The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-21
SCHOOL BOARD DEADLOCK.
Required Seven Ballots to Fill the
Vacancy.
MISS CAMPBELL WAS THE WINNER
Hot Debates Indulged in by Directors over
Promotions and the Methods Resorted
to by Directors to Secure .hem-The
Contracts for Supplies Awarded

A special meeting of the School Board was
held last evening for the transaction of
general business, but more especially to elect
teachers to fill vacancies and purchase desks
and blackboards. One election created
deadlock which lasted for seven ballots, but
was finally broken by Director Edwards with
drawing the name of his son. Subsequently
the Board proceeded to make promotions and
the feeling engcndercd was so bitter that it
looked for while as if some Of the Directors
would resort to personal attacks.
The members Of the Board in attendance
were Messrs. Baugh, Edwards, Higgins,
James, O'Bren, Lee, Dewitt Hanna, Church,
Sullivan, Connors, Morgan, Trczise, Williams
and President Price
The resignation of Miss Sallie E. Conry as
teacher was read and accepted
The committee on teachers and salaries
presented a report in which it recommended
that Miss Mary Connors succeed Mr.. Hooks
at the Turkey Run school, the latter having
been promoted to the first grade grammar
department; that Miss Shields succeed Miss
Annie Burke in the White street building.
Miss Burke going to the second grade pri-
mary; and that Miss Bierman report for duty
upon the opening of the schools.
Upon motion of Mr.. Dewitt the Board pro-
ceeded to the election of a teacher to fill the
vacancy in the corps occasioned by the rcsig-
nation of Miss Sallie E. Conry. The follow
ing names Of applicants were submitted
Luther r. Edwards, Maggie Campbell Name
l.. Downey, Maud Kline, Fannie d. Gruhler,
Emma L. Eisenhower Anna E. McNelis,
Cora Stcmer, Harry B. Gable, Nora NJ.
Graham, Annie Stein, Allan L. Settler,
Cornelius b. Campbell Gertrude X. Hess,
Gertrude c. Muir Jennie A. Neary, Frank
j. Conry.
On the first ballot the fifteen votes OF the
Board were divided as follows: Edwards, >;
Maggie Campbell, 3; Sterner, ,; Gable, 1;
Stein, 1; Conry 3. Messrs. Baugh, Edwards,
Trezise, Morgan and Lee favored the election
of Edwards and Messrs Price and James
voted for Stemer Mr. Williams cast his
vote for Gable and Mr.. Church voted for
Miss Stein. The Democratic votes were
divided between Conry and Miss Campbell.
On the second ballot Director Williams
swelled the Edwards vote to six, but as
Messrs. Price and James adhered to Miss
Sterner and the Democrats would not sur
render, there was no election and the dead
lock continued for the next four ballots.
After the fifth ballot, and just before the
sixth was taken, Director Edwards arose and
stated that aItbopoh his son held siv votcs or
tbe Roord no ,vouId for tbo. Mo ,f ,.,i,1ir,,
a continued daodlocl, withdraw, tho .,,o,r,
Tho siv+b holIot ,,os ,s rrritloss. .os tI,, vet
The Democrats With tbo ovcartio, nc
Director Deyitt voted for Nj Car,rholI
while tho RenrbIican members continued
diridod Nrossrl prica o,,d T,,,,,.s tin tin,
for Miss Starnar NTessrs Churrb and I oo f,r
Miss Stein Ntessrs Ranch and Williams ran
timing to vote for Edwards notwithstanding
tbe vitbdrayvaI Mr. NIorgan for Nj Co,,r7
hell and Nassrs Trozise and Fd,vards ,otin,,
for Miss Gruhler.
3 The seventh and last bo1Iot rceuIfod in
Miss CamnbeII,s election She received rinc
votes among them those of NTcssrs Nrorgon
Williams Tra2ise and Fdvords
On motion of Mr. Dewitt seconded b, Mr.
HIGGINS if was decided that Miss Conno,s bo
promoted ia tbe Turkey Run school IN an tbo
vacancy caused nv fine nronotion of Ucrbart
C. Hooks
This motion raised fierce storm Director
Lee made q hitter fgbt apainst il
He called the Board,s attention 10 the
fact that at its last meeting if had de-
eided To leave the balance of promotions in
the hands of the Superintendent and claimed
that that morton sbould he first rescinded
Director Morgan also fought the motion and
wanted TO know why Miss CampbeU. the
teacher residing at Turkey Run. should not
be elected to fiji the school there. Bv adopt-
ing that measure Miss Campbell would he
entitled to s85 month for the first year
but by the recommendation of the Teachers
and Salaries committee Miss Connors. who
poord ,ro,Id bo rIo.od IN q, r,gitio,, a.