Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-07
HELD IT'S LAST ONE
The Board of Educators Final
Session
DEVOTED TO APPOINTMENTS
And 20 Voting Dosa Certain Recomm-n-
dauons for Increases IN Salaraes
Ms5s BY the COMMITTEES.

meeting - the last one 10 be neId BY tie
presens board, the school eiactioa oe-
curing before the next regular meet
ing. The secretary read an invitation
from the trustees OF the Central Mscni-
gan Turn district 10 attend lite turnfest
which viii be held IN Turner hail Aug
ust 1916. The board was invited W A.
tend the exhibition Of gymnastics on
August is at : %. m. Accepted.
The comm ttee on schools reported .
resolution recommending that the cup
erintendent of schools be authorised 10
hold halliday sessions in the central
school until such time As the new build
ing 10 ready for occupancy. the first
session to begin at O'Clock q. m. and
close at 1880 p. M; the second sesslon
70 begin at 1880 p. N. and close ~ B p.
IN. Adopted.
Ar. CarmAa Rssppetnted.
The committee on teachers made
the following recommendations: That
Prof. c. w. Carman be reappointsd 10
the position of teacher OF phyeics IT
the High school At his former salary
of 1880; also that tbs teaching force
at the central building b. increased.
az follsws: BY the appointment OF c.
ID. Crlttenden, at q salary OF $500. he
70 take charge Of q session room IN the
new building when 1t shall DO occu-
pied; by the appointments OF Lena Dav-
enporte. and by the transfer ct NJ.
Ormda Barley from Madison avenue,
Flora Beadle and Julia A. Wyckotf
al
from the prlncipaiship of North Divls-
ner street and Della Bailey from Dia-
mond street, to the High school at SAL
aries according to the rules.
The committee also recommended
the following changes in salaries: w.
A. Greeson, 81 800; Orr Schurtx, 81, 900;
Florence c. Miner. $1,000; Alice NJ.
Jones. 81 900; j. w. Mathews, 81 900;
Marion J.Jennings Of the Union school,
500.
The committee recommended that
Viola Thurston be transferred from the
caAotship at Colt avenue to the cadet
ship At North Divieion street, and that
Bernice Goodwin be appointed cadet 1T
Colt avenue.
Other Changes Made.
be transferred from the prlncipalship
ferson street school, made vacant by
the resignation of Anna c. Lloyd, sal
airy 500, and that Georgia Barker be
transferred from the principalsnip of
Oakdale Park to the princlpalship
of Colt avenue; that Margaret
Doran be appointed to vacant room
at Seventh street, Martha Owens to
vacant room At Diamond street and
Lolita Bailey to . vacant room ct the
Paris school; that Louisa NJ. Kinney of
Colt avenue be transferred TO the prln-
cipalship of North Division street, and
that Berthe Ortiz be transferred from
Hall street to Colt avenue, and that
Lulu Fox, cadet at Hall street, be pro-
noted to room at the same building,
Tinnie Vandervelde be appointed cadet
at same; that Helen X. Gardner of
Madison avenue be promoted to the
room made vacant by Miss Barkley's
| transfer, and that Delora Kerr be
transferred from Diamond street to =
vacant room ut the union primary.
Cadets Appointed.
II recommended that the following
persons, who had passed satisfactory
examination, he appointed as cadets At
the training bchool: Edith Culver,
Bertha Greenbaum. Florence Ross,
Alma Rosenthal. Violet Harper and
Nellie Campbell; that first grade certi-
ficates be granted to the following ap-
poiutees: Earle w. Dow and Heller +.
Bacon, graduates of the university, 2.
| d. Crittendcn and Della Bailey of the
normal school, Augusta L. Franck,
special teacher. and Ellen Dean; and
that second grade certificates be
granted to the following appointeee:
| Bertha Norman, Grace Rouse. Nellie
Parkhurst, Nellie Il. Nelson. Allie A.
Crumback, Margaret Duncan and Hat
tie Holmes. graduates of the state nor
NAL school and TO Lottie Baily, gradu-
ate of the Hillsdaie college. That por-
ton OF the report recommending
an increace in sxlaries elected
considerable opposition. Trustees
Houseman and Fisher talked against
| the proposed rise, while Trustees
| Hustled and Felker favored il. stating
that Grand Rapids should pay salaries
| in proportion to those paid in other
cities or the best teachers will soon
leave 70 accept positinns in other
schools. Mayor Stuart advised the
board to 70 slow in the matter and sug-
| geeted that the recommendation rela-
tive to the increase be laid on the table
until the next meeting OF the board.
Amended and Adopted.
Trustee Locher moved To adopt the
report, with the exception of the raise
| in the salaries OF Profs. Greeson and
Schurtz. teachers respectively in the
Central and Union schools. The report
ne amended was unanimously adopted
| by yea and nay vote.
Trustee Locher moved that the re-.
mainder of the report be referred back
10 the COMMITTEES on teachers. The
motion WAS lost by . vote OF to 10.
The remainder of the report Was then
adopted by . vote of IL to-. The
committee on claims and accounts re-
ported claims amounting 20 s763.56.
which was accepted.
The committee on buildings reported
that IL had given the contract TO Wealth
erly 4 Pulte for the plumbing, heating
and ventilatng of the North Division
Street school for 81 ,70t; accepted. Alec
that il had secured The lease of the rooms
on North Coii avenue used last year by
thu district for school purposes. the