Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-30

1t was very simple and reads as fol-
lows:
superintendent W. ]. Crane. Mar
shalltown, Iowa. eDar Sir: have ac-
cepted position at higher salary, SO
will not be al Arson any longer.
Very respectfully,
ALMA NJ. SAVAGE"
Denied She Was Going.
To Times Republican reporter FRI
day morning. at the union station,
when Miss Savage was ready to depart
for Kalamazoo, she said she was not
going away. Wednesday evening. while
at the station inauiring for rates. she
made similar statement to another
reporter. Judging from the plans
made by the young woman the action
was contemplated long enough ago SO
that the superintendent might have
been notified at least few days In adj
vance, and given an opportunity to
make some. arrangement for filling the
vacancy.
Mr.. Crane, when seen regarding the
matter. did not have much to say. fur
Their than to express his disappoint-
ment that any one OF his teachers,
whom he had trusted should act in
such manner. and leave her position
after having been bound upon honor to
keep her contract.
Violation q fragrant One.
Mr.. Crane stated that the violation
was most fragrant one, and recited
ing their contracts last fall, had clearly
49,. ry& Nt-1 4.
ers objected to the last clause in the
old contract which was in force before
Mr.. Crane took charge of the schools.
and which called for s. forfeiture of
half months pay providing resigna-
tons were handed In during the school
year. Mr.. Crane consented to the
striking out Of the forfeiture clause,
and substituted one which puts the
teacher on her honor rot to break her
contract. The clause is as follows:
The said party OF the second part
hereby further promises and agrees in
considers ton OF the appointment and
said salary by said party of the first
part, to complete the term contracted
for, and not to seek release from the
duties of said position until the close OF
the period for which the said party OF
the second part Is hereby appointed.
unless IN case of such illness as will
incapacitate the said party OF the Sec
ond part from duty for the remainder
of the period named In this contract"
These contracts were all signed by
A. G. Click. as chairman of the teach
ers' committee; II. A. Church, presi-
dent of the board OF education, and j.
G. Trotter, secretary, on behalf of the
board, and by the teacher accepting the
contract.
To go back further, before the teach
ers were elected last spring, each was
sent circular letter, in which the
mater of the designations within the
school year was clearly set forth. Each
teacher was given an opportunity &c
return her contract, even after 1t had
been signed, if she had any idea OF
seeking another position, and none did
so. Mr.. Crane has maintained that by
placing the teachers on their honor he
would have no difficulty in retaining
their services according to the con-
tracts they had signed. The letter
sent out by the superintendent was as
follows:
"Office OF Superintendent of Schools.
Marshalltown, Iowa. Dear Miss: The
board Of education. through me, hereby
offers you q position in the MarshaH-
town school for the year l9O3-19O4, as
per the enclosed contract. Should you
wish to accept the position you are re-
quested to sign the enclosed contract
after having read 1t carefully. and then
return Ii to us in the enclosed envelope
at the earliest possible moment.
You are fully aware OF the serious
trouble that has been caused in the
past year by designations after the con-
tracts were signed. This has been
talked over among US so much that II
Is unnecessary to say much more. We
will. however, say this, that while II
Is our earnest wish to have you re-
main with US next year, we wish you to
sign this contract only with the dis
tinct understanding that the contract
once signed and in our possession, there
Will be no possible release from 1t, ex-
cent as provided in the contract. We
expect you to make your choice OF the
certainty OF this position, or to return
the contract unsigned, and take youl
chances of securing another position
This of course, includes the chance OF
your receiving better offers. 1t means
in short, that the contract. once signed
there will be no release from 1t through
the summer, or at any time until the
term provided in the contract is clos
ed. Be sure that you understand this
when you sign your contract, as the
board Of education Will expect to hold
all teachers irrevocslbly to the terms
of this contract
"As we are in duty bound to provide