The Glenwood post., 1904-06-04
SCHOOL BOARD GETS BUSY
Teachers are Elected and Superintendent
DollinRer Resigns

Dollinger Resigns
The school board held q meeting
Wednesday afternoon and elected the
following teachers;
Miss Catherine Tout to have charge
of eighth grade and also serve as as
sistant principal of the high school;
Miss Edith Rodquy, mnsic and Eng
lish; Miss Ida Lay, seventh grade;
Mrs. Euterpe Howe. sixth grade;
Miss Anna DeLan, fifth grade; Mrs.
Elizabeth Tully, fourth grade; Miss
Blanche Robinson, third grade; Miss
Mae Keehl. second grade; Mrs. Al
ice B. Clark, primary.
The salary of Miss Tout was fixed
at $50, of Miss Rodquy at $75, the
teachers in all other grades to receive
salary of 80 per month as hereto
fore paid. The principal of the high
school. has not yet been selected nor
his salary fixed. The selection of jan
itor was deferred temporarily.
There has been considerable objec-
ton to the employment of Miss De-
Ian not only from parents and patrons
of the school but it has been known
for months that MI. Dollinger was
opposed to her selection.
Since Mr.. Parks was elected as Sec
rotary of the school board upon the
absolute pledge that he favored retain
ing Mr.. Dollinger as superintendent
and employing teachers in accordance
with Mr.. Dollinger's suggestions. the
secretary's conduct is an enigma to
his friends-or rather to those who
were his friends prior to election.
Mr. Parks vote however is no SUI
prise to those who have recently con-
suited him, for while he has strongly
maintained that he had not made up
his mind as to what he would do and
has somewhat Indignantly resented the
intimation that he would vote for Miss
DeLan, he has apparently made use of
every posi- BILE excuse, reasonable or
unreasonable to force Mr.. Dollinger
out of the schools by doing the one
thing which it seems that everyone in
town knew would make it impossible
for Mr.. Dolliuger to remain.
Early Thursday morning Mr.. Parks
received from Mr.. Dollinger the fol
lowing note which explains itself.
Glenwood Springs, Colo. June 9, 'O4.
Mr.. C. c. Parks,
Secretary of School Board,
Dear Sir:
hereby tender my resignation
as superintendent of the schools, =
Respectfully
F. j. Dollinger.
When questioned as to the reason
for his resignation Mr.. Dollinger said
there was only one reasonable selec-
ton of Miss DeLan. Mr.. Dollinger
says he opposed Judge Noonan be-
cause he voted for teacher who had
proved failure and because he IA
vored Miss DeLan s. re election.
Mr.. Dollinger says the board expect
of him certain results as they have
perfect right to do, but when the
board ties his hands by the employ
ment of unsatisfactory teachers, the
work would not only be unsatisfactory
to the people but unpleasant and dis
appointing to him.
Mr.. Dollinger has proved a very
able man and it is largely due to his
ability and energy that our schools
were brought out of chaos and placed
upon their present plare and it is with
great reluctance that our people see
him &c. The patrons of the school
are highly indignant at the failure of
the board to retain Mr.. Dollinger and
the criticism against Mr.. Parks is es-
pecially severe for what the people re.
gard as the violation CT his pre- cleo
ton pledges.