The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-14

School Directors Try for More
Exporting
STAR CHAMBER SESSION HELD.
AZ Least %. 900 for Dou<sass 1ounz IL
n. cess the Job OF Looking Up
Penalty and Interest

sr,s,e van a special meeting - ~
hoard OF education YESTERDAY zs'eFf.o BOOT
~ O'Clock. at fhe offics % pr ta''Fs.
IN the Burke block TIE -.
-y,ssss, 10 xnessfnr vM csile6 waz 70
.rsk. another contract for the snaps"y-
-ners OF Douglass Yong % Do SORE tnoss
.sexre~s yvorks' for the board. wa4cn SsSta
accidentally ne. tim sons $50 -.
,rt.e seSberne ~ntvss. By tae way ssta
shrgefxf, temporarily. was 70 efnP'ay
douglass younr 10 90 through TIE coal-s
records ard deternins the szaes aiass' -.
which T. dse the school dlstfieE fFoas -
county far penalty and lutsre1t - pe.. -
ots~r.t sraooI taxes which have been tsa-
isrtes and retained ~ the county sas
s,xf<yrueatt,n 30 Obtained 10 b uses ~
s,,st 10 be brought By the board o. tsf2-
cation against the county. - Sas ptD
$3.50 "a nav aim for his services 70 per
r.ns Of the amount discovered = ne S's.
As the county commissioner nave otst'ls1
"a settle on tie basis Or tlssa. sfso A. ss 80
ecs.oof board claims that tasre - sag
eUeo due. II will be sesn uaa' -
~a,Ia have been . very handsome mig
sr *hs .exuertfng'' for Mr. foang, MO
nas already received one juicy plumb rom
ira hoard Of education in the shape @
: q 800 fee for exporting TIE
books.
Howevsr. when the board met yesterday
there we're bat four rnsmbers pressfs.
Mexsrs. cnanrchfll. Klng. Wells ana ails.
berg. Mira Thomas being the sossnses-
The board was N session wen ts'e 49, soss.
Tnts1I,rsneer reporter enfsrec TIERS
wsa few moments OF ces1s-
sorv conversation. when Dr. GhureniA
ara Mr.. chflbuYx arose ana
tired into THE adjoining private OIL.
ush<re they engaged IN an earnest CONF
sasion for some moments. they tn7a
beckonea 10 Nr. King 10 Join tasn. anu
= ssar chamber session 0as held TOT some
Fifteen minutes.
King Loudly Protests
Tne coiioauy In tire private onlee
came aalte spirited. ard Mr.. King soles
<nsfa - heard IN LOUD animated tones
.yssenslv 81 ueenfioa OF soEDe proposition
Zach Messrs Churchill and sshhoFrz
we're urxfng on him VITA equal animation
ks.t in more sslbz4ae6 voices Af- Rig
was heard to declare
~ exposed the former employment OF
Mr.. Young and / oppose II now. :.
ssrf ron waffT the work enne. nave
done ia open competition
Why didn't you give other peopie
CHANCE 20 compete before. when Soa essi-
ployed Young
commissioners offer.
These and kindred remarks from King
were heard in the room In which the
sIou % she board was presumably being
he,a but IN which one solitary director
eat alone. while hts associates were nv'a-
irx their star chamber session.
Finally. With acme parting Isnaafn 20
sxr effect that the hoard should hold its
ees~,ona m public. Mr. King came oat az
che private Office and resumed bis sea-
He was followed IN a few moments ~
Churchill ard chllherg. and the remainder
81 she business % the hoard vas conducted
In pubic, that Is. IN the presence % tne
reporter. the solitary representative OF
she public present. bat whose unfprt dnafa
presence had rendered the star ehAsnesr
searee necessary. However. owing 10
gre opposltion OF King. the question o.
ssss employment Of Douglass Nenng vas
Yos taken 40 formally. bat wiil probably
20 over 10 some future meeting when
there II a fun board present. or Messrs-
King and Wells. neither OF whom -
thought 70 favor the proposition, are sb-
sent.
on resaming the regular public session
the board proceeded. on motion or Mr..
King. to elect Messrs Johnson and Fos-
Ter regular teachers for the coming year,
by unanimous vote.
No noGu. Fay Roll.
TIL. question as 70 the alleged surrep''-
sIoua ringing In OF the names Of I've
teachers who had never hsen heretnfors
emrioyed and procuring the board 10 vote
on them uadsF false pretsn@es, shien " 80
charged by Az. Wells and Mrs- Thomas
against Superintendent barnard. at the
last session 81 the heard. was again
brought VI. AIR BaTnsrJ. who was rot
present az the meeting when TIE charges
were made. Was prompt wlth his eNHia-
nation. 90 hich showed that the members
OF the board who preferred The charges
were tli-inforfned on the subject He
asserted that every one 81 The ave fesch-
~rs named had been regularly elected by
the beard last year, Miss Iattie Plum
had been en- the pay roll for seven years.
she had heen taken sick. had nut or 4
substitute, and that WAS The reaana why
her name was not on the june pay roll.
tho only enc apparently 20 which the H.
.ec,ars had Looked Tor fheir daga Miss
Fitch. Miss Hahm and Miss sidney we're
eli three regularly eisetea as teachers IN
the preferred ust nv the board ~ SEP
TENDER 80 fSa1 Miss Annie Reed VAS
elected as a regular teacher june -, Uses
but had been taken ti and her rlacs hsd
been Oiled hy n substitute she nos hav-
sng recovered her health saffictens "a take
np the work during tho year. She has
been employed IN the Seattle srheois Fo-
foar wears. TIE remaining ease VAS shat
Of Miss Fitch. The latter had heen aa the
preferred lat for several years She had
been = standing applicant for regular
work for five YEARS. DwinE 20 not having
resolved a position here. she was AZ pres.
ent employed IN Cleveland. Oha. where
she WAS getting So a month
The explanation 81 Prof Barnard wa-
considered satisfactory aud Mr.. Nesss
explained that Ne Had no intention 81
snAkinE any charges. tUs had simply Spx.
eessed tAe matter a. one which. 90 ne
surface required explaaslfaA
Teachers Must Accept the Positions.
The board then directed the <ccretarv e
notify AT She teachers elected an tha reg.
sifar list ef the fast ~ their election. ~.
oeeatfmg an immediate repiv. wtfh a
statement that n no reniy was received
before August n accepting taa position
rendered sAetr uanses wpuM ~ sfslnceli
and others substituted After this The
beard adjourned