The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-06-24
Board Of Education.

NoypAr EVENING, June u, ls7l.
Board met in pursuance of adjournment Pres.
ent-full Board. Minutes of the last me etiug re al
and approved
chairman-repor.ed in favor of allowing bill of
John Stout, for sundries, sl2 So, the same having
been fonnd correct.
Narkle, from the committee on teachers, on the
communication of Thos. II. Clark, reported pre-.
gress, and asked leave to further cen slider it.
Granted.
Applications for leadership were made bv
Bridget }. WEIGH, Mary j. Barrett, Lavinia Fisher
sad Franc jennings and, on motion were re.
csived ordered filed and noted on the minutes
The following designations we're received: Miss
l.. Green, lst assistant of the 5th ward Miss ~ A.
Campbell of the 7th. and Miss NJ A. Reed, princi.
pal OF the I'd ward school. On molten, .aey were
severally accepted. ..-.rr
Or. Hard, taking the floor Director Courtney
in the char-oasred the following resolution:
Resolved. that this Board, in parting with Mss
Mary A Reed, desire to express their apprecis-
ton Of her services as principal OF the I'd ward
school, and take pleasure in stating their belief
that the preseat satisfactory condition Of the I'd
ward school IS largely due to her ability and skill
as a teacher.
On motion Of DR.. Hard, the fore going resolution
was unanimously passed. ordered to br spread on
the minutes and published, and that the CLERK fur.
nish Miss Reed with q copy.
Bill o! Leo Laversnz, $l.oO, ordered paid.
Bill Of U. Trask for sundries, was, on motion OF
Courtney, referred TO the committee on supplies
Communication in reference to Babitouisn sys.
tenn OF peumanship, on motion, was ordered to be
received, noted on the minutes and referred 10
Presidest Hard for answer.
The nomination OF teachers being in order, Di.
rector Msrkle suggested that the salaries be fixed
Director Lutz moved that the salaries OF the
different teachers OF the several schools remain a.
they were last year.
Hit stated that the issue Of the election of the
| present Board was economy and il would be we'll
enough to investigate this subject before We 70
further. Some Of the teachers are more than
earning their money, while others not oil that
they receive.
| Markell entertain the same views that did
last year, and want to economic.
| Chair understood the result Of the vote on the
Lutz motion to be tie. and he voted in the mega.
| tive. So the motion was lost.
DR.. Hard moved to proceed to elect teachers.
Carried.
LIST wAsD-.sirec.or Markls nominated Miss
| CorneliA A. DelanO - principal and Miss Fannie
A. Allen as assistant, for the coming term, ct the
same salary a. last term. Carried.
2d--WARD-Dr. Hard nominated Miss Lucy
Green principal At salary Of 500 per annum.
Director Markle moved to amend bv making the
salary $780, Dr.. Hard was sorry to see such I re.
duction. Once commence to cut down salaries
and We run our schools into the ground. People
abroad appreciate our schools and come here 70
get the adv antages offered. Ayes aud uavs on
Mark!e and Courtney-4. Nays-Smth. Hard
and Lutz-S. Amendment carried, and Miss
Green elected principal OF I'd ward school, at sal.
sry OF 5000 per snnum for coming term.
| DIR. Hard resumed the chair.
| Sp WARD-Drector Smith moved that the prin-
cipal and teachers in the order in which they are
named be appointed for the Sd ward, for the next
term, at the same salaries rs heretofore. viz:
Thos, II. Clark principal, and Misses II. n. Case
| l.. +. Lambert, A. c. Titlow, Nellie Cavanaugh
| and Nellie Bochellc. Ayes-Smith, Lutz and
Hard-3. Nays-Hitt, Murphy, Markls and Court.
ney--4 Lost. Courtney moved that Miss Case,
| Lambert, Titlow Cavanaugh and Nellie Rochelle
be appointed teachers Of the Sd ward, at the same
| salaries rs At present, in the grades in the order
| named. Carried. Ayes, 6 nays, none.
Arm WARp-Courtney moved the appoin ent of
the following teachers in the 4th ward, IN the or
| der named: Miss Louisa Rochelle, lst assistant.
Misses Jennie NJ. Bailey, Maria Huston and Annie
NJ. Burgess, and At the same salaries us they now
receive, Ayes-lli,t, Courtney, Murphy, Smith
and Markie. Nays-Lutz--l. Carried.
5rn WARU-Mnrphv moved the appointment OF
the following: Principal, VIM. jenkins, list asst.
| vacant and Misses lllcklng, Mclnhil, Fisher
| ried
| Cru WARp-Director Lutz moved to postpone
! until ext evening, and this ward passed.
TIN WARD-Director Hit moved 70 appoint
Mrs. NJ. l.. Luelen to the position vacated by Miss
| Campbell, and Mrs. ~ Fields to the place ut pres.
| ent occupied by Mrs. Luellen, the salaries to rs.
NAN unchanged 10 these departments. Carried.
| SALARIES. -Lutz moved the salary of the prin.
ci.al OF the Sd ward school be $500 per annum'
| $l9o0, Smith el4Oo. On 1880 lost, on tl4Oo,
ayes. Smith, Lutz and Hard, 3; nays, Hit Court.
ney, Murphy and Markle, 4, lost. On $1,000, ayes
Hits, Courtney. Murphy and Markle, 4; nays
Smith, Lutz and Hard, 5. Carried.
Courtney moved ~ Tx salary Of principal Of 9th