Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-03

BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Board of Education met at seven
o'clock last evening, for the purpose Of
organization. 1t has been for years a
we'll established custom in the board
to ionore politics in its appointments.
1t is usually the case with new mem
bers, who are not familiar with the
workings of the board, to show dis
position to break over the traces, and
last night there was one scheme which
failed, but the votes indicate that
there was no departure from the GUS
tom mThe new members of the board
were Messrs. Battelle, Garden, Mcclure,
Ford, Schrebe and Wendell.
When the board was called to order
at o'clock, Col. Jere A. Miller was
made temporary chairman. The roll
call showed Mr.. Jefferson to be the only
absentee. When nominations for Presi-
dent of the board were called, Mr.. Hub
bard named Mr. Maxwell, and Mr.. Dud-
ley named Mr.. Bowers. On the first
ballot the vote was as follows:
Maxwell-Battelle, Birney, Bowers,
Cranmer, Garden, Hubbard, Mcclure,
Miller, Milligan, Wendel-10.
Bowers-Dudley, Ford, Maxwell, Nc
Connell, McNash, Nesbitt, Noble,
Schaub, Shrebe, Waterhouse-10
AS the vote was tie, another ballot
was ordered. There was no change.
Another ballot was taken without any
change. Then motion was made to
take a recess for twenty minutes. This
was on account of the absence of Mr.
Jefferson, who came in in the mean
time, making full attendance of mem
bers.
At the expiration of twenty minutes
Col. Miller again raped for order, and
the roll call proceeded. Mr.. Jefferson
voted for Mr.. Bowers and as there were
no changes in the original vote Mr.
Bowers was elected. The motion to
make the election unanimous came
from Mr. Maxwell.
When Mr.. Bowers took the gavel
from Col Miller he said he would not
attempt to make a speech. He would
simply thank the members for the
honor which they had conferred upon
him. He promised, as their chairman,
to be courteous and impartial. He in
vited and would expected their assist
ance to the end that the business of
corous and satisfactory manner. If he
made any errors, he asked the board
to be considerate with him.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved to suspend
the rules, and take up the election Of
superintendent of schools. Judge
Cranmer moved to lay the motion on
the table. The ayes and noes were
called, and Judge Cranmer's motion
was lost by vote of to IL, Col Mil
Ter not voting. Before the vote was
announced, however, Col. Miller called
attention to the fact that to adopt Mr.
Warehouses; motion would be illegal
1t was not a rule of the Board which
it was proposed to suspend, but the
State law which expressly provides
the first duty of the Board to be the
selection of a President and clerk. The
chair decided the point of order well
taken.
Nominations for clerk were then de-
clared to be in order. The salary was
fixed the same as heretofore, $780,
Mr.. Jefferson nominated ''our present
courteous and efficient clerk" Walter
Hall. Several members seconded the
nomination. Mr. Waterhouse named
Edward Mcdonald, and Mr.. Mcclure
James V. Dickey. The roll call re-
suited as follows:
Hall-Battelle, Birney, Bowers,
Cranmer, Dudley, Garden, Hubbard,
Jefferson, Maxwell, Mcconnell, Nc
Nash, Miller, Milligan, Nesbitt, Noble,
Schaub, Schrebe, Wendel-1S.
McDonald-Ford, Waterhouse-2.
Dickey-McLure-1
Upon Mr.. McLures motion, Mr.
Halls election was made unanimous.
The salary of the Superintendent was
then fixed at s2,100, as at present, and
the chair called for nominations. Mr.
Schaub named Prof. W. H. Anderson,
who was seconded by Mr. Hubbard
Mr.. Waterhouse named Prof. John NJ
Birch. On the roll call, the members
voted as follows
Anderson-Battelle, Birney, Bowers,
Cranmer, Dudley, Hubbard, Jefferson
Maxwell, Mcconnell, McNash, Nesbitt,
Schaub, Schrebe, and Wendel-14.
Birch-Ford. Garden, Mcclure, Mil