The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-07-06
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
STALLED ON BIOGRAPHIES
In the Adoption of Free Text Books For the City
Schools the Board Couldn't Agree On Majority
Report of the Committee, Who Recommended a
Change From the American Book Company TO
Rand NCNaIIy & Co.'S Offering.

" 1t was warm contest, but withal
good-natured though determined.
The cause of the three-hour session
was occasioned by a three to two dead
lock on the adoption of Biographies
in the elementary grades. The major
ity-Anderson, March and Yost-fay-
ored the adoption of Dodge's Nos. one
to four, while the minority-President
Lehman and Neiderhauser-sai6 tney
had not yet made up their minds which
of the ones submitted by the energetic
agents of the publishers, should be
selected. Superintendent Baxter had
recommended Dodge's, and when the
members of the board went into eau
Gus at o'clock last evening in the
Office of the superintendent it was said
that they would be in their regular
place of meeting in the clerks office
within fifteen minutes.
MANY AGENTS THERE.
The twenty agents of the nine pub
fishing houses, together with represen-
tatives of the daily papers waited un-
til the fifteen minutes had expired,
then congratulated themselves that the
session at which free books we're to be
adopted at
AN EXPENSE OF $4,000
to the taxpayers of Canton, would be
short and sweet. A half hour passed
and still the caucus was wrestling
with the geography question with no
change of sentiment on the part of the
members An hour passed and still no
decision. Then an hour and half
had fed and whisper from the eau
Gus room was waited into the corri-
dors that each member had settled
back into a chair and was glaring
fiercely at the others, gritting his
teeth and ever and anon biting a few
ten-penny nails in two.
The book agents at this time COM
menced mopping their brows and peel
ing off their coats, while the janitor
gIared fiercely at the clock and won
dered if he would get home in time
for breakfast Fifteen minutes more
passed and you could have heard pin
drop anywhere in the building. Five
minutes more and the big strong door
opened and then the members of the
board filed in and took their seats.
A BUSINESS SESSION.
At $40 o'clock President Lehman
called the board of education to or
der and the roll call by the clerk show
ed that all members we're present,
Messrs, Anderson, Yost, March, Neid-
erhauser and Lehman answering as
their names were called
On Anderson's motion the minutes
of the previous meeting were adopted
without reading.
Clerk Lane submitted his financial
report showing that on June Goth
the following balances were in the
school fund:
Tuition ...... ..........,.S 1O3 w
Contingent ...... ......... 1903 "
building ........ ,........' z4,554 If
Bond and Interest ...,..... 1921 09
Upon motion the report was accept
ed and placed on file
Oscar Steiner, superintendent of build
ings reported that the total expenses
for the year had been Sc 6,35048, divid-
ed as follows; Janitor's supplies,
$29749; coal, $3,25139; repairs,
$2.31519; gas, $33747; manual train
ing, wood department, $14S.92.
Upon motion an order was authoriz-
ed to be drawn on the treasurer in
favor of j. L. VanKirk for the sum
of S4,818.47, as June payment on
the new Crystal Park school building.
Clerk Lane read the following bills
which had been audited and approved
by the auditing and claims commit
tee and upon motion the same were
ordered paid:
Western Union Telephone Co., mes
sage, 40c.; Canton Light, Heat & Pow
er Co., light, SO; B. G. Dawson, print
ing $3.50; Repository Printing Co.
printing, $3.50: F. A. Downs, hauling
and material, $47.25; F. A. Lippert
oil, 60c.; ], A. Heingartner, glazing
$720; VIM. Barber e Co.. salt, 81;
The Zettler Co., trees, 50 rs; ]. /. Hol
comb, Mfg Co., brushes, $12650; e. E
Hissem oil, S0c,; Canton City Flour
ing Mills, lime, $500; Phoenix Oil Co.
oil soap, Sc; Canton Hardware Co.
hardware, $506; w. d. Theobold 4
Co.. repairs, $3.OS; R. e. Mallory, re
pairs. $S4 40; East Ohio Gas Co., gas
zoe; L. A. Baer, supplies, $3.50; News
Exchange. supplies, 75c.; Frank L
Snyder. drayage, 50. w. o. st. Clair
drayage. Sill; Bankers Surety Co
premium, IS; Joseph A. Hurford
printing. $4; Holwick-King Lumbe
Co. lumber, s1.20; Willis Lumber Co
lumber. $S2.65; Bachtel Lumber Co
lumber. $40; J. l.. Vankirlk, labor
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