Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-05

Howarth from the board of education caused ripple of interest in the city Sat urday, and was discussed considerably in school circles. In explanation of the course of the majority Major Strong said:
 The reason why the seven members of the board held the meeting and made up the slate this: Since Mr. Howarth has been on the board he has endeavored in a measure to control the him has used strong terms against us. When ths aga of ef d6na snd casion to call us "a set of pothouse pol iticians,'' and used other language, that toward him, and for one said then that Iwould oppose giving him anything in the board if could hefIpit., The way I felt was also felt by Messrs. Hemingway, Avis, Plunkett and Graves, who remained on the board Towark Adler we had no ill feeling, but he had allied himself with Howarth in every position he had taken At the last election MT. Adler took strong measures to defeat the men elected and naturally when they came on the board it made seven men who were practically united against the two men who had been fighting them
 l and fishes naturally did not care to have the two gentlemen present although don't know as we had any objections to it because matters being in the majority. was opposed to giving MT. Howarth any important position on the com and the balance of the gentlemen, all of whom were present, felt the same way Toward MT. Adler, however, had no desire to be unfair and, committees show, he was well taken care of, and if he is not pleased with what was given him should like to know what he would desire. Mr. Howarth was put on the end ot one of the least important committees, that of books and supplies, where he would not have chance to interfere as he had been doing with the work of the board. Mir. Adler had been given positions on two of the most important committees and the only change made was in deposing him from the chairmanship of the con- mittee on schools
 ''In making up these committees it will be noticed that the senior members of the board have been given the responsible positions to which they are entitled. Heretofore no objec- t1on has been made in changing the chairman ship. MT. Plunkett, for instance, has been chairman of one committee one year and been the third member the same com mitte perhaps the year following He has made objection And what is true of him Is true of other members. Now the trouble with Mir. Howarth is that he is dissatisfied be- cause he secured an unimportant position and has seen fit to resign. AS for MT. Adler, I SUD- pose, having followed Mir. Howarth so intimate ly, he thought best to resign also and that is all there is to it. hardly believe that, aside from MT Howarth any one will say that the com mittees have not been wisely chosen and for the best interests of the schools
 J. D. Plunkett said: 'We had become tired of Mir. Howarths methods and we merely decided to discipline him, and that accounts for his posi- tion. We did not ask him to be present at the meeting because we did not want him. AS for Mir. Adler, there was no disposition to treat him any way but fairly, and he was so treated, and see no reason why he should be dissatisfied