Telegram-herald., 1889-10-06
THE SCHOOL BOARD
Regular September Meeting Last
Night.
ANOTHER FIGHT OVER TEACHERS
VERY fes Important Matters Come oP
for Aetioa-Ihs WORK Mestiy kOatins
1hs NiEht school 10 De ks-opeaed
Printing Contracts let.

has attended ~ every member except
Trustee O'clock. Upon motion OF Trus-
tee LOcher, the minutes of the last
meeting were approved. The Commit
tee on Teachers recommended that the
certificates OF certain of the teachers
be- renewed. Miss Knappen and Mrs.
Hardcastle were considered 70 come
under section four and section one,
and therefore exempt from examina-
ton, and special certificates were or
dered granted. The report was then
adopted.
The Committee on Schools recon-
mended that one room of the night
school be opened on Monday evening,
October Z. Adopted.
The Committee on Teachers recon-
mended Mss Edith Robinson as assist
ant teacher in the Union High school
at a selary of $500; Miss Florence
Brothers 10 position as teacher AZ
Plne-street school; Miss Charlotte
Banks 10 position at West Leonard
school, with salaries under the rule.
They also recommended that T.. {.
Whitney be appointed as teacher AT the
night school, tirst room; that Ella Per-
~ and Mrs. Clinton b. Osborn be APP
pointed rs teachers for the second and
third room; also that Mrs. l.. c. Brown
be appointed a teacher for the fourth
room, with salaries at Sl.50 per night.
Miss Robinson was appointed by a
vote of 10 yeas To nays.
Mrs. Florence Brothers and Miss
Banks case caused considerable DIS
cussiOn. Trustee Felker made an elo-
quent plea in their behalf and Trustee
Locher followed him. They both
claimed that they signed the report
that dropped these teachers as a COM
promise. Trustee Richards SAID Mrs.
Brothers had taught in his ward for a
number OF years. Her removal was
rot requested by the trustees of her
ward nor the principal of her school.
She Is doing good work now IN the
PIne-street school and she ought to be
retained. The motion to retain her
carried, 9 yeas, D nays.
Miss Charlotte Banks was recon-
mended for reappOintment 10y Trustees
Locher and Cook.
Trustee Blair SAID he should not vote
for her. She had been moved from
school to school because of her lncOm-
potency and inability to impart what
she knows.
The recommendation for her ap-
pOintment was however adopted. The
balance of the report was adopted as "a
whole on motion of Trustee Felker.
The same committee reported the
printing of section two of the library
catalogue and recommended that the
same be sold at 10 cents each.
Adopted.
They also reported that Miss Lucy
Ball asked leave of absence to attend
the library school at Albany New York
They asked the privilege of appoint
ing an assistant in the library and one
10 take the place of Miss Ball during
her absence.
Trustee Mcbride offered a resolution
TO the effect that the vote adopting the
latin and Greek text books be recon-
sldered. Adopted.
Trustee LOchcrpreSented aresOlutlOn
that the building committee be author
ized to furnish Pasteur filter for the
drinking water Of the Grandville-ave.
school. He stated that the water used
Tor drinking was badly IN need OF
hltering. Adopted.
The COMMITTEE on Claims and Ac-
counts reported bills to the amount OF
s2S76.50 and moved the adoption of the
report. Adopted.
The Committee on Buildings reported
the employment Of janitors for the
various buildings and the report was
adopted. Incg also submitted their
annual report and it was ordered
printed In the annual report.
The Committee on Grounds recon-
mendod the building of fence nj
/ Grandville-aycnue school. Adopted.
Trustee Fisher, OF the special com
mittce appointed for the preparation
of the annual report, recommended
I that the contract tor printing 500 copies
of the report at Sl98.72 be gwen to the
/ Dean Printing Company, they being
/ the lowest bidders. Adopted.
the other bids were the Eaton, Lyon
and Allen Printing Company, S276, and
/ the West Michigan Company, S2l3.S0.
The secretary report was presented
I 70 the board and ordered printed
Tho monthly report of the superin
tendent was accepted aud placed OF
+ file.
Trustee Merrill stated that the preS
I ent method of contracting bills bc
I changed TO q better system. and thai
+ all the orders be numbered and signed
/ by the president and secretary at the
I order of the board. He sad that b,
+ offered 10 As prelmnar v toau amend
+ meut 60 the bylaws. part ! section %
Trustee Locncr moved 60 refer 90 th,
+ Committee on WAYS and Means 10 re
+ port IN one month. Adjourned.