Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-06-09


meeting of the board of education
of the Independent School District
of Ceredo that was ever held was
that of last Wednesday evening. 1t
was held in the assembly room OF
the high school building at Ceredo,
large number of patrons of the
schools being present.
AT s:l5 o'clock DIR. w. +.
Bruins, president of the board, call.
ed The meeting to order and asked
anyone present who had any matter
he wished disposed of before the
board, to present the same. Abso.
lutte silence continued for some
time. Finally w. r. Harris. a
member of the board, presented a
written motion, which was read by
Secretary Fl L. Stone, as follows:
Mr.. President, l object to Mr..
y -lrcum acting as q mem Der of this
board, and suggest that the Office
of memb ber of the board which he
is trying to hold IS vacant. Ibase
my objection and suggestion upon
the following facts: The law re-
quires that in order for one to be
member of this board he must in
good faith be a resident of this
district. Mr.. Marcum is not such
resident, for, in October, 1914,
after having purchased residence
In Huntington, Cabell county, West
Virginia, he together with all the
members of his family, as well as
certain members of his wife's faml-
ly, moved thereto, and have since
continuously resided therein. In ad
dition to this, Mr.. Marcum's en-.
ployment both prior to and since
his removal 10 Huntington has
been as an employe in the office of
the Standard Printing & Publish
ing company, which is located in
Huntington, West Virginia.
The object of the law requiring
mem bers to be in good faith resi-
dents of the district is, as under
stand it, twofold: First, because
such resident, living as is required
In the district, has opportunity to
learn of it's affairs by coming in
contact with the teachers, the chill.
dren and their parents, and thus
hQ nI1f Vnniftnr 30 g.
best interests of the school; second,
because a person residing in the
school district would necessarily
feel more responsible to the people
of the district, and, therefore, be
more careful Of his action than
would be the case if he lived out
side of the district. In other
words, the law contemplates that
the affairs OF the district shall be
managed by it's own residents, and
not by persons living elsewhere.
lave been advised by the state
superintendent Of schools that, in
order for one to hold a place on
the board of education of this dis.
trict, he must be IN good faith q
resident thereof. Mr.. Marcum
having moved from the district,
and not being in good faith a resi-
dent thereof, should not be allow.
ed to participate In the affairs of
the district.
l move, therefore, that Mr.. Mar
cum be not allowed to participate
as a member of this board, and
further move that this board do
now declare a vacancy in it's men,
bsrship, and proceed to the cleo
tion Of new member to fill the
place made vacant by the removal
of Mr.. Marcum from this district.
Upon these motions, Mr.. Marcum
will not of course be permitted to
vote.
I have put this suggestion of
vacancy and these motions IN
writing, and will ask that they be
made a part of the minutes of this
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
w. p. HARRIS,
Member of the Board of Educa-
tion of Ceredo Independent
School District.