Show DR JOYCE RESIGNS Gives Up Place as President of Board of Education At a meeting of the board of education yesterday afternoon Dr R S Joyce who has held the tho presidency of the board since the death of ot the late Thomas D Dee ten tendered tendered tendered dered his resignation and Henry W V Gwilliam was elevated from the vice presy pres presidency presIdency to the presidents office Mr Joyce Joce did not resign us as a member of ot the board but merely relinquished the office of president pres president presIdent ident M S Drowning Browning was elected vice president to succeed Mr Gwilliam The resignation of Dr Joyce came as asa asa asa a surprise to all except the members of the board He is about to change his place of residence to the Fourth ward and he feared that some one might ques question question question tion his right as president to sign checks etc when he was no longer a resident of the ward from which he had been elected The other business was mostly of a aroutine aroutine routine lOutine nature The treasurer reported cash on hand amounting to 28 oo The sanitary committee reported twentythree new cases Of contagion Of Ot this number twenty were measles two smallpox and andone an anone andone one scarlet fever teer The superintendent re reported reported reported ported that on account of contagious dis diseases diseases diseases eases there are children out of at the schools Fiftysix applications for tor teach teachers teachers ers positions were received and bills amounting to 1600 were allowed |