Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-07

smear, lila Turner, JcA1Ao hsSi4cys
Hslen Hal. cadet
Congress street school = Theresa
Townsend. principal. 500; Matte FISH
er; BeatFcs Ryan, sarah DE Camp;
Carrie r.. BuFch; Margaret Doran; Al
zina L. strong; julia v. Doran.
Diamond street scnool-susie Bailey,
principal, 5000, Ella Doekeray: Cora
GARDENER; Edna o. Holden; Ida Bel
lamy, Nellie Koopman. cadet.
Lake scnoOl-Oiive &. Lsnderman.
Baxter-street School--yennie Gordon,
principal, 500, Charlotte Cannon. Ia
l.. REMINGTON, Clara orr, Esther Keller,
Lena k0ilen.
OakdaIe sehool-Agnes Steele, Annie
Thompson.
PARIS school-CIars Skinner, princi-
pal, $3.50; Maud Defendorf, Mile Chap
man,
Walker school-Isabella S. Thomas.
principal, s575; Flora FORSYTH.
Jessie M,sner. Jennie Bennett, Ella
Wynsoop. cadet.
specials-Eugene A. Carpenter. un-
graded. $500; Mary Blake, drawing,
500; Lizzie Crevellng, drawing, $500;
May V. Cavanaugh, penmanshlp, $500
Frankie Baskman, penmanship, $500;
George c. Shepard, music, 1920; Emma
Palmer. general supply. $3.50; Able
Field. general supply. $3.50 per day;
Agnes Mcintyre, assistant superintend-
ent. $500.
Trustee Houseinan moved to consider
the report by separate schools. He was
opposed 10 the 'omnlbus bill"
The Center school appointments went
through UNANIMOUSLY. Trustee Felker
moved the adoption for the Union
school with Orr Sehurz as principal.
Trustee Houseman's motion 10 substi-
tute Prof. Barnhart's name evoked ap-
plause from the spectators. TINS was
promptly rebuked. On the moron TO
postpone the consideration for Week i,
Mayor Uhl said that he favored II. He
knew that Prof. Barnhart had been use
iul and that the mass of the people on
the West Side We're opposed to the
change as a calamity both to the pupils
and TO the school. Trustee HOuseman
SAID he could not be convinced of the
necessity OF such u change. He was a
member of the committee of nine
and didn't think that one vote should
rule. The board should not be COM
PEELED TO take an unknown man for one
who has been good. because some one
didn't agree with the professor. Trustee
Lefhngwell said that he should stand by
the report, as they were intelligent and
had come to their conclusions after
serious elaboration. Trustee Felker
said that the matter might as we'll be
decided now as at any time. He knew
both stories, and regretted that tales
should be banded about as they had
been. He reviewed the case in refer
ence TO the struggle for discipline, and
stated thatit never mad been maintained.
Every member OF the committee knew
that the gentleman was a failure and
that the school had suffered. Teachers,
children, parents had taken sides IN this
question, and II the two teachers N
question he retained there would be
continued trouble. The matter has
been fought and talked thoroughly for
the last three weeks. Both are admir-
able people personally, but that IS not
the question TO be determined. In JUS
tice 10 the commits the report should
be adopted from beginning to end. !"
Trustee Fitzgerald presented petition
from the West Side, containing Ills
names, asking that Prof. Barnhart be
retained. Trustee Stevens thought that,
for mature deliberation by the entire
board, a weeks further time should be
granted. Trustee Hustled said that he
had hoped this matter would not make
so much talk. lie had been on the
teachers committee, and knew the
whole story. Prof. Barnhart had told
him his claim, and the reasons why Mrs.
Catlin should be dropped. When he
got through he made up mis- mind that
ne was a weak man. Mrs. Catlin came
10 him also, saIc not a word against
Prof. Barnhart, but suggested that
| she he transferred. Putting
two and two together he came
to the conclusion that 1t would
be better TO drop both. Prof. Barn
/ harris friends say that members of the
! board had been bought, and 4 man who
needed such bolsterIng as that kind of
disgraceful charge ought to go down.
/ He believed thatIf one was retained both
/ should be. There was no reason for
discrimination, and the report should
be adopted. Mayor Uhl, in consldera-
| ton OF the great importance of this
| matter, spoke further for the postpone
ment of the question, for the purpose
| of thorough Consideration by the entire
/ board. President Blair said that the
I matter had been common talk and
/ could not be new to any one who had
been interested. K. +. Fisher said that
\ the question was not of the teacher s
I character. but OF the good to the
school. Ii either should be retained.
| the friends of the other will make
/ trouble. A teacher should suffer
rather than the school.
The question OF postponement for a
week was lost by the following vote;
| Yeas-Trustess Blandford, Fitzger-
aid, Goodrich. Houseman, Maybury,
Stevens, Strahan, Van Bree, the Mayor.
Nays - Bradfeld, Clark, Felker,
Fisher, Folger, Hagy, Hustled, Letting
well, Locher, stein, Wagner, the Presi-
dent.
The report OF the committee was
adopted by Is yeas to the nays OF trus-
tees Houseman, Maybury and the
MAYOR aud the fate of both teachers
was settled. The North Ionla-street
schooi brought up the next objection.
Trustee HousemaD moved the retain
ing Of Jennie Murphy. III place of sub.
shutting Lucy McVean, the appointee
/ of the committee. She was the
sole support of widowed mother
Trustee Hustled stated that Miss Nc
Vean's position was very similar, bat
she was much more competent teach
er. Miss McVesn's appointment was
confirmed with but five dissenting
votes. The report for the entire school
wss then confirmed. The South Iona
street school caused the next trouble.
The remainder of the entire report was
adopted excepting the South Iona
street school list. and then Secretary
/ Stem moved the substitution of Helen
Z A L l. !.