Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-13
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD
Acceptance of the Resignation
of John Pyle.
NOT REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW IT
One Member in Favor of Its
Rejection.
The Receipts ana Expenditures During the
Fiscal Year Ended on june 3Oth Last
Application Made by Teacher In Peda-
gogy for an Increase of salary.

The Board Of Education, at its meet
ing Monday, accepted the resigna-
tion of John Pyle as q member from
the First ward, Notwithstanding the
strenuous. effort Of his colleague from
the ward, Daniel Ross, to have the
board request him to withdraw his
resignation. Tho resignation was pre-
sented by Mr. Pyle at tho regular meet
ing two weeks ago, when, on motion of
| Mr.. Morrow, action thereon was post.
poned, and at the meeting Monday
Mr.. Ross broached the subject by
making a motion that the vote by
which the motion was adopted at the
previous meeting be reconsidered. lIo
said he could find no good reason why
Mr.. Pyle presented the resignation and
saw no good reason why the board
should accept it. "Mr Pyle" he
said, "has been good member and we
ought not do without his services if he
can be retained in the board" Mr..
Ross motion was seconded by DIR.
Palmer and carried, after which Mr..
Ross moved that Mr.. Pyle be requested
to withdraw his resignation. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Huey, but
President Shortlidge declared it out Of
order, saying the resignation was before
the board and should be either accepted
or rejected. Mr.. Morrow moved that
the resignation be accepted. Mr.. Ross
offered as a substitute for Mr.. Morrow IS
motion that Mr.. Pyle be requested to
withdraw his resignation. Mr.. Morrow
opposed this. He said, while no mem =
Der recognized the usefulness of Mr..
Pyle or deplored his decision to resign
more than he, he believed that Mr..
Pyle offered the resignation in good
faith, and as he had told him Mr..
Morrow that he would not again
occupy his seat in the board, the only
thing for the board TO do was to accept
it. In my opinion, he said, sit
would be baby business to insist that
he remain, now that he expressed him
self in the public prints" Mr.. Ross
insisted on his motion. file said it was
possible that some of the newspaper
reports of Mr.. Pyle's utterances had
distorted the facts and he believed.
from conversations he had had with
Mr.. Pyle that the latter would remain
a member of the board If he should be
requested to do SO. ''Then," he en-
planned, "if he should fail to occupy
his seat for certain number of meet
ings it could be declared vacant by the
board, which could then elect his sue
oessor. / think we ought to request
him to withdraw his resignation. Mr..
Rommell was in favor of accepting the
resignation. when Mr.. Pyle offered
it," he said, The gave us to understand
that he meant it and would not recon.
slider his action. We should accept il
because Mr.. Pyle has repudiated the
action of the board and any member
who repudiates the boards action
should be allowed to act in such q
matter rs his conscience dictates.
shall vote to accept the resignation. .
Mr.. Carter thought it rather unfor
tunate that Mr.. Pyle was not present.
HE should face the ISSUE" he said
He thought any member should b,
permitted to act as his conscience die
tates when he feels that his usefulness
as member is gone or he cannot be il
sympathy with the action of the board
Mr. McCausland said nobody recog
nized the mature judgment of Mr.. Pyl,
mere than he, but as the resignation
had been presented it should be &C
!. certed. DIR. Frantz said he could no
vote to request Mr.. Pyle TO return t,
: the board. This matter, he said. SHOULD
be of his own volition and according t.
the will of the people in the ward h
represented. He had been in favor o
giving Mr.. Pyle time in which to con
slider his action and would give hin
! more time il necessary, but he believel
Mr.. Pyle would not return to the boar,
! and he should not be requested by tn
board to do so. Mr.. Fraim considere,
it bad policy and establishing a ba,
, precedent to request man to renal
4 in the board if he wants to get out
A vote on the motion to accept tn
a resignation Being called for, Mr.. RIOS
= was the only member who voted in th
negative, so far rs could be detected
The finance committee submitted th
!, following report for the month of June
which was approved:
RESOURCES.
o Balance, new buildings. SIS, 400. 6
o June appropriation for current ex-
It penses !. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l2,3o4.s
Interest on deposits. Union Ma
tiopal Bank. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 55.t
!, Collateral security from Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Co., re.
nd MI h int x 4