Evening journal., 1895-04-09
WERE VERY MUCH ALIVE
so THE TEACHERS OF SCHOOL NO,
rs INFORMED THE BOARD.

And IN Return the Board Win Endoavor
10 show Them That There Is Life in
rhat Body Too Business Transacted
BY the School Fathers.
well. this looks like Dover, remarked
Mayor Shortlidge, as he entered the
rooms Of the Board of Public Education
last evening and ga2sd upon the desks
arranged IN horse shoe form. When
did this happenH
"Oh, several months ago" remarked
Lewis B. Morrow You've got TO get
around once ia while il you want to
keep posted The FIRST thing you know
we may be Ia new building"
"You see, added William Turner,
1--WE went to Dover and this is about all
we got
The report Of the treasurer was read
and number of bills audited When
the roll OF schools was called Samuel IL.
Baynard reported progress on the new
Wollaston school No .. and the usual
order for the appropriation to Edwin
Talley.
Samuel F Bstts reported that the
Committee on Teachers was making prog
ress on the matter of the introduction
Of military tactics in the schools. The
secretary was directed 70 invite Lisutan.
ant Fryer to be present at the next
meeting OF the board
Mayor shortlidga WAS given power tc
spend s. for rugs for No school,
Dir Crumbaugh raised a breeze by hi.
motion that the COMMITTEES on Fusl
Heating and Ventilation have school No,
81 cleaned during May week Tkl-
several Of the members declared, wa
NOT the business Of that committee. Or
Crumbaugh and Messrs Coyle an,
lODonnell msds vigorous speeches II
support Of their statement that the visit
ing committees had no power over tn,
janitors II was finally solved by notif
cation being sent to All the janitors to d,
their work rs the rules require.
The resignation OF Miss Carri
H0ffecker as teacher In No 10 school wal
received aud referred ss was an Invitation
to attend the celebration ofFroebel's birth
day in Howard school April ~, at 2 p m
1t was anticipated that breez
would be raised over the matter of pay
ment Of teachers on Blizzard Day, AM
when President Baird asked Secretar
! Jones TO read communication received
from teachers Of school IL, the member
, sat back In their chairs aud a lltsl'
shiver ran down the line. The lette
. WAS as follows
1 "While the Board Of Education is 81
' deavoring TO avoid establishing "a yer
. bad precedent by paying those teacher
I who were unable 10 reach their schoo
on blizzard day and thereby break rul
OF the board, would it not be wise
adhere strictly TO all OF the rules govern
r ing the hoard. and read section 40 Of II
+ by lawtf This says distinctly q
d salaries shall be paid monthly on the 6rI
Il Thursday after the second Monday
q Notice has been served each Of d
\ principals that the secretary OF the boar
h in direct violation Of sule OF the boar
e will retain checks for February until II
n 18th Of March. We think II his duty
b have had the matter Strengthened o.
o. before the eleventh hour and therel
ls keep intact all the rules OF the boar
Is Surely Il ore-all. (Sigued)
Ln THE TEACHERS OF SCHOOL No Is "
as President Baird stated thai he h
Of written to Miss Sayers, principal OF y
school, and she replied that she knt
nothing OF any such letter. There b
been notes received by other members
We the board
or Mr. Baynsrd had one Of the same tenS
| excepting luhl IL WAS lluIt hhENhbttC Al
lis referred to Secretary Jones as IN
on Good Man, informed Mr.. BAynRrd th
be I'VE keep pretty well posted on the Ia
out here, but contend only for {
he principle OF the thing" and invited b
%, to "come out and see us. We are ST
he very much alive
d. Mayor Shortlidge moved to refer
matter TO the Committee on Teachers
he investigate but Mr.. Morrow thought
oh Finance Committee should have char
ng OF all potss, and made an amendment
indefinitely postpone setion,
Mayor Shortlidge said that the mat
was a serious one and II precedent '
pa. established here the teachers wonld I
IN. over the beard at every opPo 'tuui
old Mr.. ODonnell was willing aRo that
All matter be investigated and the NAV
ars motion was finally carried, after VIII
ish the board adjourned
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