Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-01
MEMBERS ON JuNkETlNe TRIP.
Toledo, o., School Board Hero inspect.
ina Work Of City Schools.

Toledo, o., School Board Hero Inspcct.
ing Work Of City Schools.
Mr.. G. Il. Watts, president of the
school board of the city of Toledo, O.,
Mr.. G. Otto Haubold, clerk of the To-
ledo board of education, and Mr.. j. G.
Kapp and Mr.. r. A. BARLEY, two other
members of the board, arrived In the
city this morning and spent the day
here inspecting the work In the pub
lie schools. With Atty others Super
intendent William |. Crane Is an APP
plicant for the Toledo superintendent,
I'D the board members are looking
into his work here, with view of de-
termininyi whether his system IN school
work would make 1t advisable to elect
him.
The Toledo schools at present have
recently undergone little unpleas-
antness, resulting In the resignation,
under pressure, of Mr.. w. w. Chalm-
ers. Mr.. III. ]. Eberth, of Toledo, Is
acting superintendent at the present
time, and Is one of the flfty-one can
didates for the position he Is tempor-
arily occupying.
The members of the Toledo board
are making their visit here upon the In
vitation Of superintendent Crane, and
between now and May 10, the date on
which the board hopes to be able to
elect superintendent, committees will
visit six other cities In which candi :
dates live, for the purpose Of conducts
ing an inspection such as Is being car
ried on here today. This forenoon
President Watts and Clerk Hauboli
visited the high school and Woodbury.
school, listened to classes. looked over
numerous themes prepared by the
work plan," and investigated into
conditions generally A number Of pu.
pills were talked to. as were also teach
ers. While Mr. Watts and Mr.. Haul
bold were In the schools Mr. Knapp and
Mr.. BARLEY were about town calling
upon members OF the school board and
business men, for the purpose of judg-
ing Of the sentiment OF the people as
to the success OF the schools under
Mr.. Cranes administration. This at.
ternoon Mr. Watts and Mr.. Haubold
were on the visiting committee, whila
the other two members went thru other
school buildings.
President Watts and Clerk Haubold,
who we're seen by the T.-R., did not
care to express their views at present.
They said, however, that the four
members here are entirely footloose,
and are not pledged to any one. can
didate. If they decide, after concluding
their investigation here, that Mr.. Crane
is the man for the place. they will
work for his election.
The Toledo men are pursuing their
investigation very critically. They are
high In their commentator of cer-
tain features of the system in school
work inaugurated by Mr.. Crane, and
are free with their criticism of points
Of which they do not approve.
Mr.. Watts, president of the Toledo
school board, is an attorney Of Toledo,
and Mr.. Haubold, the clerk, is editor
of the Toledo Express. Mr.. Kapp con-
ducts the largest retail jewelry BUSH
ness in Toledo, and Mr. BARLEY is a
wholesale grocer, at the head of r. A.
BARLEY & Co.
The fifth member OF the Toledo
board is Mrs. Paulina Steinem, a for
mer teacher in the schools, and a
prominent club woman. Mrs. Steinem
is unqualifiedly for Mr.. Crane and SO
announced herself at the conclusion Of
the Milwaukee meeting, which she at
tended. She is considering no other
candidate, and has interested the club
women Of Toledo, who heard Mr.. Crane
lecture in that city recently, to work
for him.