The herald., 1893-07-25

sending east Tor one.
We also recommend that whore teach-
ers and principals are found to be aatia-
factory that no changes be made.
Second--We have been refused res
sons for the retention of certain teachers
and the dropping of the following
teachers: Mr.. Tucker, Mrs. Wiebere.
Misses Shultz, Phillips. N. L. Desmond,
Alice Phillips, Mabel Rorick. 3. H.
Kane. N. F. Ray, 1. B. Oliver, Moody,
Wilson. Deacon and A. Brown. OF the
intendent, only three are included In
the IL dropped by the majority-the
others marked weak have been retained
for reasons only known to the majority.
Third-We are opposed to the rule
adopted by majority of the board at
its executive session, giving to each
member the exclusive powers Of diBmis-
sal and selection of teachers in his own
ward, since the members OF the board
are equally responsible to the citisens OF
the entire city for their MANAGEMENT of
school matters; and especially are We
opposed to such ward Dictatorship since
| we, the members of the Second and
Fifth wards, have been denied the same
rights and privileges accorded to the
other members. The majority Of the
teachers committee decided to allow no
changes in Second and Fifth wards
| probably as punishment for Withdraw
ing from executive SESSION. and thereby
attempts to force upon the Second ward
member two teachers who are not de-
sired nor satisfactory.
Fourth-We recommend the follow
ing persons for the positions named:
Tho. III. Johnston, principal Of high
school and principal Of mathematical
department; Mrs. Margaret ]. Frick,
vice-priDcipal and principal literary de-
partment; l.. 8. Thorpe, principal nat
ural sciences and chemistryj A, q.
Baker, principal classical course; Misses
Leviele and Harrow, grammar grades;
Prof. Havemann, German; Mrs. =,
Parsons, principal music; W. T, Skill
ling, high school position. And that all
other teachers Of high school, and
special teachers now ON 1893 handbook,
be retained. except 8. G. 6ehmer and
Mrs. ]. P. Rice; and in grammar, pri-
mary and kindergarten grades all be re-
tanned except Miss Mary e. McGraw.
MARGARET HUGHEs,
VIM. LEMoYNK Wills.
The motion of DR.. Buehler, that the
report be placed on file, was unanimous.
ly carried.
APPLICATIONS REFERRED.
A number of applications were then
read which were referred to the teach-
ere' committee. ~.
STREET GRADE.
Charles f. Munson's legal represent
ative brought to the attention Of the
board the grading and curbing Of Georgia
Bell street. between Eighteenth and
Washington streets.
He urged that the board, as repre-
sentstives OF school property there,
should unite with the other property
owners and have the improvement made
by privatt contract. The matter was re-
ferred to the building committee.
THAT WRITING SYSTEM.
The city attorney replied az follows:
In reply to your communication OF the
10th, asking for an opinion aa to whether
the Spencerian system OF copy books
had been legally adopted by your board,
from the contract entered into July 8,
1888, with Potter, knight Il Ainsworth.
and from the statement furnished me
by the superintendent that the proper
notices were given and all proceedings
taken as required by statute, am Of
opinion that the Payson, Dunton &
Scribner copy books were adopted by
the board in 1888. Section 1874 Of the
Political Code provides that after the
adoption of text books by the board OF
education they must be continued in use
for not less than four years; that no
change in text must be made at any
other time than in the months OF May
or June; that no change so mads shall
take effect until the beginning of the
school term, commencing after June
30th OF that year, that al least 6O
days. notice OF any proposed change
must be given by publication
in newspaper, etc., stating the time and
place where bids or proposals will bo
opened, and that after such proposals
have been accepted the successful bid
der must enter into q contract, etc. l
am informed by the clerk of your board
that none of the steps required to be-
taken have been taken since 1888, and
am therefore of the opinion that the p.
d. and 8. system is the only system
properly adopted by the board. The
statute limiting the time within which
change can be made to months Of May
and June, such change cannot be made
until that time next year.
@. MCFARLAND, City Attorney.
1t was ordered received and placed on
file.
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.
The chairman OF the teachers COM
mittee reported as follows:
They recommend that the election of
the principal of the kindergarten de-
partment be indefinitely postponed.
They further recommend that the fol-
lowing kindergarten and other teachers
be elected, subject to the resolutions in
accordance with teachers were elected in
the department at the last meeting Of
this board.
kindergarten teachers-Mrs. Nora D..
Mayhew. Mrs. Frances Mackey, Mrs.
Nora Millspaugh; Misses Nellie E. Clark
Laura G. Bacon, Mabel Brown, Edns
Belts, Olga H. Dorm, Ada Brooke, Addi'
L. Doran, Elesnor Mercer. Florence B
Smith. Alice Blsckinton, Jeannett
Haveman, Amy Knowing, Julia Bruer,
Annie M. Junkin, Lillian Clark, Mar
A. Richardson, Fannie Lawton, Anna
Lynch, Julia M. Sturgea, Lorens Steve
so4., Nellie q. Oliver, Kittie Mills, AnI
Brown, Marietta Hodgmsn, Els
Hasse, Luns Murphy, Pauline 0ea
Lucy Wurtz, Pauline Lewis, Grs
Hutchins, Ada Marsh, Mrs. Lizzie
Foster, Mrs. Eveline Winslow.
Primary and grammar grade teache
M;a.oa Merv Coryon Tonio Rvvua Ali