The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-22
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AID
All Of the Board Members Paid Trib-
uts to the Memory Of Man
Whom All Revercd for
Many Qualities.

dent Of the board, DR.. A. B. Hughes,
resolutions OF respect were passed,
md remarks on the work Of the late
head of the school directors and all
that he means to the schools of Keo-
kuk were made. All of the speakers
EXPRESSED the sense Of loss which the
hoard members all feel, and it was
the unanimous sentiment that as q
leader, his equal, will be hard to Sc
cure.
There was an air Of sadness per-
yading the entire board room last
night as the full import of the loss
of Or. Hughes was borne in upon the
members as they sat about the table.
The tributes were very informal but
none the less sincere. One spoke of
Bis love for the work, another OF his
INCONSISTENCIES. another Of his ac-
complishments for the schools, his
ability to stand for the right and his
;.priehtness we're touched upon and
he was eulogizad as a friend. and as
medical man. as well as a school
man.
The board was called to order by
j F. Lutz, vice president. and now
getting president. All Of the members
we're present but l.. "A. Hamill, who
was attending another meeting.
Resolution Is Passed
W B. Woolley introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions which were second
ed by W. ]. Roberts, and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. death removed on Janu-
airy 16 1915, DR.. A. B. Hughes who
for twa1xro. avp re a q mem her
of this board and as it's president for
SIX years; therefore be 1t
Resolved, that this board make a
permanent record of its high appre-
.ciation OF DR.. Hughes as man, a
scholar and school man. AS men,
her and as president of this board, he
was always absolutely honorable, sim
fcerely courteous and helpful, and in
hearty cooperation with his fellow
members for the good OF the schools.
He had a very broad and deep know
ledge of education, it's functions and
its needs, and made very careful
application of that knowledge In the
consideration of all the many prob
lens coming up in the work of this
beard and the conduct of the keokuk
schools. His special interest in and
knowledge Of sanitation and hygiene
was OF great value, since 1t was al
ways at the service Of this board IN
its applications to school matters. Be-
fore coming to Keokuk, he had thor
ough training in pedagogy and school
management. having risen to places
of high distinction in another states
school system. AS a school man, he
was constantly progressive without
icing an extreme radical; he always
favored Improvement in the Keokuk
schools without experiments which
were OF doubtful result; he never lost
sight of the fundamentals OF school
management which must always be
true, while he was always eager to
adopt new ideas which had been
proven of real value. He was the
author of the savings system In the
Keokuk schools. and one OF those re-
sponsible for the initiation here of
the vocational departments and the
kindergarten of the schools OF this
district. This board believes that DR..
Hughes was one OF the most valuable
members 1t ever had in its history.
and feels deeply the loss Of his wise
counsels. Official cooperation and per-
sonal courtesy and kindness.
Resolved that these resolutions be
spread upon tho records of this board
and that a copy thereof be sent to-
The family of DR.. Hughes with the Nex-
Preston OF the sincere sympathy of
this board in their bereavement
Difficult to Fill place.
Member Roberts stated that he
wished to approve all that had been
said in the resolutions. He said he
mad been co-laborer with DR.. Hughes
Tue greater part of the time he was on
.he board and ne was convinced that
u would be with difficulty that the
BOARD would find man to take his
place
J. o. Boyd said that he thought it
very proper to adopt the resolutions.
while he had served on the board for
uhly one year he considered DR..
Hughes very progressive in his ideas.
~ the same time he might be said to
re conservative, Mr. Boyd thought