Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-25
SCHOOL BOARD
In Adjourned Session Monday Eve
ming,

The City Board of Education met in
adjourned session Monday evening.
All the members were present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and no objection
being offered they stood approved.
An application from Messrs. l.. e.
Booher and F. L. Maury for the use of
the two upper rooms of the High
School for a six weeks normal school,
was read and the matter referred to
the Building committee with power to
act.
A petition from the pupils of the
High School for half holiday was not
granted.
The Superintendent asked that the
Board appoint committee to act with
him in making arrangements for the
graduating exercises which will ac-
company the High School commence
ment. He stated that they had already
begun to make their preparations for
the event and that they will need the
sanction of the Board for several
things which they wish to do in the
way of making arrangements. Mr..
Meisenhelder moved to instruct the
Teachers committee to assist the Su-
perintendent and pupns in making ar
rangements, which motion prevailed.
The Superintendent also stated that
he was preparing his final report for
the year and that he would like to have
the committee on text books assist him
in arranging the courses of study
which he intends embodying in his re-
port He also wanted to know what
| the Board thought about having the
teachers make up for time they would
have to spend to attend the first public
meeting of the Parents and Teachers
Union, which will he held in the Pres
byterian church on Friday afternoon
April 2Sth. He stated that 1t would be
necessary to close the schools at 80
in order that they could attend the
meeting and that he thought that they
would make up the time on the fol-
lowing Wednesday and Thursday if
the Board thought it necessary. 1t
seemed to be the general opinion of the
Board that the teachers were taking the
time for the benefit and improvement
of themselves in the profession and
that tLey would not ask them to make
up the time.
Superintendent Williams then closed
his report and left the room.
The matter of electing Superinten-
dent for another year then came up
and DR.. Willis stated thai he thought
it would be a good idea to elect a Su-
perintendent for two years instead of
one, and he made a motion that they
choose Mr.. Williams to serve for the
| term of two years at the salary of $1,000
per annum. The roll being called, Mr..
Williams was unanimously elected.
That gentleman was called back into
| the room and his election announced
to him. He thanked the Board for
| their expression of confidence and for
| the honor that they conferred upon
him. He said that he hoped that the
next two years might be as pleasant as
the past year had been and that they
would always find him as ready and
willing to work as he had been in the
past.
| The bond of Mr. Eyssen as Treasurer
with w. w. Mills, G. c. Best and
Charles Penrose as sureties was read
and accepted.
An application from Mr.. Fred Erm-
Itch for a position as janitor in the
city schools when there is a vacancy
was received.
| Mr.. Morris was present and was ask.
ed something in regard to the ventilat-
ing of the school building which it is
proposed to build. he said that he
thought that steam heating plant
was the best and that with natural
drarC they can get ventilation part of
the time, but that he thinks it neces-
sary that they should have fans and
forced draft in order to get good ven
tilation at all times and under all con-
ditions.
The Board then took a recess of ten
minutes to look at plans that were on
hand for the new building, Plans were
submitted by Donald P. Hart, of Bos-
ton; Mr. William Harris, of Kansas
City, and A. Morris & Co., of this city.
DR.. Willis stated that he had some
plans at his office, but forgot to bring
them to the meeting
After the inspection of the different
plans submitted the meeting was again
called to order and the President ap-
pointed DR.. Willis and Mr.. Curtis an
auditing committee to inspect the
books of the retiring Treasurer.
The meeting adjourned for one week
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