The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-06-16
SCHOOL BOARD.
Another Lively Session with Little Busi.
ness last night.

Another Lively Session with Little Busi.
ness last night.
The school board met again last
night and a large audience Of citizens
and taxpayers enjoyed the perform
suce throughout
President Ray was in the chair at
the opening. in fact it was rumorsd
that he had been there most of the
day in order to head off any further
revolutionary tactics.
When the minutes were read there
were various corrections and objec-
tions and President Ray ordered the
clerk to strike out all that part OF the
minutes referring to the actions OF
''the mob attempting TO usurp his au-
thority." Mr. Donnelly objected and
the president told to keep still now"
league Ray moved that the minutes
be approved, but the president refused
to entertain the motion Donnelly at
tempted to take the floor but the presi-
dent said he had:not addressed the chair
properly having said only president"
instead OF Mr.. President" and told
him TO sit down. Donnelly would not
sit worth a cent, however, and said
that II Ray did not go ahead and do
business they would elect president
that would
Smith said too much had already
been laid at his door (now as the cam
paign was just opening) and he want
ed peace. sweet peace. He therefore
took a concilatory tack and poured oil
on the troubled waters so successfully
that the president finally gave IN and
put the motion and the minutes were
approved.
Donnelly moved to suspend the!rules
and elect a clerk who was to receive
Sl.50 for each meeting. The motion
prevailed and Il. b. Lucas was elected
and at once qualified.
Boles made vigorous protest
against the approval of the minutes Of
the two special meetings, claiming the
meetings were illegal, but his efforts
failed, the other eleven voting for ap-
Proval.
The superintendent report was re-
ferred TO committees. Boles W. nted
the report published, but Smith
jumped into the ring once more for
gore and charged Boles with having
worked into tho report political
boom for himself.
Boles responded in a vigorous style
which reminded one of the old tail
twisting times, and then the board
spent half hour discussing the prob
able cost Of five new panes of glr IS
and came to no conclusion.
A. e. Jackson addressed the board
and withdrew his application for a
place in Lincoln school.
The teachers committee unanimous.
ly recommended that employ ment OF
the following additional teachers.
Miss Cora Gum, of Detroit Mich.
ss assistant teacher of the High School
Miss Margaret Reese to succseed
Emory Buckner.
Miss Netiie Shepherd to succeed Mrs
David son.
Colored-Mrs. Lucy Froe, Mrs
Queen Lee, Miss May Jones and Miss
Callie Jackson with Mrs. Eva B. Stew
art for supply.
Boles thought the board had been rur
long enough by the teachers commit
tee, and moved to table the whole
matter.
On motion of league Ray the report
was received aud filed. Smith move
to elect the teachers at once, bnt q
point OF order was raised that thil
could only be done at regular meet
ing, the first Monday night in TIN
} month. which prevailed.
: On motion former resolution i'm
) posing a special levy of mills TO pr.
) the judgment in favor of the bank o
; New Vienna was reconsidered and tn
levy fixed at one half mill.