The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-04
BEHIND LOCKED DOORS.
The Decapitation OF school Teachers
Was On Last Night.

At the meeting OF the School Board to-
morrow night the committee Of the whole
will present to 1t for consideration the list
of appointments prepared by the committee
on appointment Of teachers ana salaries in
superintendent Goss's private office in the
library building last night The original ap-
pointment committee consisted OF Commits
sioners Appel. Adam and yonnegut. The
vacancy created by the resignation of Mr.
Appel was never flle1. Messrs. Adam ana
Vonnegut were in conference with Superin-
tendent Goss and Assistant Superintendent
Cropsey from o'clock until nearly mid
night The doors of the outer Offices OF tho
superintendent were locked. and the press
and public were barred When the appoint
ments were agreed upon and several heads
were chopped of the committee adjourned.
Mr.. Adam then blandly informed a reporter
that the lives of the committee would be in
danger If any intimation OF what had been
done was made public before the report
was Submitted TO the committee OF the
whole Tonight. 1t viii consider the list OF
appointments made and present the same
TO the board tomorrow night.
Everything published this morning was
wrong" said Superintendent Goss. In the
hrst place. no meeting OF the committee
more radical changes than ever viii be
made. They also say that school No. 3. on
Meridian street. viii be made coiored
How many changes will be NADER"
About the usual number"
What is the usual numberv
IF We were to even indicate whether two
or three changes or more were 10 be made"
chimed in Mr.. Adam. coming TO the sperm
of when the board meets Friday night
Mr.. Adam says that the list of appoint
ments will not be made gublIc until a week
from to-morTo" night. under the rules OF
the board all aDpOintYnpnfS are made nv
the committee and afterward referred to
the committee Of the whole, which reports
them at the first regular meeting in June.
They are left in abeyance for one week.
in order TO give each commissioner an op-
portunity 10 protest against any OF the re-
movals or appointments that are recon-
Superintendent Goss has always believed
that he, as superintendent of the public
schools. should be accorded the legal privi-
ais, a privilege which is conceded to him by
the commissioners in reality with a string.~
as he puts IL II there we're any strings
around him last night they were not tightly
drawn, Judging from the amicable spirit that
pervaded the meeting People passing the
library might have Thought from glimpses
committee hai sathered si there Tor pastine.
instead OF for the Tdecapitation OF teachers
who the superintendent thinks Incompetent.
or whose removal he wishes for other rea-
sons. He had before him a list containing
the name Of every teacher in the
schools. He took them up one by one: can
appealing occasionally TO Miss cropsey.
Some of them were disposed OF rapidly. In
other m cases many questions wsFs asked; b
Mr. Adam. What the School Board will
think Of the changes suggested remains to
be seen.
in salaries will be the ordinary increases
dependent upon the experience and time
probationary teachers have been at work