The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-08-15
DISCUSSIONS BY DIRECTORS
The School Board Fails to Agree on
Teachers.
SERIOUS HITCH ON A POSITION |!
Some of the School Directors Differ on
What Constitutes Legal oualihca-
tions For the Position of Teacher
of Music.

on South Jardin street, where they were met
by Contractor NJ. p. Fowler, Architect Frank
X. Reilly and Janitor John Beyrand who
escorted them through the building. A
number of citizens were also present. Every
| point of the structure was critically in
| speCted, but there was not complaint, save
against some floors upon which a painter had
spilled some oil and Mr. Fowler said the
painter would easily oblteate the spots
The Directors praised the building in the
highest terms and viewed its general ap-
pearance with much satisfaction After the
| inspection the members returned to the
Directors room tostransact general business,
but more especially to formally accept the
new building and fill vacancies in the corps
of teachers.
| The Directors present were Messrs. Ogden,
Conry, Hanna, Stanton, Baugh, Price Hooks,
Edwards, Trezise Morgan, Campbell, James,
ManleX and Dewitt.
The teachers and salaries committee sub
mitted the following report of recommended
tions
That properly qualified teacher be
selected from the present corps to succeed
Miss Ramage as teacher and supervisor of
music.
That the salaries of the teachers and
supervisors of music and drawing be increased
to S65 per month.
That all of the old corps of evening
school teachers, who have applied, be re-
elected and the balance required be selected
from the list of applicants
That the salaries of substitute teachers be
fixed at 81 per day.
That the evening school teachers, when
elected be designated as substitute teachers"
The report was signed by Messrs. j. J.
Price, James Dewitt and j. T. Stanton and
action on it, further than formally receiving
it, was postponed until after the considera-
ton of other matters
The committee ON building and repairs
recommended that the contract for red stone
pavement at the Jardin street building be
awarded to NJ. II. Master, of town. at IS
cents per square foot and the contract for Il
tar pavement be awarded to John Bowling at
cents per square foot, and the recommends
tions were adopted.
A motion by Mr. Morgan that the new
school building be accepted from the contrac-
tor was carried and orders were drawn in
favor of Contractor Fowler and Architect
Reilly for the amounts due them
The committee ON heating and fuel was
authorized to advertise in the town papers
for bids to furnish coal for the schools and
the building and repairs committee was au-
thorized to erect a coal house at the Coal
street building. The latter committee was
also authorized to consider the proposition
to connect the Lloyd street building with a
sewer and report to the board,
Mr.. Hanna then revived the question OF
teachers and salaries by moving that the
salaries of the teachers of vocal music and
drawing be increased from $50 to sos pei
month, and after considerable discussion the
motion was defeated
The election of teachers was then taken W
and Mr.. Hanna opened the ball by raising
the point that the board was obliged to fill
the regular positions in the corps Of teachers
from the properly qualified applicants
President Ogden said the teachers of music
and drawing were separate positions and dis
tinguished from the regular and could be
selected from any applicants the board
pleased They do not stand in exact line OF
promotion, he said.
Several members spoke at different times
ON the question Mr. Hanna said we are not
looking for teacher Of drawing alone, but
for school teacher 1t is not special
school The applicants must be legally quail
fed.
NJ, pr1o,,. cold ~ a., tl,inl- ,,,, .,,, ,r,t
better teachers outside we are not compelled
to take others and the legality of the appoint
ment is a question for the Solicitor.
Mr.. Hanna differed and said it was a ques-
ton as to whether the board was not violat-
ing the rule The board elects teachers and
the superintendent makes the promotions,
and it is then for the board to decide whether
or not the promotion is satisfactory
Mr.. Conry asked if all the applicants pre-
sented the necessary certificates in the tonic
sofia system In the absence Of certificates
he could not see how the board could elect
anybody.
Superintendent Whitaker was granted per-
mission to read report he had prepared,
which was as follows:
"rHo the school Board,
"GENrLEsEN. The matter of the selec-
ton of a successor to Miss Ramage in the
position of teacher and supervisor of vocal
music has occasioned much agitation and
comment and, as the welfare of the schools
depend considerably upon proper selection,
it becomes my duty to specially direct your
attention TO the subject,
@'Vocal music, as study, has been taught
and conducted in our schools more success
fully and satisfactorily than in any other
school in the state, with the probable eXcep-
ton of those of Harrisburg This opinion