The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
Elect . Superintendent for Day or
Two-Hatfield's Resignation Effec-
tive December 81.
PROF. CLARKE Is ELECTED

field. OF the schools. rendered his res.
ignation ss anticipat. d, and Prof. E.
). Clarke, of Ne vnda, Mo-, was elect
ed IN succeed him
Present were: Trustees Leske, Book
mon Winstead Sutherland, Mattison,
| Nammtt Fuller ami WE'LL.
The h.al report of Superintendent
Hatfieli was read show ug the condi.
tiou of the sohnols. anh the report OF
| { % treasurer showed that the expendi-
ares curing the month were "a, all.
50 The miscellaneous Mills amounted
to GI75.g2 and were ailu~e ell.
chairman WE'LL of the building
committee, reported that all Of the
bnildings were in good order except
the L.npstaff building, winch will be
given q few repairs.
The regular report Of the building
Superintendent was received and he
WIS OF request granted months leave
of absence during which time his sala.
~ will not be paid.
No action was taken on the r. quest
Of Charles Coleman, two rooms Of
whose hous- 10 rented as q portion Of
che Garfield school. He wanted the
rent incren- ed from s6 to % month
and The salary of his wife, who is jan
itrass increased from - to IS a month.
Secretary Sutherland read ths fol
lowing resignation of Superintendent
Hstfield:
Paduosh, KY, Dec. I, 1908.
To the President aud Members of the
Bosrd Of Educstion:
Gentlemen: This is the first meet
ing Of your body since the November
election. Whatever may have been the
that Influenced that
election, the results are settled. Be-
leving that the aptsgonism growing
ont OF that election would hinder my
efforts ami Furthermore believing that
the acts OF this board that have been
called ia question, were wise and
good, / deem it becoming in me 10
tentpr YOU my resigna' ION as superin-
tenfent 20 take Effect December 81,
QO3 Most resDectfuliv
@ b. HATFIELD.
b. unanimous vote the superinten-
denr's resignation was arce pied effec-
uy.. Dro-nIbei 81
President Leake erroreopsly stated
tina this ieff the sch, is without a su-
pvrintendent, and asket what they
wee gong to 10 about it, As was
know al along ny those who have
- atched the career of the board, it
Was going to 40 something foolish
soout it, and so it did
MIR. Weile asked 20 see the rules,
and while they were being looked for,
attempted 20 fiLd out which trustee
or trustees told Sun reporter that
thev, the old and "onliest" board,
" ould elect the new superintendent
or bust" and failing to hnd out. he
saw Il sas rot t'ue, aud then in that
rpuor rs and touching style charac-
trgisnc OF Trustee Weille, proceeded
20 how principally how baalv hurt he
has beau by the renudiaiion Of his
b. %, the people aud how "sore"
IT everS thing and every BODY
10 uavr dared to criticise the present
n d on infer WIN IL.
), cretary Sutherland, in the mean
live. was diligently searching for a
rule aring On the resignation Of su-
peintendent. which il seems might
nave been looked up before, inasmuch
a. there has been 50 much tnlk about
which hoard was 10 elect a new super
iu, ndent. Finally he reported that
he cauid mud nothing applicable to the
case.
re could not show what charter
provisi ms there we're covering the
oase. tecause there WINS no charters on
hand.
Secretary sutherland was in favor
Of electiug at once, declaring that 1t
VoulI never do to let the 'ohools 20
without superintendent during the
time intervening between he sup rim
trudent's retirement and the new
bosr1, about two school DAYS.
lrustge Manner suggested that
perhaps they could appoint some one
90 take charge during the time from
Drcpulbsr 81, when the resignation be-
cimes effective, and January l, when