The record-union., 1898-01-06
ELECTION AGAIN POSTPONED.
QUEER ACTION OF THE CITY
SCHOOL BOARD.
Nne Directors Again Refuse to
Choose a Superintendent
Standing Committees.

An adjourned meeting of the City
Board Of Education was held last night,
all the members being present. The
primary object of the meeting was the
appointment of the regular committees
by President Driver, and the latter lost
no time in announcing his selections.
1t was also expected that the board
would elect City Superintendent of
Schools, the term of Q. w. Erlewine
having expired, and considerable inter-
est was taken in last nights meeting
on that account. But the board refused,
by vote of six to three, to open up
the contest for that office.
One new committee, that on kinder
gartens, was named by President
Driver, who explained that that branch
of education has of late become an
object worthy of weighty consideration.
AT Mr.. Drivers suggestion, one work
ing member was added to the Course
OF Study Committee, and on motion of
Director Elliott the President was en-
powered to cast the deciding vote in
case of ties. AS finally completed the
committees are as follows:
Finance-Johnson chairman, Per-
kins and Ransom
Furniture and Supplies Sherburn
Chairman, johnson and Elliott.
Salaries-Ranson (Chairman), Atkin-
son and Sherburn.
Course of Study-Panabaker (Chair-
MANI, Elliott, Atkinson and Johnson.
CThe President to cast deciding vote in
case of tie.)
Building and Repairs Atkinson
(Chdirman), Ransom and Stack.
Rules and Regulations-Stack (Chair-
mani, Ransom and Sherburn.
Judiciary-Elliott (Chairman), Per-
kins and Johnson.
Ldbrary-Perkins chairman, Pana-
baker and Stack
kindergarten - Elliott chairman
Panabaker and Perkins.
President Driver also has in mind the
appointment of a Committee on Insur-
ance and in case the board takes a ia
vorable view of the matter, such com
mittee will be appointed, probably as
follows:
Insurance - Panabaker (Chairman)
Atkinson and Sherburn.
Director Johnson moved to proceed
with the election of a Superintendent.
and the motion received the second of
Director Stack. The President was in
doubt on the viva voca vote, and a
roll-call resulted in the loss of the mo-
ton by the following vote:
Ayes-Sherburn. Stack and Johnson.
Noes-Elliott, Atkinson, Perkins, Pan
abaker, Ransom and Driver
On motion of Director Sherburn the
rules which governed the old board
We're adopted as the rules of the new
board until such time as the Commit
tee on Rules and Regulations shall re-
port.
After lengthy consultation II was
agreed to meet at the Superintendent 9
office next Tuesday at O'Clock a. m.
for the purpose of visiting the public
schools in a body, and SUPERINTENDENT
Erlewine was instructed to have a
carryall on hand at that hour.
No further business coming before it
the hoard adjourned to meet on the
evening of the last Wednesday of the
present month
The action of the board in declining
to elect Superintendent of Citv
Schools is viewed in different lights
from different standpoints. and. while
the friends of Superintendent Erlewine
claim that he will have five, and prob
ably six votes when the election is
held, they can account for the refusal
OF the board to proceed to an election
only on the ground that the present in
cumbent's friends wish to show due re-
spect to the members who will vote In
the minority
W. A Latta, law student in the
once OF Director Elliott, and formerly
teacher in the Night School. and ]. n
Lawrence, a prominent member of the
y. M {. A, are candidates for the DO
sitlon now held by Mr.. Erlewine and
hooody outside of the members seem to
Know Just how many votes they are
able to control