The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-20
WILLIAMS THE MAN.
j. E. WILLIAMS ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
sUpT. MCDOWELL REELECTED
The Present superintendent Proves to Be
the Unanimous Choice of the New
Board.-His Salary Fixed At
$500 Per Year.

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night at the Central school building,
all the old commissioners being present
except President Jackson and Com
missioner Woodwork. Commissioner
Newman was elected chairman. After
the reading of the minutes the commit
tee on building and grounds reported
that they had secured building at
1863 Bronson street TO be used as tenn
porarY primary room, which could be
rented at the rate of eight dollars a
month. The building wa ordered
rented and prepared for use at Gnce.
The committee on teachers repC ted
that the new room at the Deming
school had been opened and Miss Jessie
L. Hubbard had been employed as
teacher at salary of $40 year. The
report of the city treasurer was received
and referred to the finance committee
of the new board. a special committee
reported special list Of German books
which will be added to the library for
the use of che students of German in
the schools. After this the old board
adjourned sine die and the new board
was organized with the following mem
bership.
The membership of the new beard is
as follows:
First Wards. G. Newman, A. j.
Burg.
Second Ward R. T.. Holderness,
| Nornan RakAr.
Third Ward-Frank Swift, L. M.
Eichelman.
!, Fourth s,n3a3,,. W@rd-H. H"rOort, George
Fifth Ward-Jos. scholey, J. E.
Williams
Sixth Ward-Johnson Jackson, Ja-
cob Sattig.
Seventh Ward-JohA Pinzger, Mich
olas Buchanan.
Eight Ward-Clements Kroncke,
Frank eraser.
The board was called to order by
Superintendent Mcdowell, who acted
as temporary chairman.
The election of chairman of the
board followed. The informal ballot
showed that John E. Williams received
ten votes and the ballot being made
formal and Mr.. Williams was declared
elected.
The board then took an informal bal
lot for the Office of superintendent of
Schools for the year, which resulted in
G.. r. Mcdowell, the presentincumbent,
receiving fourteen votes and the others
being blank. The ballot was declared
formal and Mr.. Mcdowell declared the
Superintendent for the year. Mr.
/ Mcdowell addressed the board and
said be was agreeably surprised in
receiving the unanimous vote of the
board and thanked them for the con-
idence they had placed in him. He
spoke of the duties of the office of
superintendent and the general school
system of the city. In concluding his
remarks MIR. DcDowell stated that he
cared not what salary was taxed to the
position, he was willing to give his best
service to the schools of the city.
The salary of the City Superintend-
ent was then fixed, aud the first fight
on the new board ensued. An effort
was made to leave the salary at the
old point of $400 a year, but the motion
was lost, and the board on the motion
OF Commissioner CIR .sser, decided that
the salary should be fixed at $500 a
year The night for the regular meet
inc of the board was fixed at the
second Tuesday of each month at the
Central building. The board then
adjourned for week, in order to give
the new presidentstime to appoint the
standing committees.
Whatever the future action Of the
new board may be, the wisdom they
have shown in the re- election of Supt.
Mcdowell, is certainly praiseworthy,
and will be applauded by all citizens,
/ interested in the welfare of the child
rem of the city For five years Mr..
Mcdowell has held this office, and
under his bu8iness-like supervision the
schools Of the city have made unpaT-
aleled advancement. Mr.. Mcdowell is
not Only eminentIy qualified for the
position to which he has been reelected
for the sixth consecutive term, but he
is a willing servant of the people As
an educator he has no superior in Wis
consln, and as superintendent he is
pronounced success. He is Justly
honored and respected by the citizens
and school patrons, and under his
administration the schools of Kenosha
are assured another year of splendid
management.
Teachers Meeting.
Program of the teachers meeting to
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