Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-27


lts watmest friends could not ash more Tor 1t.
Thousands OF dollars are saved to the city by
IT, 1t does no harm, nor aUy injustice, TO n
single parent or child.
Why attempt to change III Shall we do
II because 'hr,a's are made that II the board
does not rescind its action before a certain
date large numbers OF white children will lie
taken ou,2 1t IL to be hoped that there
Is manhood enough in this board not
to be moved 10y any such threats.
Better that hundreds Of children he taken out
voluntarily, than one be forced out un-
Justly. These threats ooght to prompt every
member OF this board to resist any action
which could look as ii he were driven from
his position by them. Intimidation may be
effective in some elections, but 1t cannot be
here.
1t ia my conviction. as know that 1t Is
the conviction Of many Others, that II all the
members OF the board had been willing TO
abide by the decision Of the board, instead of
pursuing curse which stirred up strife,
ther. would have been no indi, nation meet
inga. Justice, our oatha Of office, economy,
and our seli-rrsr'ct, all unite in dem tnding
thai W. do not recede from the position we
have taken. Our fellow citizens who are
moved by reason rather than prejudice will
acknowledge that our position is right and
Just, even tHuugh some OF them might wish
il were otherwise.
After some further discussion, Mr.. Martin
dell's motion was put to "A vote and was de-
feated by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Etseumenger from special committee
to investigate the charges that had been pre-
terred against Samuel ID. Huffman, colored
anitor Of the Pleasant street school reported
that the committee had investigated the
ChHgres and had fund them sustained. The
committee recommended his discharge.
Hufiman's ofense consisted in supplying the
Springfield Foraker club, II Colored
orgauj2I alton, with chairs and tables and
other furniture taken from the
Pleasant street and Central school buildings.
Part Of this furniture had been taken from
the school buildings in March last and part
Of it in June following. All had been re
turned before the opening of the schools for
the iail term. The discussion that follow ed
the report disclosed the inct that a great part
of the iurni'ure was old and worthless and
had not been in US tor long time, and thai
none OF it had been destroyed.
M.ssrs. Eiscnmeugrr, Lorprz aud Miller
made speeches IN which they favored Ue
summary dpmissal o. the Oiie .diug janitor.
NJ Warren did not iavOr 50 severe punish
ment Tor go coudonable an offtrac, and moved
as an amendment to the committee repjrt
that Huffman be severely reprimanded but
not discharged The amcndm ut was lost
by vote OF seven yeas to eight nays. The
question Of adopting the recommendation
OF the committee was then put 10 vote,
which resulted as follows
Ayes-Co1er, Dillon, Doyle, Esenmeng-
er, llochkiss. Lorcnz Martlndell and Miller.
Noes-Bris ham, Derrickson, Fl-go, Kelley,
March, Warren and Burns
The president announced the committee :
report not adopted holding that since ten
votes were required to elect Huffman, the
same number were required to dispace bin.
Mr.. LDreDz appealed from the chair = decis-
ion, and the house sustained the appeal by
the same vote as that on the report OF the
committee. Later ia the session the COM
mittee on law and contracts was instructed
to asc' rtGin If the president was right in bis
holding and report at the mex, meeting.
A communication WAS read from John NJ
Hines, asking that his sister, Miss Lizzie
Hines, be allowed to attend the central build
ing. The matter was referred to the super
intendent.
The resignation OF c. W. Lannon AS anitor
of the Gray Hill school, was accepted and
VIM. G.. Needles elected to fill the vacancy.
Permission WAS given the teachers to close
their schools on Friday, Nov. 6, in order that
they might nave an opportunity to attend the
meeting Of the Central Ohio Teachers Asso-
citation at Nenia on Friday and Saturday. 1t
was also decided that the teachers might close
their schools one day to visit the Cincinnati