Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-04
BOARD OF OBLIGATION.


Board of education met in regular ses-
sion. Present: E. J. Brown. G. E Camp
bell, J. j. Fegthy, J, \. Howard. A d.
Pallet, W. r. Tucker. ". P. McNair, j.
". Wingard and NJ. W. Levy, president.
Absent, c. a Van Ness.
Minutes of previous meeting were read
and approved.
Report Of treasurer was read and refer
red to the committee on ways and means
Superintendent report was read and
ordered placed on file.
Resignation of Miss Mckenzie was re
ceived and accepted.
On motion Of Campbell, seconded by
Tucker, it was ordered that school COM
mence at $50 O'Clock a. m and close for
noon interim ssion at 70 o'clock m, and
convene at 1:30 O'Clock p. M, and close at
4:l5 o'clock p. N.
The matter Of hardness CT scholars was
referred to committee on government and
course OF instruction.
Auditing committee were instructed 10
audit bill OF Grand Rapids School Furni-
ture company for first iustallment of par
chase price of school furniture and clerk
was instructed 10 draw order thereupon.
Approved bills were allowed
Committee on printing and supplies
were given power - buy coal for school
use as also to buy buckets and chains.
On motion of Fegthy the committee on
buildings and grounds were instructed TO
find suitable room for an Office Of the
board of education. superintendent and
clerk and aeport at the next regular meet
ing of the board
Board then went into executive session
Upon the board resolving itself into
open session the resignation OF Wingard
was presented and accepted.
On motion of Campbell, Wingard was
appointed superintendent of buildings and
grounds at a salary of So per month. he
houses.
Mr. Brown then presented his resigna-
ton as a member of the board, to take
effect at the close of the session, ne being
on the eve of moving to Conway Springs
Resignation accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Brown Mr.. Robert
Lawrence was elected member from the
Fifth ward, appointment TO take place
next meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The executive session feature created
considerable excitement at the time. which
caused many in the lobby part of the coun-
ell to figure around the clerks office, which
was the scene of the wonderful mystery.
When the crowd had gone out it was OBJ
served that J. d. Caldwell remained, and
a number suggested that he was not a
member. but he insisted that he was. In
order to get the opinion of the board on
the question, a motion showed all in favor
of the idea that he should not be in there.
This was not sufficient to cause
him to leave, and the chair APP
pointed Mr.. Harry Davis to call a
policeman and accordingly in a few min
utes one OF the blue coats was on hand.
Caldwell held his chair down all the same
and the number of those stretching their
necks TO see and hear what was going on
increased rapidly. Some suggested that
physical courage might be called into play
but finally Caldwell left the room under
protest and the board proceeded &c
consider Vineyards proposed resignation,
brought about by the fact that be should
get a salary for the work he was doing on
the committee on buildings and grounds
The salary question for number OF
teachers was also discussed.
BY way of note il may be said that Cald
we'll has had writ of mandamus, issued
by Judge Need, served on the school,
board last night TO compel them 10 recog
nize him as member OF the school board
or show reason why ne is not.