Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-30
mR. ouRTIs AUCEPrs.


He sends toxhe board OF Education
n Letter of Acceptance to Become
SUPERINTENDENT of schools = MIR.
Leigh is Yet a Member of the Board
They Vote to Purchase and Float
Flags Over the school Build1nge
some Teachers Have Their POSI-
lions Changed-AN children of Res
idents In the Town Must Attend
the High school.
With the exception of Mr.. Graves and
Mr.. Leigh the board of education had all
of it's members present last evening. Mr..
Plunkett, who has recently returned from
his trip abroad, was heartily welcomed
back to the fold and once more the COM
mittee on finance was all there The ques-
ton Of Walter Leigh's resignation aroused
all the spirit of inquiry that had been ex-
peoted. The communication was read by
the acting president of the board, DR.. Car
malt, who ruled that it was proper for the
board to receive the resignation and pro-
coed to fill the vacancy until the next reg
ular school election, which will be held
two weeks from the coming Monday. Mr..
Howarth appealed from this ruling of the
chair. The board, he said is not a creative
body and he didn't believe it had the
power to do this. It can't dismiss 8
member or impeach him. The members
are peers and elected by the district
Some time was spent in looking up 8
law that would cover the case, but the
nearest approach found was precedent
that had been established in years past Of
| the board filing vacancy caused by some
| disability of member, as of death, etc
Major Strong didn't see as this applied, Of
he didn't consider Mr.. Leigh dead, unless
| politically. The vote taken, whether the
| chair should be sustained or not, resulted
| in tie, and the matter was tabled, SO Mr.
Leigh is not allowed to put aside his re
sponsibility as a member yet awhile.
| A petition from residents in Westvill'
as citizens of the town, headed by the nan'
of Donald q. Mitchell ok MarveD, wal
! presented which begged that the children
there who had been one or two years il
! the high school be allowed to stay unit
graduation. Captain O'Brien's motion wa
passed that the committee on rules be in
structed to so revise the rule that all chill
dren of residents in the town be admitted
on the usual terms
Letters of acceptance were read from
Mr.. Curtis as successor to Superintendent
Dutton, and from Mr. A. O. Abbott to tn,
principalship of the Rosette street school
The committee on buildings reported
that the general condition of the building
will be better this year than ever before al
regards light, sanitary arrangements, etc
Their unanimous recommendation wal
passed by the board for the purchase an6
erection of flags upon the school buildings
They were instructed to purchase thirty
| four flags and the same number of poles a
| an estimated cost of 1928, and to see to tn
proper erection of them.
The following recommendations of tn
committee on schools were passed: Tn
designations of Miss Lille M. Northrop O
| No. 6 Skinner school and Ella E. Northro,
of No. 2 DixweQ avenue; leave of alb
| sence without salary for the first term o
| the coming year to Miss Gertrude Mann O
| No. Skinner school and Miss A. F. Chap
| man of No. Cedar street school; cause
| i'll health.
The following transfers were also ap
proved: Miss Lizzie Briggs from No.
Skinner to No. A Eaton, salary $3.50, al
increase of $50; Miss Ida M. WEIGH from
No. 8 to No. Z A Eaton, salary 5000
Miss J. M. Flanagan from No
to No. Z Eaton, salary $500; Mis-
NJ. F. Leary from No. 5 to No.
| GAtou SCHOOL, sdlAIy 9o0U, MsS mary Z
Eagan, salary $3.50; Miss Florence Judso
from No. A to No. Eaton, salary $3.50
Miss Annie E. Clark to No. 8 Eaton, salar
$3.50; Miss Matte Nader, from Nc
IL to No. 8 Washington school
salary 5000; Miss Annie E. Clum
from No. 6 to No. Z Washin0to
school, salary $3.50; Miss G. M. McCaffre
from No. to No. ga, Washington school
at salary $500; Miss A. H. Donovan, frol
No. Sc to No. 6, Washington school, sa
airy $500; Miss Annie Chapman, to No
Washington, salary 5000; Miss/Carri
French, from No. to No. 1, Cedar stret
school, salary $3.50; Miss NJ. B. DAILY, frol
No. 2, Humphrey street school, So
Miss Susie B. Kinner to No. Humphre
street school, salary $500. 1t was voted |
appoint ten Of the young ladies who gra.
i, l uated in the last class from the Welt
school as substitute teachers, who are
: follows: Miss Killoy, Miss Merwin, Mi
Sloan, Miss Mclaughlin, Miss Kelsey, Mi
Boyce, Miss Mary Smith, Miss Fowler, Mi
Jones, Miss Line.
: The secretary's report for the year w
| read and adopted and the usual numbe
$500, ordered to be printed. All mentie
of the high school investigation was orde
ed to be struck out.
The petition of E. j. Ridgeway, va
| student, to teach in the night school W
| referred to the proper committee, as W
also Miss Nora w. Hughes (of Clevelan
application for principalship.
The board expressed unanimous satisfa
ton with Mr.. buttons report, and warm
| applauded that gentleman when he finish
his farewell words to them. He thank
| them for their kindness in allowing him
be absent SO long time during the sui
; mer, and expressed the hope that tn
!. | would meet with all prosperity in t
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