Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-03
IS THE MAN.
School Board Elects
Him Superintendent.
IT TOOK SIX BALLOTS.
The Successful Candidate Comes From
The Successful Candidate Comes From
the State Of Michigan.

An important meeting OF the ochooi
Committee was held last evening. II was
called to elect Superintendent.
Chairman Abbott stated the business.
The question of salary was first dis
cussed by the members.
Mr.. Gillian was In favor of fixing the
minimum and maximum before the cleo
tion.
1t was so voted, and the figures were
put at 5000 and $500.
Mr.. Gillian of the subcommittee hav-
ing in charge.the mater .of applications
moved that the applications be confined
to those persons who had experience.
Mr.. Kelliher seconded the motion.
Mr.. Rice, who is member of the Board
and who is an applicant without exper-
ience, did not like this, for 1t would shut
him out. He whispered to Mr.. Barker
and the latter made an amendment that
all applications be considered.
Mr.. Rice thought the original motion
was an unjust move to bar him out of the
race. He hoped his name would be con-
sidered
Chairman Abbott put the amendment
and all who voted for 1t were Messrs. Rice
and Barker. In the negative only one or
two voices were heard. The members
seemed to be little shy.
Chairman Abbott declared the amend
ment carried, although several doubted.
IL was then voted to take an informal
ballot for superintendent.
Superintendent Maxson thought 1t bet
ter to go into executive session.
Mr.. Gillian was not In favor of 1t. He
thought the public should what the Board
did and that no candidate should be
ashamed of his qualifications.
Mr.. Tolman moved that the Board go
into executive session and II was carried.
After considering the merits of the ap-
plicants in executive session for one hour
the doors were opened and the committee
proceeded to ballot for Superintendent,
which resulted as follows: Rice, 4; Fisher,
8, and SEYMOUR
DIR. Kelliher quoted a section of the City
Charter which debarred q member Of the
School Committee from being elected
Superintendent.
Mr.. Rice claimed that his position had
the backing of the City Solicitor and he
thought it ought TO be worth something.
Mr.. Butterworth, however, did not
think SO. Upon reading the charter he
Immediately came to the conclusion that
Mr.. Rice was ineligible. The opinion OF
the latter who is prominent member of
the bar in Providence, had considerable
weight with his associates.
Another ballot was taken and II re-
suited: Fisher, 4; Rice, 3, and Seymour 1.
A third ballot was taken and Fisher had
4; Rice, 2; Seymour, Il; Bogart, 1. A
fourth ballot was the same and 30 was the
fifth.
The sixth ended the contest, Fisher
having and Bogart 8. Mr.. Fisher was
thereupon declared unanimously elected
Superintendent of Schools and his salary
was hxed at =, 800 year.
Gilman q. Fisher is a native OF New
England and is about As years of age. He
is graduate Of Colby University, Water
vile, Me.
He has been Superintendent OF Schools
at Dover, N. H., for two years; at Wey-
mouth, Mass, eight years, and for the
past two years at Muskegon, Mich.
He is the author of manual of primary
arithmetic and essentials Of geography,
both of which are widely used.
He was Secretary for two terms and Pre-
sident for one term of the New England
Association of School Superintendents.