The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-03
TEACHERSARE
RE-APPO(NTED
Miss Anna Mason Was Made
an Exception.
OBJECTION MADE TO HER
Committee Will Lecture Many
PedagOgueS on ArroganCy
WILL REPAIR BUILDINGS
Money viii be Spent on Paper
and Paint.
OBJECTION MADE TO HER
WILL REPAIR BUILDINGS

The board Of education at its meeting
last night struck the name of Miss Ann
B. Mason from the list Of teachers who
will be employed in the city schools next
year. and it was stated that many other
teachers would be informed that they
must improve their work if they would re-
main in the schools.
The name of Miss Mason was struck cut
of the list recommended by the commit
tee on teachers and salaries on motion Of
MI. Stewart, a member of the board from
the Fourth ward. In Directing TO the
employment Of Miss Mason he said:
This board has formed the habit Of re-
tanning teachers year after year regard
less Of the character Of the work they are
giving This policy is a mistake. There is
one teacher who l should very much OBJ
Ject TO retaining in tho schools. She is
the fourth grade teacher at the Park
school, Miss Anna Mason. For years
have had a child in her room Years ago
! had a girl in her room and she had
difficulty in keeping up with her work
At the time l blamed the child but this
year the child took the honors in the
eighth grade and I concluded that she
was not to blame
Last year | had a boy in Miss Ma
sons room and he was with her again
laiis year, as she was advanced one
grade. The first month this year the boy
made a grade in arithmetic Of about 70
The next month he fell to about 60 I
sAi my wife then took hold of the boy
ard for a month we helped him every
night. That month he made good grade
and has continued to do so the rest of
the year. After school was out we decid-
ed to have him study during the vacation
and 1 found he could not work a simple
problem. which was in his arithmetic.
asked him If he had had that problem and
he said no. He then told me that the
teacher did not use the arithmetic which
I had bought for him, but gave problems
out OF another book
Il have visited Miss Masons room and
found that she was arrogant with some
of the pupils-not with my boy, but with
others. Six or seven who have children in
her room have asked me that she be not
retained and have said that others have
expressed a similar desire
No objection was made to the removal
OF Miss Mason and the motion to strike
her name from the list carried. Miss Les
tie Wilbur who had been recommended
for the first place on the substitute list
The remarks Of Mr.. Stewart unloosened
TIE pint IN oratory n other members of
the board and a general discussion Of the
methods OF employing teachers followed.
President Horuer said:
i am opposed to the recommendation
Of the committee that substitutes be call
ed in the order named il that means to
bind the board TO employ only persons on
the substitute list when looking for one
70 rr,,,
other good teachers besides those that are
educated in Wichita. While believe that
the city normal graduates should have the
preference. i do not think we should con-
fine ourselves 10 the normal in employing
teachers We should manage the school
business as We manage our own bust
ness"
Mr.. Hatfield chairman Of the commit
tee on teachers and salaries, said:
The committee IS aware that some of
the teachers have not been doing the
work they should and that some are ar
rogant We are perfectly willing for any
member 10 object Il any teacher whom
we have recommended. and If the objec-
tons are good are willing TO strike the
name Of the teacher from the list or
course II is impossible in 4 city employ
ing as many teachers as Wichita that
some poor teachers should not set in the
schools.
The committee has the names Of many
teachers whom we intend to Interview be-
fore school begins and inform them that
they must do better work art change
their manner
1T is not the intention Of the report
that the board be bound 20 employ only
substitutes IN filing vacancies on the
regular list. That list VIII be followed
however, unless the board directs other
wise. 1t is the rule of the committee
never to pass a good teacher by in filling
the substitute list. II course there are
some good eachers who are not wiling
70 go on the substitute list for they have
other positions. I thirk also that we
should give the normal graduates the
preference.
The report of the committee as finally
adopted is as follows.
Your committee on teachers and sala-
ries begs leave 10 submit the following
report and recommendations:
First-It is recommended that the fol-
lowing persons be elected as teachers Of
the public schools OF the city Of Wichita
for the ensuing year. at salaries 10 be \