The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-05


tendent about the teachers in his
building. and that he had not done
anything further than that.
As was announced at the previous
meeting. it was then suggested that
Prof. Payne state the charges against
Miss Morgan, but Mr.. Beckenbach
objected to an accusation without the
presence OF the accused
Mr. Walston then suggested thai
the election of the other teachers be
gone into and that they reserve for
some other meeting to take place be
fore Monday night. the settlement of
the English vacancy. lie said II Mt
that time. in the presence of the
board. Miss Morgan and Prof. Payne,
the charges against Miss Morgan
were not substantla>ed. he would
change his attitude and vote Tor her
as teacher OF English. The motion
was lost by a tie vote.
Mr.. Beckenbach liza II a motion
that the board ballot on the English
position until some member changed
his attitude and the difficulty was
settled. even If they should stay
there all night. The motion was lost
by the regular tie vote. Mr.. Walls
tons motion TO go into the election
of all teachers met a similar end. Mr..
Walston made a counter-motion TO
Mr.. Beckenbach's all-night program,
that the board ballot a definite mum
Der of times, not TO exceed 20 for
English teacher, and then. If no so
luton was reached, to go INTO the
election of other teachers. Mr.. Beck
enbach defeated this motion.
Mr. Troutman said he opposed the
election Of Miss Morgan, as mem
Der of the committee on examina-
lions and course OF study, because
she had not been recommended for
reelection by the superintendent and
principal. and answered spiritedly
lnsinuations that they were leading
him about with a collar.
In many of the points of order o,
business it was evident that the
board was lost in a parliamentary
labyrinth of its own building.
Committee Reports.
In all other committee reports, no
disagreement occurred. J. J. Bleich
has brought suit against the school
board for the payment of s25. which
he alleges are due him on -contract
to keep the clocks in all the build
ings in repair for one year. II was
stated in previous meetings that ne
had not done this and the finance
committee was instructed to compro-
mise the contract price with him on
the basis of what he had done. They
did not succeed and now ne sues. The
finance committee was Instructed 10
continue negotiations toward an ani-
icable settlement OF the matter.
Superintendent of Buildings Hoyer
reported that he Lad not been able
TO secure a private settlement of the
| damage done to the Franklin build
ing by boys, from their parents, and
that. neither Judge Lightfoot nor
Judge Puryear would issue warrants
for the boys, who are, alleged to be
Raymond Bamberger, unls Pnllin.
Nerrett Pullin, Carter Bass. Charles
BASS and James Morrison. The re-
Mort was filed.
The secretary's report of the fl
1ances for the last year showed that
4 total OF s72,411.42 had been re-
@elyed, and that total of S72,1S9.S9
bad been dlsbursed The balance is
S222.53.
In Superintendent Lieb's report,
be stated that there probably would
| be difficulty In securing a sufficient
humber of teachers this late in the
! Jear. Two designations were accept
| ID, Miss Mamie Cullom and Prof. J.
s. Ragsdale. They have been efficient
| teachers.
| The committee on Libraries and la
lboratories reported that it would re-
duire $1,000 for each building TO
adequately equip them, and the con-
| dition of the finances of the schools,
With the necessity of ei \ting a new
building in Rowlandtown\ make 4,
lhpracticable to take any further
steps now.
! The presidents action in recom-
| blending sidewalks on Ohio street for
! the school children was ratified.
The payrolls and miscellaneous
| bills were allowed.
The need of new stoves IN SONS
Oh the buildings was ordered attend
81 10.
/ william Burford was appointed to