The age-herald., 1900-12-08
Retirement of Samuel UIIman
 from Board of Education
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTS
Strong Resolution Adopted Without Dissenting Vote-Talk of oppos- ton Ticket Growing Out of
 the Incident.

The Commercial Club yesterday after neon adopted a resolution condemning the action of the City Council in retiring Pres loent Samuel Ullman from the Board of Education. There were between thirty and forty business men present al the meeting of the club and every one of these voted for the adoption of the resolution
 Prior to the assembling of the club there had been some discussion of the City Councils action and considerable feeling was manifested on the subject It was then intimated that the club would be called upon to give expression to its disapproval of the retirement of MT. Ullman, who had served on the Board of Education for the past seventeen years, but it was not gen. orally believed that there was such unani- mity of sentiment on the subject.
 Just before the club adjourned Joseph Beitman addressed the president and stated that he wished to call the clubs attention to subject of vital importance to the community. He stated that while the peo- pie of Birmingham were busy developing the mineral and other resources of the dis trict they must at the same time protect the schools of the city which were of prime importance. He said that the intellectual development must keep pace with the mate rial development or there could be no per- manent advancement.
 The Resolutions.
 At the conclusion of his remarks he handed the following resolution to Acting Secretary D. B. Grace:
 Whereas, It is well known to the Con- mercial Club that MT. Samuel Ullman has for seventeen years disinterestedly and zealously served the people of Birming- ham as a member of the Board of Eduea tion, and for eleven years president of that board he has successfully and efficient ly discharged the grave and responsible duties resting upon him, and has at all times proven his worthiness, diligence and eminent qualification to fill said office of trust and honor. and
 "Whereas, At the recent meeting of the City Council the Board of Mayor and AL dermen unexpectedly, and to the surprise of the people of Birmingham, voted to tire MT Samuel Ullman from the Board of Education and to deprive of his invaluable services, counsel and guidance the school syster, to the excellence and success of which Mir. Ullman contributed so largely and patriotically and
 Whereas, Moreover, the Commercial Club recognizes that the prosperity of the city and the welfare of homes are largely dependent upon the possession of system of education where merit and eff fciency alone are considered and where petty politics should never enter; therefore be it
 Resolved, That we, the Commercial Club, regard as unwise the action of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in the re- tirement of so faithful and efficient an of- ficer MT Samuel Ullman.
 Be it further resolved, That we view with sincere regret the introduction of petty municipal politics into the official manage ment of our public schools, feeling assured that the introduction of such methods into the public schools is a grave danger to our schools and can bring nothing but dire re- suits to good citizenship"
 motion was made to adopt the resolu-