Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-05-04
The Directors Convention.

All the School Directors of the coun-
ty. with n few exceptions, came to But
/ Ter. Tueseay; and at p. m. assembled
/ in the Court Room q. D. Swain was
! selected as President of the Convention
and DR. Thomas. W. II. Gelbach, W
I q. Russell. ". ?. JamIsou and Frank
/ Mcbride. clerks
/ ) motion to exclude al persons from
! the room excepting the Directors and
members of the press was put and car
ried. but vet several spectators stayed
/ in Messrs Lockwood and Douthet
were appointed doorkeepers.
/ A motion to fix the salary OF the
| County Superintendent 1T $1,000 brought
out the fact that n recent Act of Assem-
| bly, fixes the minimum salary ut Si5|J
and so motion TO leave II at that pre-
vailed, though some who think that
sum too much voted no.
| The nominations We're called for.
! speeches were ruled ont. and Messrs
! S. l. Cheesman Howard l. Painter, T..
e. Christley. w G.. Russell (. +.
/ Graham. c. Z. Walker, John G. Digit,
! Isaac n DYKE, and John D. Mcbride
Were nominated, and some one suggest
ed that in voting Directors should use
the initials Of Dyke and Digit 70 pre-
vent confusion.
The first ballot gave Cheesman 62
votes, Painter 60, Christley 81 Russell
:. Graham :. Walker - Digit Al,
DYKE 81. ard Mcbride 6-2s5 in all.
ON 2nd ballot SIX Directors did not
vote Painter gained 13, Christley
gained 10, and Dyke Z, while Cheesman
lost , and Digh5 .. The vote stood
Painter -, Dyke "a Cheesman A.,
Christley u, Digit b. Walker Russell
and Graham each, and Mcbride -
259 in all.
The third ballot gave Painter 81,
Dyke ~, Christley 50, Cheesman y,
Digit %, Walker }. Mcbride , and Rus
sell 1-2S4 in all. The names of Chees-
man, Digit, Mcbride aud Graham were
withdrawn.
The fourth ballot save Dyke ia
Painter 107, Christley 53 and Walker ?
and Walkers name was withdrawn.
The fifth ballot was Painter 12l, Dyke
1870 and Christlv Il \ motion prevail
ed that each Director rise as his name
was called. 4 cheer went mp when the
ballot was announced, and the next
WIS considered the decisive ballot.
The sixth ballot began at 4I0 p. H.
and was finished at 4:25. Supt. Chees-
man appeared before the convention
ana stated that the diplomas for the
different schools were ready and could
be had by calling upon him. SCmeb0-
dy had resolution asking the Govern
or not to cut the school approprition in
troduced and it passed unanimously.
Then the ballot was read-Pdintcr l52
and Dyke 121-and everybody rose to
leave. there were calls for Painter and
he got up on chair, thanked the con
ventiOn and made some promises.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS-We are informed by tine
pu blic press of the state that the Hon.
w. 4. Stone. Governor of the state is
greatly embarrassed and finds great diff
Guilty i'll deciding, owing to Il deficiency
in the revenue Of the state to meet all
the appropriations Of the Legislature,
as 10 what institutions most merit his
bounty; and whereas the school term has
been extended from six to seven months,
therefore be it
Resolved By the directors of the
County Schools of Butler Co. this day
in Convention met at Butler, that MS
Honor, the said Governor, be and here
by is requested not to reduce the appro
priation made to and for the Common
Schools of our said State.