The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08
THE FLAG OF PEACE.
FLOATS OVER THE MEETING Of
THE REFORMED SCHOOL BOARD.
Secretary Guernsey Reelected With
No Dissenting yose-Andrew Chill
berg 10 BE President of the Board
Amounting TO &f3-sDi Audited
Mis-. Terry.s salary Not to BE
Raised at Present.

g-hs sax o. peace fosted over the build
s,, yvs,srs me board % education was il
eeesien last night for thrse hours. II was
80 unusual to have everything pass OF
lovely that the wind howlsd around the
building a. Il angry a. the Change IN al
fairs. Even the election OF a new sesfe-
tary PASSED without causing furry, and
ia fact IL vas a noss remarkable meeting
for the board OF education
~ 4 Van Honfen and John r. Brewer,
the newly elected members, giided into
gheir seats as II they had been there for
months. and there Was not the slightest
creaklng OF the machinery as II got Ia
motion. Secretary Guernsey called the
meeting to order, and with the remark
that It vas IL order 70 elect a president
aud vice president. Director Wells nomi-
mated Andrew chllbeEs for president. TIE
nominations closed and Mr.. Chi berg was
elected BY a unanimous vote Mr. Cnl4-
berg vas rot present, so he vas not CALI
ed upon for an Inaugural speech TX
President Churchill nominated Director
Wells for vice president. The nominations
closed. The election was unanimous
Vice President Wells took the chair ana
remarked that IL now became the DUTY OF
the board TO elect a secretary. The re-
porter looked for a contest. but MS hopes
fell fat. The proceedings went along as
smoothly as ever. Even Secretary GueTn-
sey looked pleasantly surprised.
II Will nominate the present secretary.
Mr. Guernsey. TO succeed himself" said
DIR. Van Houten.
The nominations closed and the wind
hoxied outside In vain. Mr. Guernsey
was elected by a unanimous vote. The re-
porter was dumfounded and asked Mr..
Guernsey how f happened. He said he
was somewhat surprised, because he did
no. know what was going 20 happen. The
happy family kept on saving wood and
the wind never let up rafting bit
In the absence of a regular auditing
committee Van Houten, Brewer and
Wells acted. They went through a batch
OF bills as high as house and finally
completed the Job. The bills audited. in
Guiding salaries. etc. amounted 10 sl3,ssl-
Van Houten made some pointed remarks
about plumbers bills. Mr.. Van Houten
found where Plumber Schetler had eharg-
ed the district car fare. IL Is probable
that Mr. Schetler's bin would have been
hung up only that IL developed that Sec
rotary Guernsey had persuaded him TO cut
IL down Sc There were two bills. amount
ing according 10 the secretary, TO s2S6
Schstler took of SIT on one and si2 on the
other
There was tie vote on the proposition
OF raising the salary OF Miss Blanche
Terry. the superintendent's stenographsr.
She will not get a raise al present
A piano which occupies the first floor in
the Central school is the object OF a three
Cornered fight. The teachers at the Pa
clflc school want 1t moved TO that school.
The principal of the Central school wants
IL left where 1t Is. The principal OF the
University school wants il at his school
II Il is moved Before the matter was ia
BLEED 1t developed that tbs need of plano
to be used in marching and physical cul-
ture exercises was felt in several schools.
The teachers OF the Pacific school claimed
that several OF the teachers AT that school
had been instrumental in securing the
piano.
The secretary was instructed TO spend
81 20 replace supplementary readers. etc.
that were DESTROYED by the health depart
menL The actual outlay will be about $50.
as the city contributed in past time half
the value or the books destroyed.
Director Brewer was appointed a men,
Der Of the committee being formed from
different cities whose object is good legis-
lalion.
Churchill and Van Houten were appoint
Cd "a a committee 20 investigate the needs
OF science readers IN the schools