Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-11
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Special Meeting L. tst Night-ImpOr.
tant Business Transacted.
The board of education met last night in
special session with all members present ex-
cept MIR. Willard.
Miss Ellen M. Stoll, a teacher, asked for .
vacation on account of sickness. Leave of
absence was granted for four months with
out pay.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of floors of the Webster school recon-
mended that the matter be deferred for the
present.
The COMMITTEE on buildings and property
reported that they had examined the bids for
painting the roots of the following schools:
Farnam street, CASTELAR,, Pacific and Cass,
and recommended that the contract for paint
ing the Farnam and CASTELAR, schools be
awarded to G. j. Johnson at $40 for each
building, and that the contract for the Pacific
and Cass schools be awarded John Callahan
at S45 and $3.50 respectively. The
committee recommended that S, w.
Cole be given the contract for clean
ing the vaults and cess pools. The petition
of the Walnut Hill residents for q school
house was referred back with the recon-
mendation that it be referred to the commit
tee on sites. The report of the committee
was adopted.
The committee on high school recon-
mended the following teachers for the high
school: Mr.. Lawrence Foster, to be teacher
of geology and physiology; Miss Bessie Sny-
der, to be teacher of Latin, history and com-
position; Mrs. Adele Robertson, to be teach
er of German. Adopted.
The committee on hlgh school recom-
mended the purchase of two sets of geo.
metrical blocks at a cost not to exceed $50
each. Adopted.
The same committee also recommended
the adoption of Williams chemistry for use
in the High school, provided they can be
purchased at a total cost not exceeding rs
cents per volume, and that the publishers
accept in exchange volume for volume the
Yeoman's chemistry, formerly in use, at IS
cents each.
On motion of Mr.. FELTON, the rules were
suspended and the board proceeded to the
election of teachers recommended by the
committee on high school.
TIL question of tho eligibility of the appli-
cants recommended by the committee on
high school was raised, as 1t appeared that
Mr.. Foster and Mrs. Robertson had no GER
t~ificates at all and Miss Snyder had only q
certificate to teach in the ramm and pri-
mary grades.
The chair decided that the election of these
teachers was out of order, until they had OBJ
tanned certificates.
The decision raised an ar gument as to the
authority of the president to make such Q
ruling. axSaR
1t was finally decided to postpone The
election OF these teachers and in the mean
time they will be given an opportunity to
take the required examination.
The BOARD then proceeded TO the election
of a ianitor for Central Park school. which
resulted in Mrs. Wisely being reelected.
a ~janitor for lizard school was then
balloted for, resulting in the election Of
Michael McGrath.
Mr.. Clarke moved to reconsider the
election of Mrs, Wisely. stating that n letter
had heen received charging her with grave
misdemeanors
He produced the letter and stated that it
should not be read in public AZ it contained
matter which should not be published.
Charges We're preferred against this party
some time ago and referred to q special COM
mlttee which failed to report before the
election of 1anitor.
The letter was secured and contained q
few childish charges against the janitress.
1T was written by Miss IGfie Reed, the prin-
cipal of the school, and complained because
the woman refused TO carry a cord of wood
in out of the wet, and because the janitress
''did not understand the science OF building
fires.' II also stated that the culprit had
neglected to regulate the school clock daily,
and a score of other equally frivolus charges.
The letter was not read before the board.
IL was finally moved that the ~janitress be-
discharged. The motion was adopted.
IL was decided to hold q special examine
ton next Friday and Saturday at the high
school building from o till 4 O'Clock each day.
This is TO give the applicants for positions as
teachers in the high school an opportunity TO
take the examination.
The board then adjourned.