Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-18
STILL DEADLOCKED.
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE BY THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Proceedings at the Meeting Last Evening,
Difficulty About Selecting a Successor
to Mr.. Shafer-The Classification Com
mittee's Report Again Deferred. .-

mittees Report Again Deferred.
Since the resignation of President
Shafer from the board of education, that
body has been struggling with dead
lock which bids fair to continue fors
time to come. J
A meeting was held last night at
which all the members were present
save DR.. Barber, who has gone east, and
at the conclusion of the session it was
more evident than ever that the termin.
alton is yet far distant.
The lobby of the council chamber was
comfortably filled when President Boal
raped for order, many ladies being
among the spectators, and lively inter-
est was manifested in the proceedings.
DIR. Boal, in few we'll chosen re-
marks, thanked the members for the
honor conferred upon him at the last
meeting, by his election TO the presi-
dency of the board. He urged upon
them the necessity for concerted action
and hoped they would in the future be
more closely united and unanimous in
their opinions.
Several applications for positions as
janitors were read and referred to the
committee on janitors.
designations from M. A. Parmalee
and Maud Blanchard, both teachers,
were read and accepted.
A petition for the placing OF filters in
all the school buildings was referred to
the building committee.
A numerously signed protest against
action being taken on the resignation of
Miss Cora Slack, teacher in the Alpine
street school, was read, and a set of res
olutions adopted at mass meeting of
the citizens of the Alpine-street school
district, requesting that no action be
taken, was presented. Miss Slack later
withdrew her resignation.
The matter was referred to the clas-
sification committee.
The Friday morning club sent in a
communication urging careful consider
alton of the question of electing women
of the necessary qualifications to mem
bership in the board. The communica-
tion was filed. g
The finance committee reported a
number of demands, which were ordered
paid.
When the report of the classification
committee was called for, there was a
general feeling of trouble lowering
about, but this was avoided by mo-,
ton to defer action until the next meet
ing, which carried unanimously.
The routine matters being disposed OF,
DIR. Kierulff arose and said he regretted
the necessity of Withdrawing the name
of Jesse s. Walton, whom he placed in
nomination at the last meeting for the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. Shafer, Mr.. Walton having de-.
clined to allow his name to be ballotted
upon. DR.. Kierulf then nominated
Mrs. Caroline M. Severance, and the
Friday Morning club applauded.
Mr.. Wilmer expatiated upon the
merits of DIR. E. R. Smith, whom he
nominated at last weeks meeting, and
presented Endorsements of his candi-
date from DR.. Sinsabaugh and City
Clerk Teed. DIR. Davis secon ded the
nomination of DIR. Smith.
Mr.. Marsh nominated Mrs. Margaret
Hughes, Mr.. Crowley seconding.
The nominations were closed, and
there ensued long and fruitless dis
cussion as to how many votes would be
necessary to elect.
Messrs. Gaffey and Marsh held that
majority of the members present would
be sufficient, the former citing the Sec
tion of the charter providing for the
election OF member to the board in
support of his position. The section
states that a majority of the board shall
constitute quorum, and the argument
made was that majority of those pres
ent may elect.
The chair ruled against them and an
appeal was taken. DR.. Boal founded
his ruling on section of the rules
adopted by the board for it's own gov
ernment, which Messrs. Marsh and
Gaffey claim are in conflict with the
charter, and therefore imperative and
invalid.
Mr.. Wilmer was in accord with the
president, while Mr.. Crowley thought
the matter should be laid on the table.
A vote was taken, resulting in the ap-
peal being sustained, DR.. Kierulff voting
with Messrs. Galley and Marsh, and
Mr.. Crowley refusing to vote.
Further action was deferred until the
next meeting.
Mr.. Marsh addressed the board, saw
ing that in his opinion it was folly to
think of electing anyone at the present
time. With such widely differing opin-
ions he could see no prospect OF set
tlement, and feared that an election
held while the board is 30 far from an
agreement would result in disaster, and
invalidate its work for some time to
come.
The discussion was then dropped.
The building committee was given
power to act in the matter of placing
the flag on the high school.
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