The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-28
ECONOMY In SCHOOLS.
Directors May Dispense With
Special Teachers.
The LAW REGARDING TRuANTS.
but IL IL Counted Dead Letter
ogaen's Bond Approved.
The LAW REGARDING TRuANTs.

At a special meeting held last night by
the school board. the pay roll for Novsn-
Der was approved. number OF warrants
ordered 10 BE issued and . general dis
cnssion had on Director Kings resolution
relative 20 dispensing with special teach
ers and on compulsory attendance. Messrs.
Colkett. Churchill and King we're present
The secretary was ordered TO draw VAR
rants IS follows:
Cswssy s Bromley. $500, first payment
on contract on Denny-Fnhrman school;
J. II. West, SO, for painting the Old South
school; Messrs- Buiiene, Willis and
Hanks. $50 extra as clerks for school
election al Rialio; district Nc. 90, for two
months tuition. SIS.
4 bill was read from Cawsey 4 Bromley.
contractors, for repairs 10 the I. t. Minor
school, with total Of 81 600, for which
the secretary was authorized 70 draw war
rants as soon as each one separately was
Endorsed by the claimants. and the whole
by Cawsey & Bromley
The pay roll for November, amounting to
81. 4Ss "a, Was approved and the secretary
ordered 10 draw warrants.
Considerable discussion was had on the
question of settling up the compromise of
the suit OF the Western Mil VS.. Byrne &
England ct a.. which was effected some
time ago. William III. White. counsel for
the board. thought it should be paid at
once, as that Was the only honest way out
oft II was finally referred to the audit
ing committee. with power TO act.
The bond of Fred ID. Ogden. the new
secretary of the board, for s10,0o0 with
Andrew Jackson and J. ". Van Broeklin
a. sureiies. was read, approved and ordered
died With the attorney of the board. The
secretary was authorized to order two
plates and four electrotypes of the same,
TO be used in the yearly report. He was
also authorized TO procure a new door 70
the west entrance TO the i. i. Minor
school, To conform TO those of the new ad
dition.
The board then discussed at some
length the resolution introduced at the
last meeting by Mr.. King. which provided
for the abolition of the three special
teachers now employed by the board to
instruct scholars in writing. drawing and
physical culture. Attorney Whites
opinion was asked on the matter. and be
said he did not believe that teachers with
out a county certificate should be allowed
to teach in the public schools.
Upon motion of DR.. Churchill the reso-
luton was taken from the table and read.
MIR. King thought it would be best 10 do
away with the special teachers. if il could
be accomplished without any conflict with
the school laws or liability TO the city. DR..
Churchill thought that the professor en-
gagged 10 instruct music should also be
included in the list OF specials to be abol-
ished. He said he thought that during
the present depressed times that position
could be done away with. 1t was finally
decided to place the matter in the hands
OF the committee ON education, with in
struetions TO report at the next regular
meeting.
DIR. Churchill asked for information re-
garding truant children. tie said he un-
derstood there was a law compelling par
ents to send their children to school. and
thought it should be enforced. From his
own personal knowledge he knew of
large number that did not attend school,
and be wanted to know if something
could not be done in the matter. Attorney
White read a section OF the school law on
the question. providing that fine can be
imposed, but nothing was done in the
matter, as il was considered a dead letter.
The following committees were then an
nouneed TO serve for the ensuing term:
Auditing. Colkett. Spencer and King;
education, King Churchill and Colkett:
finance Spencer, King and MacDougsll:
buildings and grounds, ChurohI.I, Mac
Dougall and Spencer; purchasing, Mac
Dougall. Colkett and Churchill.