Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-14
ZACARIAH TAYLOR
Selected Principal of the Pearl Street Build
ing at Loose and DisOrderly ses-
sion Of School Board.
Only siKty-three Aspirants FOR the Position
of nitor-Thirty-four Intellectual
Ballots Last Night-The Vote
IN Detail.

lle OlTu OF euuchtiOn met IN aulOurnru
session last Monday evening to elect a
principal and q janitOr for the Pearl street
building. The session was one Of the
boards noisest, windiest and most irregu-
larly conducted. Directly contrary to rules,
everybody present who wished TO, smoked
all during the session and the smoke was
soon so thick that You could cut it. Be
sides, the lobby was full of candidates for
the position of jantOr and other interested
parties and in all about seyenty-ive people
were crowded into a room about the size of
an ordinary sleeping apartment. With all
this smoke and vitisted air respiration soon
became a matter not to be dreamed Of
The meeting was enlivened by the bright
bubbling humOr of those two talented fun
makers, Joe Miller and Stewart A. Morrow.
What the board would have done without
them last night is pitiful to think about
Mr.. Morrow talked the most but Mr.. Mil
ler's utterances were the more artistic. For
instance, when President LOrenz called the
attention of the board to the fact that
smoking was contrary to the rules, Mr..
Miller leaped to his feet and offered to send
out for a cigar for Mr.. Lorenz if he wished
II. Mr.. Miller could not refrain even his
own laughter at this point
The balloting for principal was very
lively. but on the thirteenth last night and the
tifry-siXth since balloting was commenced,
Zachariah Taylor was elected at salary of
81, 900 year. Mr.. Taylor is a brother of
Alex. Taylor, principal of the Western
school building, and is at present teaching
at the Robert school, in the country. He is
spoken of as thoroughly qualified for the
position.
For the position of janitOr there was a
small army of applicants, but after thirty
four Intellectual ballots the board gave it up.
All eighteen members were present. Fol-
lowing is the meeting in detail:
President LOrenz stated the object Of the
meeting was to elect if possible, prirrci-
pal and janitor for the Pearl street build
ing. A motion of Mr.. Cox to proceed with
the election of a janitor was lost and the
board proceeded to ballot for principal,
with the following results
| First ballot-jOhn S. Weaver s, Prof.
Mcfarland of Findlay 3, Zachariah Taylor
| 5, DIR. Spinning /. No choice.
| Second ballot-Weaver I. Taylor 5, Me
| Farland 4, Chas. ii. Ehrenfeldt l.
lHlIu DdllOt-.hCT dIldllu U, 1dNlDI D
Weaver 5. Spinning l.
Fourth-Weaver 4, Mcfarland 6, Tay
| lor $.
Fifth-Weaver 4. Mcfarland 6, Taylor s
J. J. Osborne |. This made a total of /!
votes, and President Lorenz threw out tht
ballot on the grounds of ballOt-boX stuffing
Sixth ballot-McFsrland 5. Weaver 4
Taylor :. Spinning /. Osborne l.
N,E
:. Osborne l.
Eighth-McFarland 5, Weaver 4, Taylo
s, Spinning l.
Ninth-McFsrland 6. Taylor :, WesveI
1, Spinning /.
Tenth-McFarland Z, Taylor S, Weaver
| Eleyenth-Weaver3 8, Taylor $, Mcfarland
g. Spinning l.
Twelfth-weaver 4, Taylor :, McFar
land 6.
Thirteenth-Weaver 3, Taylor 10, McFar
land ;.
Mr. Taylor was declared elected.
| Mr.. Martindell moved that Mr.. Taylor b
elected principal of the Pearl street build
ing at an annual salary of 81, 900. salary I,
commence as soon as services begin. Car
ried by a vote Of IL to 6.
The election of janitor was next an
nOunced in order.
Superintendent White read the f0llOwin!
list of applicants for the position: WIN E
Appleton. Capt Parker, A. W. Cool. jaime
Fogarty, J. J. Pelton, James W. McRob
erts, Michael w. Moran, W. II. Wilson
Emil Euphrat, Frank NJ. Hauer. J. Z
Griffin. John ii. Ware, Addison Sullivan
Chas. Ault, A. l.. Collier. Lewis Buster
Samuel Powell. ID. d. Dsyisson, Geo. Hol
weger. Richard Rayner. John Haggins, W
G. Souder, Samuel ". Blazer, Joseph Per
rim, Charles McDougal. Adam Bsirer, Reu
ben Warren, S. ". Riddle. VIM. Robin
son, +. T. Butler, ChaS. j. Alexander. Al
bert Duncan, Anderson Welchere, Mr.
Singleton. Frank Hargo, Fred Nicklas, S
! ID. FittZ, Lewis Ford, j. W. Hennesy, ii
VI. Singleton, Ii. Ii. Larrowe, S. S. Cut
right Vim. Brinsley, Z. c. Jackson, Ton
| Tehan, Allen Powell, +. Smith, Lewi
Byrd, Emmis Schermidt, William II
| Wright, c. Winkley, VIM. II. Roush, Poll
I Wildasin. W. NJ. Oates, B. Corsin. c. S
Rightmyer, William Shoup, Chas. A. ely
/ VIM. Pfeifer, Andrew Watt-Only 81 in all
Mr.. Beck moved that after the infOrma
and first regular ballot those receiving the
lowest votes be dropped. Carried.
! In the numerous ballots that followed thi
rule was not observed at all.
After ten Intellectual ballots Mr. Morrow
kicked on its non-Observance, and some be
ing very humorous, humOr was INDUCED il
| by various members.
After twenty-five ballots had been takeI
without result, the board took recess o
ten minutes. on Mr.. Miller's motion. On tn,
| thirty-frst ballot Mr.. Coles moved to refe
back to the teachers committee to make
recommendation. The motion was lost
/ Several motions TO adjourn were ais
showed under. On the thirty ballO
diversion was created by vote for Jane
Buford. On the thirty-fourth ballot tn
board played out and adjourned at 10 p. III