Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-30
Board of Education.
The Secrstaryship-A Change tn

The Secfstarysh1p-A Change tn the
 VVork-A New Pos1tfon-Mr. Day Ap-
 pointed.
 The Board of Education held special meeting last evening, at which all the mem bers were present. A private session was held, lasting about an hour and half. MT. Day the secretary, was absent during the ses
 sion. The Board after 8 full discussion as to i the plan to be taken created new position.
 to which Mir. Day was appointed, and part of the work hitherto devolving upon the sec retary was arranged to be otherwise per formed. MT. Day some time ago rendered his resignation of the position his health not permitting him to retain it, and by the new \ arrangement his services are retained with ! his work pertaining to his position. The 1 salary of the new position was made $1, 25O. The salary attached to the secretaryship, l which position is now abolished, was $2, ,475. Mir. Parmalee acted clerk at the meeting 1 in the absence of MT. Day. MT. Parmalee stated informally the business done as fol lows ''Mr. Day resigned some time ago on { account of ill-health. We took the matter into consideration at to nights meeting and
 discussed the subject generally. The sense
 of the Board was that Mir. Day, being an old and efficient officer of great experience,
 district Everybody has much confidence in
 him and in his integrity, and the Board gen. ! orally desired to retain his services. What
 we therefore concluded upon was this. Inss-
 much as MT. Day was unable to continue sec-
 retary under his former duties and demand ed rest, it was concluded that the sfice of . \ f ishsd. new position was then created, the title of which not decided upon but
 ! which may be called the post of cashier, o1 paymaster, or financial agent of the district an office requiring part Of the time l of the incumbent whose duty 1t will be to . keep the accounts of the district precise and . pay all moneys under the direction of the 3 Board and keep an inventory of the proper. e ty of the district He w1h attend to the l school census act as clerk or scribe at the meetings of the Board and perform such l other duties as will naturally come within the province of the position. It is intended | that the whole time of this officer shall not
 be required by the district: but only so muct a 1 as will be required to perform the duties o1
 his office. The salary of this position vii (, l be $ 25O year. Other duties and details . ! which hitherto devolved upon the secretary - will hereafter devolve upon the superintend f ent and the Board, acting through it's com n l mitrees. There will be increase of thu a salary of the superintendent. This is il a l effect the purpose of resolution whicl a | was adopted by the Board this evening. Thi
 is an increase of work for the superintendent
 but it is intended that part of the' work
 such as that of issuing the tickets of admis , sion, receiving telephone calls, etc., shall b A performed by young lady or young mal J. from the High school. We think that witt |. use of the great modern improvement, tn IF telephone system, some parts of the wor
 will be much expedited. wish the session
 as it turned out. had not been private i n order in part that the many complinentar
 words said for MT. Day might be printed ,e This is brief off hand statement of tn business. The object of the change is nor . fully explained in the following:
 le ''The intent of the plan is that the dutid
 of the present secretary shall be lightene m and yet that he shall remain connected wit . the district, while the superintendent's of6c LII shall, through the committee of the Boari " undertake the purchase of stationery an
 other supplies, issue tickets of admission f applicants attend to necessary small repair =. direct the enforcement of truancy laws an at hold the principals to greater responsibil i'll ties in their respective districts in the cal
 and preservation of property, the faithf1 os performance of duties by their janitors, ND required by the revised rules and generally 10 center the details of the district under or 0, executive hsad.''