.. Walsh moved that the new
members should step forward and be sworn
in. Squire Quigley then swore in Messrs.
A. Walsh, james Degnan, I. r. Boyle, II.
NJ Ferguson, Ed Shaw, w. B. Rogers, r. D.
Jordan, John Grehan, James Ralston and l..
H. Estes.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
was then in order. Major G. V. Rambaut
was elected president of the board unani-
mously. In taking the chair he said: II
thank you for the compliment IN electing me
for the second time 10 serve as chairman Cor
the ensuing twelve months. / can't promise
anything more than | have done in the past.
l shall try to preside with fairness and i'm
Partially. want to suggest one thing. 1t
has been said that / have been too lenient
l would ask every member of the board to
refrain from any action that would cause me
to rap the gavel. ] thank you again for the
honor you have conferred upon me-"
Mr.. Thomas R. Boyle was unanimously
elected VICE president. He was called upon
for speech, but refused to make one.
SECRETARY ELECTED.
A committee of three, consisting Of Messrs.
Duffy, Degnan and Jordan, was appointed to
tx the salary of the secretary. Ssventy-ive
dollars was the amount agreed upon, with
the same bond as that of last year.
Mr.. Lawhorn nominated Mr.. Hill for sec
rotary, and he was unanimously elected.
The bond of the treasurer was fixed the
same as last year, and Mr.. Samuel p Read
was elected unanimously.
THE PAYROLL
The payroll of the teachers was then re-
ported by Mr.. Lawhorn, of the Auditing Com
mittee, at $44S3 so.
Mr.. Ralston moved that the payroll be
laid over and Investigated.
Major DuBose favored this motion, and
said that the teachers were not entitled to
pay during the Christmas holidays. He was
against paying $1,000 for nothing.
HE OBJECTS.
Mr.. Walsh also objected. The idea of pay
ing teachers So day for no compensation
was nonsense. The people Will say, if this
thing is done, that it ought to be abolished
and that the board ought to be abolished,
and he thought that the board allowing such
a thing should be abolished.
Mr.. Shaw said it would rot be good faith
with the teachers; that the teachers were
given holiday by the board, and the money
could not be taken back.
Mr.. Estes said he thought the matter
shonld be looked into.
Mr.. Duffy said that he had been ten years
in the school board, and the teachers had
always been paid for the holidays. 1t would
be great hardship to make them take
holiday and then refuse them their pay.
Mr.. Walsh said that if one of his young
men was absent from work for week he
would not pay him.
Mr.. Ralston, moved that a committee of
five be appointed to correct any and all errors
in the payroll. The motion passing, the
chair appointed Messrs Ralston, Boyle, J.
Walsh, Ferguson and Estes.
THE ELECTION BILL.
The sheriff7s bill of Sal for holding an
election for school visitors was then brought
up and provoked a general explosion of
wind. Some contended that the board
ought to pay it and others that it should be
paid by the District, and no one knew what
he was talking about. The bill was referred
to a committee of three, composed of Messrs.
Degnan, DuBose and Rogers.
Two applications as to salary were referred
to a committee. Several applications for
positions as teachers were referred.
TO VISIT THE SCHOOLS.
Major Rambaut appointed the following
gentlemen to visit the different schools:
Market street school, Visitor A. Walsh;
Chelsea school, Visitor Grehan; Pea
body school, Visitor Estes; Linden street
school, Visitor Rogers; Clay street school,
Visitor Burke; Monroe street school, Visitor
Ferguson; Jefferson street school, Visitor }.
Walsh; Alabama street school, Visitor Gro
nauer; Winchester street school, Visitor
Shaw, johnson avenue school, Visitor Du-
Bose; Ssffarans street school, Visitor Law
horn.
COLONEL LEATH's MEMORY.
Mr.. Boyle offered the following resolution:
That a committee of three be appointed TO
confer with the teachers in order to raise
fund by contributions from the pupils for
the purpose Of dedicsting window in Cal
vary Church to the memory OF Colonel Jas.
T. Lesth, deceased.
The chair appointed as the committee,
Messrs. Boyle, Duffy and Estes.
The board then adjourned.