The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-21
THE RESOLUTION IS RECoNSI.
 DERED AND TABLED.
Board of Education Acknowledges Receipt of Suggestion as to Female Teachers, But Alder
 men Slide Gut of Difficulty.

The Montgomery City Council last night
 reversed itself on the policy of substitute
 ing male for female pricinpals in certain
 of the city schools.
 offered by Alderman Gunter committing
 the Council to such a policy was recon
 sidered and the Gunter resolution was laid upon the table.
 Before this action was taken, however.
 @ @1communication from the City Board Of
 Education was read, notifying the Council
 that the Board would investigate the ad-
 visibility substituting male for female
 principals as suggested in the resolution adopted by the Council. The reconsideration of the Gunter reso- lution was preceded by parliamentary contest, an appeal from the decision of the presiding officer and by an interest ing debate. In the debate Alderman resolution was not suggested by any member of the Board of Education, but that one or more members Of the Board knew of the resolution before its introduc- ton into the Council.
 Resolution Annoyed Aldermen. The resolution which went through the Council so smoothly and so easily two weeks ago carried in its wake trouble for the members of the Council. The
 day after its adoption the Aldermen
 awoke to the fact that the resolution was | live wire. It was expected that the question would loom up prominently in ! last nights meeting and the expectation | was fully realized.
 The meeting of the Council had scarcely | gotten under way when the Gunter reso- | lution came into the center of the scene | of action. Alderman Kohn who. as vice. | president of the Council called 1t to order | in the absence of President Fleming, sur | rendered the gavel to Alderman Roeder | as soon as the roll had been called. On | the floor be moved that the vote by which | the resolution of Alderman Gunter de- | claring 1t to be to the interest of certain | of the public schools that male principals | be substituted for female principals ir | certain of the city schools was adopted | be reconsidered.
 T make the point of order." said Al | derman Gunter, that the gentleman motion to reconsider comes at the wrong time. If it comes at all it should come when the regular business of the Council has been transacted"
 Appeals from Decision. Alderman Roeder who was in the chair 1 ruled that the point of order was not well taken.
 T appeal fro the decision of the | chair" said Alderman Gunter. The Council refused to sustain the Chairman by a vote of ayes. 5: nays, s. The question then went over until a
 later period in the meeting. Meanwhile communication from tho | Board of Education carrying resolution | by the Board was read to the Council | The resolution was as follows: Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed | to notify the City Council that the BoarC | of Education will investigate the udvisa | bility of substituting male for female ! principals in certain of the city schools as suggested in the resolution adopted by | the City Council April 6. This resolution was temporarily lait upon the table.
 At the proper time Alderman Kohn re rewed his motion to reconsider the vott by which the Gunter resolution wa: adopted.
 Alderman Gunter made the point oi order that the motion was-Out of order inasmuch as no notice of 1t had beer l given.
 The Chairman overruled the point, de