Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-24
HILLIARD RETAINS
SCHOOL BOARD SIT
One More Phase of Eternal
Row Aired in Court
Frank c. Goff Elected Assistant Sup
erintendent and Business Man.
aeer Of Public Schools

Judge Charles c. Butler OF the Dis
trict court handed down al decision Mon
day sustaining Congressman Benjamin
c. billiards claim to a seat as a member
of the Denver school board In effect
the court maintains that Hilliard can
hold public office in Washington and
another in Denver at the same time. The
decision Gusts Clarence j. Morley under
the quo warranto proceedings instituted
by the Congressman who left his duties
in Washington to come here and fight
to retain his school board job.
Morley's attorney gave notice Of ap-
peal and a record will be hurried to the
Supreme court, according to the attor-
ney. T. f. Waters.
Can Hold Two Offices.
Judge Butler held that billiards cleo
tion to congress and his absence from
the city in attendance upon his duties
in Washington did not vacate his office
as school director of Denver. Since there
was no vacancy in the office, Judge But
Ter held, the appointment made by two
members of the school board to fill Hill
liard's seat was illegal.
The school board of Denver consists
of five members. About the same time
Hilliard was elected to congress another
member. DR. p. V. Carlin, died Two of
the members. Ben B. Jones and Clark
son Y. Guver. met and declared that,
while three members of the board consti-
tuted a quorum, in the death OF DR.. Car
lin and the absence of Hilliard, there
were only three members still in office,
and that therefore. two constituted
quorum of this body. They then pro-
q ceeded to elect Morley to fill the va
cancy which they declared Hilliard had
left
Congressman Much Elated.
The case occupied the time OF the
court a large portion of last week and
Judge Butler reserved his decision until
Monday morning. The decision was
brief. the Judge holding that the election
Of Morley was illegal because there was
no vacancy TO fin.
Congressman HiIliard expressed great
pleasure over the court ruling and said
he had no idea OF tendering his resignn-
tion a. n member of the school board.
On previous occasions he had said he
would be willing TO resign under certain
conditions.
Goff Elected Business Manager.
Following this decision of the court. a
meeting OF the school board was held
Monday night. with all five legal mem
hers present for the first time in sew
eral months.
Frank c. Goff. who has been supervis-
ing engineer OF the public school system
for several years. was elected to fill the
newly created office of assistant super
intendent and business manager. The
position carries n salary of 5000 per
wear. Hilliard. Jones and Guyer voted
for Goff. Harry V. Kepner, teacher
in the Manual Training school, was rec
commended by Supervisor Carlos NJ. Cole
for the place and had the support of
Board Members Stephen Knight and
Chester s. Morev. This would seem to
indicate that Hilliard has again shifted
his factional allegiance.
Forecast of Cadet Plan.
Attorney W. b. Tehbetts was reap
pointed legal advisor to the board, to
serve until January, 1918.
First action toward the establishment
Of a cadet corps in the high schools next
September was taken by the body when
it instructed Superintendent Cole to get
into communication with Lieutenant
Steevers. the United States army officer
whose work with cadets in Wyoming
schools has attracted wide attention.
Teach Sewing and Cooking.
Recommendation OF Superintendent
Cole that provision be made for cstab
hehment OF sewing anu V'phihE N".SS'
at the East, West and South Side high
schools We're adopted. The classes will
be established ncNt September and will
be the first of tho kind in the three in.
stitutons Another Recommendation that
provision he made for manual training
at the three schools, If it is deemed ad.
visabls after further investigation. was
adopted
Ry the adoption of a school calendar.
Sept was fixed as the opening day of
the fall term. The school year will close
next June s.