St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-15
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board of Education
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL. Minn., June II, 1889.
Held In conformity with the provis-
ions of section 10 of the organic act
governing the Board, ''fOr the purpose
of organizing and electing the officers"
of e Board of Education ION the sec
Ond Tuesday in June"
The meeting was called to order by
the Secretary at 8 o'clock p. m, the fol-
lOwing-named members being first
called, viz:
Inspectors Cook, DObner, Haas and
Thomson, holding Office under the terms
OF their respective appointments until
June. 1890. as also Inspector Giesen, alb.
sent with leave.
The following named gentlemen,
each duly commissioned by the Hon.
Robert A. Smith. Mayor of the city Of
st. Paul, for the term of two years, and
each OF whom had previously qualified
as the law requires, were also present
and answered to their names as Inspect
Ors, viz:
Andrew P. Croonquist, member of the
Board from the First ward.
Albert g. Postlethwaite, member of
the Board from the Third ward.
Louis II. Maxfield, member of the
Board from the Fifth ward.
Benjamin F. Wright, member of the
Board from the Seventh ward.
John DOwlan, member of the Board
from the Ninth ward.
George +. Kuhles, member of the
Board from the Eleventh ward.
Total number of Inspectors present
10. Absent with leave)-1.
A preliminary organization was eff
fected by the election of Inspector
Wright as President pro tempore, so
chosen Oh motion Of Inspector POstle-
thwaite.
The first business declared to be in
order waSthe election of President.
when Inspector Postlethwaite placed in
nomination for said Office Inspector
Charles L. Haas.
No other nominations being made, it
was moved and ordered that the secre-
tary cast the ballot of the Board for the
nominee. which duty having been COM
piled with, Inspector Charles l.. Haas
was declared duly and unanimously
elected as President of the Board OF Ed
ucation for the statutory term OF one
year.
Tile election of Vice President being
next in order, Inspector Leonard j.
DObner was nominated for such posi-
tion by Inspector Kuhles. No other
nominations being made, it was again
moved and ordered that the vote of the
Board be cast for Inspector DObner as
Vice President, by the Secretary. This
order having been complied with, In
spector Leonard j. Dobner was de-
clared duly and unanimously elected as
Vice President of the Board of Educa-
ton for the statutory term of one year.
The election of Secretary was an
nOunced as being in order, when In
spectOr POStlethwaite named Mr.. Otto
Dreher for said office. No other nOmi-
nations were made, and it was further
moved and determined that Inspector
Thomson cast the vote of the Board for
the nominee. This was done as re-
questcd, and Otto Dreher declared duly
and unanimously elected as Secretary
of the Board of Education for the statu-
tory term of two years.
The organization of the Board having
thus been completed, the President pro
tempore vacated the chair, and the
President-elect assumed the duties of
his Office, after first expressing his
thanks for the honor conferred upon
him.
On motion of Inspector Thomson a
and Rules" of three members, was ap-
pointed, consisting of Inspectors Thom-
son. POstlethwaite and DObner.
On motion of Inspector Postlethwaite
it was: "Resolved, until new bylaws
and rules shall have been adopted, that
the present existing bylaws and rules
remain operative and in force"
1t was further moved and determined
that when the Board adjourns it do so
until Tuesday, the 18th inst. at the
usual time and place. So adjourned.
OTTo DREHER, Secretary.