The sun., 1901-08-13
LIVELY TILT IN
SCHOOL BOARD
Members Gross Swords in Warm
Debate.
DISPUTE ABOUT TEACHER
Quarrel Over the Treatment of Miss
McCloskey by School Commit
tee-Fight Has Only
Begun.
DISPUTE ABOUT TEACHER


length the Board of Education last even
ing laid on tho table |, motion made By
Mr.. A,i;iii tb extend the appointment cf
Miss Annie Il. G. McCIoskey as principal
of school No. TO the full term. She
had been pnt on probation for five
Mr.. Adair in making the no.
ton snitii
Il have lirdrd Hli uai,rer of stories ns
TO why Il full term appointment Was not
given to Miss McCloskey You will re-
member that III the report of the com.
nlittee on teachers notwithstanding APP
continents for the ensuing year. Miss
Annie Il. G. McCloskey was recommended
or appointment is principal OF school
No. for u term Of i've months. This
.cport W:,S iiidn,rd s. HE board. Al
the time fhe report was bresEiiti;tl NJ
comment was made nor opposition offered
TO it, Since then | have been inform. Il
N good authority, OF the reason for the
.urtailed appointment in her ease
IF not iiiSirfnr,ncd; I can say nnw
that the committee on teaclla's acted III
.hnrgts agaiiIst ,iiss McCluskey without
hearing iel' oi. her side 6f tie matter.
And may say also thai tiir nnttnr
5rntion of tile Visiting committee Of the
school DIR. Neasey and piyse!fl duly III
testigated by them. and the charges Gt
Of rules, etc. dismissed as be-
ing entirely without foundation.
IF this We're the ground for the
;ommittee's recommendation of short
term appointment for Miss Met Gloskcy.
hen this niutitih thai she he appointed
tor the full term should unquestionahy
PREVAIL; the late visiting committee Oh
The school never had any complaint te
make as to the principals management
| that were not the ground for the action
taken, then Miss McCloskcy should bc
as to tile cause. aud il seems
10 me that II Is due TO her particularly
md to the public generally thai the rca
on should he given"
Mr.. Admir- said he believed the teach
rs commttee acted conscclltionsly hut
we're misinformed aud had not gone
sufficiently far to hear the otherside
He declared Miss McCloskey had moth
ng To withhold from the public.
Mr.. Morrow, cliairinan Of the teach
as committee thought it was not the
proper thing to air the matter in the
board at this time. ii" said the com-
mittec had carefully considered it. Ha
said some Of the teachers expected after
,nce appointed to hold their positions fnr
life. Communications appeared N the
papcrs to which persons We're ashamed
10 sign their names.
MIR. Friin also Il member Of the teach
erS' committees thought il was time to
ventiatc the qualifications of Il teacher
Mr.. O DpnnrI asked II il was no; !, pub,
lie body and whether they intended to
Keep matters secret. He thought Miss
N,CloSkcy and other teachers PIT nn pro
:ation ought to have been given Il hear
ing.
Dr. Neasev s:ii,! the charges against
Miss Mctloskey which had been inveSti-
..at.,i rs The visiting committee were
very trtling.
President Shortlidge said il was lneei
action for the friends OF the teachers to
take aud remarked to Mr.. Adair he waa
ta see hin, bring such gush
intn the board. MIR. Adair rptortcd that
it was the first time within the walls Of
Justice that hc had heard such matters
called gnsh President Shortlidge d.
rlarrd that they had been hearing Miss
Mct'loskty fnr three or four wears.
Dr. Frahtz sand Miss McCloskny had
her. tlip)t
Alf. Morrow asked that Superintendent
Twitnyer be heard on the matter Mr..
Carter thought il would kr a serious
mistake 10 have him Sre,lk aud have to
run tie sitiiillri ii the teachers. Presi-
dent Shertlilgr thought it would be well
to haze everything heard. Mr.. Adnlr was
not ANXIOUS to have the superintendent
peak MS Miss AcCIoSkey was not pres
ent.
Superintendent 'rwtmyer was not.
thcref ne pressed 10 speak, Mr. Postles
moved tc refer the matter to the teach
ers' COMMITTEES. Mr.. tdnir moved ms ~
TO his original motion that il
he referred to committee composed of
M.ssis. Ford, Cooper, Buckmaster,
Brown and Balgh. Mr.. Carter pre-,
schtcd substitute motion 10 refer il t."
Il committee Of five to lie appointed by
the chair.
This mass of motions and amendmrh'
greatly confused the board and Dir
frantz added to the confusion by moving
to lay the whole matter on the table.
What are we coming to" exclaimed
President Shortlid"e, II hope the last
motion will pass" he added.
The motion to lay on the fable passed.
There were few nays. President Short
lidgc remarked to MIR. Alair. whose desi,
is near the presidents chair. that he
had better get ont Of the board.
Mr. O'ponnell asked the president
some pertinent questions ms toWhy CERTAIN
bylaws regarding the appoi,tlm9nt ~
teachers were not lived mp to. HE oh
rctra ta the new rill, Of the hoArfl com
pulling applicants for positions ~: teach
erS tn undergo Il PHYSICAL nNnnlinatiu
and also m examination in music.
Mrs Martha V. West t'rinnagc 'csign
ed MS specia assistant in tho fEoWnl
High School on account of having gotter
Ii Mas announced that $2O,0N0 ha been
received for new buildings and over ST
600 fer cnrr"nt eNnenSes IN Ill in lnuu1
figures $3l 800.
Dr. Neasey suggested that the s. Oaoi
on the now High School r uid
inc lot he paid. Tho matter was llov
ever. allowed tc lay over. Tho sint (
S6.o00 will he paid on tho honds.
Tho teachers and scholars were invite
to participate in the nnvelin" of til
at Cooch's BRIDGE. The nev
building committee rcnortcd II inn, :pcli
ent to purchase the lot adjoining s,hol
No. 4.
The trcasurer's report for JULY was !,
follows Resources Balance. r.. nd fo
new buildings. etc. $11 605.61. ammo
nrintion from City Council. fur Il ror cu,.
rent expenses. St4.244.31: sale Of monuo