The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
School Commissioner From Sec
ond Ward Elected President
Of Board of Education.
ST.
BOARD TO ELECT NEW CLERK
Superintendent zimmers Says Duties
Are Too Exacting for Him to do
the Work-The Old Board
Passes Into History.

| Edward c. Theirs, school commits
sioner from the second ward, was cleo
ed president of the board of education
when the new board was organized
at the city hall Tuesday evening.
Frank G. Guardiola had been offered
abundant support for the presidency
of the board, but he declined to con-
tinue in office and after memorable
struggle, Mr.. Theirs was selected for
the position.
The new board has been organized
along non-partisan lines, and be it
said to the credit Of the Democrats of
the board, that they contributed not
little to this arrangements. The board
is composed of eight Democrats, seven
Republicans and one Social Demo
crat, and while there was asaard fight
on the selection of new president, it
was fight between two Republicans
and after the Democrats had given
one of their number a complimentary
vote, they turned their support to the
Republicans, who we're acknowledged
Headers in the race for thes1eadership
of the board. The race was between
| Walter Frost, of the third ward, and
the successful commissioner.
| All of the new members of the
board with the exception of Peter
ent at the meeting and as Mr.. Fisher
had not qualified, John I. Yu1e sat
as a member of the board.
| The vote for president was the only
business of Importance, and it took
| ten ballots to select the man for the
| place. On the first ballot the Demo
cratic members of the board gave
complimentary vote to William j..
Craney of the fifth ward, but after
this the vote was largely divided be-
tween Walter ]. Frost and Mr.. Theirs.
| On the ninth ballot when Mr.. Theirs
was within one vote of election, Tenn
porary Chairman Guardiola made the
statement that it twas pretty frosty,
but he hadn't seen any tears He
got the Theirs on the next ballot as
the second ward commissioner secured
votes enough to elect.
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and thanked the members for the con-
6dence they had shown in him in sell
1ecting him for the high position. He
stated that he would have some sug-
gestions to make to the board at the
next meeting but as preliminary he
urged the members to make it point
| to be prompt at the meetings and in
this way attend to the business of the
board with as great dispatch as pos
sible.
Mr.. Theirs then announced that
Superintendent inmers had declined
to accept the Office of clerk of the
board for another year as he had
found that it was impossible to look
after the schools as they should be
looked after and at the same time at
| tend to the clerical work of the board.
The board took the same view of2the
matter and it was decided that a new
clerk should be selected. This will
probably be one of the members of
the board, and Frank @. Guardio1a
has been spoken of for the position.
This move will increase the expenses
of the board small amount but it is
certainly move in the right direc-
ton as all of the time of the superin-
looking after the schools.
! AS some of the members were not
iready to vote on the election of a
clerk the matter was deferred to- an
adjourned meeting Of the board to be
held a week from this "wednesday
evening.
No action was taken on the election
Of superintendent, but Mr.. Zimmers
will probab bly, be reelected at the ad-
| iourned meeting. There is absolutely
no opposition to his candidacy and he
will accept the position for another
year.
Old Board Says Farewell.
Before the meeting of the new, board
| the old board met for a final meeting,
but there was little business of i'm
commissioners were Of the opinion
that all business of Importance should
be laid over for the incoming board
The committee which had been ap-
pointed to look after school sites in
the western part of the city reported
that they had discovered three sites.
One was at the corner of Grand and
Lyman avenues in the Fifth ward. It
is owned by James Pennefeather and
he has offered it to the board for
1880. The second piece of property
was offered by the Kenosha Realty
company. The property is at the
corner of Elizabeth and Edward
streets and consists of an entire block.
The company offers it to the city for
$500. 1t is a piece of land 264x224,
but the objection to it IS that it is To-
Gated too near the Deming school.
The third site suggested by the COM
rnittee is the Orphan Asylum lot in
the Fifth ward. It would make an
ideal spot for the proposed West side
school, but it cannot be purchased.
A communication was received
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