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OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board of Education.
Regular Meeting.

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ST. PAUL, Mimi. June Z. 1886.
Held under provisions of section II, of
the organic act for Organization and Elec-
ton of Officers"
The meeting was called to order by the
secretary, who proceeded to call the roll OF
members who had previously qualified, as
follows:
First Neutrality-suspicious. j. NJ. Minor,
Hubert G. Schumacher.
Second Neutrality-suspicious. A. j. Wamp-
Ter. Karl Simmon.
Third Neutrality-suspicious. p. j. Gesen, E..
T. Williams.
Fourth Ward-Inspectors John j. Ellis,
L.. A. Gilbert, Henry H. Athey.
Fifth Neutrality-suspicious. A. G. Postleth-
waite, r. Schiffmann, j. M. Curtis.
Sixth .Ward-InspectOrs William Ber-
landi, Charles Haas.
Seventh Ward-InSpector r. f. Pratt.
All of the above named members were
present except Inspector j. NJ. Curtis.
In calling the name of Mr.. Pratt of the
Seventh ward the secretary explained that
he held ON file Mr.. Pratt's certificate OF
election from the City Clerk; that there was
some doubt of the legality of his election.
however, the case being analogous to the
one OF Aid. Long VS.. Robbins, lately de-
clded in favor Of Mr.. Long, but that he re-
ferred the matter to the Board when tenn
porarly organized.
Dir. Pratt, addressing the meeting, stated
that he did not desire to make any contest.
that he conceded that Inspector Dobner
held over under the decision reached in
the Alderman's case and asked that he be
permitted to quietly withdraw. resign
ing all claims to membership.
The name of Mr.. R. V. Pratt was there
upon stricken from the roll. the name of
Inspector Leonard j. Dobner re-inSerted
and that gentleman called and seated as
the duly qualified member from the Seventh
ward.
ORGANIZATION.
A temporary organization was effected
by the election as President pro TEN of In
spector Gilbert, who. after taking the
chair, declared the first business in order
to be the election of officers, and called for
nominations to the office of President ap-
pointing Inspectors GieSen and Athey as
tellers. Inspector Minor nominated for
President, Inspector r. Schiffmann, In
spector Athey nominated Inspector Ber-
landi. Inspector Bcrlandi declined the
nomination and ballot was ordered taken,
resulting as follows:
Inspector Schiffmann received twelve
az votes, Inspector Berlandi one (1), and
one ballot was blank.
On motion of Inspector Berlandi the
election Of Inspector Schitfman was made
unanimous. and he was thereupOn declared
unanimously elected as President for the
ensuing year.
President Schitfmann thanked the Board
for the honor conferred, pledged his best
efforts to merit the confidence of his fellow
members and at once took charge of the
d.: OF his Office.
=, ninations for the office of Vice-Pres-
den: being next in order, Inspector Will
ltains nominated Inspector Berlandi for
TIT position. No other nomination being
made the Secretary was On motion author
lied to cast the ballots for the
entire Board for Inspector Berlandi,
which having been complied with,
Inspector Berlandi was declared unan-
imously elected as Vice-President for the
ensuing year.
Inspector Berlandi. as next business in
order, nominated Otto Dreher for the Office
of Secretary.
No other nominations being made, the
President was. OH motion, authorized to
cast the ballots for all the members for Mr.
Dreher. Complied with and Otto Dreher
UGCltlOu ANONYMOUSLY tlCCtcI dS SECRETARY
for the ensuing year.
The Board being thus organized Inspector
Berlandi moved to proceed to the cleo
ton of Superintendent of Schools. and NOM
mated Prof. S. S. Taylor. the present Prn-
cDal of the Franklin school, for that posi-
ton.
Inspector Gilbert stated that Prof. c. B.
Gilbert's name had for some time been
prominently mentioned and favOrably con-
sidered in connection with the office; that
Prof. Gilbert had given such great satisfac-
ton i'll his position as Principal OF the High
School, the standard of which he had eIe-
waited to so high place that it would cause
serious trouble, and, perhaps, detriment to
the Board and school to lose his services in
his present capacity; that great
pressure had been brought to bear
upon Mr.. Gilbert to remain at the head of
the High school by parents and pupils and
that, after duly considering tho matter,
Prof. Gilbert had authorized him (the
speaker) to withdraw his name as candi-
date for the Superintendency.
The Secretary was, by vote, authorized to
cast the ballots of the entire Board for MI
S. S. Taylor, which. having been done, Mr..
S. S. Taylor was declared duly elected as
superintendent.
The question arising as to when the term
OF office OF the new Superintendent is to
begin and that of Superintendent Wright to
end, the Board debated ON the matter at
length.
Inspector Gilbert was strongly in favor
OF the first day of September as The begin
ming of the term.
Inspector Postletkwaite thought it clearly
due to the retiring Superintendent to give
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after the conclusion of the school year and
that any new appointee would gladly avail
himself of the assistance and knowledge of
his predecessor In the formation of his
plans, etc.
Inspector Williams was in favor of max
ing the term begin on the first day of
August thus giving the old superintendent
an entire month to conclude his labOrs,
and also giving the new Superintendent
month or more to acquaint himself with his
duties etc.
Corporation Attorney Murray having
been asked for his opinion as to when the
term of office of Supt. Wright ended, stated
that after mature consideration and study
OF the question, he was now of opinion
that Mr.. Wright was elected until Septem-
Der 1, 1886; that there were conflicting
sections on this and other things in the or
ganic act, and advised that the matter be
bridged over in this manner until next win
ter, when the act could be amended by the
legislature as desired.
Inspector Gilbert then moved that the
term of Mr.. Taylor, as Superintendent,
begin OH the first day of September. 1886.
Inspector Williams. differing in his view
from that of the Attorney. moved that Mr..
Taylor's term begin on the first day of
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terrain the motion, holding that the official
opinion, as given by the legal adviser of the
Board, was binding.
The question being called on the motion of
Inspector Gilbert, the same was adopted by
the following vote, viz:
Yeas-Inspectors Schumacher, Minor,
Wampler. Giesen, Gilbert, Postlethwaite,
Dobner and Mr.. Presidents.
Nays-Inspectors Simmon, Williams,
Ellis, Athey, Berlande and Haas-6.
By request of Inspector Gilbert. Mr..
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