The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-06
GUYT0N'S WAR ENDED.
THE FACTIONS HARMONIzE AND
PEACE PREVAILS.


inationalists Gain Victory in the
School Fight-The Trustees of the
Guyton Academy to Have Control of
the School for One Year-The Two
Opposing Boards Resign and New
Board Elected.
To say that the MORNING NEWS was in
demand in Guyton on Wednesdays putting
it mildly The villagers imagined that the
outside world would never hear of their
little warfare The MORNING NEWS dissi-
pated the deusion and as result
everybody wanted to see what 1t said
about it, Those who could not
buy, beg or borrow a paper at once, pa
tiently waited until the more fortunate got
through with theirs, and took their turns
like going to mill.
The Guyton Academy was discussed in
the stores, on the streets and on the trains,
for great many Guytonians are Sa-
vannah business men. The report of the
Guyton school war, as detailed by the
MORNING NEWS of Wednesday, was CON
coded on all sides to be substantially cor
rect, but that it was entitled "A Skirmish in
the Churches" and that the church rivalry
all the details which have characterized the
war seemed to rouse the ire of the
guardians of the Savannah District High
School, who did not want the outside world
to know that the brethren did not dwell to-
gether In unity.
HARMONY WITH A BIG H.
The result of the publication, however,
has led up to Harmony with big H. The
meeting on Wednesday night resulted in a
settlement Of the vexed issue for one year.
A committee was appointed to wait on the
MORNING NEWS yesterday and report that
all is serene in Guyton. The meeting re-
suited in the resignation of the dual boards
and the selection of a new school board
clothed with full power to act for one year.
The meeting was held in the Guyton town
hall, and while 60 people is considered a
"big town meeting" the Guyton Academy
war called out over 100, embracing church
members of all denominations and goodly
sprinkling of the unregenerated.
The meeting was called to order and or
gained by the election of Thomas f.
Stubs Chairman, and S. S. Tison, Score
tary. Mr.. Stubs, while not a communi-
cant of either of the churches, was sup
posed to be rather disposed toward the
Methodist side of the house, or, perhaps less
EXCEPTIONALLY stated, toward the old board,
while Mr.. Tison is a well known and
orthodox member of the Methodist faction
The Observation-Disclosures were willing to
concede the organization, feeling confident
that they had a well assured majority when
1t came to question of voting.
READING THE REPORT.
Col. r. J. Davant, President of the old
board, took the floor and read a report
which, In brief, was a very elegantly con
ceived resume of the work of the old
board, In which he showed that it had
been very diligent in its work of advancing
the educational interests of Guyton, and in
brief that the members had discharged their
duty with great fidelity, and that success
had crowned their efforts The report was
adopted unanimously. If the anti-denomi-
nationalist had imagined there were
any derelictions which the President had
overlooked, they were generous, and voted
to adopt.
The real music of the evening begun
when Mr.. Baynard took the floor He was
loaded TO the guards, and had a MORNING
NEWS next to his heart. He was a member
of the old board, and he objected to the
appellation "heathen." As Mr. Barnard is
an Episcopalian, he gave the meeting to
understand that the term "heathen" did
not apply to him, and he thought that it
ought not to have been employed in any
allusion to any of the good citizens of GUY |
ton. Mr. Baynard read copious extracts
from the MORNING NEWS, and began an
grafton in the defense of Mr..
McGehee, when Mr.. Blackshear called
him to order, upon the ground
that he was not speaking to the motion to
adopt the report of Col. Davant. The
chairman, Mr. Stubbs, was not disposed to
enforce strict parliamentary rules, and said
that he thought MIR. Baynard would get to
the point after awhile. Mai VIM came
to Mr. Baynard's relief with a motion that
the gentleman be allowed TO proceed ont of
qrH Oh h;
work and made it exceedingly interesting
for some time. His speech was fUu of wit
and satire
MR.. BLACKSHEARS RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. j. E. Blackshear then obtained the
hoor He did not question the accuracy of
the MORNING NEWS report, but he re-
GREETED that such a state of affairs existed
In Guyton to call forth the publication of
the dissensions. He counseled harmony, |
and to settle the Vexed questions he offered |
che following resolutions:
WHEREAS, During the summer Of 1887 certain |
differences arose between the trustees of GUY |
ton Academy in regard to the selection of a |
teacher for said academy: and
WHEREAS, In consequence of said differences |
the sald trustees we're unable to provide a
teacher for said academy, and by mutual con |
sent they allowed the academy to remain I'M |
occupied for a time and,
WHEREAS, BY mutual agreement Col r. j. |
Ing school in Guyton, did enter into an agree |
ment by which the academy was rented to Mr. |
Il. j. Cubbedge for one year for the sum of
Sl25, this rental to be applied by Col r. J. Da-
tant for the benefit of the school represented
by him; and,
WHEREAS, The schools represented respective
V by the parties aforesaid composed the entire
schools of Guyton school district, aud no pro
test was then entered and no objection filed
against the renting Of the said academy, on
the contrary, their action was acquiesced in by
the entire community and
WHEREAS, While not wishing in any wav to
Interfere with or reverse the action of Messrs
Davant and Cubbedge, as before stated many of
the citizens OF Guyton school district believing
that the said renting Of the academy
20 the representative Of one school for the
benefit of another school, both under private
management, was without warrant or authuri- |
ty. and should not again be permitted; and
WHEREAS. The aforesaid citizens. entertain
Ing these views and feeling convinced that the |
Board Of Trustees of Guytou Academy by rea-
son of the differences hereinbefore cited (which |
differences still exist, were unable
10 properly discharge the duties of
trustees for Guyton Academy |
they, the aforesaid citizens of Guyton school
district, in mass meeting assembled did on the |
evening of March a, 1889, at a meeting held in
Guyton Academy, nominate, ballot for and
elect b. J. Cubbedge G.. A. J. Sweat J. f. |
Blackshear, George II. Morgan William Speer
,. S. Wetman, A. A. Vim aud H. Gr,ner