, 1884-09-23

should resign.
81 agreed to stand by Mr.. Parrish"
said Mr.. Durbin, and to elect Mr.. Stark
to january L.
Mr.. Holt said he was not afraid to vote
against any man.
Mr.. Hicks thought if he had been
he would not have said what he had
already said.
Mr.. Voorhees, asked that they be not
compelled to vote against Mr.. Stark.
What objection had any member of the
board to al effort to get a better man than
Mr.. Stark? Mcssrs. Durbin, Hicks, Snow
and himself had pledged themselves to
vote for Mr.. Stark to be Principal up to
January l, and after that to vote for Mr..
Parrish to hold the position afterward.
MIR. Hicks wanted to know what objec-
ton there could be to %electing Mr.. Stark
until January !, so that the minority of
the Bead might place themselves right
on the recorl.
ave would be liable to be without a
Principal after the first Of the year" re-
piled Mr.. Holt.
The Chair thought the Board was go
ing outside the subject before the house.
The motion to vote by ballot was lost.
Mr.. Durbin moved to rescind the
motion to elect Il Principal for a year.
Messrs. voorhees,, Hicks and Durbin
voted in the affirmative; Messrs. Slaughter,
Holt and Snow in the negative The
Chair declared the motion lost.
Colonel Snow moved hat Mr.. Stark be
elected Principal Of the schools for one
year.
Mr.. Holt seconded the motion.
Mr.. Hicks said the majority had the
minority in a wise and were determined to
squeeze them. He thought it unfair that
those who wished to keep their pledge
were not allowed the privilege of casting
at least & complimentary vote for Mr..
Parrish.
Colonel Snow thought it all foolishness,
as Mr.. Parrish would not accept. He hen
pulled out some letters from Mr.. Parrish
and was about to read them.
For your own justification said Mr..
Hicks quietly, you should Yet some one
! else read those letters.
Il think no one here will doubt my
word" said Colonel Snow, bristling up
and speaking rather tartly.
Il think M. Parrish would, said, Mr..
Voorhees, coolly, without any evidence of
enthusiastic concurrence in the Colonels
observation.
"You don't deny that you pledged your
self to vote for Mr., PARRISH" asked Mr..
Hicks.
Circumstances alter cases. replied
Col Snow rather ambiguously. (which
is the most oishonorable, to 90 back on
your word or your oath?" said the Colonel,
directing his query to Mr.. Voorhees,
Il don't think either one Of them com
~nendable, replied Mr.. Voorhees,, "and
l am very sure I would neither break one
or the other.
You're going back on your oath now,
said Colonel Snow. and the temperature
in his region went mp exactly 229 in the
lamplight.
Gentlemen, come TO. order" said the
chairman decisively as he raped on the
table with his knuckles.
Colonel Snow then read 4 letter which
he had addressed % Mr.. Parrish, in which
he said he could not support Mr.. Parrish
owing to attack that had been made here.
A petition had been signed, six to one,
fivoring Mr.. Stark's retention. The
Colonel very eheerfully advised Mr..
Parish to let the matter rest for a year,
and close with the specific hope that his,
Mr.. PIrrish's, ftrlily were well.
Ii reply, Mr.. Parrish stated that if a
fight had been made upon his candidacy,
he would allow the matter TO drop for a
year.
Mr. Hicks read a letter from the same
gentle nan, in viii il i, was stated that
matters could problbly be arranged in
Iowa So that he Gull come on here, and
sayin if written contract we're sent on
he " uld Aign it.
In he last letter Colonel Snow wrote
he advised Mr.. Parrish to let the Princi-
pAlship here alone, as it wasn't advisable
to stir up the matter any more.
81 should think not, " said Mr.. Voor-
hees sareastically, with such letters as
Snow sent him.
Judge Slaughter said he told Mr..
Parrish he would vote for Mr.. Stark first,
last and all the time this year, but next
gear if he was on the Board Mr.. Parrish
should not be surprised to receive a re-
quest to come on here and apply for the
position. The Judge was very much i'm
pressed with Mr., Purrish's capabilities.
Speaking of petitions" said Mr..
Hicks, "ltoUkthe responsibility o. squelch-
ing a petition being circulated against Mr..
Stark's retention. The petition in favor
of Mr.. Stark was circulated by the paid
sou Of a gambler, and | could name 300
good people who were not on it"
Colonel Snow refused to withdraw his
his previous motion, but it was lost, Mr..
Durbin voting in the negative.
Mr.. Holt moved to elect a Principal
until the lst of January.
Il wonder if Stark will accept?' in
quired Colonel Snow.
''Oh, yes, | thiuk So said Mr.. Holt,
confidently.
The motion was carried, Messrs. Voor-
hees, Hicks, Holt and Durbin voting in