The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-17
NO QUORUM PRESENT
But THAT DOES NOT BOTHER CHAIR.
MAN PRO TEN. Russo.
He Manages school Affairs with q
High Hand and Helps His Friend,
superintendent Goss.

DcIS VINO OBJECTED 10 acton taken IN COM
mittee of the whole. sitting. OF course. in
executive session. The boilers were Messrs.
Scott. Hendrickson and Calvin. The prop
ostion distasteful enough TO them to cause
this extreme action was the new rule
making the term OF the superintendent OF
schools five years instead OF one. The
committee OF the whole organized with
Mr. Scott in the chair. The rules were
discussed as reported from the committee
on rules at a former meeting. The only
change that was made was one eliminating
the trustee of the Gregg fund as one of
the regular committee of the Gregg fund
in the School Board. the change
OF term proposition was fought
by the boiling members until
they were downed. The argument
for the change was that the superintendent
should not be required to conduct a cam
paign for reelection every year. 1t was
known that superintendent Goss made this
change a condition OF his again being a
candidate for the office of superintendent
When the committee OF the whole had
risen and the motion TO adopt the report
as considered and approved in committee
was being voted on the Directing members,
knowing that they could break a quorum.
in numbers at least. by leaving, quietly
took their hats and left the room. Chair
man Russo, who was installed early in
the session in the absence of President
Martindale, resumed the chair and ruled
that the members who had bolted, not
having been excused, were present to all
intents and purposes, and would be counted
as present and not voting. He ruled also
that majority of the entire board was
not needed TO adopt rules for the board s
government, but only majority OF those
present. The action OF the boilers took
the other side by surprise, and they were
palpably hit. The shock started a molecu-
lar force that speedily raised the tempera-
ture of the room. Mr.. Adam let the mo-
ton TO adopt the report of the committee
OF the whole be adopted. and then he
moved TO reconsider, the said motion to
lie over until the next meeting OF the
board.
That is my notion" said he. but 1
want II understood that i don't like the
cowardly way In which the three members
sneaked away"
1t was a nice. warm place in the assembly
ing. but the caloric was supplied at first
by the heat that the rays OF the August
sun had beat and packed down in the low
strata of atmosphere during the day. That
committee OF the whole put different as
pect upon the. board. When the reporters
proceeding again. blood that before had
been depressed and sluggish was mounting
rapidly TO the head and was agitating
The session was late in coming to order.
1 t,Hdg to the absence of President Mar
was voted into the chair. There were pres
ent then Messrs. Vonnegut Loeper Roth
Calvin; Scott. Hendrickson. Russo. and
later Mr.. Adam came in. The member from
Boston. Mr.. Appel, was not there Super
intendent Goss offered recommendation
that $3.50 be appropriated for stereopti-
nES or11 70, tH...
terial essential flor the better study of
geography and history. Under the rules,
t Ems went over until the next meeting. The
borrow second installment of $4,000 of the
money contracted for. The finance commit
the receipts and expenditures for next year.
In the special fund the estimates call for
receipts receipts &C. Of Sls4.175 and expenditures Gn-
In the library fund the receipts are expect
ed to be s464Os.ss. and the expenditures
expected to be and the he expenditures
s2D;O0O. The report was approved
me committee on hygiene and janitors
reported sweeping changes which were not
altogether pleasing to every member Mr.
Roth moved to send the report back TO the
committee because his old soldier friend,
charged. Mr.. Adam and others objected to
sending the report back, saying that the
committees action had been taken be-
cause or the numerous complaints against
Byfield. Mr.. Russo rebuked Mr. Roth for
not being present at the committee meet
ing II he had friend TO protect. Other
of c! b. Smock as janitor OF building No.
10. at $25 a month; changing Isaac Clark
from No rs TO the Ricketts, property. at $50
80 TO rs; A. l.. Covert from No. II TO IS. at
$3.50 a month: appointing p. Colbert at No.
n. j: p. Stops at %, William II. Smith at
Ford, at North indianapolis Mrs Dinah
Wick was appointed Janitor of No. 80 The
position filled by Byfield will he filled ty
School janitors to No 81 The report was
adopted as read. The same committee rec
commended that the buildings now occupied
by the janitors at schoolhouses Ncs. 10. III
and Is be torn down and neat cottages
erected in their stead at a cost of 500 each.
This was approved, the rules being suspend
ed so as to permit the Improvement to be
authorized without further loss of time.
The committee on manual training rec
commended that the contract 70 inclose the
fan engines at the training school be let
to William Kraas. the lowest bidder. This
went over, under the rules. .Appropria-
tions of 500 for material for thel training
to ' be used for the purposes recommended.
The gift of a sewing machine from each OF
the companies. the Wheeler & Wilson and
the Singer, was accepted and the thanks
OF the board gratefully offered.
The report of the committee on teachers
and salaries recommended the appointment
tory work of the High School: Hugh Bryan.
in chemistry. at $40 month: Fay Chandler.
In nhvsics. at $50 a month: Paul Mavity, in
physics. at $50 a month"; and Miss Rousseau
Mcclellan in biology. at $50 month. This
recommendation was concurred in For
teachers at Mapleton the board recon-
mended the following. and the recommen-
dalton was concurred in: Alice OHair.
Arda Marthens and Theresa ward. Curt
Toll WAS appointed supervisor of physical
DEVELOPMENT at the training school, with a
salary of $500 The committee reported the
accepted designations of Irene Blackiedge,
Edith Halter and Ida Anderson. and rec
commended the appointment Of the follow
ing. subject TO assignment by the superin-
tendent of schools: Jennie Edgewortn,
Mary Carr Attic Carr and Alice Reisecker.
small contract at the training school
foundry was let to Joseph Gardner. timer.
Natural Method of Shorthand Instruc-