The Helena independent., 1894-05-19

school board lAst night. ], was The time
set for the election OF isaehsTa and janitoTs
for the ensuing year, aud oil the members
we're present. Duting the evening W. @.
Bailey, d. A. Corr and Y, @. Russell ap
psATed before the board and Mr.. Bailey
aud M. RuHssi made q strong plea for The
retention Of the special inA,rueto's Ia draw
Ing and music. 1hey presented a petition
sIRusd by q number Of the leading tsxpay-
srs OF the city asking that tho action OF the
boird In cispsnsinR with sho services OF
the special tsaOhers be rooonsidsred. 'Af-
tsr the petition had bsen read Trustee
Sterling said be vac surprised to sss some
OF ths names signed 10 II. as al least seven
Of the uisners we're members Of tho COM
mi,tss OF 100 and that COMMITTEES had
asked that those special teachers be dis
charged. lie said that numerous people
had come 10 him since the action OF the
board las, week in eliminating those stud
les. aud had endorsed that action. He did
no, believe the board should indulge In any
cbild's play. aud rescind the action of a
week age.
Trustee @ eenhsld said he had had dif-
fersnt experience from that OF Trustss
Sterling; that every one with single sx-
osption who had spoken to him about the
discharge Of the special teachers had de-
prscated II. and that so far as he was able
to learn II was the one action OF the board
that was nos endorsed. He said hs had
been under the impression that there was o
unanimity among at least ,hs committee Of
100 for the discharge of the special ssaoh-
ers, but Mr.. stsrliae said that sevon OF the
committss had siRsed the petition In favor
Of the special tsaohsrs. aud one of the
leading members OF the 100. Mr.. Albert
Klsinsohmidt had personally interviewed
him q number OF times. insisting on the
advisability Of retaining tho drawing
teacher. These facts. tsksn In connection
with tho petition p esented by Mr. Bailey.
indicated 70 him that thers might possibly
be majority OF the people In favor OF the
special teachers.
Trustee Parchsn said he was very glad
the Bailey petition had been presented.
Nov the board hsj. for the first time. the
request OF heavy taxpayers for tho reten-
tion OF drawing and music in ths achon!s.
Fer himself be wanted TO know whether
the committee OF 100 or the petitioners
represented By Mr.. Bailey paid the most
taxes. and for that reason be thought IL
was about time that the names OF thoIe
who composed the committee OF 100 be fuF-
piahsd. The men who wanted the special
branches had showed who they we're, and
now 10 vac time for the othels 10 do the
same. As 70 the question OF the amount OF
money that could be raised for the schools
he said that was misundsratood and mis-
stated by the committee OF 100.
Trustee Whine expluined 90 Mr.. Psrchen
that the committee OF 100 was not unit on
the special teachers proposition. and that
the committee had decided several months
ago to deal only in gene Alities. but that
Mr.. Parcben and M, Greenfield had in
sisted that the executive committee Of 100
specify whore thsy thouahs economy could
be prsctiosd, and that was the reason 10
had been done. Mr.. Winnie said he wac not
now a member of the 100. as otfies holders
were barred from that association. He said
The exec utlve committee had power TO act
for thsvnole committee.
Trustee Walker said the CON mittoe OF 100
had asked that the efficiency Of the schools
be not i'm. aired. Then u had advocated
the doing away with i've trustees. III you
cut on dve fingers from your hand" said
NJ. Walker, you will still have the hand
left. but 10 will NOT be much good"
Trustee Cox said he had been opposed TO
diseha Qing any of tho q ecial tssohsrs, And
he still was. He believed there might bs
economy praeticsd In city affairs. but he
did not believe there could be any more
cuts In school afairA
After considerable discussion the petition
presented By Mr.. Bailey was referred to the
fnapos committee. with instructions to
report al q future meetiug.
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favor Of the employment Of the following
teachers for ths ensuing school year:
S. A. Merritt. principal Of high school;
Alice L. Hopper. principal of Central
building; Ada J. White. Emma Hoover,
Mrs. II. q. Carpenter, VernH Oldp. Alice
Williams. Laura B. league. Ella ID. VIII
lians. Belle l.. league. Claire Botkin, Mrs.
L. C. DsCsm, Eva A. Giles. Fanny Gram.
N. Al. Moodmsn, Eva Ailler, Kane john
son. Annie Woodruff, Lily Klsinsehmidi,
D siS J. Blacksstoue, N, l. Blsoks,one.
Reifenfatu, Nina Euz, Della Burton.
Betths Kelly, Athylia khaner. principal OF
Bryant school, MARI hickman, l.. s.
shapley, Minnie NJ. Allison &c and u. Glare
Avery. n. Il. Harley principal OF Hav.
thorne schools Mary q. Matthias. principal
of Jsfe sou sehooli sareptA Sandsts, Ida
Fullerton, Franc Msgness. Annie Friend
lick, May Bly,, W. i. harsh.
IhAt the vacancies osused by the reslg-
nation OF Miss Burtoh and Miss Som msr-
misr bo not f1lled Al present. and NOT al all
II IL 10 found that the services OF teachers
| for the positions can be dispened with.
Your committee has had under consider
Ation the recon mendations OF the finance
com mittes In reference to reducing the OK.
poe ses OF the high school. From the in-
vestigAtions made ihdots NOT appear 20 bo
possible 10 reduce the force Of teachers. az
the indiestions point 10 an attendance OF
nearly 100 next year.
The report Of the committee was adopted.
I, ustes Greenfield called attention 20 lhe
fact that thee was u question As TO the
contract Prof. Young had with The board.
lhis contract wac for th go years as pfiu-
oipal teacher al q salary Of 81, 600 year.
SomO OF the members OF the board be-
lieVed II was void, while Others held ~ WAS
not. Last year tho board had recognized
its validity. because 10 had not rs-eieoted
L OF. Young. AZ TO the reduction OF salary.
the professor held that that was voluntary,
and uid not v'tiaie bis contract. Thi,
agreement had year TO tun. aud while
g., 200. be still held that his con.
tact was valid. As this board
had reduced tho sninty OF the
supetinteadent TO ~, 250 MIR. Greenfield
Suggested that that indicated the board did
not bslieyo the contract was valid, and he
therefore suggested that Nj. Young be
elected principal teacher for the ensuing
year. aud then Mf. Young could mako a
showing for HE contract Trustee Con
made the motion that Mr. Young be
elected principal teacher for the ensuing
year At g. 260. and the motion was oatrisd. /.
The committee ON ianitors recommend
that the following bs employed for the
school year beginning srtombet, 1894
I'd. Lafklu, head janitori @, E, Tichnsr
Wm. smith, II. y. Donnelly, M. H. MaIol
and \, X Remington, assistants.
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