Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-20
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Reelection OF niost OF the Tcacnors-Unapgo
ut tho african sohooi-The uiduio
Muiberry school gioReu

fixing the salaries aud cloc.iug teachers
for the ensuing year.
Tho following namCd m5mbOrs wore
present:
Moss.s. Baker. Broneman, Brosus
| Brown, Byrue, Carpenter, Cochran, Darn
stotter, Ebormau, Evans, Cast, Hartman,
| Herr, Johnson, Johnston, Marshall, Mo
Comsoy, Mccormick, Nsumau, Oblonder
Ochs, Raub, Reimensuydor, Richards,
| Riugwalt, Samson, Schwobel, Slaymaker,
Smeych, A. J. Suyder, L. G.. Snyder,
| Spurricr, Warfel, Ieohor, Lovorgood-
president.
Mr. Eberman notified tho board that
Mr.. J. Il. Kovinski, tho musical instructor
of the secondary and primary schools,
would give an entertainment by the pupils
of those schools, in Fulton opera house on
| Tuesday evening next, 10 which the board
was respectfully Invited.
EixlOg the salaries
Mr. Wariol moved that the salaries OF
| TIE teachers TO DO elected be fixed at the
Same rates that were paid last year.
\ communication from Carl Mat, ask
| ing that his salary as musical instructor
be Increased from 300 to $3.50 per anuum
for the ensuing year, was read. Also,
communication signed by VIM, IL. Lev
orgood, II. :. Gates and A. K. Stamy,
principals Of the advanced boys secondary
schools. asking that thcir salaries which
| were reduced u few years ago to $500, DO
restored to 5000 per auuum.
Mr.. Baker moved that tho increase
asked for be made
Mr. Warfel and MIR. Byrno opposed the
increase of MIR Mats salary, on the
ground that he had heretofore received
| proper compensation for his services, and
to make the increase asked for would give
him a salary higher than that OF the prn'
| Cipll OF the high school. They als) OBJ
jeCtcd that the present manner in which
German WAS taught ia the schools VAS un
satisfactory, and b3tter arrangements
should be made for the study ofthts branch.
Dr.. Carpenter favored tho increase
asked for, and eulogEed Mr. Matt "a an
accomplished aud efficient teacher,
Mr.. .JOhnstOn moved to amend Mr.. Bakers
amendment by increasing Mr.. Matt salary
500 per anuum, which would make It
800, aud at the Same time keep 1t below
the salary Of the principal OF the high
school.
Mr. Johnston's amendment was agreed
to- and Mr. Warfel's motion rs amended
adopted, Messrs. Byrnc, Evans, Marshall,
| Richards and Warlcl voting "Io.'
The resignation Of Miss Nettio L.
IUukcr, teacher in the New street primary
school, was received and accepted.
The board then proceeded % elect
teachers for the several schools for the
ensuing year.
Tho presen teachers in the boys high
school were ro-eIeo:od by acclAmation, as
were also the teachers ~ the girls hi gh
school, With the exception OF Miss Gil,
teacher Of drawing.
Mr.. Byrue moved tha. she be dropped
from the list Of teachers. The motion was
not agreed 70. aud Miss Gill WAS re
elected.
All the other teachers in the noTthwes.
division were TO elected by acclamatiOn, aa
were also those in the northeast division
except Miss Nettie +. Ionker, who dc
clined reelection.
The teachers in the southeast division
were re elected b. ac3lamatiOn, until the
name Of r. ). Gates, of the Rock land
street school, was reached, when Mr
Slaymaker demanded ballot. The rol
was called and all the memb5rs pre5en:
voted log Mr.. Gates exoep: Messrs Say-
maker, Smoyoh and I3oher who voted
"uO'
When the name D. b. Couzzins' of the
strawberry street school, was reached, Mr.
Hartman moved that he be elected by &C
clamatiOn. Objection was at once made
by several members. An application for
the place was presented by Frank Shibley
who holds . permanent certificate. The
application WAS accompanied by a recon
mendation from Prof Z. r. Shaub, OF
the MlllersVllIe Normal school. Mr
Couz2ius' certificate was shown To DO not
only much inferior to that OF any other
teacher but inferior 70 that Of any of the
applicants. Mr.. McCOmsey OF the super
intending committee, and Supt. BuehTle
= tr,v, thn Ia
its present management.
4 vote being called for, all the members
q present (35) voted for Mr.. Shibley, and he
was declared elected.
When the middle South Mulberry street
school in tho southwest division wa!
reached, OF which Miss f. J. Johnston
Cresigued) was principal, ald Miss Margit
+. Gable, assistant, Mr.. McComsey moved
that no teachers be elected for said sohoO
at present, as he believed it could be wei
dispensed with when the new school hous,
on South Prince street shall be finished
I Mr.. MCCOmsey's motion was agreed TO BY
. an almost unanimous vote. All the Othe
, teachers in the southwest division were
| reelected by reclamation, as were also thi
, musical instructors.
, To fill tho vacancy in the New stree
school caused by the resignation Of Mis-
| ObhSIg hii tlpAlSdAtob HlALCtu III
were placed in nomination. A ballot wa
taken without result. After severa
members had changed thoir votes from th'
q weaker to the stronger candidates, tht
; ballot stood as follows
, Messrs. Baker, Brosius, Brown, Byrno
y Cochran, Eberman. Cast, Hartman, Mar
+ shall, McComsey, Reimensnyder, Rich
ards, S!aymaker, Smeych aud Warfel-l5
voted for Augusta NJ. BushOng.
Messrs. Darmstetter Herr, Mccormick
a Nauman, Offender, Ochs, Ringwalt
; Schwetel and Levergood-0, voted 70
d Annie Hess
!, Messrs. VIM. johnson, J, NJ. Johnston
Raub, Samson, L. G.. Snyder and A. K
Spurrier--G, voted for Lizzie NJ. Keen.
3 hessrs, Evans A. J. Snyder and ZeChor
1 3, voted for Ellie Zscher
| Mr.. BreGeman voted for Nellie King
! and DR.. Carpenter voted for Kate Bald
win.
Nons of the candidates having receives
r a majority a second ballot was had, ant
! Miss Bushong received 1s votes Mis-
a Hess votes Miss Zscher votes Mis-
! Keen 2 votes, and Miss Baldwin vote.
, Miss Bushong was declared elected.
BY unanimous consent Mr. Slaymake
4 made statement relative to puttin
steam heaters into the-neW South Prime
a street school house.
+ Mr.. Brown moved that tho building
al tatt