The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-15
WOMEN BEFORE THE BOARD
TWO LADY VOTERS TELL ABOUT
 THEIR NOMINATIONS.

CTS at Meetings In the \ ear Future-More Teachers sAppointcd-Pian for 5Iooo High School.
 The last meeting of the board of edu-
 cation with It's present membership was
 held last evening. all being present except Mir. Thompson. Before the
 board went into session Miss Mary
 Ives, who had presided at the women's
 meeting at the United church chapel
 in the afternoon, accompanied by Dr. Adelaide Lambert, came into the rooms
 and were introducted to the board.
 Miss Ives acted as spokesman. She
 gave brief report of the meeting which
 had been held Gas elsewhere reported).
 as possible In the election of the women candidates. They had had volunteers to go to the polls at seven wards. and there would probably be representatives at the polls in all the wards.
 Miss Ives also stated that pastors
 were to be prepared. Mir. Whitney at this point informed her that 1t would be rather an innovation to introduce pastors into school elections, as 1t was not customary. Miss Ives thanked him for the information, and went on to say that she hoped the members of the board would individually assist them in the election of their ticket.
 The ladies then thanked the gentle men for their attention, and with drew.
 The hush of interested attention had pervaded the board during Miss Ives
 recital After they withdrew MT. Nor
 gan remarked, 'I tell you, gentlemen, they are on a hustle" This sentiment was seconded by all the members.
 MT. Asher remarked that when females
 were on the board the males will have
 to attend the meetings in full dress suits. There was some pretty rapid and spicy talking for a few moments. President Avis call of MT. Day, will you read the minutes" at last brought
 the Hurried commissioners to order, and they proceeded to the transaction of regular business.
 Mrs. Hortense Crosley was appointed
 assistant in No. Woolsey school at
 salary of $550. She was formerly
 Miss Hortense Darling and was a
 teacher in the public schools of this
 city. Miss Julia Murphy was appointed to room No. Humphrey street school at a salary of 1850. It was decided to purchase a piano for the Grand avenue school.
 Arthur Booth, recent graduate of the Sheffield Scientifc school, was ap- pointed an all-round teacher in the Boardman Manual Training school at
 Malcolm Booth, assistant principal of the Boardman Manual Training school. The appointment was made to provide
 instruction for the rapidly increasing
 body of students at this school. The
 number has now reached 157 and it is expected that 1t will reach 175. Miss
 Bessie L. Lathrop was appointed type
 writer and stenographer at the Board man Manual Training school at 8 salary
 of $3O0
 MT. Moran thought that the matter
 of paying the city treasurer enough
 salary to pay a clerk should be brought
 before the district meeting in connec- .tion with the consideration of the pro- posal for requiring a $40,00O bond.
 Architect Robinson, who has been preparing plans for the new high school building to be submitted to the district meeting, was present and ex- hibited the plans to the board. The new building, as planned, is an ele- gant structure, which would cost $375,- 600 in the construction and $125,0 more to equip 1t. Yet 1t is said that 1t Is building of this kind that is re- quired to meet the pressing needs of the district, and come up to the stan dard of modern requirements. It will accommodate about 1,400, as against the 700 which are accommodated in the Hillhouse high school. The building, however, is four times as large as the present high school, but there is great deal more space taken up in cor riders, laboratories, toilet rooms, etc. It will be three-story brick building, with stone and terra cotta trimmings. Three wings extend to the rear, the greatest depth of the central wing be- ing 196 feet. The length of the front on York Square is to be 252 feet. The principal entrance will be in the middle of the York Square front. The boys entrance will be at one end of the building and the girls at the other. The stair-cases lead to the top of the building. There will be two stair-cases near the middle of the building, which will give direct access to assembly hall in the third story, which will have a seating capacity of 1,400. In addition to class rooms there will be lecture rooms. The physical laboratory and lecture rooms will be on the second story. On the third floor will be the chemical laboratory and lecture room, the biological, geographical, mineralog- ical and botanical lecture rooms, also the drawing rooms. There will be forty-one class and recitation rooms. The building may be constructed that It's capacity can be somewhat increased. There will be retiring rooms for the lady and gentlemen teachers In the basement will be recreation and lunch rooms. while ample space will be af-