The record-union., 1894-02-05
CITY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
Ex-DireCtor 0. W. ErIewine the Sue
cessful Aspirant.
The Board of Education Takes Seven
teen BallotS-Albert Hart at
Once Resigns.

Pursuant to a call by the President OF
the City Board OF Education, a special
meeting Of the board was held on Satur-
day evening for the purpose of electing a
Superintendent of Common Schools.
1t had been rumored of late that o. W.
Erlewine had the upper hand in the con-
test, but George a. Merrill of San Fran
cisco was so close a second in the race that
for a time it was thought he might get a
majority of the votes in the board when
the time came to elect. Such. however
was not the case, as further development is
will show.
No sooner had President Davis stated
the object of the meeting than Director
Buchanan presented the application of
George A. Merrill of San Francisco for
the position of Superintendent.
MerrilPs application was indorsed by q
number of Superior Judges of San Fran
cisco, members of the Board of Regents
of the State University, and also num-
Der of young men of this city who were
classmates with him at the University.
Director Huntington, Chairman OF the
Committee on Course of Study and Classi-
fication, to which were referred the va
rious applications, stated that great
number of persons had sent in written
Endorsements of those who desired to
succeed Albert Hart as superintendent,
but he did not see the necessity of their
being read, as it would take up too much
time. 1t was decided that no more in
dorsements be read, and on motion of
Director Driver the board proceed to elect
a Superintendent.
Nominations being in order, Director
Dolan nominated .. w. Erlewine; Di-
rector Crouch nominated Albert Hart;
Director Buchanan nominated George A.
Merrill, and Director Huntington nom
mated George Weitbrecht Of st. Paul,
Mimi. The board then proceeded to bal
lot.
On the first ballot Directors Sherburu,
Dolan Davis and Driver voted for Erie
wine; Crouch, Whitbeck and Dillman for
Hart; Buchanan tor Merrill, and Hunt
nigton for Weitbrecht.
Five votes being necessary to a choice,
another ballot was taken, but the result
was the same, Erlewine receiving four
votes, Hart three, and Merrill and Welt
brecht one each. After the third ballot
Weitbrecht did not receive any votes.
On the fourth ballot Huntington voted
for Merrill, leaving Erlewine and Hart
with the same NUM- ber of votes as on the
preceding ballots. On the sixth ballot
Dillman voted for Merrill instead of
Hart, leaving Hart with only two votes.
No change occurred until the twelfth
ballot, when Dolan, Davis and Driver
voted for Eriewine: Sherburn, Crouch
and Whitbeck for Hart, and Buchanan,
Huntington and Dillman for Merrill.
On the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth
and sixteenth ballots the voting was the
same. On the seventeenth ballot, how
ever, the necessary change was made.
Dillman voted for Merrill instead of Hart
and Crouch switched from Merrill to
Erlewine. thereby giving Erlewine the
necessary five votes. The result of the
election was as follows:
Erlewine-Sherburn, Crouch, Dolan,
Davis and Drivers.
Hart-W Whitbeck-l.
Merrill-Buchanan, Huntington and
Dillman-3.
Director Whitbeck voted for Hart on
every ballot.
President Davis declared O. w. Erie
wine duly elected City Superintendent of
Common Schools, and Superintendent
Hart at once rendered his resignation, to
take effect tonight.
The Board then adjourned until the
last Monday evening in this month.