The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-08
BARNARD TO HOLD IT.
EEAPPoTsTED SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS FOR THREE YEARS.
Board OF Educafton Discovers THat
the Prosecasing Attorney - the
Legal Adviser Pr~scrfbed bs Law
-Crnveu's once Abolished -
scheoI Census 20 He Taken-Dts-
trf~f Cannot As~ume Management
OF Kindesgartens without vote
~ the People.

The board Of school directors Gao its
regular monthly meeting last night, the
principal action taken being the appoint
rBent Of Frank j. Barnard as cisy super
intendent OF schools. the Abortion Q. the
Office Of attorney 20 the board ana the
authorization Of the taking OF me scnooi
census for the First district.
The present contract OF Frank j. Bar
nard az city superintendent of schools
expires June 90 and last night his appii-
cation for a new contract for three Years.
beginning July /. 1850. and ending june. %.
300 al a salary OF s. so a year was con-
stdered by the board. The proposition
was accepted The board seemed 10 feel
that before the expiration Of the three
years.. with the increasing amount OF
work required IN the superintendent Of
fice and the probability OF increased pros
uxrffy. the board would have the best of
the bargain at the salary named. Chill
berg Vas somewhat opposed TO letting a
contract for more than one year. but per-
tpfftxd h abjoctton 20 be overraied. The
salary Of the superintendent was at one
time 1900 q year During the last year
VAS tuA 3 month. or se,fo0 year. the
presea& rontrsst betne ~ Increase Of 800
year
The school board has discovered an old
territorial law which constitutes the prose-
cutting attorney as advisor of the board.
r. W Craven has acted as attorney for
the school district for a year. hts time ex-
piring May 1. Since the discovery Of the
almost forgotten Legislation referred to the
Office that has been filed by Nr. Craven
wifi necessarily be abolished. and the pros
ecustnE attorney Will be asked TO attend
the moettnss Of the s1h0el boz m snd draw
any contracts necessary The law appears
in section nj. volume !. 81 iIii''s Cole. and
4 a. -
srhIneht Slshont ensasv Mr.. rravsn's
SERVICES MIL Ae retstPed un,a Jupc.t. apd
" X M. XIV XIV Il &. ns sssss.
was tho s@Islt}t q bps..e tpnjectass but Il
was hardly ~ - he could svnse tha
matter In cat< % 1 contest between tho
county ana the schooi district. Il would ba
necessary for the district to hire special
attorney A case OF this kind wss the re-
cent contest for the IA yInenf by tho cnun-
~ of delinquent taxes and interest from
which the school district came srlumpis-
ant.
The question cf taking the school een-
sus came up and the secretary OF the
board was Instructed 10 take the census.
the payment OF ennmerators being fixed
al 81 day and 3 cents a head. Each
member of the school board will have the
a
ten in all. one each for the First. Second,
Third Fourth. Fifth. Sixth. Seventh and
FiShth wards and two for the Ninth
ward The members drew slips for the
wards. resulting as follows. DIR. church-
ifl. Fifth and Ninth: Brewer. Second ana
Eighth: Van Hou;en. Sixth and Seventh;
chilherg, Third and Fourth. Wells. First
and Ninth.
Mrs. Dewhurst and Mrs simorSon. rep
representing the Seattle free kindergarten~
were present and asked the board TO adopt
the kindergarten , part OF the public
school ~ stem. or at least aid In bearing
the expenses OF the school. amounting 70
about $40 month. They stated that u
had been found Impossible 60 longer main
fasn the KINDERGARTEN by public snbscrip-
lions The school had been able 10 pay
its bills 50 far. bur WAS ncw running be-
hind. The school district had several
months before donated the use OF the
building now used by the kindergarteii.
AMI nav. slnce the lad legislature rad
made II possible for the school board to
take the mana gemelit of q Kindergarten.
the representatives OF the school asked
the beard 10 assume control. Ii was found
upon examination sf the act passed 81
the legislature that levy for the main
tfnance Of a Kindergarten could only h4
made after tho people OF the diStric, had
fignifics their aruuiescence by ! pubic
vote 10 immediate action was therefore
possible.
a number o. small boys have been maxi
Ing q playground % the University schooi
grounds, Incidentally staakipg few win
1ows or other fragile surroundings rom-
platnt OF the miSchievonsneSs of hoys also
came from the Rainier school Notices
WIFI be posted al these schools. and tho
offenders will incur the penalty OF the law.
Queen Anne. Mercer. Columbia aYi two
other schools are In need ~ fiag-polss.
while TIRE Central and Rainier schools
have been without fiags FOR several weeka
The hetrd ordered poles and flags wher-
ever needed.
The auditing committee reported favor
ably on the teachers and tanItnrs' sas-
aries and on current bills. the total
amounting 10 sS.aii.es. The renort was
adopted ans warrants ordered drawn.
on Recommendation Of Superirtendeas
Barnard the expulsion 80 Fred Hicks from
the hfgh school was ordered
The high schoo. was allowed To engage
the Seattle theaser for it's commencement
exercises ON June e.
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