Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-16
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Shall the Committee on Schools Have the Power to Dismiss Teachers Qu1etly-Mr. Stroug objects to the Plan-Other Business. At meeting of the Board of Education | held last evening all the members were present excepting MT. O'Brien, Chairman We1ch presiding. The matter of giving to | the Committee on Schools and the superin- l tendent the power to quietly dismiss teach CTS after they had been tried under pay for | certain length of time, and when the com | 1nittee thought they could not make good | teachers was the first business brought up. MT. Strong said-It seems to me when
 the teachers reach that point where they re- ! ceive pay, they all should be on an equal l footing, and should not be dropped out. Mir. Plunkett said-This thing ought to be passed as the Committee on Schools thinks it ought to be done.
 l Mir. Zunder-We have many small things l that the Board cannot do and that have to be done by committees.
 MT. Strong-I only referred to this matter of the teachers. The Board has had the name outside of doing things by commit tees, and I think that this matter concerning the teachers should be done by the Board, as the rule says that the Board reserves the right to dismiss any teacher for cause or whenever their services are no longer requlr- ed.
 MT. Bennett-I should think that the teachers would resign themselves when they think they are not capable to become good teachers.
 MT. Zunder-They might not drop out Mir. Plunkett-They might drop to the money more and keep on for that reason. MT. Dutton-The superintendent and the o1G Ina onti ua school visitors, and examine the teachers, and if it is fixed so that I or the Commit tee on Schools cannot dismiss the teachers when we think they are not capable it hurts the efficiency of the whole rule.
 MT. Strong-I am not objeeting to those that don't draw pay, but when they do they are teachers of the school and should be so. Suppose we go out of town and hire a teacher to teach in one of our schools and she is not a success we keep her, and it should be the same with the others.
 Mir. Dutton-When we go out of town to gct teacher the latter generally gives us her services free until we find out whether she is capable or not to continue teaching.
 MT. Strong-If she draws pay she is en- ployed
 Mr Graves-The teachers in the training school teach the last half cf the year, don't they?
 Mir. Dutton-Yes, but the teaching they QO IS not or as TeSpOnS1D1o nature dS teacu- ing in regular school room.
 MT. GraVes-Suppose that the Committee on Schools decide that in 8 certain time a young lady teacher had better be dropped, would it be better for the committee to do it or nota I understand that the public are jealous of this matter as to whether teacher should be dropped or kept.
 Mr. Bennett then said that as MT. 'Brien was not present, and as he would like to offer some views on the subject he would move that the matter be tabled until the next meeting, which was done.
 On the motion of MT. Plunkett, MT. Hew- lett was appointed clerk for another year at salary of $1, 100, an increase of $100.
 The High School Literary society was granted the use of the hall for a lecture.
 Dr. Lindsley and Professor Brewer ap peared before the Board and stated that they thought the rule in regard to the vaccination of the children was rather rigid, and that the members of the Board should use their own discretion in the matter about obliging ehil- dren to be vaccinated, as it was not always safe to vaccinate child as the child mi ght be i'll at the time of the operation, which, with the sickness caused by the operation, might cause death.