The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-05-09

Prsyteas.
Last konday sisht was The tint
aEsd By Law Cor the regular nsnthl,
meeting Of the Board % Education
Upon that occasion % was supposed
The retiring board, after tn
eompletion Of unfinishsa business
would give way 10 the new board
There being no quorum Of the old, q
veil O. no quorum Of the neU board
all the proceedlnss which took placs
are irregular and void. Proceedings
In quo varranto, In the name Of the
Attorney General having been com
menesd. Questioning the right Of B.
r. Solver ard Thomas White 10
serve e. members from the country
district, and . restraining order
having been granted by Judge
Lampkin, preventing them from
acting 90 such members until the
quo tCarraatO should be decided
sewer and White did not attempt 10
take their places upon the board.
The day set for the trial Of the quo
tDorraato II June 5th. There were
only ave members present at the
Monday nights meeting, which In
view Of both White and Sewer
having certificates Of election, and
Judge Tompson's decision on the
previous injunction csse, makes
them members until the quo var-
ranto proceedings are decided.
Consequently . quorum Of the board
II six-and there was no quorum
Monday night. To say the least 80
required . good deal OF gail to
attempt any kind Of an Organization
under such Q condition Of things.
n the quo Varranto should he de-
cided In favor Of white and Sewer,
everything done ct Monday nights
meeting, or any future meeting un-
til June 6th, 10 illegal and void.
And We are Of the opinion that the
proceedings will be illegal anyway
no matter how the June 5th case
turns out. At Monday nights meet
Ing the following ofiicers were
elected illegally: C. q. WilnIarth,
President, and F.. l.. Bishop, Vice
President. They each received Ave
yotes-nOt . quorum; and were COM
PEELED to vote for themselves even to
get the necessary votes under their
own claim Of . quorum. But II was
the heIghth Of Impudence to VO:e
for w. h. Flanders for clerk, who
was not even q member Of the
board, and had been beaten In the
election for the position by ninety
seven majority. r. l.. Weaver
had the good sense TO protest against
this hIgh-handed action, snd
Flanders did not even get . Insj GRITTY
Of the votes under the illegal
quorum. The subsequent action In
allowing bills, appointing commit
tees, ETC., IL illegal, and will be Of no
avail. Teachers employed, will, Of
course, have no right 10 their pisces,
aud such contracts will finally be
annullsd. We understand that on
Saturday evening this quasi board
will attempt to employ teachers.
II they have any right or justice on
their side In their claim with refer
ence to the illegsllty Of Sesver and
White sitting a. members, why the
indecent haste 10 attempted organ
izstion aud employment Of teachers!
Their rights would not suffer 10 all
proceedings were delayed until the
determination Of the quo VdrraRto
suit. II their position 10 not tensble.
the whole organization, allowance
Of bills, employDsnt Of teachers re.
will ell have 10 be done over again
and their former action snnulled-
thus making expense, much bad
blood and an interminable quarrel.
These men are not even upheld by
their friends In this bulldozing
actIon, and there lie created the gen.
sral impression that they are act
usted more by prejudice, gall, and
narroW-mindsdness than Q deslrs to
act for the best Interests Of the city
schools.