Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-20
SAVAGE SPEAKS
His Usual Speech About Electing Head
Teachers.
Bat Is squelched Very Early in the
Action.

A called meeting of the Board of Bdu-
cation was held yesterday evening at
O'Clock. The meeting was called to order
by President Jordan, snd Messrs. RAM
baut, Degnan, Winters and Savage an
swered to their names. After a few pre-
HmiDaries and some delay caused by the
colored champion, the board got down to
work by asking the superin endent if he
had any names to offer for election as head
teachers. Capt. Collier said that the addi-
ton to the building in the Tenth Ward
would necessitate the appointment of a
head teacher, and recommended @. A.
Thompson in the highest terms for tia t
position. 1t was promptly seconded, and
in another moment the board would have
elected him, " hen the gentle disciple of
Sc. Crispin "riz", cooked and primed
for a speech on his favorite SUBJ
ject, that of electing head teachers.
Il feel, Mr.. President" he murmured,
as he unfolded soiled scrap of paper and
held it out before hum, that 1 would betray
great public confidence if 1 did not put
IN nomination the name of G. D. Marcus
l don't want to be put in the attitude of
being at war with the SUI erintendent," he
continued, "but must insist in offering
the rame. II did not, wiping the beads
OF llquified ittellectuality from his brow,
Il would be violating the trust reposed in
me-"
Now, lock here" said MIR. Deguau. "-n
this talk about 'viol",i vi.,up a great public
y..npIy Ibosh. The superintendent
has recommended man to US, he is re.
sponsible for the management of the
| schools and we have but one thing to do,
| and that is to confirm his choice. | move
| the election of G. A. Thompson as head
| teacher.
Il can settle the thing in a minute, "
| said Mr.. Winters. "Let US give Thomp-
sou and Marcus both places as head teach
ers.
Mr.. Winters was then enlightened to
some extent in regard to Ma Gus who, il
see ms, has been making himself rather
officious by denouncing the School Board
indiviy ually and collectively.
Maj Rambaut said he had hoped there
would be no more squabbles in the board
and that really no discussion was neces
sary. The board was chosen by the public
| to discuss its business in business-hke
way, and it did seem to him that common
courtesy required the board to act with al
the favor to the superintendent possible
in the assignment of teachers. Common
courtesy dictated as much.
MIR. Savage moved uneasily in his chail
and finally his habiliments hung abou
Il uln III lOlOS- 11O was uk
| again, this time on a question of privilege
He thought the members of the board haC
| a right to put teachers in nomination anC
to elect them, and he did not propose tC
f)rego his prerogstive or even to discus
it. The discharge OF a great public trus
| moved him to insist on Bafcus.
He wss again sustained by Mr.. Winter
and a second time Mr.. Rambaut arose ant
plead for peace.
Again the rounds Of the chair upol
which Mr. Savage sat creaked ominously
and he 'ris" once more.
"The majority of the people down Their
prefer Marcus to Thompson" he said.
| but don't you think the superintend
ent ought to be better Judge than all o
them put together" asked Mr.. Rsmbaui
Il do" he admitted, 'but we dom
know much about Thompson"
"We have the best kind of a testimo
nial," said Mr.. Rambaut, "the superin
endent's own"
But the darky member clung with
death grip to his idea and insisted on
vote berg taken.
Lets ballot" he calculated, and ballo
it was, Mr.. Winters, pre- umably, votin
) with him. Marcus got two votes, ThomI
son three, and Thompson was declare
elected.
The superintendent then named Mil
Stella Butler, Mrs Hunt, Mrs. Sam VIII
hanson and Miss Epsie Clayborne as CO
ored supernumeraries, and they were dul
elected.
4 The bids for the echool-house to /
: built on Auction street were opere'
r There were eight bids, the lowest beir
: $500 and the highest $500.
D The board auth orzed the president an
s architect to accept the lowest bid provide
= they could satisfy themselves of the r
e sponsibiity of the parties and obtain
i sufficient b 1nd for them.
Q The Jefferson street school-house "
; leased for another year.
h The president and superintendent we
. authoriz ed to select and purchase a lot
! the southeastern portion of the city, upc
q which to build school for whites. A
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