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the slightest manifestation of any feel
ing in the matter President thinner
mann stated the situation in the
briefest language. He said:
THE board has received the applica-
ton of Miss Taylor and the accom-
panying letters of recommendation The
committee on schools has considered
heard the speeches in her behalf.
now move that Miss Taylor's letters
Of application and the letters of recon-
mendatiOn be returned to her"
Inspector May-I second the motion.
Inspector ,McNair-I say we should
meet this question sQuarely. We should
either vote TO appoint Miss Taylor or
vote not to appoint her. l shall vote
not to appoint her
The secretary started to call the roll
on President Zimmermann's motion,
when one of Miss Taylor's delegation
asked what the significance of the.
boards action would be if the motion
prevailed
'It MEANS, replied Inspector Nc
Nair that the board refuses to REIN
state Miss Taylor"
The roll was called and Miss Taylor
lost by vote of five to one, Inspector
E. O. Zimmerman casting the sole
negative vote against the motion.
narrated at the beginning After Miss
Taylor and her friends had departed.
the board had another lively and al
most as amusing a session. with an
English woman, who proved to be the
mother of a small boy, convicted or
cutting piece of school furniture, and
fined seventy-five cents therefor. Mrs.
Reid-that is the mothers name-in-
sisted that her boy was too good Il
boy to do such a thing and she
wouldn't pay the assessment, which
was levied under the rules, holding
children liable for mutilating and de-
facing school property. Mrs. Reid de-
clared it was a piece of luminosity
to keep her hoy out of. school. She
was told that if she would pay the
seventy-five cents her boy would be
admitted. This proposition she would
not listen to, and then President ZiIn-
hermann asked her if she thought she
was a good mother to keep her boy
from going to school for seventy-five
cents.
1t looked for moment as though the
failure to produce three-quarters
might doom that small boy to a lie
of the darkest ignorance, when sud-
denly an inspiration seized the men,
bers and three shining quarters were
tossed on the table and paid over TO
Mr. Gerlach. the superintendent OF
school buildings. AS the mother de-
sion in a fervent "thank you, gentle
men,
C. F. Fisk, the teacher of Latin, was
reappointed at a salary OF 81 $50 a year.
The salary of Prof. 0. tt Denny. in
structor in science and astronomy, was
increased from 81, 100 to $1,000, and that
OF Prof. ]. A. Kenny, instructor in his
tory, was raised from 81 900 to $1,101.
A resolution was passed providing
for the adoption of what is known as
the Natural System of Music" text
book after June G. 1898.
The following report from the committee
on schools was ad7pted:
Gentlemen: We recommend that leave of
absence be granted the following teachers:
Miss Bertha Sarer, Jefferson school, from
Sept. 27 70 Oct. 49,
Miss Ethel Garrison, Jefferson school, for
enc year. 1
Miss Soph:a Witt Jefferson school, until
the end OF the first semester.
We recommend that the resignation of Miss
Grace Warner, Grant school, be accepted.
Prof G. McFetridga. Mattocks school.
We recommend the following transfers:
Mss Gusse King, k ;nderga-'eI dire"tTess
Humboldt school,, to kindergarten assistant
Jackson schoo., vice Miss Frances Hoyt,
transferred
Miss Florence Rose, kindergarten assist
ant Scheffer school, to kindergarten direct
ress Humboldt school, vice Miss King trans
ferrcd.
Miss Frances Hoyt, kindergarten assistant
Jackson, to the same position Scheffer school,
vice Miss Rose promoted.
Miss Katherine Riser. kindergarten assist
ant Rice school, to same position Humboldt
school, wee Miss II. Williams transferred.
Miss Helen Williams. kindergarten assist
ant Humboldt schoo.. to same position La
fayette school,. vice Miss Kops transferred,
Miss Gertrude Hops. kindergarten assist
ant Lafayette school, to same position Rice
school, vice Miss Riser transferred.
Mrs Bertha Ward, Hawthorne school. to
Mattocks school to reopen that building.
Miss Margaret Craig, Smith school to
Hawthorne school, vice Mrs. Ward. trans
ferred.
Miss Lily Farming, Van Buren, school to
Sibley school, vice Miss Thorwarth trans
ferred.
Miss Julia Thorwarth. s:bley schoo, to
Van Buren, school, vice Miss Tanning trans
ferred.
We recommend the following appointments:
Miss Edith Pryor to the Smith school,
vice Miss Craig transferred.
Miss Louise Stanton to the Grant school,
vice Miss Warner resigned.
Respectfully submitted. Chairman.