Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1901 — County Board of Education Meetings [ARTICLE]

County Board of Education Meetings

The Jasper county board of etJucation, consisting of the various’ township trustees and the president of the school boards of Rensselaer, Remington and Wheatfield, met at the county-superintendent’s office last Monday, made their report on enumeration of pupils and’, elected a truant officer for the coming year. The trustee of Keener and the president of the Remington school board were absent, which made the board stand,, as represented, 7 democrats and 8' republicans, including the county superintendent, who according k. the new law, has a vote the as any other member. Three names were presented foxtruant officer, as follows: Philip Blue, present incumbent, J. F. Bruner, republicans, and Riley Nowels, democrat. The balloting lasted until 21 votes were taker, before an election was made Finally, some democrat evidently becoming tired of so much balloting without result and no doubt wanting to go home and look after his own private affairs, cast a votefor Blue, which settled the matter. Neither Mr. Bruner or Mr. Nowefe was making any particular effort to secure the position, their names simply having been presented by their friends. Following table shows the vote: on each ballot taken: „. . o ~ , Blue. Bruner. Nowelsu First Ballot 44 7, I Second Ballot 4 4 i. Third Hallo* 3 4 >jFourth Ballot, 4 4 7 Fifth Ballot 6 3 7 Sixth Ballot 7 2 6 Seventh Ballot 7 1 7 Eighth Ballot, 7 1 7 Ninth Ballot 7 1 i Tenth Ballot 7 1 7 Eleventh Ballot 7 2 & Twelfth Ballot 6 2 7 Thirteenth Ballot.. 5 3 7 Fourteenth Ballot.. 5 3 7 Fifteenth Ballot ... 6 2 7 Sixteenth Ballot ... 1 1 7 Seventeenth Balfbt. 7 1 7 Eighteenth Ballot . 7 1 7 Nineteenth Ballot.. 7 I 7Twentieth Ballot.. . 7 1 7. Twenty-first Ballot. 8 1 fl/ Following is the official enumeration report, showing 1900 total and 1901 by classes: . 8 COBPOHATIONB 17 - JE § 8 !HIE 2 I I I 1900 j fc h O 3 Barkley 464 260 270 530 66 ~ Carpenter 314 152 165 317 3 Gillam 242 122 111 233 9 Hanging Grove 161 95 84 179 IS Jordan 365 134 128 262 3 Kankakee 159 90 73 163 4 Keener 250 139 117 256 6 Marion 402 216 163 379 2S Milroy 153 74 59 133 » Newton 178 94 78 172 6 Union 450 267 220 487 37 Walker 312 160 153 313 1 Wheatfield 180 82 78 W 0 20 Total in Townships. 3530 1885 1699 3584 135 BT. Towns Remington 313 156 163 319 6 Wheatfield 118 68 60 128 IO Total in Towns .... 431 224 223 447 IB City. Rensselaer 697 346 349 095 2 Grand Totals 4658 2455 2271 4726 151 BU Total Gain 1901 over 1900, 68 pupils.