The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-13
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Mobile, Nov. 12.-(special.)-The old Beard of County School Commissioners or Mobile County went out of existence to- day and the new Board. which will d. | rect the affairs of the schools for the next two years. was organized. The old Board
 transacted very little business. most all
 of 1t being deferred to the action of the
 new Board.
 Before the adjournment of the old Board. President F. L. Marechal ad- dressed the Board and spoke of the good
 work that had been accomplished during the term of the board, and of the uniform courtesy and kindness which had charac- terized the conduct of the members to-
 ward him during his term of office for which he gave them his sincere thanks. He spoke of the fine financial condition of the Board. as shown by the report of the Finance Committee that for the first time since 1891 the Board was able to pay the October salaries of the teachers with out borrowing money. and in addition has in bank balance of more than 5000 with
 more money coming in before the end of the month. He spoke of the new fea- lures which have heen instituted in the school systm, and said that 1t is safe to predict that in tho near future the Mo- bile schools will be the equal of any of | these up North.
 Commissioner Hines said that he voiced | for himself personally and for the other members of the Board their high appre- | citation of the fair and impartial manner
 in which the President had presided over the deliberations of that body, and could | say that the feelings of personal regard l expressed by the President for the mem | bers of the Board was most certainly en- | tertained by all the members of the Board for the presiding officer. He therefore | moved the adoption of a vote of thanks
 to the President by rising vote. l Commissioner Andrews moved as an
 amendment that the Finance Committee be included.
 | Commissioner Hines said that being a
 member of that Committee he had lit-
 tie delicacy in accepting that amendment,
 but would defer to the wish of the Com
 missioner. He then put the motion for a 1 vote of thanks to the President and Fi- | nance Committee, and 1t was adopted
 unanimously by rising vote.
 Commissioner Sledge then moved that
 the new brick school building erected by
 the Board on Conception Street and here
 tofore known as tho Conception Street
 School. be hencoforth known as the Will | lis G. Clark School, in honor of ono whom
 this Board had always held in the high
 est esteem, and the motion was unani-
 mously adopted. Mir. Clark was former | President of the Board for A number of | years, and during his life time was prom l inently identified with educational mat
 ters not only in this County. but in the
 State, being prominently connected for
 years with the Diversity of Alabama as | a Trustee.
 | Thefeupon the old Board adjourned. | Upon the adjournment of the old board
 the new board assembled, the new mem
 bers being Commissioners Andrews. T. H.
 Frazer, M. D., and Harry T. Inge, M. D. The retiring commissioners were
 John E. Michael and E. D. McGraw,
 Commissioner Andrews having been re- elected.
 | On motion of Commissioner Marechal
 Commissioner Frazer was choson tenn porary chairman, and called the board | to order. the first business being the elec-
 ton of officers and committees for tho
 ensuing two years. which resulted as fol-
 lows: E. L. Marechal. M. D.. president;
 H. w. Leinkauf. vice-president; Com-
 missioners Sledge, Frazer and Inge. exec
 utive committee; Commissioners Viger
 Laurendine and Andrews. land commit
 tee: Commissioners Laurendine, Vigor and
 Andrews: country school committee,