The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
SCHOOL BOARD AFFAIRS
DEPUTATION FROM A UNION MAKES
A REQUEST.
Miss Browning, Librarian, Announces
emit KendalFs Recommendations.

At the meeting of the School Board last
night committee from the Broom Makers
Union appeared before the board to ask
that hereafter broom contracts be allowed
to establishments that are known to be
fair and to Indianapolis concerns If
possible. They thought this might apply
to almost any articles the board might
purchase. The members of the board ex-
pressed themselves as being in sympathy
with the reasoning, but they pointed out
that the statutes governing the board re-
quire that all contracts be let to the low
est bidder. The fact that the board let
it's last broom contract to an Evansville
firm brought about the visit from the COM
mittee.
The report of Miss Browning, city libra
rian, showed that during the month of
August 21,762 volumes were in circulation
from the main and branch Libraries. Miss
Browning announced her appointments for
the year. Miss Rose Kelley has resigned
from the day force and Miss Edith Adams
has been granted a six months leave Of
absence. The following attendants were
reappointed for the year: Mrs. ]. T. Nc
Elhennen, assistant librarian; Miss Edith
Adams, reading room assistant; Miss Kate
W Branham, cataloguer;~ Miss Jessie AL
len. reference assistant; Mrs. Florence
Newcomb, bindery assistant; Miss May A.
Dye, art and musical assistant and Miss
Ella Saltmarsh, childrens room assistant.
The following were appointed library at
PENDANTS: Misses Clara DIPPED, Elsie APP
plegate, Myra Kellogg, Agnes Finch, Char
lotte Ketcham, Violet Everett, Helen ID.
Loves, Anna Cochrane, Rhoda Shepard,
Sara Messing and Andrea Ferguson. Pat
rick Mangan was appointed page, and Otis
Harlan, Guy Killie, Frank White, Warren
Newcomb c. III. Jones, NJ. j. Dobson and
Benjamin b. Jenkins night and Sunday at
tendants II. Manning was appointed at
tendant at branch No. l; Z. Elliott, No: 2;
Alma Wilson, No. 3; c. w. Meredith, No.
4; Gertrude Hilligoss, day attendant at No.
5, and Flora Shinn, night attendant; H.
Swain, attendant at No. 8, and G. c. Joss,
delivery man.
Business Director Cleland submitted the
report of the experts who examined the
books of the board, showing them to be
correct and in accordance with the reports
of the secretary, auditor and treasurer.
The experts were Ralph X. Smith and AL
fred E. Cook, who were appointed by the
mayor of the city, in accordance with the
law under which the board is now operat-
ing. The report shows that on July last
there was an actual balance, subject to
check, of $780, 7.99.
Superintendent Kendall submitted re-
port to the board showing the following
appointments of teachers:
Frank Bronson, teacher or mechanlcaI
drawing in the Manual Training High
School; Mary Moriarity, on the unassigned
list; Media Morgan, in school No. So; Sophia
Schulz, teacher in the Garfield school;
George Aiken, teacher in the Manual Train
ing High School; Grace Shoup, teacher in
the Harrison school; George Grassland,
teacher in school No. S; Eleanor Booth,
teacher in school No. &c; Della Kingman,
teacher in school No. AZ; Eva Henshel, on
the unassigned list; Jane Graydon, principal
of the McCulloch school for one-half year
during the absence on leave of the regular
principal; p. L. Miller, principal of school
No. 40; Martha Allgire teacher in school
No. AZ; Adele Storck, teacher of German in
the district schools; Eleanor Williams, as
teacher in school No. Sc; Alice NJ Hull.
teacher in the Washington school; Bessie
Hill, assistant principal of school No. 1S
for one-half year.
Mary Denny and Grace Brown have de-
clined their appointments.
The following designations were an
nounced: Anna Hamilton, Camilla Ryan,
w. III. HUFFMAN, Adah Conner and G.
Henry Hibler.
The superintendent recommends that
leaves of absence be granted TO the fol-
lowing teachers Augusta Stevenson, of
the Irving school, for year; Grace
Brown until Feb. l. 1909 Mariana Sielkan
until Feb. l, 1903.
The following appointments to the tru-
ancy staff for the ensuing year are recon-
mended =. n. Hiser, director of truancy;
Joseph Bristow, John w. Bailey, James f.
Wright, Mrs. Ella Mccoy.