Daily Republican., 1885-06-09
Board Of Education.

THE oUsREWslON OF MIas MIL
LEB-ONE SEsslON A DAY
AFTER JUNE 18TH.
A RESOLUTION OFFERED,
The regular meeting of the Board O,
Education WAS held last night, Presi
dent Baird occupy ing the chair.
On motion Of Mr.. Trump. the usuaI
monthly appropriation Of $1,000, wa
ordered to be drawn from the City
COuncil.
At the request Of Mr.. Heisler, the
committee OF No. 9 was authorized To
use the text books Of the Board In the
training school Of No. o.
On motion of MT Belts, Miss Craw-
ford, who teaches q private primary
school In tbs second story of old No. 13,
Second and Washington streets, was
permitted to occupy the same room,
subject to moving out at one month q
notice.
On motion Of DR.. Keables, an order
for q, 600 was drawn in favor Of j. r.
d. Seeds & Sons. contractors for the
building Of the new High School at
Eighth and Adams streets.
The Committee of School No. 8 was
to expend $12 for making
. number Of repairs in that school.
DR. Keables offered the following
resolution
Resolved, That the Board recon.
mend to the visiting committees of the
several schools that for the balance of the
school year one session be held from
$50 q. m. to 1890, commencing Men
day, june ID.
DR.. Keables earnestly advocated the
adoption of the resolut ion on the
ground of the heated term, during
which study became q task and chill
dren should be ont recreating them
selves.
Mr.. Webster opposed It, on the ground
that tho scholars were better in school
than ont Of 1t, and the parents would
rather have them at school than TO have
them at home. He thought, too, that as
the teachers were paid full time they
should work full time as they were not
overworked anyhow.
DIR. Sho-tlidge favored the adoption
Of the resolution, and urged health con.
as an argument in favor of
It.
Mr.. Heisler favored the resolution,
but wanted 10 make the hour for closing
at IL instead at 12 80. as q longer hour
disarranged dinner arrangements.
An amendment was passed substitut.
ing IL o'clock for 1890, and as amended
the resolution passed.
The subject Of the suspension of Miss
Miller as principal OF No. 8 school, by
Mr.. Kyne, came up for consideration,
Mr.. Kyne himself moved that 1t be re-
ferred to the Committee on Teachers.
DR.. Shortlidge wanted to know what
authority Mr.. Kyne or any other indi-
vidual membe Of the Board had to
suspend a teacher. As he first under.
stood the matter at the last meeting of
the Board he was satisfied to leave the
matter inMr. Kyne's hands, but he now
understood that the boy who was the
cause Of the first disturbance had been
reinstated and that Mr., Kyne had sus.
pended her for something that trans.
pired afterwards. Mr.: Kyne admitted
this to be the fact. He said when he
went to the school to make inquiries
about suspended scholars Miss
Miller, instead OF giving the desired
information willingly, did not seem
willing to give it at all, ,anditreated him
with mark ed insoleHce and contempt,
and for this he had suspended her. He
claimed that he had told DR.. Shortlidge
about the matter and that the Doctor
said he was doing right.
This DIR. Shortlidge disputed, and
related what he understood Mr.. Kyne
to say.
A general discussion ensued amongst
the mem bers, In which President Baird
left the chair, calling Mr.. Palmer to fill
it, and took an active part, warmly
espousing Miss Miller's cause, and cast.
ing some very uncomplimentary retiec-
tions upon Mr.. Kyne's conduct. He
charged that Mr.. Kyne stated before
he left the room the other meeting
night that he intended to suspend Miss
Miller, but at this meeting he states
that he suspended her for something
that happened next day. He was sure
he had suspended her without warrant
or authority, and had done so In bad
spirit by declaring that it was his
object to get it spread in the newspa.
pers, to give it publicity.
He had also acknowledged that he
had suspended the wrong teacher +,
that he should have suspended Miss
Turner, and he also acknowledged that
he had refused to answer note from
Miss Miller asking why she was sus-
pended. He believed the cause of his
action was one of petty malice. Mr..
Heisler, also espoused Miss M iller's
cause, but thought the dignity of the
Board should be upheld by not laying
the whole blame 1upon Mr.. Kyne. Mr..
Webster and Mr.. Dunn favored re-
ference to the committee on teachers.
Mr.. Feukel presented o long com
mupication from Miss Miller giving
her side of the story, and long dis
cussion arose In regard to reading the
paper in open Board.
Mr.. Allen was friend of Miss Mil.
Ter and wanted the question settled
right there In the open Board.
Mr.. Trump was of like mind.
Mr.. Hession was friendly to Miss MIL
Ter but thought the school committees
sheuld bs respected. Some two or three
members said Miss Miller had shown
all the politeness and attention to Mr..
Kane possible.
After considerable more talk the
whole matter, including Miss Miller's
statement, was referred to the Commit.
tee on Teachers. Mr.. Belts made 3 mo
tion to fill the temporary vacancy on
the committee on teachers by appoint
ment of DR.. West, but the motion was
defeated. The committee will meet i'm
mediately, and there is no doubt that
Miss Miller will be triumphantly vim.
dicated and re.insta ted.
During the evening the following
orders were drawn j. X. Bugless,
S2.65 IL. Il. Belts. 81. 80 : Allen Sneak.