The record-union., 1895-01-31
CITY SCHOOL BOARD LAST NIGHT.
New Class Created at the Orphan
Asylum
Janitors Who do Not Keep the School
houses Warm-Teachers' Sala-
ries Discussed.

Whitbeck, Dillman and Driver being
present.
City Superintendent Erlewine said he
had visited the Protestant Orphan Asy-
lum and found that Mrs. Bassett was
teaching sixty-five pupils, divided into
three grades. He recommended that a
third-grade class be formed at the asylum
and that teacher for the class be elected.
The election Of teacher will necesstate
the election of another substitute. 1t IS
impossible for Mrs. Bassett to do justice
to the pupils under such conditions. even
If the children were put together in one
class.
Director Buchanan moved that another
teacher be elected for the asylum, and
that the basement in the building be put
i'll a condition for school purposes.
The motion was carried.
Director Driver said the board would
have to promote a teacher for the new
grade.
Director Dolan nominated Miss Annie
NJ. Johnson as teacher for the new class.
Miss johnson was elected unanimously.
director Dlllman nominated Miss Ella
Sherburn as a teacher in the second grade,
vice Miss Johnson, and she was elected
unanimously.
ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE.
Director Dolan read petition from the
lady managers of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum and other ladies requesting the
board to elect Miss l. Hughson substi-
tute in the department. He nominated
Miss HughsOn 10 such position.
Crouch nominated Miss Ida Fleming,
Buchanan nominated Miss Agnes Muir
ply, Dillman nominated Miss Florence
Wilcox, Driver nominated Miss Grace
Danforth and Sherburn nominated Miss
Theodore Willis.
After a number of ballots were taken,
Miss HughsOn was declared elected.
A SOLID JANIToR.
Director Crouch, of the Committee on
Buildings and Repairs, withdrew the re-
port of the committee submitted at the
last meeting recommending the election
of a new janitOr st the Tenth and O.
streets school.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
J. w. Guthrie addressed the board in
reference to furnishing the schools with
patent fire eXtinguishers. The matter
was referred to the Committee on furni-
ture and Supplies with power to act.
Director Crouch of the Committee on
Buildings and Repairs reported various
repairs made to the schools and recon-
meLded other repairs. The report was
adopted.
DERELICT JANITORS.
A discussion arose concerning the fail
ure OF some of the janitors TO place in the
rooms wood enough 10 last during school
hours. In some cases the school chill
dren were required to bring wood from
the easements and wOodshedS into the
schoolroOmS.
Director Whitbeck moved that if any
janitOr be found derelict in his duties he
or she shall be removed. Carried.
Director Dillman was appointed to act
in Director Huntington's place on the
Library Committee during the latter s
absence from the city.
CONCERNING SALARIES.
Director Dolan introduced a resolution
allowing Mrs. Harmon SO per month for
compensation for extra work in teaching
stenOgraphy and typewrifing.
DOlan accepted an amendment offered
by Director Crouch that Mrs. Harmon be
allowed Sl5 per month.
Directors Sherburn and Driver thought
that Mrs. Harmon's salary of $40 per
month was sufficient.
The resolution as amended was lost by
the following vote: Ayes-Crouch,
Dolan and Dillman. Noes-Sherburu.
WhltDeck, Davis and Driver.
Director Driver said he had consulted
Corporation Counsel Devlin and NUM-
ber of other attorneys relative to the
authority OF the board TO raise the salaries
of school teachers during their incum-
bency. The majority of those consulted
agreed that the board had that power.
Director Driver said he thought the
board had right to raise the salary of a
teacher.
President Davis said the matter was
legal proposition for the board to con-
slider. tie was IN favor of the readiust-
NA /, .Asa~T aFNt
financial part OF the proposition should
be carefully looked into. The board cam
not incur an lndebtness in excess of the
tax levy for the support of the schools
There should be clear balance-sheet at
the end of the term IN favor of the board
Driver said he was opposed to the rails
ing OF salaries, Notwithstanding the legal
right TO do so.
Sherburn moved that the salary of Miss
Mccormack, Principal OF the Tenth and
Q-streets school, be raised to $50 per
month.
Driver raised point of order that ac-
cordlng 10 the rules motion OF that kind
must be laid over Z month. The point of
order was decided well taken.
Director Whitbeck moved that $50 bal
ance due on Miss Bernard's salary as
teacher be paid and the regular salary be
reduced to $50 per month.
Dlllman moved as an amendment that
the salary remain at $50 until the end of
the term. The amendment was adopted.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
Application for positions as teachers
were read from Miss Theodore Willis.
Miss Iva Hughson, Miss Ida Flemino
and Miss Anna h. Mcdonald. Miss =
b. Dixon applied for position as kim
dergarten teacher.
Miss May Burgess was elected a
teacher.
Director Dillman nominated Miss So
pine Price as substitute kindergarteu
teacher and she was elected.
Applications for positions as ianitors
were read from w. ". Connor, l.. Meas
ure, Simon Ash, a. b. Newton and b.
Ellis.
wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
The Principal of the Fremont Primary
School, Miss sSarah NJ. Jones, and the
teachers III the school, sent in an invita-
ton to the mem bers OF the board request
ing their attendance at the exercises to he
held on W ashlngton's Birthday, and the
invitation was accepted.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The following janitors were elected for
the kinderGartens: y. Grubbs, at Second
and \ streets; Mrs. Dave Colvert. at
Twenty-fourth and * streets: Miss Rob-
ertson, at the troebel kindergarten.
The following bills were allowed: w.
II. Colcough, Sl6; .. W. Erlewine, $40: |.
o. Q. f. Temple Association, so: Prot
estant Orphan Asylum, SO; L. Lesser.
Sl2 20; Simon Sturmer, s.; 5. Morris
Sl7 %; Cooper Music Store, 81; w, +,
Purnell, S34 81; Kiune y Floberg, 50; J.
w. Greenlaw, S23 %; Tom Scott, S37 73:
Henry Bateman, 81 80; Schaw, ingram.
hatcher Il Co., 10 cents; ii. &. Chapman.
$40; C. SCHNEIDER, $40; j. L. Rutherford,
So 80; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, 80 10:
Ella Dorsey, $40; a. Lothhammer, IS; ii.
S. Crocker q Co., Sl6l 81; Hevener, NIier