The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-05-06
THE COUNTY sUPERlNTENUY.


The Largest Gathering of school Directors
for Many Years. Beisel, Of Lansford,
Winner on the Fifth Ballot.
The convention of school directors to
elect county Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools attracted many people to
Mauch Chunk on Tuesday afternoon.
There we're four candidates, McCabe, of
Nesuuehoning; Beisel, of Lansford;
Ballet, of Normal Square; Porter, of
Kidder. The men had made a thorough
canvass all over the county and the inn
preston prevailed that if any particu-
lar one of the candidates were in the
lead it was Ballet, and there is no
question but had the election occurred
ten days or two weeks ago that Ballet
would have been elected on the second
or third ballot. When the directors
commenced gathering those on the
outer edge could at once see a sys-
tematic attack on the Ballet forces by
the leaders of the Beisel supporters,
Balliet's men began to waver, and
though there were many who predicted
that the final ballot would find McCabe
and Porter in the heat they were dis
appointed, and the last ballot found
Beisel and Ballet together. The upper
end supported Beisel-almost all of the
McCabe men falling to him. The
Porter men divided, but it left the
lower end candidate short on points
What caused Ballet to lose strength
on the home stretch is put to several
causes, one a story that he had never
taught in the public school in the
county, another that he had been asked
to resign from Ursinus College, both
false, yet it caughtthe upper end di-
reetors and they voted Beisel.
| County Superintendent Snyder called
| the convention to order, and Michael
Cassidy and Alfred Breithaupt we're
appointed secretaries pro TEN. For
chairman DR.. W. l.. Kutz, of Weissport,
and DIR. L. w. Meyer, of East Mauch
Chunk, were nominated, the former
winning II to 81. DR.. Kutz took the
chair and spoke pleasantly of the honor
he felt in being called 60 preside over
so intelligent body of men, and re-
ferred ably to the Importance of elect
ing some one fit in every way for the
position. A superintendent of schools
should be man with high and noble
motives, and he should do his duty
fearlessly always working for the eleva-
tion of the schools and the highest in
terests of the profession.
Hugh Sharp,of Lansford, moved that
temporary secretaries be continued,
and it was agreed to. John Zern, OF
Franklin, was made an additional
secretary.
OF tine lll directors in TIE county all
/ responded to their name on roll call
, but o.
The question of salary being the
first consideration +. Wintermute, OF
East Mauch Chunk, moved that the
salary be $500 per annum as hereto
fore. The motion was seconded.
An amendment TO strike out $500
and insert $500 was made bv Director
Slocum, of Mud Run. He thought il
the salary was raised the superinten
dent would be better able to visit the
country schools ofteuer. The amend
ment was defeated and the origina
motion carried.
Director Slocum here raised tn,
point of order that Chairman Kutz haC
only been elected temporary officer
and that all the business transacted
+ was void. There was some skirmish
ing over this, when Thos. Boyd, o.
. Mauch Chunk, moved that temporary
/ officers be made the permanent officer
1 of the conyentiOn. II was agreed TO
DR.. Meyer, of East Mauch Chunk
didn't think that the work of the con
vention should be interfered with b!
the kicking of a single individual anC
he looked daggers at Slocum.
The chairman announced that nOmi
nations were in order, Alfred Bret
haupt presented the name of W. L
= Porter, of Kidder; it was seconded b.
!, Jacob Peters, Of Parryville; Morgan
Morgan presented the name of p. II
McCabe, of Nesquehoning, it wa
q seconded by Ben kuehner, of Eas
d Mauch Chunk; NJ. o. Brian named n
p NJ. Ballet, it was seconded bv WH
y Mccormick; Hugh Sharp named A.
s Beisel, of Lansford
d A resolution was adopted to drop tn
candidate having the lowest number q
b votes on the third ballot. The votin
# commenced and ON the third ballC
e McCabe fell by the way side. Tn
d fourth ballot dropped Porter and ia
e iifth ballot elected Prof Beisel, Count
u superintendent of Public Schools fc
the next three years at $500 year.