Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-08
ON THE FIRST VOTE
Superintendent Chalmers Is
Reelected 10 His Position
TEACHERS AND EXAMINATIONS
An Important Change in an Old Rule.
New Building Sites Agreed Upon.
Miscellaneous Business.

When the board education was
called 10 order last evening every trus-
tee answered to the roll call but Trus-
tee Foiger.
Upon ballot for superintendent Of
schools there were nineteen votes cast.
of which superintendent w. w. Chal-
niers received thirteen and ak were
blank. Prof. Chalmers was declared
elected.
A communication from City Attor-
ney Taylor was received with
reference TO the resolution IN
troduced by Trustee Houseman at
previous meeting of the board,
instructlng the board to appro-
pirate 500 for the educational exhibit
at the Worlds Fair, stating that the
matter had been referred TO HIM for
his legal opinion. The attorney said,
IN his opinion the board had no power
to make such appropriation. The conn.,
munlcation WAS placed on file.
A communication was received from
Charles w. Smith submitting q propo-
sltIon to sell . echool site in the
Twelfth ward. He offered two sites,
enc piece OF land on the northeast
corner OF Buchanan street, on Crofton
avenue, for $1,000, and the other =
piece OF land on the north side OF Croft
ton avenue, 100 feet west of Buchanan
street, for $3.50. The proposition was
placed on file.
Diagrams of the school sites offered
by ID. w. Comstock in the Fifth ward,
were submitted by him. u One ofathese
sites IS located on the corner of Colt
avenue and Ann street. offered for
$500; the other is located on the cor
ncr OF Colt avenue and Palmer street,
offered for $500. The matter was re-
ferred to the trustees of the Fifth ward.
Teachcrs' Examinations.
The committee on teachers submitted
the following report:
Your committee on teachers respect
fully report that heretofore it has
been the practice to appoint as teachers
many persons who have not taken the
examination and obtained the certifi-
cate required by rule, such appoint
ments having been made Subject to
examination" and with the cxpccta-
ton that the persons SO appointed
would take the first examination oc-
curing after appointment. Your COM
mlttee has observed that in many in
stances such appointces fail TO secure
the necessary Certificate. and yet are
permitted to remain rather than dis
turh the school by q change of teachers
and remove the appeintee. Your COM
mittee be- lieve that tkis practice should
lie entirely Discontinued, and they rec
ommend that hereafter no person who
does not a. the timc of appointment
hold the certificate required by rule
for the particular position be per-
mitted to begin work As teacher.
Yeur committee recommend that
second grade certificates he granted to
Media 0sband, Ola NJ. Parsons and
Fann,e Daniels, graduates Of the State
Normal school, and TO Ophclia Sa,ter-
lee, graduate of the New York Nor
NAL school.
Your committee further report that
at the last regular examination the
following persons passed the required
examination to entitle them ts GER
tlticates Of the respective grades men
! toned, and your committee recon-
mend the iseue of such certificates.
First grade certlficate-Gertrude
Boynton.
1C(Oaa CtitittatNc-lshlQ lQ y
Udell, Matte Smith and Lena Mead.
Third grade certiticatcs-Helen Hall,
Lillian Hsrper, Letitia Morisssy, Lii
liam keyes, Elizabeth A. Whitaker,
Clara Orr, Jennie Outheuse, Nora
Mathews, Violet Loves, Georgietta
Kennedy. Daisy Konklc, Delora Kerr,
Estelle Haseltine, Mrs. Blanche Hus.
ted. Luella Whitwor,h, Eliza Wilson,
Bertha Woodbury., Zaida Udsli, Viola
Thurstcp, Mary Tnllmsdge, Ne,tic
Side, Bernicc Goodwin. Angus In
Franck, Nellie Campbell, Maud Boyn.
ton, Carrie Bartlett, Elizabeth Ahne.
felt, Lottie Arrowsmith.
Claims and DuiId,res.
The commmittee on claims reported
claims allowed amounting to SI237 %
which WAS adopted. This committee
also reported adversely on the claim OF
NJ. l.. Dekofn for SIS for services n
teacher in the Hall street night school
Mr.. DeKorn had thught under q mis-
understanding for the regular teaehei
Mr.. Mcdonald. who WAS forced TO dis.
| continue on account OF sickness. After
some discussien Of the matter the claim
was referred TO the committee on
schools.
The committee on schools submitted
plans and specifications for the Hal
street eight-room school build
ing and reported the lowest
bidders TO be as fellows: Mason
work. Hsuser. Hayden & Owen
f4s5e; slate, galvanized lren and car.
penter work, William Bsrth 4 Son,
f6l67: plumbing, sprsul 4 McGurrin,
$4lo: steam heating and ventilation.
Weatherly 4 Pulte, 1850, and recon-.
mended that the president and secre
| tsry be authorized to enter into con.
tract with the above bidders on fling
the necessary bonds, the building 10 be
completed by September l nert. The
| report Was accepted ard adopted. The
same committee also reported the fol
lowing hids as being the lowest re-
ceived for completing the Siblsy
street ard Nladicomb street eight
room build ms. Mason work, Havssr
Hayden 4 Owen, s54S2. %. Car
1 pentsr work. galvanized iron snd
slate, s6slS: plumbing, spreul 4 Nc.
| Gurrin. S4l0: heating ard yeutiiefing
/ McAuisy Rros., si6o0. Ire comm ties
recommended that sspsrsts contract
! he let 10 the sbove bidders upon ~.
/ Eiinr Of satisfactory tsonSs, the build.
irg 10 be corpistsd b. September
4 The report was sccrpsed and adopted
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