The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17
ABOUT THE CLERkSHlP
Quorum Broken at Last Nights
School Board Meeting.
Mr.. TWOHY WITHDRAWS
q. A. Tuttle Unanimously Reflected
President of the Board-Only Four
Members Present. One of Whom
Leaves the Meeting.

The new school board for District No.
10 at its first meeting last night didn't
succeed In doing very much. The reason
of this was that one of the members got
np and left, thus breaking the bare
quorum that was present and leaving
three of the trustees with nothing 10 DO
but adjourn. All this came about over the
organisation of the new school board ana
the appointment of a clerk. The organiza-
tion of the board did not take very long,
hut before IT became time to elect a clerk
the quorum that had been present was
no more and a clerk was not elected.
The meeting last night was In pursu-
ance OF the schoo ! law which states
that the annual meeting of the school
board shall take place on the third Satur-
day in April for the purpose of organizing
the board for the year. the election OF a
chairman and the choosing OF a clerk.
Trustee Cuddihy of Carroll had been
waiting since s O'Clock for some of the
members to appear. and finally. when II
was nearly 2 O'Clock. he and DIT. Steph-
ems. one of the newly-elected trustees,
took their seats i'm the trustees room In
the bank building. They waited patiently
for awhile until they thought that a quo
rum was out OF the question. Mr.. Cuddihy
then got down the school laws and ad-
ministered the oath Of office to DR..
stephens. They waited a while longer and
Mr. futile dropped In. and after him Mr..
Twohy. Mr.. Twohy is the other newly
elected trustee.
Mr.. futile. as president OF the board
then administered the oath of office to
Mr. Twohy. and also again to DIR. Steph-
ems.
tn question Of organizing the board
then came up. Mr.. Twohy said that he
thought II best to wait until more OF the
members of the board were present be-
fore organizing. Mr.. Cuddihy said he did
not see that those who were present were
responsible for the absence of the 9TH
ers.
It was stated by Dr. stephens. Mr.. Tut
tie and Mr.. Cuddihy that Mr.. Welcome
had promised to be present, but ne dld
not put I'm an appearance. DR.. stephens
wanted to do things in their proper way.
hut he did not see any reason for delay
Mr.. futile thought they ought to go
ahead with the organization. Mr.. Cuddihy
said that no one was, at fault IL the mem
beers did not appear.
Mr.. Twohy said that he was a new
member of the board and If IL were going
to organize he was going TO withdraw.
He did not think IL was. just to the other
members TO go ahead with barely a quo
rum present. and he hoped the other
member would see Il In the same light.
1t would not be any worse than II had
been for the past two months with refer
.euce TO meetings. and he did not think II
would hurt any to wait a few days. lie
understood that Mr.. MacCallum would
be back in three or four days, and as MIR
welcome was not present either NJ
thought the board ought to wait.
Dr.. Stephens questioned the legality and
propriety of Mr.. Twohy Withdrawing
without the sanction of the president.
Mr.. Twohy said he thought he could re-
fuse TO help organize IL he wanted TO. lie
then asked To be excused.
President futile did not think II posi-
bile to excuse him. Mr.. futile said the
board might as well come down to the
facts of the matter. II was the clerkshir
where the apparent split would be. Hs
interpreted the law to mean that tbs
board must meet at this time to organic,
and TO elect a president and clerk. He
thought. however. that II a clerk were
I not elected one could be appointed pro
tenn. but he considered II absolutely nee.
essary that a chairman be selected.
Then arose the question as to whether
1.-THE president could appoint a temporary
clerk. or whether IL required that tn,
board should do this.
Mr.. Cuddihy finally moved to the selec
ton of a president. The motion was sec
onded by DIR. Stephens. Mr.. Cuddihy nom
mated Mr.. futile as president for tn
next year. DIR. Stephens seconded the mo
tion. which was put by Mr.. Twohy an'
carried. Mr.. Twohy declared Mr.. Tuttle e
be unanimously elected chairman.
Mr.. Twohy here arose and said: MI
President. you Will excuse me-. and M
took his hat and coat and went out with
out having received the presidents per
mission.
Mr.. Kennedy. the old clerk. then offere'
to tender his resignation, but Presiden
futile said ne could not accept II or d'
anything in the matter. as there wer'
only three members present. He then de
cared the meeting adjourned subject I,
the call of the president.
1t is understood that ]. r. O'Brien an
L. J. Nadeau are candidates for tn
cIerkship IL is further stated hat MI
Twohy Is I'm favor Of Mr.. Nadeau "a
clerk. while some of the other member
favor Mr.. O'Brien. Ii il the general i'm
preston that Mr.. futile will appoin
some one other than the two candidate
10 act as clerk pro tenn. II is expecte'
the call of the president will be issued 70
a meeting some time next week. a
which time IL Is thought there will b
considerable fun.