Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-24
Butler Borough's School Affairs.

Every member of the School Board was
present at the meeting of Monday evening
Mr.. Mackey addressed the Board, review
| ing the school work, and recommending
the employment Of assistant teachers to
help in overcrowded school rooms.
| On motion the school term was fixed at
eight months, there being but one vote in
| favor of nine months term, and the term
will begin on Monday, Sept. IL. The con
sideration of holidays and vacations was
postponed until future meeting.
II was decided to elect Principal and
three teachers for the High School; three
principals, one for each brick school house,
the principal Of Jefferson street school to
also have charge of the Mifflin street
school; and thirty wo teachers.
Mr. John A Gibson was nominated and
elected Principal of the High School; and
Misses Fisher, Purvis and Robinson,
teachers; each being nominated separately
and elected unanimously.
On motion, the Board proceeded to the
election of the three principals, and there
upon the only contest of the evening
ensued Some Of the citizens of Spring
dale wanted a change in the Principalship
of their school; petitions had been passed
around and considerable interest was ere
| ated on the matter. The Secretary of the
Board produced q stack of communications
and petitions that had been filed with
him, but the Board decided that the
literature should not be read. Mr.. Robinson
spoke against the reelection of Miss
Johnston to the position. He tn ought that
the best interests of the schools would not
be subserved bylher re-eleet ion; said that
certain children of that ward were not
going to school on her account and that
Others were going to parochial schools
that the people of the ward wanted q
change in the principalship and would be
satisfied with either Messrs. Hall or
Hutzler, or Miss Cochran. Mr.. Findley
agreed with Mr.. Robinson and favored
male pricipal Mr. Bowser defended and
eulogi zed Miss Johnston and her work.
He said that the Springdale school under
her administration had taken the lead in
everything, as shown by tse reports; that
both Messrs Hall and Hutzler had spoken
to him in her favor and were not applicants
against her; that the objections to her
were unfounded, etc.
After some discussion as to the method
OF proceeding, Misses Britain, Cummings,
Cochran and Johnston, aud Messrs. Hall,
Hutzler and Hazlett were placed on nomi-
nation for the principalships, and ballot
taken which resulted as follows: Britain
Ia, Cummings IA, Johnson 6, Cochran 5,
Hall 3, Hutzler 2, and Hazlett l. Misses
Britain and Cummings were declared
elected the three lowest dropped, and a
ballot taken as between Misses Cochran and
Johnston which resulted in Miss Cochran 5
elction by vote of 8 to 6.
On motion the Board proceeded to the |
election of the thirty-two teachers. Blanks
had been prepared containing the names
of all the old teachers who wished to be |
re elected and also the names of the new
applicants, with some explanatory remarks. |
There were fifty-eight applicants in all.
The roll was called and the entire number |
was elected on first ballot The old teach |
ers re elected are: Misses Colbert, Black, |
Evans, McJunkin, Burnes, White, Leedom,
Cornelius, Ensminger, Patterson, Ekas,
Borland, Wilson, McClymonds, Welshonse,
Coulter, Emrick, McMahan, Campbell,
Robinson, Dieffenbacher, Mckee and |
Brown, and Messrs. Hutzler and Hail.
OF the new applicants Misses
Gumpper and Fleeger, and Mr.. Barclay |
who lately graduated from the High |
School; Minnie McCandless, daughter of
Harrison McCandless and graduate of Sun
bury; l.. II. Hazlett, son of Thomas Haz
lett and graduate of Edinboro; Mary
Smith, daughter of ReY. Smith, and
Anna Brown, daughter OF G. NJ. Brown
and graduate of drUvc City, wcrc success
ful.
Some of the applicants missed the cleo
ton by but one vote.
The Board then selected Committees on
Assignment and Wages, which are to re-
port at next meeting; and also commit
tee to examine and report on the com
plants that have been made regarding the
annual examinations of the scholars for
promotion.
The regular committees of the School
Board, as announced at the previous meet
ng are as follows:
School Grounds-Goucher, Robinson and
Bole.
Building-Purvis, Shiever and Bowser.
Repairs-Brown, Ketterer and Purvis.
upplies-McJ unkin, Brown and Pillow.
Observation-Disclosures, Ketterer and Pill
low.
Text Books-Bowser, Findley and Nc
Candless.
High School-Shiever McCandless and
FiEdley.
THE FINANCES.
The assessment for school purposes this |
year is eleven mills, the valuation of the
town is about two millions; the millage |
will bring in about 500, 900, and the State
appropriation will be about 81 200, thus |
making, the entire receipts of the Board
for the coming year about $50, 200.
The estimated aggregate of the salaries
of all the teachers, including the Superin-
tendents salary of 81 200, for the term, is
$17 900; the estimate for repairs, including
the Jefferson street improvement is $2,-
500; for janitor's wages 81, 200, interest on
borrowed money 81 800; fuel (gas) 81 900;
leaving 81 900 for ineidentals, payment of
bonds coming due, etc.
Our bonded debt for school purposes is
$50, 100 at per cent.
The Markets.