The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-03
SCHOOL BOARD

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s1t.s5z SCHOOL BOARD t
Z Elects Frank Bowers President, tho
Only ;Ghangc Made.
n The: board Of education last night or
! ganized byFclecting officers for the en-
suing two years. No change was made
! In the superintendent Of schools or
clerk Of the board, Prof. W. H. Ander-;
I son and Walter Hall, being reelected.
I Mr.. Frank Bowers was elected presi-
4 dent Of the board By majority Of one
over Mr.. a. O.. Maxwell.
The meeting was BRIEF and meaty.
twas called to order.ati7 O'Clock and
z adjourned in less than zone hour. The
feature of close contest came first, the
Collection of president. Messrs. Bowers
3 and Maxwell! had each ten votes when
4 tho roll was called, when deadlock en-
1 sued until the entrance of ex-Presldent
Z j, "A. Jefferson. whose vote for Bowers
tSdeclded the day.
Every one of the twenty-one members
was present, und Col.+J, A. Miller was
! made temporary chairman. The first
= procedure was the election OF the pres
iident, but on account of the tie vote
(which remained unchanged through
3 three ballots. Il recess of twenty min
& ucs was taken. during which Mr.. Jefrer-
& son arrived, and then the next ballot
twas sufficient. The next Office voted on
! was clerk. There was motion to sus-
z pend the rules so rs to vote on the SUI
i perintendent before the clerk, but this
: motion couldn't be entertained. us the
e board'sJcha provides for the cleo
4 ton OF the clerk first. Had the super
y intendent been first voted on II Is pre-
/ slimed that Prof. Birch would have re-
j ccived more votes, for as 1t was he re-
y celved seven votes after Clerk Hall, al
so a Democrat, had been elected. With
!. the order. OF election reversed and pro-
|Eriding Prof. BIRCH had been elected,
i Hnns would likely have been defeated,
7 as a Republican board would hardly
s have elected two Democrats. ~
X For president, Mr.. Bowers was NOM
mated by Mr.: Dudley: Mr. Hubbard
!. nresented the name OF Mr.. Maxwell. The
Bowers men were Messrs. Dudley, JET
ferson, Ford, Maxwell, Mcconnell, Nc
Nesbitt, Noble. Schaub Schrebe
{ and sWaterhouse: total, II. The Max
! sWcllltestwer iNessrs.. Battelle, Birney,
Flowers. Cranmer. Garden. Hubbard,
Mcclure, Miller. Milligan and Wendell:
Z total. 10. n
S Upon announcement OF the vote. Mr..
& Maxwell moved that Mr. Bowers cleo
tion be Nude unanimous. which was
\ done. s. Colonel Miller then introduced
: 7 President Bowers, whose inaugural ad-
/; dress. was n promise Of courteousness
] and .;impartiality to the members, and
nm expression of thanks for the honor
conferred.
After President Bowers took the
chair! Mrs. Waterhouse moved to sus-
pend the rules SO as 10 allow the cleo
Z, ton Of superintendent before that OF
2 clerk. Judge Cranmer moved to lay
s the Watcrhouse motion ON the table
The;vote to table stood ayes and Is
: noes, but before the vote was announce
3 ed, Colonel Miller said n change In the
( order of election was Illegal, and the
.6chair5 considered the point we'll taken.
5lyiThis question. being disposed Of the
4 clerks salary was fixed ut the same as
Z last year, $500 per unnum, and nomina-
Z lions for the office were received.
= Mr.tJcfrerson nominated Walter Hall:
& Mr.. NVaterhouse nominated Ed. ]. Nc
Donald and ]. ~. Dickey's name was
Z presented by Mr.. Mcclure.
fliHall received eighteen votes, McDon-
aid two and Dickey one.
The following members voted for
4 Hall: MesSrs. Battelle, Birney, Bowers,
< Cranmer, Dudley. Garden, Hubbard,
Jefferson, Maxwell. Mcconnell, Nc
Nash, Miller. Milligan, Nesbitt. Noble,
;Schaub, Schrebc and Wendell. total. IS.
men We're Waterhouse and
Fosd.
- Dlckey's one vote was put forth by
J Mr.. Mcclure.
The superintendent salary OF $2,10O
Z. remained unchanged. Prof. Anderson
was nominated by Mr.. Schaub, and he
received fourteen votes Principal
John M Birch. OF the Llnsly Institute.
! who made no active canvass, was nom-
tinated'by Mr. Waterhousc. q
IS The votes for superintendent lined up
tSasa follows:
I 7 For. Andcrson--MessrS. Battelle, Bir-
Mey, g Bowers, Cranmer. Dudley. Hub
bard. Jefferson. Maxwell, Mcconnell,
AIcNash, Schnub. Schrebe and Wendell;
: total, II.
Z. For Bircli-Nessrs, Ford. Garden. Nc
Lure, Milllgan. Miller, Noble, Water
I, house: total,T.
2 Prof. Andcrson's election was made
K ,inanimous on Mr.. Ford's motion. and
i previously Clerk Halls election was
3 made unanimous on Mr.. McLure'S mo-
ytion.
- The boards next meeting will be on
( JANUARY 10. The various committees
y to be named by President Bowers will
he named then. There is quite u race
Y for some of the committees.