Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04
SCHOOL POLITICS
A Stormy Session Of the Board OF
Education.
v. CHALMERS IS SUPERINTENDENT
The salary is Not reduosd-Iks Vacancy
Ia the Ihira ware CoDtinUes beoaese
ofa Deadlock ). 4 4uintas
Ghe sfoTite.


evening. The session Vas lively one,
and al tunes threatened 20 be- stormy
There are a few hearts that bleed, and
there are some very badly disappointed
trustees, but the superintendent OF
schools Is chosen, and ms salary Is
hxed for the coming year.
The board was called 70 order st7:5o,
and the minutes of the last session
were corrected.
Trustee Fisher moved 10 suspend the
rules and proceed 10 the election OF a
trustee 70 I'LL the vacancy ~ the IhlTd
ward. The motion carued. The trustee
then moved that Mrs. george {. Fitch
De chosen 10 Mi the vacancy.
The hoard proceeded 70 ballot. which
resulted As follows Mrs. Geo. q.
Fitch received 5, A. .. Crozier 4, }. G.
Qumtus votes. No choice.
The second ballot resulted a. follows.
Mrs. Fitch 5, Mr.. CrozieT 3, Mr. Qulntus
Is, Blank stall nOchOlce.
Trustee Blair moved 20 take up the
regular order of business, and the mo-
ton carried.
The Committee on school Books and
Apparatus, reported IN favor OF the
purchase of SET OF the British Classics,
published 10y Appleton Il CO., for use ~
the mon scnOol. The report Was
adopted.
The committee recommended that
Prof. b. l.. D'Ooges COllOqula Latina BE-
adopted p a text book III the Central
school. Adopted.
The committee urged that certain
supplies for the Central School labOra-
tory be purchased.
TINS was also adopted.
The Committee on Library asked per-
mission 10 discharge one of the library
assistants after June ! as the force IN
the library Will then be larger than Is
necessary for the work. Adopted.
The same committee recommended
the purchase of 65 volumes of second
hand books of +. IL. Seymour, as they
are now able TO purchase books that
would be worth Sl35 for $40. The
books arc all said 20 be valuable ones.
Trustee Fisher recommended that the
books be purchased and that the libra
ran be instructed TO watch the shelves,
of second hand book stores, for lust
such chances.
The recommendation was adopted.
The Committee on Buildings submit
ted plans and specifications for the
addition to the East Bridge-St. School.
Trustee Blair, presented a resolution.
that the superintendent of construction
/ be authorized TO proceed with the
erection of the addition 10 the East
Bridge-St. school. 1t was adopted.
Trustee Felker moved that the board
proceed TO another ballot for trustee,
/ for the Third Ward. The motion car
red, and the ballot resulted IN too
many ballots being cast.
/ The president called Trustee House
/ man to the char aud made a little
/ speech, saying that Mrs. Cook had been
/ elected 10 the board. over a male op-
! popent, and il was evident that the peO-
! pie of that ward wished TO be repre-
sented 10y lady. He hoped the board
would act accordingly. Trustee Fisher
made another eloquent plea for Mrs.
| Fitch. The ballot resulted 10 Jacot
! Quintus receiving : ballots, Mrs. Fitch
3. and \. o. CrOZeT, .. still no choice.
The next ballot resulted as follows.
Jacob Quntus, Z; 4. O. CroAcr, 3. and
Mrs. Fitch, ,. The balloting was tnen
/ postponed for one month.
Trustee Blair moved that the board
proceed 10 the election of a superinten-
dent Of schools for the coming year.
The motion was carried.
The board then proceeded 10 a ballot
IN which w. W. Chalmers received
votes, ". : Perry 8, and J. y. Mitchell -
Trustee Feiker remarked that ii Mr.
Perry was elected, the board would
have 70 pay HIM $4,000.
Trustee Merrill was Of the opinion
that If hc did come high. the board
must have him, and urged has appoint
ment.
Mr. Wagner said Mr.. Chalmers had
had bat little experience. but D.,
thought he ought 10 bc chosen, becsus'
with hls rare talents and ms robus
/ constitution. be could not help making
a good superintendent.
trustee Hustled "a 4 that John J.
/ Sullivan had an excellent constitution
bat be thought that d required BRAIN
and experience 10 quahfy q man 10
superintendent Of schools % the city o
/ Grand Rapids. auG that Mr. Perry wa
Just that KIND of man.
The second ballot resulted as follows
". ". Cnslmers, 3, Mr. Perry, 9
4 Mitchell. ].
There beng = legal question as e
whether a bare majority constituted AZ
election. the board proceeded foanothe
ballot NJ. Chalmers received II votes
Alr Perry 3. and Nj. Mitchell ].
Trustee Plar moved that the "a lar-
he fixed a. - 500.
Trustee Ncrr5iI moved. az an amend
+ mcnt. % tx t ST : 800.
Trustee Husted supported the amend
mcnt.
Trustees Felkcr. Mcbride. Houserns-
and FISHER supported the original mo
/ ton, and made pcs for the msints 70
lng of the present salary.
The pres dent aga took the Zoo
a1d ss , that be considered that t1
4 Board of Education. when % took
ms1 from small town. and one v1
bad never had crntr0. 0f more tns.
+ q gnt teachers. and PLACED nlm r. tt
11r-orta 1t pos.t.on, over tre heads Cf s
many many able and eVperenoei ca-
dIdstes, IS rrsErsced the Cfr said hs
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