The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
EDUCATORS GREW WARM,
No Photographs of School
Children for the Atlanta
Exposition.
Which Wound Up In Hot
Words and No Work.

A special meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation was held yesterday afternoon to
discuss the proposition of photographing
the schoolhouses and school children for
the Atlanta Exposition. The meeting
opened quietly enough, but before the
Directors got through with the business
before them there was scene of wild dis
order. There were only nine members
present, but this, instead of harmonizing
the meeting, made matters worse, for it
was an impossibility to get majority vote
on any proposition.
The trouble grew out of the request of
National Commissioner of Education W.
T. Harris that all the schools in the prin-
cipal cities of the United States make a
showing at the Atlanta Exposition by
having their classes and schoolhouses
photographed and sending the pictures on
to Washington to make up the exhibit of
the Commissioner. AS soon as this propo-
sition was made public quite number of
local photographers wanted to do the
work for nothing, with the exclusive privi-
lege of selling the photographs to the
children.
AS there are about $40 classes and over
10000 school children, this in itself would
have been a very fair paying proposition,
but it was considered as nothing to the ad-
vertising which would accrue to the pho
tographer from the work. G. L. Shilling
has done considerable school work since
the new board has been in power. and he
was one of those who were willing to do it
again. The minority OF those present
wanted to see Shilling get the job but the
other photographers had not been idle, and
nearly every School Director was ready for
a snap shot.
School Director Henry T. Scott offered
resolution that Taber be permitted to take
the pictures of the schools and children,
and Immediately protest went up from
the not silent minority. School Director
Barrett voiced the protest and declared
that there was job in the proposition to
give the work to Taber. Shilling had had
the first call on the work. Mr.. Barrett said,
and he was the first who offered to do it
for nothing.
Taber went Shilling one better in that
he would not only do the work for nothing,
was then discovered that all the photo
graphers had offered to take the pictures
for nothing.
After hearing the arguments in favor of
Shilling. Taber, Thors and Marceau, Super
lntendent Moulder made motion that
the work be given to Taber.
Director Barrett responded by saying
UndG MT. MOulQer was an emlSSary or
Taber, at which Mr.. Moulder grew indig-
nant and said that he was not. Mr.. Barrett
said that 'he was, too."
'You'll have to take that back" cried
superintendent Moulder. Nobody can
say that about me-"
Secretary Beanston looked as pleased as
if he were drawing two salaries and he
buried himself in his books and tried to
look as if he were earning one. He does
not like Mr.. Moulder as that gentlem an is
of the opinion that the board should have
a more courteous secretary.
Mr.. Scott tried to pour oil on the waters
by introducing resolution dividing the
work up between Thors, Marceau and
Taber. AS only six votes could be got on
this proposition, the resolution was lost.
Ambrose, Clinton and Barrett voted
against it. Then Director Barrett intro
duced resolution giving the work to
Shilling. This proposition was knocked
out and the board adjourned. The result
of the meeting. it is said, will be that no
photographs will be sent to the Atlanta
Exposition.