Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13
Board of Education.

| siOnerS re-appolnted Mr.. Sweeney as School
commissioner OF the Fourth ward at their meet
| ing on the 4th inst.
T. The Office Of President being vacant, Com.
Gaebler moved that Com. Sweeney be reelected
President of the Board of Education for the mn
| expired part of the term
Adopted
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Several accounts against the Board were nres
ented read and referred to the Com. Finance.
Com. Gaebler presented the following majority
! report OF the committee on vacancy;
TO the Hon. Board Of Education Of the city Of Vat
ertOICn:
GENTLEMEN:-Iour Committee on Vacancy
beg leave to report as follows:
| Being well aware that the right man to fill our
| vacancy IS to be found among teachers holding
| good positions, rather than among those who
! lost employment tor some reason or other your
| committee did not only publish through the
| papers the vacancy in our High School, but also
| opened correspondence at once with some pro-
| minent school men, soliciting their assistance
! and advice. Several excellent and very desir-
able parties were pointed out to us by the latter
| but proved beyond our reach For principal of
! the High School the majority of our population
would prefer German American, who is master
of the English language, a thorough scholar,
who has flrst-class general education, and, last
but not least, Will put up with moderate salary.
Your Committee met in the person of Prof Vie
balm just the man who possesses, in superior
degree, all the aforementioned attachments,
except the last One--the salary question inter
rupted and ended our negotiations
In response TO our advertisements, IS candi-
dates have sent in their applications. Your
committee has drawn a list Of their names with
concise remarks about the contents of their re-
spective papers; list and papers being at the ser
vice of your Hon Body.
Your committee are sorry to report that among
said applicants they have not found one man Of
whom they could say with certainty that he
could satisfy our wants in every reSpect. thev
have come to the conclusion that it will require
more time and care to find the right man. than
! we have to spare Just now, and that the present
appointment may be considered merely an ex-
pertinent
AS to the recommendation of one candidate
Tor the present appointment, your committee
could not agree, but they have selected out of the
whole number of applicants, a small number
whom they judged more suitable for
the position than the rest, and the opinions of
two members of your committee again coincide
that among the latter Prot. W. f. StrOetzel Prin-
c1pal of the German English Academy at Orange
n. j., is the most acceptable. Prof. Stroetze is a
German who speaks the English language with
huency ana without foreign accent, he has a
European education, is graduate of the Prus-
sian University of Koenigsberg, has, as to teach
ing qualification, good testimonials from compe-
tent and reliable authority and is successful and
well liked in the position he occupies at present
One member of your committee prefers another
candidate and intends to offer minority report
All of which is respectfully submitted
EMIL G.. GAEBLER,
c. RUEBHAUssEN Committee
Com. SOlliday offered the following minority
report of the same Committees
The undersigned being one of the three CONS.
who were appointed by the President to make it
their duty to obtain applications of competent
and able teachers for the position of PRINCIPAL of
Union School No. l. herewith respectfully sub
mlts the following minority report
After due consideration l take the liberty to
state, ana trust you will agree with me- that the
educational interest of our public schools calls
for a thorough English scholar man of expe-
rience in conducting schools, of a thorough
knowledge of our state school system, land of good
onra1 ct dJnSr JDrn
ed by the majority of the committee, is a man Of
foreign education, and having been in this coun-
try but six years doubt his ability to speak and
teach the English language perfectly Having
had no experience in the teaching of public
schools, young in his profession citizen of New
Jersey and stranger to this Board.
Upon close Investigation of all the applicants,
find that Prot. David JUNIOR, late Principal of
the Public Schools of Saginaw City, Mich. form
erly Principal of the public schools of Berlin
Wis., personally known by a majority of the
members OF this Board, possesses all these re-
quisite qualifications to a superior degree Prof
JUNIOR is a Bachelor and Master of Arts of the
Toronto University of Canada, highly recon-
mended by the Boards of Education of Sagina
City, and Berlin, by Prof c.. A. Gowen. Sup't of
Public Instruction oftheIstateo of Michigan andhas
number Of other good recommendations to all
convinced that your fair and unbiased judg-
ment will lead to the conclusion that of all APP
-plicants the above named gentleman will best
fill the position.
regard to the teaching Of the German Ian
guage, which deem of great Importance l
would state that we have number of teachers
fully competent to teach that language as hereto
fore taught.
All of which is respectfully submitted
A. SOLLIDAY, Com. Sd ward
Com. Soliday moved the adoption of the
minority report, and the appointment of Prof.
JUNIOR as Principal of Union School No. 1.
Motion lost. ~,
Com. WILDER moved the adoption of the MAORI
ty report, and the appointment Of Prof. w. E.
StrOetZel.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Coms. Gaebler Sweeney, WILDER and
RuebhauSSen. p
Noes-Coms. Wiggenhorn, solliday and Nc
GOlrick
The committee appointed at the last special
meeting to fix a schedule assigning the teachers
to their respective positions and fix their salaries
presented the following report
TO the Hon. Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-YOur committee appointed to
draft schedule with the assistance of the Sup't,
assigning the teachers to their respective posi-
tons, and fixing their salaries for the ensuing
year, present the following as the result Of their
deliberations and recommend OF the same;
UNION SCHOOL NO. l.
High School Dept, LIST Assistant
Miss Pauline Voss, S45
I'd Assistant
-. Mr.. John Moran 40
Grammer Dep't-1st Grade
Miss Margaret Corbet, IS
I'd Grade
.,.... Miss Rosa Bernhard, 40
Intermediate Dep't-1st Grade.
Electa Wilder, 80
.s-.. I'd Grade
Mary Lembke, So
Sd Grade
.t. Maggie Mcmahon Is
Primary Dept-1st Grade-Ella Cohoe, so
I'd Grade-Ida KOpp, 20
49,. H.. UNION SCHOOL NO. g
Grammar Dep't-1st Grade and Principal
Mr.. J. NJ. Turner, $75
+, I'd Grade
Miss Minnie Voss, 10
Intermediate Dep't-1st Grade
Cora Bradbury So
I'd Grade
Emma sMcMahon, 80
Sd Grade
Emma Schuchert, 35
Primary Dep't-1st Grade-Lizzie Davis, so
I'd Grade
.|~tf~ Sarah Mcmahon, So
UNION SCHOOL NO: 3.
intermediate Dept and Principal
Mr.. w. d. Parker $50
Primary Dept-1st Grade ,..-......s.
Miss Ottilie stallmann, 30
r. z.;s. ira 49,: I'd Grade
,....-. Celia Boughton, %
t'a 5.-5@ FIRST WARD PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Primary Dep't-1st Grade and Principal
-;... Miss Anna Norris S35
I'd Grade
Miss Lizzie Price, IS
| The salaries in the above schedule were fixed
! according to the plan adopted by your Hon. Body